Sociology

 

 

 

Curriculum Overview:

 

	Autumn 1	Autumn 2	Spring 1	Spring 2	Summer 1	Summer 2
Y9 GCSE	X	X	X	X	X	The Sociological Approach/ Research Methods
Y10 GCSE	Family and households/ Education/ Research  Methods	Family and households/ Education/ Research  Methods	Family and households/ Education/ Research  Methods	Family and households/ Education/ Research  Methods	Family and households/ Education/ Research  Methods	Crime and Deviance
Y11 GCSE	Crime and Deviance	Crime and Deviance/  Social Stratification	Social Stratification	Social Stratification	Revision and EXAMS	X
Y12 A Level	Introduction to Sociology Key concepts/ perspectives   Education Social class differences in education   Families and Households Couples and  division of labour	Education Ethnic differences in education Gender differences in education   Families and Households Childhood Perspectives	Education Role of education (perspectives)   Families and Households Demography	Education Inequality and educational policy   Methods in Context Research process Experiments Questionnaires   Families and Households Changing family patterns Family diversity	Methods in Context Interviews Observations Secondary sources	Crime and Deviance Functionalist, strain and subcultural theories Interactionism and labelling theories   Beliefs in Society Theories of religion (Functionalism, Marxism, Feminism) Religion and social change
Y13 A Level	Crime and Deviance Class, power and crime Realist theories of crime   Beliefs in Society Secularisation Renewal and Choice/ Postmodernism	Crime and Deviance Gender, crime and justice Ethnicity, crime and justice Crime and the media Globalisation, green and state crime   Beliefs in Society Organisations, movements and members	Crime and Deviance Control and punishment   Beliefs in Society Science and Ideology   Theory and Methods Quan & Qual Methods Values and objectivity Functionalism Marxism	Theory and Methods Feminism Action theories Structure vs action debate Postmodernism Sociology and science Social policy	Revision and EXAMS	X

 

Exam Board & Textbooks:

 

GCSE Exam Board - AQA Course Code is 8192

AQA GCSE Sociology Textbook - Collins AQA GCSE 9-1 Sociology Student Book

A-Level Exam Board - AQA Course Code is 7192

AQA A-Level Sociology Textbooks - Napier Press AQA A-Level Sociology (Books 1&2)

There are other textbooks for A-Level Sociology.  If you would like further details please make contact.

 

How to help your child:

 

KS4

1. Google Classroom for resources from lessons and a digital copy of the textbook

2. AQA Exam board websites for past papers/ mark schemes/ examiner’s reports

3.Tutor2U Website for GCSE sociology resources, including topic videos, summaries of the 25 key studies and plenty of free and paid-for revision material.

4. Buy a revision guide for GCSE such as GCSE 9-1 GCSE Sociology (Collins Complete Revision and Practice)

5. Discuss current affairs with your family and friends, watch or read the news, watch documentaries and listen to podcasts.  See if you can apply what you have learnt in sociology to the real world!

 

KS5

1. Google Classroom for resources from lessons and a digital copy of the textbook

2. AQA Exam board websites for past papers/ mark schemes/ examiner’s reports

3. Tutor2U Website for A-Level sociology resources, including topic videos, summary sheets, research studies and plenty of revision material including LIVE STREAM revision during exam season.  There are plenty of free and paid-for revision materials here.

4. There are plenty of online sources for A-Level sociology revision including Hectic Teacher for students, Sociology Guy, and others.  Quizlet is good for knowledge revision.  Ask me if you need more!

5. Buy a revision guide such as Pearson Revise AQA ALevel Sociology

6. Take an interest in current affairs - watch the news, read articles in newspapers or online versions, watch documentaries and listen to podcasts e.g. BBC Thinking Allowed or the Sociology Guy

 

What careers can success in sociology lead to?

 

Success in Sociology can lead to a wide variety of career opportunities.  If you are interested in people and society you will be able to carve out an interesting career using sociology.  These can include journalist, lawyer, social researcher, social worker, health and social care careers, human resources, careers in marketing or advertising, media communications, teacher, criminologist, probations officer, police, roles in hospitality and business, and working in civil service and government too!  Keep your eye out for emerging trends in industry and the modern world such as the impact of technology, including AI and social media, in shaping interactions and behaviour.

 

Students learn how to analyse the complex relationships between society and people.  You will learn to analyse complex problems, consider different theoretical perspectives, and construct well-reasoned arguments.  These are essential capabilities for working in careers that require decision-making, communication and problem solving.  Communicating complex ideas, theories and concepts clearly and logically is an important skill which we work on throughout the GCSE and A-Level course.  As A-Level Sociology is an essay-based subject, students should have strong English language skills prior to beginning the course.  

 

Studying Sociology allows you to develop your curiosity about the social world and your ability to understand a diverse range of social groups seeing the world from multiple perspectives.  This is something sociologists call the sociological imagination, and it helps us to build character, empathy, resilience and intellectual abilities such as critical thinking.

 

For further information:

Subject Leader – Tanya Anderson - tanderson@lampton.org.uk