
Sociology Taster Session
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11th Grade
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Miss Goodyear
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Sociology Taster Session
What is Sociology all about?
Choose 3 terms from the image that you think you will find interesting to learn about - pop them in the chat.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32KG_ba_NJc&t=16s
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Sociology is the study of people, the patterns and behaviors we have, and the way in which we interact with each other
Lets have a go at a little quiz about the kinds of things you will explore when studying your Sociology A level.
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Multiple Choice
Which of the following best describes Sociology?
Study of Philosophy
Study of Life
Study of Society
Study of the Human Body
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Multiple Choice
Sociology is concerned with right and wrong answers....
True
False
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Multiple Choice
In Sociology you will look at lots of theories, which of the following best describes what theories are?
Based on factual evidence
An assumption or system of ideas intended to explain something
Can be 100% proven
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Multiple Choice
Macro theories study.....
Middle scale studies, such as sports and schools/ colleges
Large scale social processes such as organisations, institutions and cultures
Small scale social processes, such as social interactions and identity
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Multiple Choice
Micro theories study
study of biological traits
small scale social processes such as social interactions and self-identity
study of society
large scale social processes such as organisations, cultures and institutions
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Multiple Choice
Culture consists of the ways of life that people create as they participate in a group or society. True or False
True
False
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Multiple Choice
Society has an influence on an individuals personality and beliefs.
True
False
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Multiple Choice
Power in sociology refers to.....?
economic strength of a nation
the ability to influence people and achieve goals, even in the face of opposition
he product of the force and velocity on an object
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Multiple Choice
What do you think the term 'Stratification' means?
placing objects into categories
no divisions in society are present
socially structured inequalities
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Stratification
Idea that there are inequalities found in societal structures.
Some examples are; Ethnicity/Gender/ Wealth/ Social Class/ Religion
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Open Ended
For one of the following examples of Stratification, explain what inequalities may exist for that group of people. Try and also include why those inequalities exist.
Ethnicity/ Gender/ Wealth/ Social Class/ Religion
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Sociological Imagination!!!
How would a child born today experience the world differently than you did, than I did?
How might this change/ shape their lives.
Everything is amazing, nobody is happy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdFB7q89_3U
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Comedy Sketch - Traffic Lights
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mU35XlTkLnA
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Social Influence
Our society influences our behaviour and choices. It shapes you as a person.
Just thinking about how things have changed, and how that has changed has impacted how we behave.
Being a sociologist is about questioning your interactions with the world, thinking about the why. Accepting you are a part of something bigger, and that you are shaped by many things that are out of your control.
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Sociological Perspective on the Pandemic
What has the pandemic allowed us to see that we took for granted?
Closing schools - about learning and how students would go hungry due to poverty
Underlying health conditions and how they are tied to social conditions
Highlights strengths - people came to help, society does not breakdown. go to neighbours to help instead of causing issues.
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EDUQAS AS Level Sociology - What to Expect!
Section A - One essay question on the theme of socialisation, culture and identity.
Section B - Two essay questions. You will have studied either families and households or youth cultures.
Section C - One essay question. You will have studied Education, media or religion.
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EDUQAS A Level Sociology - What to expect
Paper 1 - Socialisation and Culture. Structured very similar to this paper in AS level.
Paper 2 - Sociological methods
Paper 3 - Power and Stratification (inequalities in societies systems)
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What is Sociology all about?
Choose 3 terms from the image that you think you will find interesting to learn about - pop them in the chat.
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