“The sociological imagination is more important than ever if we are to control the risks found in contemporary societies, and fulfill the potential for improving people’s lives.” Haralambos
Award: GCSE
Awarding Body: AQA
Specification Code: 8912
Specification Website: GCSE Sociology
Why study Sociology?
Sociology aims to broaden students’ minds, helping them to see the world from different perspectives in new and thought provoking ways.
To decide on future policy, governments, businesses, academic institutions and communities alike must evaluate the here and now and assess how best to make use of their understanding of the society of today.
Sociologists offer the most complete and wide ranging interpretations of modern life; from the scientific empirical analysis of human behaviour to the more specifically human evaluation of distinctly personal experiences.
To study Sociology is to develop a variety of skills explicitly transferable to any if not all careers. These unique skills have helped channel many Bayside students towards academic study and successful careers in Law, the Media, Teaching, the Police Force, Administration and many other areas of employment.
Families and Education.
Crime and Deviance, Social Stratification.
2 exam papers. One for component 1 and one for component 2. Each exam is 1 hour and 45 minutes long.
A-Level Sociology