A Level Course in Sociology (AS/A2)

Course Synopsis

This is a full A Level course in Sociology. On completion of your two part course you will be able to:

• Identify facts, opinions and judgements
• Analyse and evaluate designs and methods
• Select and record relevant evidence
• Apply concepts and theories
• Interpret quantitative and qualitative data
• Identify social trends
• Evaluate theories, arguments and evidence

Course Content

Unit 1: Families and Households

Introduction to theories about families and households
The family, morality and the state
Marriage, marital breakdown and single-parent families
The family and industrialisation
Childhood and parenthood
Family and household diversity
Power, inequality and the domestic organisation of the family

Unit 2: Education

Shaping education: the significance of state policy
Reproducing society: the functions of education
Explaining success and failure (1): educational attainment and social class
Explaining success and failure (2): educational attainment and ethnicity
Explaining success and failure (3): educational attainment and gender

Unit 3: Sociological Methods

The relationship between theory and method
Collection of primary data
Collection and analysis of secondary data
Triangulation and methodological pluralism

Unit 4: Religion

Defining religion
Different theories of religion
Religion as a conservative force and an initiator of change
Cults, sects, denominations and churches and their relationship to religious activity
The relationship between religious beliefs, religious organisations and social groups
The nature and extent of secularisation

Unit 5: Theory and Methods

Macro-sociological perspectives
Micro-sociological perspectives
Sociological research
Techniques of data collection
Sociology, science, values and common sense

Unit 6: Crime and Deviance

The relationship between deviance, crime, power and social control
Structural accounts of crime and deviance
Finding out about crime and deviance
Interactional accounts of crime and deviance
Suicide and the official statistics debate
Contemporary approaches to the sociology of crime and deviance

Entry Requirements

Basic English reading and writing skills, as full tutor support is given.

Study Hours

Variable by student commitment

Qualification

AS/A2 - A level in Sociology. Both AS and A2 level courses and examinations must be successfully completed to gain a full A level.

Specification: AQA (AS) 5191 and AQA (A2) 6191

What's Included

Postage and packing, unlimited full tutor support. Students are required to arrange and pay for examinations. Details of examination dates and examination enrolment deadlines are included in the 'Student Welcome Pack'.

Additional Information

You will need to obtain the following books for this course:

• Haralambos & Holborn, Sociology: Themes and Perspectives,
  6th edition, (Collins, 2004)

Please note the difference:
The purchasing of books applies to some A Level courses only. (All books and materials are supplied with all Diploma Courses that are listed on this site - See below).

Course Fee

£295.00

Further Information

Please note that this course is in paper/file format only.

TO ORDER THIS A LEVEL COURSE

Please print off the enrolment form here:

ENROLMENT FORM

Simply send the form it in to us with a cheque or postal order to the College address.

Alternatively you can call the College for an order form or prospectus to be sent to you through the post.

Further course details and fees can be found here

Important Note:

Please ensure a clear distinction is made between all Diploma Courses and all A Level Course descriptions/course contents. This A Level course description on this page is different from all of the other Diploma Course descriptions listed on this website.

The purchasing of books applies to some A Level courses only.

(All books and materials are supplied with all Diploma Courses that are listed on this site) There are no additional materials to buy or any further costs with Diploma Courses.

Diploma Courses are not the same as A Level Courses. All Diploma Courses are supplied to you in hard back form and sent to you through the post. All A Level courses are ONLINE ONLY. A Level course work is supplied to you online.

This A Level Course is available through our partner college in Distance Learning. As soon as your application and fee has been received you will receive a confirmation email from your student advisor welcoming you with details of your tutor, course details and how to begin your studies etc.



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