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Sociology
Why
choose Sociology?
Sociology investigates and tries to
understand the social world and human behaviour within it. Sociology is important for anyone who wants
to be an informed and active citizen in today=s world. It will help you to think systematically,
critically and in a disciplined and informed way. It will provide you with skills which
employers and higher education regard as important.
You will be exploring and asking
questions about the society in which you live and encouraged to re-examine many
taken for granted ideas that you might have about the world.
Sociology can provide explanations for
a number of current social issues such as:
Why
between a third and a half of all marriages end in divorce.
Why
more people than ever are joining religious sects.
Why
girls are achieving better GCSE results than boys.
Why one in three men will have a criminal
record by the age of 28.
What
does the course involve?
The course follows the AQA syllabus and
the following area are covered:
AS
- The family and household
- Education
- Sociological theory and methods
A2
- Religion
- Crime and Deviance
- Sociological Theory and methods
How
is this course taught?
A range of teaching methods is used
involving discussions, groupwork, and individual
study. You will be encouraged to
participate in class discussions and presentations as well as being required to
take good notes, write essays and complete data response questions. It is important to understand that Sociology
is a subject which involves a lot of reading and you will be expected to read a
broadsheet newspaper regularly as well as the essential reading from books and textbooks.
How
is the course assessed?
Throughout the course you will be set classwork and homework e.g. essays, reading, note taking,
research assignments. These marks will
go towards deciding your predicted examination grade.
AS:
Written examinations 100%
A2:
Written examination 100%
Why
is it valuable?
Combined with other A-Levels or a GNVQ
you will be able to apply for higher education courses at university or higher
education colleges.
There are a wide range of employment
prospects which include: teaching, journalism, social work, nursing, retail
management, personnel management, banking and the police force to name but a
few. In fact an A-Level in Sociology is
beneficial in any area which requires an understanding of how people behave in
the world.