Exam Board and Specification
WJEC Sociology
Grades are awarded based on 2 exams at the end of Year 11, each lasting 1hour 45minutes. They are marked out of 100 each and both contribute 50% to the final grade. Paper 1 covers the Year 10 topics, Paper 2 the Year 11 topics. Research methods questions appear on both papers.
Topics/Skills Taught
Year 10
Families
Types of family
The functions of the family
Relationships in the family
Criticisms of the family
Research Methods
Research design
Types of data
Qualitative methods
Quantitative methods
Practical and Ethical issues
Education
The functions of Education
Processes within school
Differential Educational Attainment
Year 11
Crime and Deviance
Social construction of crime and deviance
Social control
Data on crime
Social Stratification
Life chances
Poverty as a social issue
Power relationships
