Year 11- 12 Sociology

Transition Work Rushcliffe School

Introduction

If you are studying Sociology A Level from September you are required to complete the summer transition tasks to prepare you for your start on the course. The tasks consist of 2 sections involving aspects of research, introducing key concepts and engaging with articles from Sociology Reviews!

Overview of tasks

Section Focus/Skills How it prepares you 1 Key concepts Prepares you with the vocabulary to

access Topic 1 (Socialisation, culture and identity) ideas

Develop sociological language Develop skill set for ‘explain’ and

‘illustrate’ questions 2 Subculture –

Research Task Explore content linked to the

specification - Subcultures/ norms/values

To develop skills in research and application of information

Deadline:

First Sociology lesson of year 12 with Miss King.

Please bring work with a folder for your new topic.

Thank you

 

Studying Sociology gives you the opportunity to learn about fascinating topics and something new beyond your GCSE subjects but also builds and draws upon a wide range of subjects and skills you may have already studied, be studying with sociology or wish to study in the future!

Section 1

Introducing Socialisation Culture and Identify – Key concepts

Task 1:

Using the following link complete the table of key terms and examples below (give at least 1 example). Challenge: try to think of examples of your own.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9abFj8egBNo

Key term: Definition/Brief Summary

Examples in society

Norms

Values

Status

Achieved status

Ascribed status

Roles

Culture

High culture

Popular culture

Subculture

Cultural diversity

Global culture

Consumer culture

Section 2

Introducing Socialisation Culture and Identify – Youth Subcultures

Youth subcultures are distinctive groups of youths, within the wider youth culture, who standout in terms of their style, dress, music taste and attitudes. Many distinct subcultures have been identified in the 1950’s-1980.

Task 1: Read the following extract from the Sociology Review article that discusses research into the hippie subculture. You task will then be to research into an alternative youth subculture from the list given.

 

Optional Extension task:

 

Key term: A counterculture is a subculture whose values and norms of behaviour differ substantially from those of mainstream society, often in opposition to mainstream cultural norms, beliefs and institutions.  

 

 

 

Task 2: Subcultural characteristics

Conduct some research into one of the following examples of subcultures

Teddy Boys Mods Rockers Skinheads Hippies Punks Goths Ravers Emos Grungers New Romantics Heavy metal/metal heads

Create a mind map (possibly on a sheet of A3 paper) with your chosen subculture in the middle. Draw, write, stick down pictures/information of as many aspects of this subculture based on your research. Areas to focus on are:

Time period Style/fashion Music Clothing Hairstyles If there are examples of deviance (breaking norms) or criminal

behaviour (breaking the law)

We will share our findings/mind maps in classes during lessons at the start of Year 12.