Level 3 AS/A Level Sociology AQA
A Level
In Hull
Description
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Type
A Level
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Location
Hull
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Duration
2 Years
AS topics include - Families and Households - Just how can we define the family in the 21st century? Divorce, separation, gender roles. Education - what determines success: gender, class, ethnic background, intelligence? Sociological Methods - How data is collected. Suitable for: Anyone who wants to try and understand society and is willing to challenge accepted values and beliefs - including their own!
Important information
Government funding available
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Course programme
Who is the course for?
Anyone who wants to try and understand society and is willing to challenge accepted values and beliefs - including their own!
Links well with Health and Social Care, Media, History and Psychology. Students should have a grade C or above in GCSE English.
Content outline
AS topics include - Families and Households - Just how can we define the family in the 21st century? Divorce, separation, gender roles. Education - what determines success: gender, class, ethnic background, intelligence? Sociological Methods - How data is collected.
A2 topics include - Religion - Did a 'god' invent humans or was it the other way round? Crime & Deviance - Who commits crime? Why do some people always get the blame whilst others get away with it? Why do people join gangs? Are girls as bad as boys? What is the role of the police and the legal profession? Why do some people resort to suicide?
Method of assessment
AS - 100% Examination.
A2 - 100% Examination.
Level 3 AS/A Level Sociology AQA