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AS & A2 Sociology at The Leventhorpe School Mrs. Jackson, Mrs Dobson The Jacko and Dobby Show Room 6 What is Sociology? What will you study on the A’ Level Course? The AS Unit / Year 12 consists of:- 1:- Exploring Socialisation, Culture and Identity, Theory and Methods (25%) Unit 2:- Sociology of The Family & Sociology of Religion (25%) What will you study on the A’ Level Course? The A2 / Year 13 consists of:- Unit 3:- Exploring Inequality and Difference Gender, Class, Ethnicity, Age, Theory & Methods (25%) Unit 4:- Power and Control:Sociology of Crime and Deviance (25%) OCR Examining Board Assessment AS – Paper 1:- 4 questions on pre-released research summary 8,16,24,52 90 minutes (8mins, 16mins, 24 mins, 40 mins) Paper 2:- 4 questions 17,33,17,33 90 minutes (15 mins x2, 30 mins x 2) OCR Assessment A2 -Paper 3:- 2 essays 50,50 marks 90 mins (2 x 45 mins) Paper 4:- 4 questions 15, 25 ,20, 40 marks 2 hours (15 mins, 30 mins, 20 mins, 50 mins, 5 mins = reading) The Family Types Changes over time Functions Why do we need them? Who benefits? Are men and women equal in the home? Competing perspectives Research Studies Theory and Methods How sociologists find out about the social world Questionnaires Interviews Observation Statistics Newspapers Historical documents Religion Are we less religious today than in the past? What does religion do for people / society? What is its involvement in wars? How does it view women? Why do people join religious cults? Research Methods You can be the researcher Individual work Design and conduct research on a topic area E.g. The Domestic Division of Labour Debate :- Who does what in the home? Crime and Deviance Why do people commit crime? What is deviant behaviour? What can be done to ‘solve’ crime? Who makes the laws?And in whose interests? Victimisation What will it lead to? Management Personnel Social Work Probation Work Police Prison Work Teaching Politics Nursing Counselling Marketing and Advertising Journalism Medical professions University place Occupational Therapy Trade Union Work Any job that deals with people So is Sociology for you? If you like a good argument Ask questions like – ‘Why does it have to be this way?’ ‘Who benefits from the way things are?’ ‘Why do there have to be inequalities between the rich and poor?’ If you like keeping up with current affairs and political issues, Like writing essays and researching around a topic area, If you are not looking for an easy option- Then Sociology is for YOU!