AQA Sociology for A-level Book 2
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Language
English
ISBN
9781471839436
Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Contents
Introduction
1. Theory
Different types of data
Consensus, conflict, structural and social action theories
How do the concepts of modernity and postmodernity relate to sociological theory?
To what extent is sociology scientific, objective and value-free?
The relationship between theory and methods
Debates about subjectivity, objectivity and value freedom
2. Crime and deviance
Crime and deviance, social order and social control
The social distribution of crime and deviance
Globalisation and crime in contemporary society
Crime control, surveillance, prevention and punishment
3. Beliefs in society
Ideology, science and religion
Religion as social change or conservative force
Religious organisations
Social groups and religious beliefs and practices
Religion in the modern world
4. Global development
Development, underdevelopment and global inequality
Globalisation and its influence on relationships between different societies
The role of different organisations in strategies for development
Development in relation to aid and trade, industrialisation, urbanisation, the environment, and war and conflict
Employment, education, health, demographic change and gender as aspects of development
5. The media
The new media
The relationship between ownership and control of the media
The media, globalisation and culture
What makes the news?
Media representations of social groups
The effects of the media on audiences
6. Stratification and differentiation
Theories of stratification and differentiation
How do different factors impact life chances?
Definitions and measurements
Structural changes
Patterns of social mobility
7. Tackling the A-level exam
Overview of the A-level
The skills you will be expected to demonstrate
The types of questions you will be expected to answer
How the A-level is different to AS (including how to tackle longer questions)
Tackling A-level Paper 1
Tackling A-level Paper 2
Tackling A-level Paper 3
Key terms
References
Index
Backcover
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