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Sociology

COMPULSORY TASK:

To complete the tasks listed in the Sociology Summer Tasks document below, you will need to print out the booklet and complete your work in the spaces provided.  

Sociology Summer Tasks

Sociology Booklet

All work MUST be handed in at the start of your very first Sociology lesson. If you do not have it, the teacher will send you away. This means that it needs to be printed, not on a USB or your N drive/google. Make sure your name is on all pieces of paper and stapled together (where possible).

As this is your first piece of work, you should be looking to impress your teachers. As such, it is important that you think about how much detail you put into your answers and how well your work is presented.

To be successful in this task you will need to think independently and challenge yourself. We are looking for students who are genuinely interested in the subject of sociology.

 

OPTIONAL EXTENSION:

Task: Real life case study examples (complete on a separate paper and staple to booklet)

The students who do the best in A-Level Sociology are the ones who are able to apply their theoretical knowledge of sociology to real life examples (Ao2). Therefore, you will regularly need to be completing research outside of lessons on real life case studies. To get you used to this task and skill, it would be good to choose one or two case studies from the list and create a summary sheet from your research (staple this onto the back of the booklet before submission).

  • The death of teenager Stephen Lawrence and its link to institutional racism.
  • The covid “Party gate” scandal involving Boris Johnson and its link to crimes of the powerful.
  • The VW emissions scandal and its link to green crime.
  • The Westboro Baptist church and its link to religion as a cause of conflict.
  • The Michaela Community school (Free school) and its links to discipline and achievement.
  • SODEXO and its link to marketisation and privatisation of education.
  • 2018 Irish rape trial (underwear used as evidence in trial) and its links to patriarchy, victim blaming of victims of rape.

This is deliberately vague as this is your opportunity to develop your research skills beyond what you are told by teachers in lessons.

You can email l.fletcher@springwoodhighschool.co.uk for any questions relating to the task or the A-level course.

 

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