Ideal for GCSE, first year A-level, Foundation, Access, Nursing, Social Care and Social Work courses.

PART 1: WHAT IS SOCIOLOGY? - Sociological Terms and Concepts - Sociological Method - PART 2: THE FAMILY - Development and Characteristics of the Modern Family - The Changing Nature of the Modern British Family - The Stability of the Family - PART 3: THE SOCIOLOGY OF EDUCATION - Informal and Formal Education - Changes in British Education - Ability and Achievement - PART 4: SOCIAL DIFFERENTIATION - Stratification - Wealth and Income - Social Mobility - PART 5: WORK AND LEISURE - The Meaning of Work - Rewards and Conditions - The Changing Conditions of Employment - PART 6: DEMOGRAPHIC AND SOCIAL ASPECTS OF POPULATION - Population Change in Britain - The Effects of Population Change - Migration - PART 7: SOCIAL STABILITY AND CONTROL - The Nature of Social Order - Agencies of Social Control - Crime and Delinquency - PART 8: SOCIAL CHANGE - Reasons for Social Change - Processes of Social Change - Religion - PART 9: THE POLITICAL SYSTEM - Forms of Government - Pressure and Interest Groups - Voting Behaviour