WJEC Eduqas GCSE Sociology sample

3 How to use this book 5 Component 1 Understanding Social Processes 6 Chapter 1 Key concepts and processes of cultural transmission 6 Introduction to Key concepts and processes of cultural transmission 6 What is sociology? 8 Key sociological concepts (1) 10 Key sociological concepts (2) 12 The ‘nature versus nurture’ debate 14 Socialisation 16 Secondary agents of socialisation 18 Feral children and the lack of socialisation 20 Cultural diversity 22 How gender roles are socially constructed (1) 24 How gender roles are socially constructed (2) 26 Class, ethnic and national identity 28 Social control 30 Chapter 2 Families 32 Introduction to Families 32 What is a family? 34 Global families 36 Different types of family in Britain today 38 Changing marriage patterns 40 Family diversity 42 Reasons for family diversity 44 The increase in numbers of lone-parent families 46 The growth in singlehood 48 Changes in the divorce rate 50 Sociological views on divorce 52 Changes to family sizes 54 Is ‘the family’ in decline? 56 Changes in conjugal roles 58 How far have conjugal roles changed? 60 The changing role of men in society and in the family 62 The changing role of children 64 The role of older people in the family 66 The functionalist view of the family 68 The emergence of the privatised nuclear family 70 The Marxist view of the family 72 The feminist view of the family (1) 74 The feminist view of the family (2) 76 A summary of sociological theories of the family 78 Chapter 3 Education 80 Introduction to Education 80 Differences in attainment between social classes 82 The importance of cultural factors (1) 84 The importance of cultural factors (2) 86 The importance of material factors and material deprivation 88 The importance of schools and what goes on inside them 90 Teacher expectations and labelling 92 The effects of teacher labelling on achievement 94 Differences in attainment in ethnic groups (1) 96 Differences in attainment in ethnic groups (2) 98 Differences in attainment in ethnic groups (3) 100 Anti-school subcultures 102 The hidden curriculum 104 Differences in attainment between boys and girls (1) 106 Differences in attainment between boys and girls (2) 108 Different types of school 110 Parental choice and competition between schools 112 The functionalist view of education 114 The Marxist view of education 116 The feminist view of education 118 Component 2 Understanding Social Structures 120 Chapter 4 Social differentiation and stratification 120 Introduction to Social differentiation and stratification 120 Inequality 122 Social stratification 124 Functionalist views on stratification 126 Marxist views on stratification 128 Weber: What did he say about stratification? 130 Feminist views on stratification 132 Social differentiation 134 What is power? 136 Contents