Sociology: AS Level and A Level (Paperback)

Unit 1: The sociological perspective; 1. The study of sociology; 2. The individual and society; 3. Socialisation, culture and identity; Unit 2: Sociological methods; 1. Methods of research; 2. Theory and methods; Unit 3: Social differentiation and stratification; 1. Social class; 2. Gender; 3. Ethnicity; Unit 4: Families and households; 1. The family in social context; 2. Changes in the family and marriage; Unit 5: Education; 1. Education in social context; 2. Structures and processes within schools; Unit 6: Religion; 1. Religion and social change; 2. Religious movements; Unit 7: Crime and deviance; 1. The social construction of crime and deviance; 2. Measurement and patterns of crime; 3. Theories of crime and deviance; Unit 8: Work and leisure; 1. Occupational structure; 2. Management and the organisation of work; 3. The experience of work; 4. Non-work and leisure; Unit 9: Mass media; 1. Ownership and control of the mass media; 2. Media content; 3. Audience effects