IGCSE CIE Sociology: Textbook
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Unit 1: Research Methods
- 1.1 How do sociologists approach the study of society?
- 1.2 What types of data and evidence do sociologists use?
- 1.3 How do sociologists investigate society?
Unit 2: Identity: Self and Society
- 2.1 How do we learn our identity?
- 2.2 How does society control us?
- 2.3 What influences our social identity?
Unit 3: Social Stratification and Inequality
- 3.1 What is social stratification?
- 3.2 What attempts have been made to reduce social inequalities?
- 3.3 How has globalisation affected inequalities between societies?
Unit 4: Family
- 4.1 What are the different types of families?
- 4.2 What is the role of the family for the individual and society?
- 4.3 How is family life changing?
Unit 5: Education
- 5.1 What is education and schooling?
- 5.2 What are the roles and functions of education?
- 5.3 What factors help to explain differences in educational achievement and experience?
Unit 6: Crime, Deviance and Social Control
- 6.1 What are crime, deviance and social control?
- 6.2 What are the patterns and explanations of crime and deviance?
- 6.3 How is crime dealt with in different societies?