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Paper 1: Understanding Social Processes
105 mins
90 marks
Family · Education · Research Methods
Paper 2: Understanding Modern Society
105 mins
90 marks
Crime and Deviance · Mass Media · Poverty and Wealth
Paper 1: The Sociological Approach
105 mins
90 marks
Key Concepts and Processes of Cultural Transmission · Family · Education
Paper 2: Social Issues
105 mins
90 marks
Crime and Deviance · Mass Media · Poverty
Paper 1
Paper 1: Understanding Social Processes
Sociological Research Methods
Primary and secondary data
Sociological Research Methods
Quantitative and qualitative data
Sociological Research Methods
Questionnaires
Sociological Research Methods
Interviews (structured and unstructured)
Sociological Research Methods
Observations (participant and non-participant)
Sociological Research Methods
Experiments (laboratory and field)
Sociological Research Methods
Guide
Official statistics
Sociological Research Methods
Media reports
Sociological Research Methods
Case studies
Sociological Research Methods
Pilot studies
Sociological Research Methods
Sampling methods (random, systematic, stratified, quota, snowball)
Sociological Research Methods
Ethical considerations in research (informed consent, confidentiality, protection from harm)
Sociological Research Methods
Strengths and limitations of different research methods
Sociological Research Methods
Representativeness, reliability, and validity
Sociological Research Methods
Family
Definition of family
Family
Family functions
Family
Family diversity (e.g., lone-parent, nuclear, extended, reconstituted, same-sex parent families)
Family
Changes in family structure over time
Family
Theories of the family (functionalist, Marxist, feminist)
Family
Domestic division of labour
Family
Guide
Childhood as a social construct
Family
Changing status of children
Family
Demographic trends (birth rates, death rates, marriage rates, divorce rates)
Family
Impact of social policy on families
Family
Alternatives to family life (communes, cohabitation)
Family
Education
Functions of education
Education
Education as a social institution
Education
Theories of education (functionalist, Marxist, feminist)
Education
Role of education in socialisation
Education
Formal and informal curriculum
Education
Hidden curriculum
Education
Educational achievement and social class
Education
Gender and education
Education
Ethnicity and education
Education
The impact of social policies on education
Education
School organisation and culture
Education
Explanations for differential educational achievement
Education
Poverty and Wealth/Social Inequality
Definitions of poverty (absolute and relative)
Poverty and Wealth/Social Inequality
Measuring poverty
Poverty and Wealth/Social Inequality
Causes of poverty (individual, cultural, structural)
Poverty and Wealth/Social Inequality
Consequences of poverty (health, education, crime)
Poverty and Wealth/Social Inequality
Social mobility
Poverty and Wealth/Social Inequality
Social stratification
Poverty and Wealth/Social Inequality
Wealth and income distribution
Poverty and Wealth/Social Inequality
Theories of poverty and inequality (functionalist, Marxist, Weberian)
Poverty and Wealth/Social Inequality
Impact of government policies on poverty and inequality
Poverty and Wealth/Social Inequality
The welfare state
Poverty and Wealth/Social Inequality
Social exclusion
Poverty and Wealth/Social Inequality
The poverty trap
Poverty and Wealth/Social Inequality
Paper 2
Paper 2: Understanding Modern Society
Crime and Deviance
Definitions of crime and deviance
Crime and Deviance
Social construction of crime and deviance
Crime and Deviance
Types of crime (violent crime, property crime, white-collar crime, cybercrime)
Crime and Deviance
Theories of crime and deviance (functionalist, Marxist, interactionist, control)
Crime and Deviance
Social control mechanisms (formal and informal)
Crime and Deviance
Patterns of crime (age, gender, ethnicity, social class)
Crime and Deviance
Role of the media in crime and deviance
Crime and Deviance
Crime prevention strategies
Crime and Deviance
The criminal justice system (police, courts, prisons)
Crime and Deviance
Punishment and its justification
Crime and Deviance
Victims of crime
Crime and Deviance
Mass Media
Types of media (print, broadcast, digital)
Mass Media
Ownership and control of the media
Mass Media
Role of the media in society
Mass Media
Theories of the media (hypodermic syringe, uses and gratifications, two-step flow)
Mass Media
Media representations of different social groups (gender, ethnicity, age, social class)
Mass Media
Media effects (violence, stereotypes, moral panics)
Mass Media
Influence of advertising
Mass Media
The digital divide
Mass Media
Globalisation of the media
Mass Media
Regulation of the media
Mass Media
Impact of social media
Mass Media