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Introduction to AS
Sociology
Mrs Fairgrieve
To Start: The Lifeboat Game
A passenger liner is wrecked at sea and
15 people find themselves together in a
lifeboat.
The lifeboat, however, can only support
9 people.
If six are not eliminated everyone will
die. If you were in command of the
lifeboat, whom would you choose to
survive?
Discuss in pairs and be prepared to
justify your answers.
3 Minutes
AS Sociology Taster 2016
So why did I ask you to do that?
Because groups of people are the
foundations of society, and sociology is all
about the study of society…..
But what is a
society??
If you were going to create the perfect society…. What would it look like? Consider
the questions…
What is Society made up of?
Social
institutions
Societ
y
The
family
The
educatio
n
system
The
econom
y
The
political
system
Religiou
s
instructio
n
(agencies)
Society can be seen as the
sum of its social
institutions which all
interlink and work
together.
Families & Households
Unit 1 – 40% Unit 2 – 60%
Education
Research Methods
In AS Sociology or A2 (Year 1) we study two of these
institutions….
AQA Specification
Today…. We’re going to take a brief look at one aspect
of the family topic….
Divorce
Lesson Objectives
Divorce
UNDERSTAND
To describe patterns and trends in divorce
rates.
APPLY
To suggest reasons for patterns and trends
in divorce rates.
ANALYSE
To compare and contrast reasons for
patterns and trends in divorce rates across
time.
EVALUATE
To assess the relative strengths and
weaknesses for reasons behind trends and
patterns in divorce.
In Groups…
Divorce
Brainstorm as many different
reasons you can think of for why
couples get Divorced….
Understand: Trend?
Divorce in England and Wales.
1857: Approx 200 - 300
1921: 3,000
1941: 7,500
1947: 47,000
1951: 29,000
1970: 58,000
1989: 151,000
1997: 164,000
What’s the pattern and
trend?
Apply: But why has divorce increased?
Divorce in England and Wales.
1857: Approx 200 - 300
1921: 3,000
1941: 7,500
1947: 47,000
1951: 29,000
1970: 58,000
1989: 151,000
1997: 164,000
Can you use any of your
reasons to explain any of
these divorce rates?
Try to suggest some more
reasons now…
Analyse: So what’s changed?
Divorce in England and Wales.
1857: Approx 200 - 300
1921: 3,000
1941: 7,500
1947: 47,000
1951: 29,000
1970: 58,000
1989: 151,000
1997: 164,000
What changes have
occurred in society at each
of these points to cause
the rise in divorce?
Sociological Reasons
Sociologists argue that the main
reasons for the rise in divorce are
as follows:
1) Changes in the Law
2) Changes in the role of Women
3) Rising expectations of Marriage
4) Secularisation – break down of
religion
5) Changing attitudes
6) Reduced functions of the family
7) Increased life expectancy
Apply:
How many of these did you get?
How might the ones you didn’t
get explain the rise in divorce?
Analyse:
Which do you think is the most
influential reason for the rise in
divorce rate? Why?
Evaluate:
Can you suggest any strengths
and weaknesses of these
explanations for the rise in
divorce rate? How true are
they?
Your Summer assignment
• Research an area of Sociology (popular areas include
Crime and Deviance, Education, Families and
Households, politics, religion)
• Produce an essay based on your subject of choice.
• It should contain at least two pieces of sociological
evidence.
• It should be an evaluative piece.
• It should be approximately two sides of an A4 page.