Lectures
Syllabus
Syllabus Sociology (9699)
AS Level
1. The Sociological Perspective
1.1 Theories of society
1.2 Methods of research
1.3 Socialisation and the creation of social identity
1.4 Social stratification and inequality
2. Family
2.1 Diversity of family and household structures
2.2 Social change and family structures
2.3 The social construction of age
2.4 Changing patterns of marriage, cohabitation and divorce
2.5 Power relationships within the family
2.6 The family and social policy
3. Education
3.1 Theoretical approaches to the sociology of education
3.2 Patterns and trends in educational achievement
3.3 Processes within schools and their effects on educational achievement
3.4 Education and social policy
A Level
4. Globalisation
4.1 Theories of globalisation
4.2 Global inequality and development
4.3 Cultural globalisation
4.4 Globalisation and crime
5. Crime and Deviance
5.1 Theories of crime and deviance
5.2 Patterns and trends in crime
5.3 Social distribution of crime
5.4 Crime control, prevention and punishment
6. Media
6.1 Ownership and control of the media
6.2 Media representations and their impact
6.3 The new media and their significance
6.4 Globalisation and the media
7. Religion
7.1 Theories of religion
7.2 Religion and social change
7.3 Secularisation and religious revival
7.4 New religious movements
7.5 Religion and postmodernity
