year 11 gcse sociology AWS

YEAR 11 GCSE SOCIOLOGY Exam Board: AQA

DATE

TOPIC

June – Oct

TOPIC 1: Crime and Deviance

Unit Code: 41901

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Nov – Jan

TOPIC 2: Mass Media

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ASSESSMENT

Crime and Deviance Measuring Crime Explaining Crime (Biological. Social and Psychological) Crime and society Controlling Crime and Anti-social behaviour Who commits crime? (C.A.G.E.)

Unit 2:

( REVISION FOR MOCK EXAM IN DECEMBER ) November Mass communication Ownership of the mass media Effects of media on society Media stereotypes Technology and the media

Unit 2:

Mid –Unit Assessment Crime and Deviance End of Unit Assessment Crime and Deviance

Mid –Unit Assessment Mass Media End of Unit Assessment Mass Media

USEFUL RESOURCES Textbooks: - GCSE AQA Sociology Textbook - Active Sociology For GCSE - Collins Revision GCSE Sociology Useful Websites: http://www.bbc.co.uk/crimewatch/ http://www.police.uk/ http://www.statistics.gov.uk/hub/crime-justice/index.html

Textbooks: - GCSE AQA Sociology Textbook - Active Sociology For GCSE - Collins Revision GCSE Sociology Useful Websites: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/documentary_archi ve/4791315.stm http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2010/may/10/televisiongeneral-election http://www.tes.co.uk/TaxonomySearchResults.aspx?param etrics=secondary,49282,46651,49305&mode=browse

Feb – May

TOPIC 3: Social Inequality

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Social Stratification Life Chances Barriers to achievement (C.A.G.E.) Distribution of wealth Poverty (Relative/Absolute ) ( REVISION FOR EXAMS IN SUMMER – May)

Unit 2: Mid –Unit Assessment Social Inequality End of Unit Assessment Social Inequality

-Textbooks: - GCSE AQA Sociology Textbook - Active Sociology For GCSE - Collins Revision GCSE Sociology Useful Websites: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-12339401 http://www.jrf.org.uk/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-12758386