Sociology
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- ASSESSOR
- ASSESSMENT
- ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
- AT LEAST 5 GCSES GRADED 4-9 INCLUDING
What is Sociology?
Sociology can help explain how humans interact with one another as part of a society, and helps explain social change, past, present and future. The study of sociology encourages engagement with contemporary political and social issues, including class, gender and race.
The subject interrogates social research and policy in pursuit of answers to questions like ‘Why are some types of people more likely to be convicted of crime?’, ‘Why do people join religious sects?’, or ‘Why does terrorism exist?’.
Why study Sociology?
Sociology’s broad scope and the range of perspectives on our world make it a highly popular subject with students. You will learn more about how societies develop, and the compelling forces that shape our behaviour, values and identity. In making sense of the world we live in, you’ll come to know yourself better.
As a challenging academic subject, you will learn many transferrable highly sought after skills such as critical thinking, analysis, evaluation and excellent research practices. Sociology is an excellent starting point for social science degrees such as economics, psychology, politics, criminology, philosophy and social work and education.
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SociologyCourse Content
This course is designed to help students develop knowledge and understanding of the essential sociological theories and methods, to provide a variety of perspectives on society and developed your critical analysis of the world around you.
Core Content
An understanding of sociological theories and research methods. You will consider culture, identity, power, inequality and social change within the topic areas studied.
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Education, Methods in Context and Theory and Methods |
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33.3% (80 Marks) |
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2 Hours |
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Paper 1 is divided into three sections. Education consists of short answer and extended writing questions (50 marks). Methods in Context and Theory & Methods both consist of extended writing questions worth 20 marks and 10 marks respectively.
| PAPER 2Topics in Sociology | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Families and Households’ and Beliefs in Society’ |
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2 Hours |
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Each section consists of three extended writing type questions worth 40 marks.
| PAPER 3Crime & Deviance, Theory & Methods | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Crime and Deviance, Theory and Methods |
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Paper 3 consists of short answer and extended writing worth 50 marks on Crime and Deviance, and 30 marks on Theory & Methods.
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