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Why should I choose Sociology?
Why should I choose Sociology?
Socio’ refers to society and ‘ology’ means science or knowledge.
Sociology is a social science which is dedicated to understanding societies, communities and individuals.
Sociologists conduct interviews and social experiments, give out questionnaires and lead focus groups often to understand where social problems such as poverty, sexism and racism come from, as well as how to alleviate them.
What will i study?
What will i study?
Year 9: Sociological concepts such as culture, societal values, the nature vs nurture debate and social control.
Family types here at home and across the world, analysing the functions of family in society and why families can become dysfunctional and can lead to abuse.
Education. How the system works, how it serves society and how it can fail some groups of children such as working class children and boys. How teacher labelling and friendship groups affect an individual's grades.
Year 10: Social stratification. The layers of society. Who is at the top and the most privileged and who is at the bottom. You’ll study poverty, ableism, ageism, sexism, homophobia and have these limit people's life chances.
Crime and deviance. Patterns of crime in society, the role of the media and moral panics against specific groups in society. Why some sections of society turn to crime and how other groups in society commit crimes and get away with it.
Year 11: Revision.
Who should take sociology?
Who should take sociology?
Everyone!
...but specifically those of you who are observant and critical of the world around them.
Those who want to understand the society they live in, it’s successes and the problems in society.
Those who want to change or create a better society, who want to help others in their work or job.
Where will this course take me?
Where will this course take me?
Firstly, sociology is not a subject which can lead you straight into a job.
Sociology is a subject which provides a foundation for you to go on and better understand much more.
Taking GCSE sociology will prepare you to study: psychology, media, journalism, archaeology, communications, economics, human rights, English, history, geography, criminology, politics, philosophy, health and social care, law, social media, human resources and social work.
It is also favourable for people who want to become doctors, lawyers, teachers, firefighters, police officers, paramedics as these jobs are closely associated with understanding people and society.
But what do our students say?
But what do our students say?
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Ms Sarah Key- Head of Sociology
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