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Revision Express A-level Study Guide: Sociology Steve Harris

Revision Express A-level Study Guide: Sociology By Steve Harris

Revision Express A-level Study Guide: Sociology by Steve Harris

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This study guide provides short revision sessions which include extra activities, checkpoints and hints in the margin. There is also an in-depth resources section which explains the skills and techniques needed for exam success.

Revision Express A-level Study Guide: Sociology Summary

Revision Express A-level Study Guide: Sociology by Steve Harris

Revision Express A-level Study Guides - covering AS and A2 material in one book. A new approach to exam success, making your revision fast and effective. Key Features: * Unique cover flap system to help the reader map the subject to their syllabus * Broken down into manageable chunks with action points. * Each topic is broken down into two page sessions. * Self-assessment features on every page -- including 'Checkboxes, examiners secrets and further reference tools.' * Each session incorporates sample questions and answers.

Table of Contents

Sociological MethodsWhat is Sociology? 4The Scientific approach 6Quantitative methods 8Qualitative methods 10Secondary data 12Choosing research methods 14Culture and IdentityIntroduction to culture and identity 20Theories of culture and identity 22Sources of identity 24Types of culture 26Families and HouseholdsThe family in society: theories 32Changes in family structure and functions 34Changes in family roles 36Family disorganization 38What is a family? 40EducationEducation and society 46Educational achievement: social class 48Educational achievement: 50Gender and ethnicityEducation policy debates 52Work and leisureAlienation and conflict 58Management theories 60Work, non-work and leisure 62Unemployment 64Mass MediaPerspectives on the mass media 70Mass Media: effects and audiences 72The news 74Representation in the mass media 76Wealth, Poverty and WelfareWhat is poverty? 82Explaining poverty 84The distribution of income and wealth 86The welfare state 88Social StratificationMeasuring social class and mobility 94Theories of inequality 96Changes in the class structure 98Life chances: ethnicity 100Life chances: gender 102ReligionTheories of religion 108Religion and social change 110Secularization 112New religious movements 114Power and PoliticsPower and authority 120The role of the state 122Political participation 124Political organization and NSMs 126World SociologyDevelopment and underdevelopment 132Strategies for development 134Globalization 136Aspects of development 138Crime and DevianceTheories of deviance and crime 144The social distribution of crime 146The amplification of deviance 148Suicide 150HealthPerspectives on health 156Inequalities in health 158Health care 160Gender and health 162Theory and MethodsStructuralist Theories 168Feminism and the New Right 170Action theories 172Postmodernism 174

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Revision Express A-level Study Guide: Sociology by Steve Harris
Steve Harris
'A' LEVEL STUDY GUIDES
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Pearson Education Limited
2000-09-20
192
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