Sociology Year 11

Year 11 AQA GCSE Sociology (8192)	Topic(s)	Key content to be learned	Assessment
Autumn Term	Social Stratification Crime and Deviance	Different views of the functionalist theory of social stratification. The work of Davis and Moore on social stratification from a functionalist perspective. Different views of socio-economic class. The work of Marx and Weber on socio-economic class. Different views on factors affecting life chances. The work of Devine revisiting the idea of the affluent worker The social construction of concepts of crime and deviance and explanations of crime and deviance. Formal and informal methods of social control. The work of Merton on the causes of crime from a functionalist perspective and Becker from an interactionist perspective.The work of Heidensohn on female conformity in male dominated patriarchal societies	In Class Assessment PPE
Spring Term	Social Stratification Crime and Deviance	Different interpretations of poverty as a social issue. The work of Townsend on relative deprivation and Murray on the underclass. Different forms of power and authority. The work of Weber on power and authority. Describe and explain different views on factors affecting power relationships. The work of Walby on patriarchy Factors affecting criminal and deviant behaviour and ways in which criminal and deviant behaviour have generated public debate. The work of Albert Cohen on delinquent subcultures and Carlen on women, crime and poverty. The usefulness of the main sources of data on crime, the collection of official data on crime, patterns and trends in crime figures and the ‘dark figure’	# In Class Assessment PPE
Summer Term	Research Methods All Units	Application of Research Methods to the study of Social Stratification and Crime and Deviance Revision	GCSE External Exams

Year 11 AQA GCSE Sociology (8192)

Topic(s)

Key content to be learned

Assessment

Autumn Term

Social Stratification

Crime and Deviance

Different views of the functionalist theory of social stratification. The work of Davis and Moore on social stratification from a functionalist perspective. Different views of socio-economic class. The work of Marx and Weber on socio-economic class. Different views on factors affecting life chances. The work of Devine revisiting the idea of the affluent worker

The social construction of concepts of crime and deviance and explanations of crime and deviance. Formal and informal methods of social control. The work of Merton on the causes of crime from a functionalist perspective and Becker from an interactionist perspective.The work of Heidensohn on female conformity in male dominated patriarchal societies

In Class Assessment
PPE

Spring Term

Social Stratification

Crime and Deviance

Different interpretations of poverty as a social issue. The work of Townsend on relative deprivation and Murray on the underclass. Different forms of power and authority. The work of Weber on power and authority. Describe and explain different views on factors affecting power relationships. The work of Walby on patriarchy

Factors affecting criminal and deviant behaviour and ways in which criminal and deviant behaviour have generated public debate. The work of Albert Cohen on delinquent subcultures and Carlen on women, crime and poverty. The usefulness of the main sources of data on crime, the collection of official data on crime, patterns and trends in crime figures and the ‘dark figure’

In Class Assessment

PPE

Summer Term

Research Methods

All Units

Application of Research Methods to the study of Social Stratification and Crime and Deviance

Revision

GCSE External Exams