Welcome to Sociology

OCR GCSE SOCIOLOGY

Year 10

1. Crime, Deviance and Social Control (Term 1 and 2)
2. Family and Identity (Term 3 and 4)
3. Poverty and Reasearch Methods (Terms 5 and 6)

Year 11

1. Coursework and Mock Exam (Term 1 and 2)
2. Power and Citizenship (Term 3)
3. Revision (Term 4 and 5)

Topics- knowledge

• Crime and Deviance – Why do people commit crime? Which types of people are more likely to commit crime? How is crime dealt with in society?
  
  
• Education – What is the purpose of education? Why do some types of people do better at school than others?
  
  
• Media and society – Does the media influence our behaviour? How powerful is the media?
  
  
• Sociology Basics – family, culture and identity. How to carry out sociological research

Skills development

• Research methods – you will have to use research methods such as questionnaires and interviews to gather information


• Structuring extended writing


• Using evidence to support arguments


• Analysing data in graphs and charts

Work is assessed by exam

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