Sociology

Assessment

The course is assessed through three 2-hour examination papers in year 13. Each paper is of equal weight and contains a mixture of short answers and extended writing questions. Paper 1: Education with Theory and Methods Education: educational policy, differences in educational achievement by social group, role of an educational system. Methods in Context: applying research methods to different education topic areas Theory and Methods: theories, research methods, debates, social policy Paper 2: Topics in Sociology Families and Households: childhood, family diversity, divorce and marriage, domestic roles & violence, the role of family in society Beliefs in Society: fundamentalism, secularisation, new religious movements, science, the role of religion in society Paper 3: Crime and Deviance with Theory and Methods Crime and Deviance: types, causes, control& prevention, crimes of the powerful and powerless, media & crime, victims of crime Theory and Methods: theories, research methods, debates, social policy