ZIMSEC · Form 5 · Lower 6
Sociology
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- Sociological perspectives Sociology is the systematic study of society, social relationships and institutions.
- Research methods Official statistics (ZIMSTAT census and surveys), documents, media and previous studies – cheap but may be biased or socially constructed.
- Family and households Nuclear, extended, polygamous, single-parent, child-headed (affected by HIV/AIDS orphanhood), reconstituted, cohabiting and same-household transnational families (members working abroad).
- Education Rapid expansion after 1980; the Education Act; the Heritage-Based Curriculum emphasising skills, heritage and Unhu/Ubuntu; continuous assessment learning activities (CALA); challenges of funding, teacher shortages and inequality.