AQA A Level Sociology (7192)

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A Level Modules:

Education

• The role and functions of the education system
• Differential educational achievement of social groups by social class, gender and ethnicity in contemporary society
• Relationships and processes within schools
• The significance of educational policies.

Methods in Context

• Apply sociological research methods to the study of education.

Theory and Methods

• Quantitative and qualitative methods of research
• The distinction between primary and secondary data, and between quantitative and qualitative data
• The relationship between positivism, interpretivism and sociological methods
• The theoretical, practical and ethical considerations influencing choice of topic, choice of method(s) and the conduct of research consensus, conflict, structural and social action theories
• The concepts of modernity and post-modernity in relation to sociological theory
• The nature of science and the extent to which Sociology can be regarded as scientific
• The relationship between theory and methods
• Debates about subjectivity, objectivity and value freedom
• The relationship between Sociology and social policy.

Crime and Deviance

• Crime, deviance, social order and social control
• The social distribution of crime and deviance by ethnicity, gender and social class, including recent patterns and trends in crime
• Globalisation and crime in contemporary society; the media and crime; green crime; human rights and state crimes
• Crime control, surveillance, prevention and punishment, victims, and the role of the criminal justice system and other agencies.

Families and Households

• The relationship of the family to the social structure and social change
• Changing patterns of marriage, cohabitation, separation, divorce, childbearing and the life course, including the sociology of personal life, and the diversity of contemporary family and household structures
• Gender roles, domestic labour and power relationships within the family in contemporary society
• The nature of childhood, and changes in the status of children in the family and society demographic trends in the United Kingdom since 1900.

Beliefs in Society

• Ideology, science and religion, including both Christian and non-Christian religious traditions
• The relationship between social change and social stability, and religious beliefs, practices and organisations
• Religious organisations
• The relationship between different social groups and religious/spiritual organisations and movements, beliefs and practices
• The significance of religion and religiosity in the contemporary world.

This International A' Level Sociology Course is ideal for anyone wishing to gain a knowledge and understanding of this subject or for anyone who wishes to study at a higher level at University and gain UCAS points. You will also find this course extremely valuable if you are looking for a progression route for further training whilst employed.

It is recommended that students should be educated to GCSE Grade C or equivalent and have a reasonable standard of literacy. You have the freedom to start the course at any time and continue your studies at your own pace for a period of up to 24 months from initial registration with the full support of your Tutor.

Students in the past have progressed onto the following degree courses:-

• Sociology • Psychology • English studies
• Business studies • Law • Teaching

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