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- 3.1The Process Of Learning And Socialisation: Culture, Roles, Norms, Values, Beliefs, Customs, Ideology, Power And Status As Elements In The Social Construction Of Reality.
- 3.2The Process Of Learning And Socialisation: The Importance Of Socialisation In Influencing Human Behaviour, Including The Nurture Versus Nature Debate.
- 3.3The Process Of Learning And Socialisation: Agencies Of Socialisation And Social Control, Including Family, Education, Peer Group, Media And Religion.
- 3.4Social Control, Conformity And Resistance: The Role Of Structure And Agency In Shaping The Relationship Between The Individual And Society, Including An Awareness Of The Differences Between Structuralist And Interactionist Views.
- 3.5Social Control, Conformity And Resistance: Factors Explaining Why Individuals Conform To Social Expectations, Including Sanctions, Social Pressure, Self-interest And Social Exchange.
- 3.6Social Control, Conformity And Resistance: The Mechanisms Through Which Order Is Maintained, Including Power, Ideology, Force And Consensus.
- 3.7Social Control, Conformity And Resistance: How Sociologists Explain Deviance And Non-conformity, Including Subcultures, Under-socialisation, Marginalisation, Cultural Deprivation And Social Resistance.
- 3.8Social Identity And Change: Social Class, Gender, Ethnicity And Age As Elements In The Construction Of Social Identity.
- 3.9Social Identity And Change: How Social Class, Gender, Ethnicity And Age Identities May Be Changing Due To Globalisation, Increased Choice And The Creation Of New/hybrid Identities.
- 3.10Types Of Data, Methods And Research Design: The Differences Between Primary And Secondary Sources Of Data And Between Quantitative And Qualitative Data.
- 3.11Types Of Data, Methods And Research Design: The Strengths And Limitations Of Different Secondary Sources Of Data, Including Official Statistics, Personal Documents, Digital Content And Media Sources.
- 3.12Types Of Data, Methods And Research Design: The Strengths And Limitations Of Different Quantitative Research Methods, Including Questionnaires, Structured Interviews, Experiments And Content Analysis.
- 3.13Types Of Data, Methods And Research Design: The Strengths And Limitations Of Different Qualitative Research Methods, Including Overt And Covert Participant And Non-participant Observation, Unstructured Interviews, Semi-structured Interviews And Group Interviews.
- 3.14Types Of Data, Methods And Research Design: Stages Of Research Design, Including Deciding On Research Strategy, Formulating Research Questions And Hypotheses, Sampling Frames, Sampling Techniques, Pilot Studies, Operationalisation, Conducting Research And Interpreting Results.
- 3.15Approaches To Sociological Research: The Use Of Approaches Drawing On Different Research Methods, Including Case Studies, Social Surveys, Ethnography And Longitudinal Studies.
- 3.16Approaches To Sociological Research: The Mixed Methods Approach To Research, Including Triangulation And Methodological Pluralism.
- 3.17Approaches To Sociological Research: The Positivist Approach, With Reference To Scientific Method, Objectivity, Reliability And Value-freedom.
- 3.18Approaches To Sociological Research: The Interpretivist Approach, With Reference To Verstehen, Meaning, Subjectivity And Validity.
- 3.19Approaches To Sociological Research: The Debates About Whether Sociology Can/should Be Based On The Methods And Procedures Of The Natural Sciences And The Role Of Values In Sociological Research.
- 3.20Research Issues: The Theoretical, Practical And Ethical Considerations Influencing The Choice Of Topic, Choice Of Method(S) And Conduct Of Research.
- 3.21Research Issues: How Research Findings May Be Biased By The Actions And Values Of The Sociologist And By Choices Made In Funding, Designing And Conducting The Research.
- 3.22Research Issues: Validity, Reliability, Objectivity, Representativeness And Ethics As Important Concepts In Assessing The Value Of Different Research Methods
- 3.23Perspectives On The Role Of The Family: Functionalist Accounts Of How The Family Benefits Its Members And Society And How The Functions Of Families Have Changed Over Time, Including The ‘loss Of Functions’ Debate.
- 3.24Perspectives On The Role Of The Family: Marxist Accounts Of How The Family Benefits Capitalism, Including Ideological Control, Reproduction Of Labour And Consumption.
