Sociology A Level

Studying Sociology empowers one to ask the what, how and why questions about human society, it also helps to develops a strong background in writing, critical thinking, theory, and research. Our students have gained transferable skills that are essential to a number of different occupations in areas such as: research, administration, public health, human services, business, counselling, law, politics, and public relations. In fact, almost any job that deals with interpersonal skills can benefit from a sound sociological background.

You will experience a variety of teaching methods and styles, but the course is mainly classroom based, inclusive of the use of computers to access the latest society related statistics. There are options to attend enrichment activities such as a visit to the Bethnal Green Museum of Childhood to take part in a workshop about the social construction of Childhood and a walking tour of London focusing on the life of Karl Marx.

We work to the OCR exam board and there are three timed examination papers at the end of a two year course.

Paper 1

• Socialisation, culture and identity
• Families and relationships

Paper 2

• Research Methods
• Understanding social inequalities relating to social class, gender, ethnicity and age

Paper 3

• Globalisation and the digital world
• Crime and deviance

You will answer a mix of short and longer questions some based on source material.

You will be expected to spend around 5 hours per week outside lesson time to complete set work

OCR