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KS4 Sociology
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Year Long Term Objective: To create Sociologists who take an interest in and have a desire to change the world that they live in
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| Year | Autumn 1 | Autumn 2 | Spring 1 | Spring 2 | Summer 1 | Summer 2 |
| 10 |
Intro to key terms and sociological theories/Social Transmission | Families | Education | Education | Crime and deviance | Crime and deviance |
| 11 |
Sociological research methods | Social stratification | Social stratification/Revision | Revision | Exams | |
Intro to key terms and sociological theories/Social Transmission
Overview
Students are introduced to the GCSE course.
Example Key Words
Norms
Expected behaviours in society.
Values
What society places importance on.
Socialisation
The process of learning norms and values of a society.
Fundamental British values
Rule of law
Cultural Capital
Understanding a balance of different views on society.
UN Rights of the Child
8 – Identity
Families
Overview
Students explore key patterns and trends within the family structure in the UK.
Example Key Words
Monogamy
Having one married partner.
Secularisation
The decline of religion in society.
Divorce
The legal termination of a marriage.
Fundamental British values
Mutual respect
Cultural Capital
Gaining insight into how to deal with marriage/relationship break up.
UN Rights of the Child
12 – Respect for children’s views
Education
Overview
Students explore key areas of society that impact educational achievement of students.
Example Key Words
Labelling
Being judged very quickly based on your characteristics such as ethnicity or social class.
State schools
A school funded by the government.
Social class
Socio-economic group based on a mixture of wealth and norms and values.
Fundamental British values
Mutual respect
Cultural Capital
Learning about cultural capital that was create by Pierre Bourdieu
UN Rights of the Child
21 – Children who are adopted
Education/Crime and deviance
Overview
Students continue with the education unit and then explore how crime and deviance are related to society in the UK.
Example Key Words
Deviance
Breaking social norms.
Scapegoats
An individual or group who are blamed for all of society’s problems.
White collar crime
Crime committed by the middle classes.
Fundamental British values
Rule of law
Cultural Capital
Understaning the principles and practices of the criminal justice system in the UK.
UN Rights of the Child
34 – Protection from sexual abuse
Crime and deviance
Overview
Students continue to study crime and deviance in relation to society in the UK.
Example Key Words
Deviance
Breaking social norms.
Scapegoats
An individual or group who are blamed for all of society’s problems.
White collar crime
Crime committed by the middle classes.
Fundamental British values
Rule of law
Cultural Capital
Understaning the principles and practices of the criminal justice system in the UK.
UN Rights of the Child
34 – Protection from sexual abuse
Sociological research methods
Overview
Students explore the different methods that sociologists collect data regarding society.
Example Key Words
Qualitative data
Data that is collected in rich descriptive word format.
Interviews
A researcher speaks to an individual 1-2-1 with either structured questions or the ability to move subjects.
Hawthorne effect
People’s behaviour changes when they know that they are being watched.
Fundamental British values
Mutual respect
Cultural Capital
The application of lengthy and complicated terminology such as quantitative and qualitiative .
UN Rights of the Child
16 – protection of privacy
Social stratification
Overview
Students explore the structural inequalities that exist in society such as gender, ethnicity and sexuality.
Example Key Words
Moral panic
Society gets very concerns about a moral issues and makes rash, unguided steps on the matter.
Discrimination
Treating people differently/unfarily because of a particualr characteristic.
Life chances
The opporrtunities to enjoy the good things in life and avoid the bad things.
Fundamental British values
Tolerance
Cultural Capital
Students appreciate the advantages that they hold and how to press them home in life.
UN Rights of the Child
38 – Protection from war