Welcome to Sociology

Sociology is an optional subject that can be taken in KS4

Aim of the Sociology Curriculum

GCSE Sociology will help students to gain knowledge and understanding of key social structures, processes and issues through the study of families, education, crime and deviance and social stratification.

Students will develop their analytical and communication skills by comparing and contrasting perspectives on a variety of social issues, constructing reasoned arguments, making substantiated judgements and drawing reasoned conclusions.

By studying sociology, students will be able to develop transferable skills including how to: investigate facts and make deductions, develop opinions and new ideas on social issues and analyse and better understand our society.

The knowledge the students will have by the end of the course:

At the end of the Sociology GCSE students will understand the key ideas of classical sociologists including Durkheim, Marx and Weber, referencing their view of the world and their contribution to the development of Sociology.

Students will know how to apply various research methods to different sociological contexts. They will understand sociological terms and concepts concerned with social structures, social processes and social issues.

Students will be able to apply their sociological knowledge, understanding and skills to develop an understanding of relationships and tension between social structures and individual agency within a UK and global context

By the end of the course students will have the knowledge to;

• critically analyse information and use evidence to make informed arguments, reach substantiated judgements and draw conclusions
• use and apply their understanding of how social structures and processes influence social control, power and inequality
• use sociological theories to understand social issues, debates and social changes
• understand and evaluate sociological methodology and a range of research methods
• use sociological terminology appropriately and make connections between the key areas of subject content.