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Introduction
Sociology is the study of society. We look at how society has changed over time and the impact of those changes on institutions such as the family and education. Sociology explores groups and their behaviour e.g. criminality and deviant acts. The subject is interested in how different groups behave, whether that be through social class, gender or ethnicity. We explore how early socialisation can shape individuals’ and can influence the way we act. We look at the main perspectives in sociology, including functionalism, Marxism and feminism and the respective sociologists themselves for example, Parsons and Durkheim. In addition to topics including family, education, crime and deviance and social stratification we also look at how sociologists study society; the research methods and processes they use.
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Introduction
Sociology is the study of society. We look at how society has changed over time and the impact of those changes on institutions such as the family and education. Sociology explores groups and their behaviour e.g. criminality and deviant acts. The subject is interested in how different groups behave, whether that be through social class, gender or ethnicity. We explore how early socialisation can shape individuals’ and can influence the way we act. We look at the main perspectives in sociology, including functionalism, Marxism and feminism and the respective sociologists themselves for example, Parsons and Durkheim. In addition to topics including family, education, crime and deviance and social stratification we also look at how sociologists study society; the research methods and processes they use.
Year 10
- The sociology of families
- The sociology of education
- Social theory and methodology
Year 11
- The sociology of crime and deviance
- The sociology of social stratification
- Social theory and methodology
How it’s assessed
Two written papers- 1 hour 45 minutes each
100 marks for each paper
Multiple choice, short answer and extended responses
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Revision
- https://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/sociology/gcse/sociology-8192
- https://www.tutor2u.net/sociology/collections/quick-revise-aqa-gcse-sociology-revision-blast-videos
- https://www.tutor2u.net/sociology/topics
- https://senecalearning.com/en-GB/
- https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLp8BSCLLWBUBR2d3n37uTBc4p6XuWwIav
- https://thesociologyguy.com/gcse-sociology-2/
