Course description

Days and Timings

From Monday to Friday 9 pm onwards. 

Sat - Sun 10 am

1 Research methods

 1.1 How do sociologists approach the study of society?

 1.2 What types of data and evidence do sociologists use?

 1.3 How do sociologists investigate society?

2 Identity: self and society

 2.1  How do we learn our identity?

 2.2  How does society control us?

 2.3  What influences our social identity?

3 Social stratification and inequality

 3.1 What is social stratification?

 3.2 What attempts have been made to reduce social inequalities?

 3.3 How has globalisation affected inequalities between societies?

4 Family

 4.1 What are the different types of families?

 4.2 What is the role of the family for the individual and society?

 4.3 How is family life changing?

5 Education

 5.1 What is education and schooling?

 5.2 What are the roles and functions of education?

 5.3 What factors help to explain differences in educational achievement and experience?

6 Crime, deviance and social control

 6.1 What are crime, deviance and social control?

 6.2 What are the patterns of and explanations for crime and deviance?

 6.3 How is crime dealt with in different societies?