Sociology 0495/13 Oct Nov 2024

1. Sociological Research Methods | Types of survey questions, interpretivist research methods, challenges of online surveys, limitations of triangulation, strengths and weaknesses of unstructured interviews, use of official statistics, reliability of sociological research.

2. Culture, Identity & Socialisation | Definition of peer pressure, ways children learn social expectations through imitation, causes of role conflict, reasons for non-conformist youth sub-cultures, influence of primary socialisation on identity formation.

3. Social Inequality & Prejudice | Meaning of prejudice, characteristics of traditional societies, methods used to measure poverty, reasons elderly individuals may lack status, impact of gender on life chances.