Specification points
WJEC GCSE Sociology C200QS
39 points in 2 topics, with WJEC's codes and titles.
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C1 Component 1: Understanding Social Processes
- 1 Key concepts and processes of cultural transmission
- 1.1 Key sociological concepts
- 1.2 Debates over the acquisition of identity
- 1.3 The process of socialisation
- 2 Families
- 2.1 Family diversity and family forms
- 2.2 Social change and family structures
- 2.3 Social change and family relationships
- 2.4 Sociological theories of the role of the family
- 2.5 Criticisms of family
- 3 Education
- 3.1 Sociological theories of the role of education
- 3.2 Processes inside schools
- 3.3 Patterns of educational achievement
- 3.4 Social class, ethnicity and educational achievement
- 3.5 Gender and educational achievement
- 4 Sociological research methods
- 4.1 Usefulness of different types of data
- 4.2 Methods of research
- 4.3 Sampling processes
- 4.4 Practical issues affecting research
- 4.5 Ethical issues affecting research
C2 Component 2: Understanding Social Structures
- 5 Social differentiation and stratification
- 5.1 Sociological theories of stratification
- 5.2 Forms and sources of power and authority
- 5.3 Equality/inequality in relation to class, gender, ethnicity, age, disability and sexuality
- 5.4 Factors influencing life chances and power
- 5.5 Poverty as a social issue
- 6 Crime and deviance
- 6.1 Social construction of concepts of crime and deviance
- 6.2 Social control
- 6.3 Patterns of criminal and deviant behaviour
- 6.4 Theories of deviance and criminal behaviour
- 6.5 Sources of data on crime
- 7 Applied methods of sociological enquiry
- 7.1 The process of research design
- 7.2 Interpreting data