KS4 Subject: Sociology

What topics will you study in KS4 Sociology?

  • Paper 1: Families & Household; Education; Research Methods
  • Paper 2: Crime & Deviance; Social Stratification; Research Methods

Do you have a reading list for this subject?

  • Folk Devils and Moral Panics by Stanley Cohen
  • Asylum: Essays on the Social Situation of Mental Patients and Other Inmates by Erving Goffman
  • Street Corner: The Social Structure of an Italian Slum by William Foote Whyte
  • Gang Leader for a Day by Sudhir Venkatesh
  • Learning to Labour: How Working Class Kids Get Working Class Jobs by Paul Willis
  • Chavs: The Demonization of the Working Class by Owen Jones
  • The McDonaldization of Society by George Ritzer

How will you be assessed during the course?

At the end of the key stage 5, students will sit 2 Papers. Each paper is 1 hour and 45 minutes and worth 100 marks each.

How can you help your child excel in this subject?

Ensure all homework is completed. Students should engage in pre-reading for the GCSE course. Any wider reading will improve literacy and vocabulary skills.

Useful Websites:

Tutor2u Sociology

ReviseSociology