Sociology: AS Level and A Level,9780521532143

Sociology: AS Level and A Level

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ISBN13: 9780521532143
ISBN10: 0521532140
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2004-04-19
Publisher(s): Cambridge University Press
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Summary

Sociology AS Level and A Level matches the CIE syllabus (9699) for AS Level and A Level Sociology. The book presents the main theoretical perspectives and encourages the development of a searching and critical approach to sociology. Written in a lively and accessible style, this textbook is also an introduction to the subject for undergraduates and for people on vocational courses in nursing, social work, education and management training.

Table of Contents

Unit 1: The sociological perspective
1. The study of sociology
2. The individual and society
3. Socialisation, culture and identity
Unit 2: Sociological methods
1. Methods of research
2. Theory and methods
Unit 3: Social differentiation and stratification
1. Social class
2. Gender
3. Ethnicity
Unit 4: Families and households
1. The family in social context
2. Changes in the family and marriage
Unit 5: Education
1. Education in social context
2. Structures and processes within schools
Unit 6: Religion
1. Religion and social change
2. Religious movements
Unit 7: Crime and deviance
1. The social construction of crime and deviance
2. Measurement and patterns of crime
3. Theories of crime and deviance
Unit 8: Work and leisure
1. Occupational structure
2. Management and the organisation of work
3. The experience of work
4. Non-work and leisure
Unit 9: Mass media
1. Ownership and control of the mass media
2. Media content
3. Audience effects

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