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1 Guided learning tasks for students studying: Sociology AS and A2 Each Sixth Form student has timetabled independent learning sessions as part of their programme of study. During these times, students are required to be on site and engaging in additional study to complement their subject lessons. Please indicate a list of suggested independent reading and tasks suitable for students who are studying your subject. For example, this may include suggested reading, useful websites, revision tasks, examination preparation and assessment tasks. Year 12 Term Unit Suggested reading Suggested websites Suggested assessment tasks Other (including revision and examination preparation) 1 Sociology Sociology, Feral children dvd, Anders Breivik ppt and activity, plus introduction to Sociological Theories and Concepts. Short answer test. Education Brief outline of history of Education policy in UK Functionalist and New Right approaches to Education Marxist approach Class differences in achievement AS Level Sociology 1) Compare and contrast the four key sociological theories. 2) Create a timeline of education policy. 3) Create a table comparing the different perspectives views of the functions of education. Essay Assess the view that the main function of the family is to maintain patriarchal control in society. Read Chapter 5 of Webb text book on exam preparation.

2 (external factors) Families and households Introductory exercise definitions of family Functionalist and New Right approaches to the Family Marxist approach Feminist perspective 2 Education: Class differences in achievement (internal factors) Ethnic differences in achievement Gender differences in education Family: Changing family patterns marriage, divorce, cohabitation, lpfs, stepfamilies etc. Family diversity AS Level Sociology Essay question:- Assess the view that social class is the most important factor in explaining the different educational outcomes of different groups. Essay question: Assess the view that the nuclear family no longer exists. Practise exam questions.

3 and the life course 3 Education: Educational policy and inequality Exam practice Sociological Methods Choosing a research method Experiments Social surveys and Questionnaires Family: Couples domestic division of labour, resources and decision-making, domestic violence Childhood as a social construction, future of childhood, perspectives on childhood. AS Level Sociology Project:- Devise and carry out your own small piece of research using one primary method. Write up your findings, and comment on the practical, ethical and theoretical issues you encountered. Create a table of arguments for and against the idea that the family is becoming symmetrical.

4 4 Methods: Interviews Participant observation Secondary sources Family: Demography births, deaths and migration AS Level Sociology Research project as above. Create a table of studies about trends in births, deaths and migration. Pick out all AO2 points and highlight. Families and social policy Revision and exam practice Create a table comparing different perspectives views on social policy. Mock Exams 5 Methods in Context Education the research context. Revision of methods applied to the context of AS Level Sociology Make cards with different methods and different possible educational contexts. Choose at random one card and one context and apply the method to the context. Repeat several times.

5 education. Revision and exam practice. Exam period 6 Exam period A2. Crime and Deviance. Sociological Theory. A2 Level Sociology Conduct a content analysis of crime reporting in a variety of newspapers. Learn key concepts from Functionalism.

6 Year 13 Term Unit Suggested reading Suggested websites Suggested assessment tasks Other (including revision and examination preparation) 1 Crime and Deviance/research methods Functionalist, strain and subcultural theories Marxist theories of crime and deviance Left and Right Realism Labelling Theory, Social Action approaches to crime and deviance Theory Functionalism Marxism and Neo-Marxism Action Theories A2 Level Sociology Create a table of perspectives on crime and deviance including causes of crime, solutions to crime, views on law and law enforcement. Compare Functionalist, Marxist and Action Theories views on : 1) The relationship between the individual and society. 2) The structure of society. 3) The role of institutions. 4) How is social order achieved? Practise exam questions.

7 - Social Action Theory, Symbolic Interactionism, - Phenomenology, Ethnomethodology Sociological Theory George Ritzer 2 Crime and Deviance: Gender, crime and justice Ethnicity, crime and justice Globalisation, green crime, human rights and state crimes A2 Level Sociology Research examples of green crimes and state crimes. Control, punishment and victims. Sociological Theory: Feminist Theories Globalisation, modernity and postmodernity Sociology and Science Essay Assess the view that Sociology can and should be studied as a science.

8 3 Crime and Deviance. Sociology of Suicide Revision of Research Methods Methods in the Context of Crime and Deviance. Sociological Theory and Methods: Objectivity and Values in Sociology Sociology and Social Policy End of Unit Mock Exam Sociological Theory George Ritzer A2 Level Sociology Research high profile suicides where there was doubt over the verdict. Pick an example of current social policy. Try to explain it from New Right, Marxist, Functionalist and Feminist points of view. Practise exam questions. Sociological Theory George Ritzer

9 4 Beliefs in Society Secularisation Religion, renewal and choice Religion and Social Change Organisations, movements and members Ideology and Science Eileen Barker, The Making of a Moonie. A2 Level Sociology Research : a) Traditional religions eg Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Buddhism, Hinduism, Sikhism. b) New Religious Movements (using inform website). Practise exam questions. 5 Beliefs in Society: Religion in a global context Mock exam Revision and Sociological Theory George Ritzer Revision.

10 practice exam questions. Practise exam questions.