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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.
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