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Sociology

Year 12

The AQA AS Sociology course, is made up of integral elements and core themes that engage students in theoretical debate. This is aimed to encourage students to participate actively in their learning of Sociology. Students will begin to develop a critical awareness of different sociological perspectives and contemporary social issues' in relation to the themes that will be assessed, with a strong focus on AO1, AO2 and A03. Exam criteria and expectations are taught from the onset of this course so that students are always developing their essay writing skills in preparation for their A-level exams.

Culture and identity	Education	Research methods
The Concept of Culture	Class Differences and Achievement (External Factors)	Choosing a Research Method
Socialisation	Class Differences and Achievement (Internal Factors)	Education: the Research Context
The Self, Identity and Difference	Ethnic Differences in Achievement	Experiments
The Relationship of Identity to Other Factors	Gender Differences in Education	Questionnaires
Globalisation of Culture and Identity.	The Role of Education in Society	Interviews
	Education Policy and Inequality	Participant Observation
		Secondary Sources

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Year 13

The AQA A2 Sociology course aims to develop the evaluative and critical skills of students. The core themes offer students continuity from a wide range of their secondary school learning and allow for students to experience an interesting and diverse, coherent course of study. We build upon the skills that are developed in the Sciences and Humanities, as well as teaching students to apply these skills to past papers, in preparation for their summer exams.

Beliefs in Society	Crime and Deviance	Theory and Methods
Theories of Religion	Functionalist Theories.	Quantitative Research methods
Religion and Social Change	Interactionism and Labelling Theory	Qualitative Research Methods
Secularisation	Class, Power and Crime	Sociology and Science
Religion, Renewal and Choice	Realist Theories of Crime	Objectivity and Values in Society
Religion and Global Context	Gender, Crime and Justice	Functionalism
Organisations, Movements and Members	Ethnicity, Crime and Justice	Marxism
Ideology and Science	Crime and Media	Feminist Theories
	Globalisation, Green Crime, State Crime and Human Rights	Action Theories
	Control, Punishment and Victims	Globalisation, Modernity and Post Modernity
		Sociology and Social Policy