- 3.25Perspectives On The Role Of The Family: Feminist Responses To Functionalist And Marxist Accounts Of The Role Of The Family.
- 3.26Diversity And Social Change: The Causes And Consequences Of Changing Patterns Of Marriage, Cohabitation, Divorce And Separation.
- 3.27Diversity And Social Change: Different Family And Household Forms, Including Nuclear, Extended, Lone-parent, Reconstituted And Singleperson Households. If Appropriate To The Local Context And Not Restricted By Law Or Regulation, Other Family And Household Forms May Also Be Taught, Such As Same-sex Families And Families Of Choice.
- 3.28Diversity And Social Change: Dimensions Of Family Diversity, Including Organisational, Cultural And Class Diversity.
- 3.29Diversity And Social Change: The Debate About The Extent Of Family Diversity And The Dominance Of The Nuclear Family.
- 3.30Diversity And Social Change: New Right And Postmodernist Perspectives On Family Diversity.
- 3.31Diversity And Social Change: The State And Social Policy As Influences On The Family
- 3.32Gender Equality And Experiences Of Family Life: Different Feminist Perspectives On Equality And Power In The Family, Including Liberal, Radical And Marxist Feminist.
- 3.33Gender Equality And Experiences Of Family Life: Conjugal Roles And Debates About Gender Equality In The Family, Including Housework, Childcare, Power And Emotion Work.
- 3.34Gender Equality And Experiences Of Family Life: Debates About Whether The Experience Of Family Life Is Positive Or Negative For Family Members.
- 3.35Age And Family Life: The Social Construction Of Childhood, And Changes In The Role And Social Position Of Children In The Family.
- 3.36Age And Family Life: The Role And Social Position Of Grandparents In The Family, Including Cross-cultural Comparisons And The Impact Of Changing Life Expectancy Upon The Family.
- 3.37Age And Family Life: Social Class, Gender And Ethnicity As Factors Affecting The Experiences Of Children In The Family.
- 3.38Age And Family Life: Changes In The Concepts Of Motherhood And Fatherhood.
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- 4.1The Process of Learning And Socialization
- 4.2Social Control, Conformity And Resistance
- 4.3Social Identity And Change
- 4.4Types of Data, Methods And Research Design
- 4.5Approaches To Sociological Research
- 4.6Research Issues
- 4.7Perspectives On The Role of The Family
- 4.8Diversity And Social Change
- 4.9Gender Equality And Experiences of Family Life
- 4.10Age And Family Life
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- 5.5Approaches To Sociological Research10 Minutes0 Questions
- 5.6Research Issues10 Minutes0 Questions
- 5.7Perspectives On The Role of The Family10 Minutes0 Questions
- 5.8Diversity And Social Change10 Minutes0 Questions
- 5.9Gender Equality And Experiences of Family Life10 Minutes0 Questions
- 5.10Age And Family Life10 Minutes0 Questions
- 5.11The Process of Learning And Socialization
- 5.12Social Control, Conformity And Resistance
- 5.13Social Identity And Change
- 5.14Types of Data, Methods And Research Design
- 5.15Approaches To Sociological Research
- 5.16Research Issues
- 5.17Perspectives On The Role of The Family
- 5.18Diversity And Social Change
- 5.19Gender Equality And Experiences of Family Life
- 5.20Age And Family Life
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- 6.1The Process Of Learning And Socialisation: Culture, Roles, Norms, Values, Beliefs, Customs, Ideology, Power And Status As Elements In The Social Construction Of Reality.
- 6.2The Process Of Learning And Socialisation: The Importance Of Socialisation In Influencing Human Behaviour, Including The Nurture Versus Nature Debate.
- 6.3The Process Of Learning And Socialisation: Agencies Of Socialisation And Social Control, Including Family, Education, Peer Group, Media And Religion.
- 6.4Social Control, Conformity And Resistance: The Role Of Structure And Agency In Shaping The Relationship Between The Individual And Society, Including An Awareness Of The Differences Between Structuralist And Interactionist Views.
- 6.5Social Control, Conformity And Resistance: Factors Explaining Why Individuals Conform To Social Expectations, Including Sanctions, Social Pressure, Self-interest And Social Exchange.
- 6.6Social Control, Conformity And Resistance: The Mechanisms Through Which Order Is Maintained, Including Power, Ideology, Force And Consensus.
