Sociology - GCSE

This qualification is split into 2 Units:
Unit 1: Understanding Social Processes
This component covers the following topic areas:

• Key concepts and processes of cultural transmission
• Families
• Education
• Sociological research methods

A written assessment with a mix of short answer, structured questions and extended response questions, all compulsory. The extended response questions will require candidates to draw together different areas of knowledge, skills and/or understanding from across the relevant specification content.

Unit 2: Understanding Social Structures
This component covers the following topic areas:

• Social differentiation and stratification 
• Crime and deviance 
• Applied methods of sociological enquiry 

A written assessment with a mix of short answer, structured questions and extended response questions, all compulsory. The extended response questions will require candidates to draw together different areas of knowledge, skills and/or understanding from across the relevant specification content.

Teaching and assessment methods
4 hours per week of delivery. 2 hours contact and 2 hours of online delivery.

Assessment

• Unit 1: Key Developments in US Film
  
  • Written Examination 50% of Qualification
• Unit 2: Global Film: Narrative, Representation and Film Style
  
  • Written Examination 50% of Qualification

4 GCSEs Grades A* - D, including English Language.

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