Process
AQA A-Level Sociology 7192
Education
Topic overviewThe role and functions of educationClass differences in educational achievementLabelling, subcultures and processes within schoolsGender and educational achievementEthnicity and educational achievementSelection and marketisationPrivatisation and vocational educationEducational policy, equality and globalisation
Methods in Context
Theory and Methods
Culture and IdentityOptional topic
Families and HouseholdsOptional topic
Topic overviewFunctionalist views of the familyMarxist and feminist views of the familyThe New Right, postmodernism and family policyMarriage, cohabitation and divorceFamily diversity and the personal life perspectiveConjugal roles and domestic labourPower relationships and domestic violenceThe social construction of childhoodBirth rates and death ratesFamily size and the ageing populationMigration and globalisation
HealthOptional topic
Work, Poverty and WelfareOptional topic
Beliefs in SocietyOptional topic
Topic overviewIdeology and science as belief systemsFunctionalist views of religionMarxist and feminist views of religionReligion as a force for social changeChurches, sects, denominations and cultsNew religious movements and New Age movementsReligion, gender, ethnicity, age and social classSecularisationBelieving without belonging and postmodern religionGlobalisation, fundamentalism and religion worldwide
Global DevelopmentOptional topic
The MediaOptional topic
Stratification and DifferentiationOptional topic
Crime and Deviance
Topic overviewFunctionalist, strain and control theories of crimeSubcultural theories of crimeInteractionism and labelling theoryMarxist and critical theories of crimeLeft and right realismGender and crimeSocial class, white-collar and corporate crimeEthnicity, policing and the criminal justice systemGlobalisation and crimeThe media, crime and fear of crimeMoral panics and the deviancy amplification spiralGreen crimeState crime and human rightsDenial, neutralisation and prosecuting state crimeSituational and environmental crime preventionRealist crime control, surveillance and the panopticonPunishment, sentencing and the criminal justice systemVictims and victimologyCrime prevention strategies and their limits
Global Development
Globalisation, transnational corporations and aid agencies
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Overview
Cultural, political and economic globalisation, and the roles of transnational corporations, NGOs, the World Bank and the IMF.
What you need to know
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Key term
What is economic globalisation, and what part do transnational corporations play?
Questions from this subtopic
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Define globalisation.
Model answer
Globalisation is the increasing interconnectedness of societies through the movement of goods, capital, people, ideas, and culture across national boundaries.
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What is cultural globalisation and what are its potential consequences?
Model answer
Cultural globalisation involves the spread of ideas, values, and cultural practices across national boundaries, potentially leading to cultural homogenisation or hybridisation.
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What does political globalisation refer to?
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Political globalisation refers to the growing influence of international political organisations and agreements that transcend national governments.
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How is economic globalisation characterised?
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Economic globalisation involves the integration of national economies through trade, foreign direct investment, capital flows, and the activities of transnational corporations.
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What are transnational corporations?
Model answer
Transnational corporations are companies that operate in multiple countries, often with headquarters in developed nations and production facilities in developing countries.
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In what ways might transnational corporations promote development?
Model answer
TNCs may promote development through job creation, technology transfer, and infrastructure investment.
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