A Level
Mrs G Gummings - Lead Teacher
Exam Board AQA
Course Code 7192
What are the dark figures of crime? What is an undiscovered crime? What makes people deviate from normal behaviour?
What is our education system all about? What is the point? What goes on behind the scenes in a school?
Intrigued by any of these questions? Do they raise more questions for you? If you have an interest in mankind and society- this is the course for you!
Specific requirements
Grade 6 in English
What will I study?
Education.
Theories and Methods
Families & Households
Crime and Deviance
Beliefs in Society
Where does it lead?
Anywhere where you work with people!
Criminology
Policing
Social work
Research
Teaching
Media
Politics
Civil Service
NHS
Teaching
Youth worker
Wider Reading
The McDonaldisation of Society- George Ritzer
The Spirit Level- Wilkinson and Pickett
Criminology: The Basics- Sandra Walklate
Living Dolls-Natasha Walter
Modern Social Theory: An Introduction Austin Harrington
Sociology: Issues and Debates -Steve Taylor
Criminology: A Sociological Introduction- Carrabine, Cox, Lee, Plummer and South
Sociology- Anthony Giddens
Suggested Watching
Louis Theroux documentaries
Cry Freedom
Let him have it!
Rogue Trader
The Truman Show
Pleasantville
British Sociological Website-
Websites
Podcasts
https://thesociologicalreview.org/podcasts/
Magazine
Sociology Review https://www.hoddereducation.com/subjects/sociology/products/16-18/sociology-review-magazine
