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Table of topics

Year 10Year 11
Families (What do families do? Is there still a “normal” family? Have roles in the family changed?)

Education (What are schools for? Who does well in school and why? How have policies changed the education system?)

Relevant areas of social theory and methodology
Crime and deviance (Why do people commit crime? Who is it that commits crime? Can we trust the statistics?)

Social stratification (Which groups have more power in society? Is this fair? What are the causes of poverty?)

Relevant areas of social theory and methodology
AQA GCSE Sociology (8192)
Paper : The Sociology of Families and Education
Written exam: 1 hour 45 minutes
100 marks
50% of GCSE 

Paper 2- The Sociology of Crime and Deviance and Social Stratification
Written exam: 1 hour 45 minutes
100 marks
50% of GCSE

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Department Staff:

Mrs J Simpson | Teacher of Sociology | simpsonj@prentonhighschool.co.uk