Sociology of Education

Examine how schools interact with inequality and social institutions. You will examine socialisation, school and family, class and inequality. Analyse a school-community case and propose a feasible response.

Learning outcomes

• Explain socialisation in a relevant case.
• Analyse the relationship between school and family and class and inequality.
• Produce a reasoned response addressing gender, language and social mobility.

Main topics

• Socialisation
• School and family
• Class and inequality
• Gender
• Language
• Social mobility

Practical task

Analyse a school-community case and propose a feasible response.

Assessment

Submit the practical output with supporting evidence and an individual written or oral explanation. Assessment considers subject knowledge, accuracy, reasoning and the quality of the completed work.