ZIMSEC · A Level
Sociology
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Form 5 · Lower 6 4 topics
- 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.
Form 6 · Upper 6 4 topicsExam year
- Religion and society Substantive (beliefs in the supernatural), functional (what religion does for society) and social constructionist definitions.
- Crime and deviance Crime breaks the law; deviance breaks social norms. Both are socially constructed and vary across cultures and time.
- Social stratification and inequality The hierarchical ranking of groups in society by class, status, power, gender, ethnicity and age. Systems include slavery, caste, estate and class systems.
- Development and globalisation Economic growth, human development (HDI), sustainable development and freedom (Sen's capabilities approach).