The Social Sciences department at the Hundred of Hoo Academy is proud to offer a curriculum which allows students to develop not only their academic skills, but also their personal and social understanding of the world around them. Sociology is the study of the social part of us, the pattern of interaction with other people which is necessary to our very existence. We all participate in any number of social groups, many of which overlap. Sociologists study how and why these groups interact with each other and how the interactions affect their members. Such analyses not only yields a clearer understanding of society and its components, but also allow sociologists to see both the causes and the possible remedies for our social problems. Sociology has been described as 'the scientific study of human group behaviour' and 'the application of scientific methods of inquiry to the puzzles of social life’, whilst others believe that we are too complex and the impacts of our thoughts, feelings and emotions are too impactful for us to be studied in the same ways as science. Although the A-Level is Sociology does not sit alongside other Science A-Levels, it is essential that students of the subject have inquisitive minds with a keen interest in how society works and the view of others regarding how and why we interact within it.
Grade 5 in English Language
All assessments are 2 hour written examinations, 80 Marks and are each worth 33.3% of the final A Level grade. Paper 1: Education with Theory and Methods: The role and functions of the education system and how it impacts on different social groups. How sociologists conduct their studies and the positive and negative aspects of different types of research. How these directly impact on the study of education. Paper 2: Topics in Sociology: Families and Households The relationship of the family to the social structure and social change, Beliefs in Society The relationship between social change and social stability, and religious beliefs, practices and organisations. Paper 3: Crime and Deviance with Theory and Methods: Explanations of crime, deviance and social order, the social distribution of crime and how it is surveyed by the government. How sociologists conduct their studies and the positive and negative aspects of different types of research. How these directly impact on the study of crime.
About Education Provider
| Region | South East |
| Local Authority | Medway |
| Ofsted Rating | Good |
| Gender Type | Mixed |
| Address | Main Road, Hoo, Rochester, ME3 9HH |
The Social Sciences department at the Hundred of Hoo Academy is proud to offer a curriculum which allows students to develop not only their academic skills, but also their personal and social understanding of the world around them. Sociology is the study of the social part of us, the pattern of interaction with other people which is necessary to our very existence. We all participate in any number of social groups, many of which overlap. Sociologists study how and why these groups interact with each other and how the interactions affect their members. Such analyses not only yields a clearer understanding of society and its components, but also allow sociologists to see both the causes and the possible remedies for our social problems. Sociology has been described as 'the scientific study of human group behaviour' and 'the application of scientific methods of inquiry to the puzzles of social life’, whilst others believe that we are too complex and the impacts of our thoughts, feelings and emotions are too impactful for us to be studied in the same ways as science. Although the A-Level is Sociology does not sit alongside other Science A-Levels, it is essential that students of the subject have inquisitive minds with a keen interest in how society works and the view of others regarding how and why we interact within it.
Grade 5 in English Language
All assessments are 2 hour written examinations, 80 Marks and are each worth 33.3% of the final A Level grade. Paper 1: Education with Theory and Methods: The role and functions of the education system and how it impacts on different social groups. How sociologists conduct their studies and the positive and negative aspects of different types of research. How these directly impact on the study of education. Paper 2: Topics in Sociology: Families and Households The relationship of the family to the social structure and social change, Beliefs in Society The relationship between social change and social stability, and religious beliefs, practices and organisations. Paper 3: Crime and Deviance with Theory and Methods: Explanations of crime, deviance and social order, the social distribution of crime and how it is surveyed by the government. How sociologists conduct their studies and the positive and negative aspects of different types of research. How these directly impact on the study of crime.