- 6.7Social Control, Conformity And Resistance: How Sociologists Explain Deviance And Non-conformity, Including Subcultures, Under-socialisation, Marginalisation, Cultural Deprivation And Social Resistance.
- 6.8Social Identity And Change: Social Class, Gender, Ethnicity And Age As Elements In The Construction Of Social Identity.
- 6.9Social Identity And Change: How Social Class, Gender, Ethnicity And Age Identities May Be Changing Due To Globalisation, Increased Choice And The Creation Of New/hybrid Identities.
- 6.10Types Of Data, Methods And Research Design: The Differences Between Primary And Secondary Sources Of Data And Between Quantitative And Qualitative Data.
- 6.11Types Of Data, Methods And Research Design: The Strengths And Limitations Of Different Secondary Sources Of Data, Including Official Statistics, Personal Documents, Digital Content And Media Sources.
- 6.12Types Of Data, Methods And Research Design: The Strengths And Limitations Of Different Quantitative Research Methods, Including Questionnaires, Structured Interviews, Experiments And Content Analysis.
- 6.13Types Of Data, Methods And Research Design: The Strengths And Limitations Of Different Qualitative Research Methods, Including Overt And Covert Participant And Non-participant Observation, Unstructured Interviews, Semi-structured Interviews And Group Interviews.
- 6.14Types Of Data, Methods And Research Design: Stages Of Research Design, Including Deciding On Research Strategy, Formulating Research Questions And Hypotheses, Sampling Frames, Sampling Techniques, Pilot Studies, Operationalisation, Conducting Research And Interpreting Results.
- 6.15Approaches To Sociological Research: The Use Of Approaches Drawing On Different Research Methods, Including Case Studies, Social Surveys, Ethnography And Longitudinal Studies.
- 6.16Approaches To Sociological Research: The Mixed Methods Approach To Research, Including Triangulation And Methodological Pluralism.
- 6.17Approaches To Sociological Research: The Positivist Approach, With Reference To Scientific Method, Objectivity, Reliability And Value-freedom.
- 6.18Approaches To Sociological Research: The Interpretivist Approach, With Reference To Verstehen, Meaning, Subjectivity And Validity.
- 6.19Approaches To Sociological Research: The Debates About Whether Sociology Can/should Be Based On The Methods And Procedures Of The Natural Sciences And The Role Of Values In Sociological Research.
- 6.20Research Issues: The Theoretical, Practical And Ethical Considerations Influencing The Choice Of Topic, Choice Of Method(S) And Conduct Of Research.
- 6.21Research Issues: How Research Findings May Be Biased By The Actions And Values Of The Sociologist And By Choices Made In Funding, Designing And Conducting The Research.
- 6.22Research Issues: Validity, Reliability, Objectivity, Representativeness And Ethics As Important Concepts In Assessing The Value Of Different Research Methods
- 6.23Perspectives On The Role Of The Family: Functionalist Accounts Of How The Family Benefits Its Members And Society And How The Functions Of Families Have Changed Over Time, Including The ‘loss Of Functions’ Debate.
- 6.24Perspectives On The Role Of The Family: Marxist Accounts Of How The Family Benefits Capitalism, Including Ideological Control, Reproduction Of Labour And Consumption.
- 6.25Perspectives On The Role Of The Family: Feminist Responses To Functionalist And Marxist Accounts Of The Role Of The Family.
- 6.26Diversity And Social Change: The Causes And Consequences Of Changing Patterns Of Marriage, Cohabitation, Divorce And Separation.
- 6.27Diversity And Social Change: Different Family And Household Forms, Including Nuclear, Extended, Lone-parent, Reconstituted And Singleperson Households. If Appropriate To The Local Context And Not Restricted By Law Or Regulation, Other Family And Household Forms May Also Be Taught, Such As Same-sex Families And Families Of Choice.
- 6.28Diversity And Social Change: Dimensions Of Family Diversity, Including Organisational, Cultural And Class Diversity.
- 6.29Diversity And Social Change: The Debate About The Extent Of Family Diversity And The Dominance Of The Nuclear Family.
- 6.30Diversity And Social Change: New Right And Postmodernist Perspectives On Family Diversity.
- 6.31Diversity And Social Change: The State And Social Policy As Influences On The Family
- 6.32Gender Equality And Experiences Of Family Life: Different Feminist Perspectives On Equality And Power In The Family, Including Liberal, Radical And Marxist Feminist.
