Cambridge · O Level · Syllabus 2251
Sociology
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- Theory and methods Choosing a topic, aims and hypotheses, pilot studies, sampling (random, systematic, stratified, quota, snowball, opportunity), sampling frames, data collection, analysis and evaluation.
- Culture, identity and socialisation Norms, values, roles, status (ascribed and achieved), beliefs and customs; cultural diversity, subcultures, multiculturalism and globalisation of culture.
- Social inequality Systems of stratification: slavery, caste, estate and social class. Life chances differ according to position.
- Family Nuclear, extended, lone-parent, reconstituted, same-household and transnational families; polygamy and monogamy; cohabitation; household diversity.
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- Education Functionalist: socialisation, role allocation, meritocracy, value consensus. Marxist: reproduces inequality, the hidden curriculum, correspondence with work. Feminist: gendered curriculum and expectations.
- Crime, deviance and social control Crime breaks laws; deviance breaks norms; both vary across time and place (social construction).
- The media Traditional media (newspapers, television, radio) and new media (internet, social media, smartphones); ownership and control (concentration of ownership, global media corporations); influence of owners, editors and advertisers.