GCSE Sociology Unit 1 (AQA) MindMap

GCSE Sociology Unit 1 Studying Society Families Education Sociological Terms Social Processes Social Structures Research The Research Process Primary Research Secondary Research Families and Households Types of Family Informal and Formal Education Sociological Approaches to the Family Types of School History of EducationSociological Approaches to Education Household:People living in a dwelling, not related to each other Family: People living together, related by marriage, blood or adoption Nuclear Extended Lone Parent Reconstituted Same Sex Traditional (Cereal packet) Modern (may include reconstituted) Vertical (grandparents) Horizontal (aunts and uncles) Mostly single mums Divorce, widow, never married Step families, half brothers /sisters Lesbian Gay Men Functionalism Marxism Feminism New Right Family serves vital functions of socialising young and caring for its members Family makes sure workers are able to work for capitalism, with women in unpaid role Families reinforce men's power -women take on the burden and have fewer rights Traditional Nuclear Family is the ideal -all other family types are inferior More Lone Parents Divorce Changing Values Children Act Changing Attitudes to Children Education Changes in the Family Children have more rights Consumerism (buying non-essential items) Informal: stuff not in the curriculum -"The Hidden Curriculum" Formal: what is officially taught in schools State (comprehensive) Independent (private) Post WWII Tripartite System Comprehensive Schools Pre WWII Education NOT compulsory Grammar Technical Secondary Modern Replaced Tripartite Greater Equality of Opportunity Functionalism Marxism Feminism Anti-Racism Education teaches skills necessary for all the different jobs in society Reinforces class difference by teaching the working class the skills for low-paid jobs Continues gender role socialisation by teaching girls to accept lower status in work and skills for home management Maintains ethnic inequality through institutional racism Socialisation Primary Secondary Social Control Power Laws Socialisation of Norms and Values Institutions of Socialisation Family Education Politics Work Place Religion Gender Role Social Issues Stereotyping Gender Ethnicity Age Disability Inequality /Discrimination Oppression Deviance Stratification Social Class Status Power and Authority Social Change Surveys Questionnaires (mostly quantitative) Interviews (mostly qualitative) Observations Participant Direct /Non-Participant Populations and Samples Reliability Validity Ethics Qualitative Sources Quantitative Sources Diaries Journals Blogs Newspapers Official Statistics Opinion Polls Sampling Methods Covert /Overt