- 6.33Gender Equality And Experiences Of Family Life: Conjugal Roles And Debates About Gender Equality In The Family, Including Housework, Childcare, Power And Emotion Work.
- 6.34Gender Equality And Experiences Of Family Life: Debates About Whether The Experience Of Family Life Is Positive Or Negative For Family Members.
- 6.35Age And Family Life: The Social Construction Of Childhood, And Changes In The Role And Social Position Of Children In The Family.
- 6.36Age And Family Life: The Role And Social Position Of Grandparents In The Family, Including Cross-cultural Comparisons And The Impact Of Changing Life Expectancy Upon The Family.
- 6.37Age And Family Life: Social Class, Gender And Ethnicity As Factors Affecting The Experiences Of Children In The Family.
- 6.38Age And Family Life: Changes In The Concepts Of Motherhood And Fatherhood.
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- 7.1The Process of Learning And Socialization3 Days
- 7.2Social Control, Conformity And Resistance3 Days
- 7.3Social Identity And Change3 Days
- 7.4Types of Data, Methods And Research Design3 Days
- 7.5Approaches To Sociological Research3 Days
- 7.6Research Issues3 Days
- 7.7Perspectives On The Role of The Family3 Days
- 7.8Diversity And Social Change3 Days
- 7.9Gender Equality And Experiences of Family Life3 Days
- 7.10Age And Family Life3 Days
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- 11.1The Process of Learning And Socialization
- 11.2Social Control, Conformity And Resistance
- 11.3Social Identity And Change
- 11.4Types of Data, Methods And Research Design
- 11.5Approaches To Sociological Research
- 11.6Research Issues
- 11.7Perspectives On The Role of The Family
- 11.8Diversity And Social Change
- 11.9Gender Equality And Experiences of Family Life
- 11.10Age And Family Life
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- 14.1The Process Of Learning And Socialisation: Culture, Roles, Norms, Values, Beliefs, Customs, Ideology, Power And Status As Elements In The Social Construction Of Reality.
- 14.2The Process Of Learning And Socialisation: The Importance Of Socialisation In Influencing Human Behaviour, Including The Nurture Versus Nature Debate.
- 14.3The Process Of Learning And Socialisation: Agencies Of Socialisation And Social Control, Including Family, Education, Peer Group, Media And Religion.
- 14.4Social Control, Conformity And Resistance: The Role Of Structure And Agency In Shaping The Relationship Between The Individual And Society, Including An Awareness Of The Differences Between Structuralist And Interactionist Views.
- 14.5Social Control, Conformity And Resistance: Factors Explaining Why Individuals Conform To Social Expectations, Including Sanctions, Social Pressure, Self-interest And Social Exchange.
- 14.6Social Control, Conformity And Resistance: The Mechanisms Through Which Order Is Maintained, Including Power, Ideology, Force And Consensus.
- 14.7Social Control, Conformity And Resistance: How Sociologists Explain Deviance And Non-conformity, Including Subcultures, Under-socialisation, Marginalisation, Cultural Deprivation And Social Resistance.
- 14.8Social Identity And Change: Social Class, Gender, Ethnicity And Age As Elements In The Construction Of Social Identity.
- 14.9Social Identity And Change: How Social Class, Gender, Ethnicity And Age Identities May Be Changing Due To Globalisation, Increased Choice And The Creation Of New/hybrid Identities.
- 14.10Types Of Data, Methods And Research Design: The Differences Between Primary And Secondary Sources Of Data And Between Quantitative And Qualitative Data.
- 14.11Types Of Data, Methods And Research Design: The Strengths And Limitations Of Different Secondary Sources Of Data, Including Official Statistics, Personal Documents, Digital Content And Media Sources.
- 14.12Types Of Data, Methods And Research Design: The Strengths And Limitations Of Different Quantitative Research Methods, Including Questionnaires, Structured Interviews, Experiments And Content Analysis.
- 14.13Types Of Data, Methods And Research Design: The Strengths And Limitations Of Different Qualitative Research Methods, Including Overt And Covert Participant And Non-participant Observation, Unstructured Interviews, Semi-structured Interviews And Group Interviews.
