understanding human society
Higher Sociology
Understanding Human Society 2
Acknowledgements
SFEU (Scottish Further Education Unit) gratefully acknowledge the contribution made to this publication by Learning and Teaching Scotland who have granted permission to use material previously produced by HSDU.
SFEU also thank SQA for permission to reproduce parts of the Arrangement documents.
Contents
Guide to the learning and teaching pack 3
Statement of standards 4
Introduction to the Unit and learning and teaching approaches 10
Tutor guide to studying theories for each of the four topics 11
Suggested reading and resources for the Unit 12
Learning and teaching materials on:
Topic 1: The sociology of the family 13
Topic 2: The sociology of welfare and poverty 56
Topic 3: The sociology of crime and deviance 106
Topic 4: The sociology of the mass media 157
Guide to the learning and teaching pack
The purpose of these support notes is to provide the basis of a course for teachers and lecturers for the third Unit in the revised Higher Sociology Course. There are four sociological topics in this Unit, two of which must be studied for the Course and Unit assessment. The four sociological topics are:
1. The sociology of the family.
2. The sociology of welfare and poverty.
3. The sociology of crime and deviance.
4. The sociology of the mass media.
Key words are printed in bold font for emphasis and internalising. In each instance the topic should be introduced on a fairly broad basis, looking at some of the key features and definitions of the topic. The support notes then concentrate on four of the theories outlined in the Course specification, but these are not a prescriptive list. Other relevant theories, from either the Unit specification, or otherwise, may be used to supplement or replace the theories discussed. It
Understanding Human Society 2
Acknowledgements
SFEU (Scottish Further Education Unit) gratefully acknowledge the contribution made to this publication by Learning and Teaching Scotland who have granted permission to use material previously produced by HSDU.
SFEU also thank SQA for permission to reproduce parts of the Arrangement documents.
Contents
Guide to the learning and teaching pack 3
Statement of standards 4
Introduction to the Unit and learning and teaching approaches 10
Tutor guide to studying theories for each of the four topics 11
Suggested reading and resources for the Unit 12
Learning and teaching materials on:
Topic 1: The sociology of the family 13
Topic 2: The sociology of welfare and poverty 56
Topic 3: The sociology of crime and deviance 106
Topic 4: The sociology of the mass media 157
Guide to the learning and teaching pack
The purpose of these support notes is to provide the basis of a course for teachers and lecturers for the third Unit in the revised Higher Sociology Course. There are four sociological topics in this Unit, two of which must be studied for the Course and Unit assessment. The four sociological topics are:
1. The sociology of the family.
2. The sociology of welfare and poverty.
3. The sociology of crime and deviance.
4. The sociology of the mass media.
Key words are printed in bold font for emphasis and internalising. In each instance the topic should be introduced on a fairly broad basis, looking at some of the key features and definitions of the topic. The support notes then concentrate on four of the theories outlined in the Course specification, but these are not a prescriptive list. Other relevant theories, from either the Unit specification, or otherwise, may be used to supplement or replace the theories discussed. It