Political Theory - Karl Marx
Political Theory - Karl Marx Youtube video
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Sociology summer work
Overview
Welcome to Sociology. Over the next two years, you will be studying education, families, beliefs in society, crime and deviance and theory and methods.
The work
Sociology refers to the study of society – the way people interact together in society, and how society shapes us and our decisions. Studying sociology will help you to understand different perspectives, to write analytic essays and crucially, to understand the same issue can be seen from multiple perspectives. One of the main issues we study in sociology is equality – how and why society is unequal, and why different people have different chances of succeeding in life.
The worksheet available below to download is designed to provide 5 hours of work to prepare you for studying A level Sociology. It will give you an outline of some of the key sociological terms and theories which you will learn to apply to different topics throughout the course. It will also give you some ideas about the key issues and debates in our society. Hopefully, it will also get you thinking about social issues such as inequality, racism, and sexism and what the best ways to solve these issues are.
In order to complete the worksheet, simply read through the instructions for each of the 3 tasks attached. You do not need to print the worksheet and can complete the tasks using your own materials. Hopefully, these tasks will start to open your mind to how Sociology links into so many parts of life and get you passionately debating topics around the dinner table with friends and family.
Digital resources
Please refer to these digital resources as part of your Summer Work preparation.
Political Theory - Karl Marx
Political Theory - Karl Marx Youtube video
Functionalism
Functionalism Youtube video
Feminism
Theory and methods: Feminism Youtube video
Sociology Podcasts
University of Oxford Sociology podcasts
The Sociology Show
The Sociology Show podcasts
All Sociology
All Sociology podcasts
Department of Sociology
University of Washington Department of Sociology website
Ways of Thinking
Ways of Thinking... A blog for teaching intro to sociology
Gender and Society
Gender and Society website
Recommended course book
| Book title | AQA A LEVEL SOCIOLOGY BOOK ONE | ROB WEBB, HAL WESTERGAARD, KEITH TROBE, ANNIE TOWNEND |
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| ISBN | 9780954007911 |
| Digital version | Yes |
| Book title | AQA A LEVEL SOCIOLOGY BOOK TWO | ROB WEBB, HAL WESTERGAARD, KEITH TROBE, ANNIE TOWNEND |
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| ISBN | 9780954007928 |
| Digital version | Yes |
| Book title | No requirement to purchase own text book unless students would like to. We have hard copies in the department and library, as well as access to a free eBook version for the duration of the course. |
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