- 14.14Types Of Data, Methods And Research Design: Stages Of Research Design, Including Deciding On Research Strategy, Formulating Research Questions And Hypotheses, Sampling Frames, Sampling Techniques, Pilot Studies, Operationalisation, Conducting Research And Interpreting Results.
- 14.15Approaches To Sociological Research: The Use Of Approaches Drawing On Different Research Methods, Including Case Studies, Social Surveys, Ethnography And Longitudinal Studies.
- 14.16Approaches To Sociological Research: The Mixed Methods Approach To Research, Including Triangulation And Methodological Pluralism.
- 14.17Approaches To Sociological Research: The Positivist Approach, With Reference To Scientific Method, Objectivity, Reliability And Value-freedom.
- 14.18Approaches To Sociological Research: The Interpretivist Approach, With Reference To Verstehen, Meaning, Subjectivity And Validity.
- 14.19Approaches To Sociological Research: The Debates About Whether Sociology Can/should Be Based On The Methods And Procedures Of The Natural Sciences And The Role Of Values In Sociological Research.
- 14.20Research Issues: The Theoretical, Practical And Ethical Considerations Influencing The Choice Of Topic, Choice Of Method(S) And Conduct Of Research.
- 14.21Research Issues: How Research Findings May Be Biased By The Actions And Values Of The Sociologist And By Choices Made In Funding, Designing And Conducting The Research.
- 14.22Research Issues: Validity, Reliability, Objectivity, Representativeness And Ethics As Important Concepts In Assessing The Value Of Different Research Methods
- 14.23Perspectives On The Role Of The Family: Functionalist Accounts Of How The Family Benefits Its Members And Society And How The Functions Of Families Have Changed Over Time, Including The ‘loss Of Functions’ Debate.
- 14.24Perspectives On The Role Of The Family: Marxist Accounts Of How The Family Benefits Capitalism, Including Ideological Control, Reproduction Of Labour And Consumption.
- 14.25Perspectives On The Role Of The Family: Feminist Responses To Functionalist And Marxist Accounts Of The Role Of The Family.
- 14.26Diversity And Social Change: The Causes And Consequences Of Changing Patterns Of Marriage, Cohabitation, Divorce And Separation.
- 14.27Diversity And Social Change: Different Family And Household Forms, Including Nuclear, Extended, Lone-parent, Reconstituted And Singleperson Households. If Appropriate To The Local Context And Not Restricted By Law Or Regulation, Other Family And Household Forms May Also Be Taught, Such As Same-sex Families And Families Of Choice.
- 14.28Diversity And Social Change: Dimensions Of Family Diversity, Including Organisational, Cultural And Class Diversity.
- 14.29Diversity And Social Change: The Debate About The Extent Of Family Diversity And The Dominance Of The Nuclear Family.
- 14.30Diversity And Social Change: New Right And Postmodernist Perspectives On Family Diversity.
- 14.31Diversity And Social Change: The State And Social Policy As Influences On The Family
- 14.32Gender Equality And Experiences Of Family Life: Different Feminist Perspectives On Equality And Power In The Family, Including Liberal, Radical And Marxist Feminist.
- 14.33Gender Equality And Experiences Of Family Life: Conjugal Roles And Debates About Gender Equality In The Family, Including Housework, Childcare, Power And Emotion Work.
- 14.34Gender Equality And Experiences Of Family Life: Debates About Whether The Experience Of Family Life Is Positive Or Negative For Family Members.
- 14.35Age And Family Life: The Social Construction Of Childhood, And Changes In The Role And Social Position Of Children In The Family.
- 14.36Age And Family Life: The Role And Social Position Of Grandparents In The Family, Including Cross-cultural Comparisons And The Impact Of Changing Life Expectancy Upon The Family.
- 14.37Age And Family Life: Social Class, Gender And Ethnicity As Factors Affecting The Experiences Of Children In The Family.
- 14.38Age And Family Life: Changes In The Concepts Of Motherhood And Fatherhood.
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- 20.1The Process of Learning And Socialization
- 20.2Social Control, Conformity And Resistance
- 20.3Social Identity And Change
- 20.4Types of Data, Methods And Research Design
- 20.5Approaches To Sociological Research
- 20.6Research Issues
- 20.7Perspectives On The Role of The Family
- 20.8Diversity And Social Change
- 20.9Gender Equality And Experiences of Family Life
- 20.10Age And Family Life
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