What s it all about?! at GCSE!

What s it all about?! at GCSE!

True or false Psychology is about reading peoples minds False Psychology is an easy subject False Psychology is a fascinating subject and can help us to understand people around us True

What is Psychology? Psychology is the study of people: their brain, how they think, how they act, react and interact.

OCR GCSE Psychology

So what do we actually cover? Criminal Psychology: What makes somebody a criminal? Are people born criminals or do they learn to become a criminal?

So what do we actually cover? Development: How does the brain grow and develop? How do we grow from a baby to a fully grown, walking, talking, thinking, intelligent human being?

So what do we actually cover? Psychological problems What is depression? What is schizophrenia? What causes it? How do we diagnose it? What are the symptoms?

So what do we actually cover? Research Methods: Planning and conducting our own experiments and research

So what do we actually cover? Social Influence: Why do we obey others? Why are we influenced by other people Why do we conform and do what everybody else does?

So what do we actually cover? Human memory: How do we remember? Why do we forget? Where do the memories go?

So what do we actually cover? Sleep and dreaming: Why do we dream? What happens in our brain when we dream?

What makes a Successful Psychology student? 1) Organised and determined: Psychology isn t easy and you will have to get your head around lots of information. 2) An interest in Science: Psychology is a Science and you will need to get your head around some scientific concepts, as well as conduct your own scientific research and practical investigations. 3) An interest in people: In Psychology everything can be applied to humans and your own experiences. 4) A love of discussion: Discussion and debate is always important in Psychology. You must be prepared to contribute. 5) Literacy, numeracy and science skills: You will need to perform lots of statistics and be able to write logical, clear and well explained essays, as well as explaining biological processes in the brain. Most importantly be independent! You will be expected to conduct a lot of work and research on your own so you must be motivated to work outside of the classroom!

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at GCSE!

What Sociology isn t about Sociology is not looking at an individuals behaviour. Sociology is not a subject that has one answer for any of the questions that it asks. Sociology is not an easy option.

What is sociology? Sociology is the study of people in society. This means that we look at how people behave as part of a large cultural group. In order to do this we must understand features of the social group itself.

Who is likely to enjoy sociology? You are most likely to enjoy sociology if you have ever thought any of the following things:- Its not fair that some people are rich and some are poor. Its not fair that some jobs seem easy but pay well while other really hard jobs are poorly paid. Perhaps the world would be much happier if there was only one religion. Will anything ever really change? Regardless of the answers you came, you will probably enjoy sociology as it will give you greater insight into these things.

It looks like this Families, education, social class, ethnicity, age, poverty, crime, gender

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AQA Sociology at GCSE

So what are we going to cover? Families: The role of the family in society Types of families and how families are changing The roles of family members

So what are we going to cover? Education: Inequality in the education system Educational differences between the rich and poor Educational outcomes for boys and girls

So what are we going to cover? Crime and deviance: Why people commit crimes Who is more likely to commit crime How to prevent crime

So what are we going to cover? Social stratification: Who has power Social groups in society Inequality in society

So what are we going to cover? Social theory and methodology: Analysing and conducting research in Sociology!

You should have Very good literacy skills with the ability to: Recall and communicate knowledge and understanding effectively Apply knowledge to a range of contexts Analyse and evaluate information from different sources Justify opinions with relevant evidence and research.

What is Sociology?

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