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9 teaching weeks until the Unit 1 exam…
Revision Topic
Week 1
• Social Inequality mock exam
• Studying Society (Social structures, processes & issues)
Week 2
• Studying Society (Research methods, ethical issues)
Week 3
• Education
Week 4
• Family
Week 5
• Crime & Deviance
EASTER
Week 6
• Mass Media
Week 7
• Power
Week 8
• Social Inequality
• Revise all topics / exam practice
Week 9
• Revise all topics / exam practice
UNIT 1 Exam (prov. 17th May)
UNIT 2 Exam (prov 22nd May)
Unit 1: Studying Society
Key concepts revised today
 Difference between sociological, biological, psychological & journalistic
approaches to studying society
 Social structures (family, education & stratification systems)
 Social processes (socialisation, social control, social change)
 Social issues (Inequality, power & authority)
Starter: Match up!
Psychology
The study of living
organism such as plants
and animals
Biology
The study of society
Journalism
The science of mind
Sociology
Reporting for newspapers,
TV etc
So how would a
Psychologist, Biologist,
Sociologist and
Journalist approach the
topic of crime differently?
Psychology
Journalism
Research is less thorough
and reporting may be
biased or one-sided
Focus on individual
behaviour.
Sociologists may research into the
same social issues but
sociologists select evidence and
use it in a balanced way.
Sociologists study the influences on
human life. They focus on groups rather
than individual behaviour. e
Exam question: Describe
how the sociologists and
psychologists would view
causes of crime differently.
Sociologists view behaviour as social
or cultural rather than biological.
Biology
Look for biological causes or
characteristics when studying
human behaviour
Match up the keyword heads & tails – copy & complete
Heads
Tails
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Social structures…
Social processes…
Social issues…
Social
stratification…
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Ext: Turn these into 4 mark answers
Issues and problems that affect individuals.
Groups and communities in their daily lives
such as fear of crime, inequality and
poverty.
The way society is structured or divided into
hierarchical strata or layers with the most
privileged at the top and the least privileged
at the bottom
The groups and institutions that make up
society such as families, the education
system and the social stratification system
Processes such as socialisation, social
control and social change
Social Structure: The groups
and institutions that make
up society
•Social stratification
•Social class
•Families
•Education
• Work
Social Issue: problems in
society
•Poverty
•Fear of crime
•Moral panic
•Media amplification
Social Process: processes
that shape society
Socialisation
•Primary socialisation
•Secondary socialisation
•Social control
•Informal control
•Formal control
Name that keyword!
1) The V, that we all share according to our culture. We all follow them and
they shape our behaviour.
2) The N, that shape our behaviour, these are based on our values according
to our culture.
3) What S, is the way we teach our children how to fit into our society and
culture.
4) What G, shows whether you are masculine or feminine?
5) What A, goes in front of the words socialisation to describe something like
family and the media – what are these?
6) There are two types of agents of socialisation - P and S.
What social rules do we all follow?
Laws
Values
Correct
behaviour
Morals
Norms
Laws- these are written down, if
we break them, we are punished
in some way. They are written by
government or those in power.
Norms- these refer to ‘normal’
behaviour, the way we are
expected to act on a day to day
basis. Norms can vary from place
to place.
Morals- are our sense of right
and wrong. If we break the moral
code people would be angry.
Values- are a sense of what is
important. They are even stronger
than norms and morals. They are
important underlying ideas that
control how we act .
Culture
Culture is...... A shared way of life. A set of shared rules that everyone
understands without being told what to do. A set of expected behaviours.
How are we controlled in society?
Formal
• Criminal justice
system
• Police
• Prison service
• Education
system
Informal
• Family
• Friends
• Work
• Media
• School
We gain positive sanctions when we do follow the rules and negative ones
when we don’t.
How are we socialised?
Family
Education
Peer group
Religion
Mass media
Work
Sociological perspectives
Sociologists
Feminist
Marxist
Functionalist
Apply the following to a
sociological approach
• Laws are made by men to suit men.
• Everyone in society accepts their place; as
everything has a function.
• The rich protect each other in order to stay
rich and keep the poor dependent on
them.
Remember that Studying Society is the only topic with a different question
structure- these are all 4 mark questions
• Describe how the psychological approach to studying people differs from the
sociological approach.
• Explain what sociologists mean by peer group pressure.
• Explain one way in which the findings from sociological research might help
governments to develop policies to reduce racial discrimination in Britain.
• Describe the difference between sociological and journalistic approaches to gathering
information about social issues.
• Explain what sociologists mean by age discrimination.
• Explain one way in which the findings from sociological research might help
governments to develop policies to reduce antisocial behaviour in Britain.
• Describe how sociologists investigate families and their lives compared with how
journalists might investigate families and their lives.
• Explain what sociologists mean by joint domestic roles.
• Explain how the use of primary research might be useful for research into role conflict
experienced by working women.
• Describe how sociologists may approach a study of truancy and explain how this
might differ from the approach of psychologists.
• Explain what sociologists mean by social deprivation.
• Explain one way in which sociological research might help educational authorities to
design policies to reduce truancy in Britain.