Qatar Curriculum Arabic

Exam Board Cambridge

SYLLABUS SUMMARY

Unit 1 – Theory and Methods. Unit 2 – Culture, Identity and Socialisation. Unit 3 – Social Inequality. Unit 4 – The Family. Unit 5 – Education. Unit 6 – Crime, Deviance and Social Control.

SKILLS SUMMARY

• Awareness, knowledge and understanding of human societies. • Understanding of sociological methods, including the collection, analysis and interpretation of data. • An understanding of sociological concepts, theories and research findings. • Awareness of the range and limitations of sociological theory and research. • Understanding of continuity and change in social life. • A critical awareness of social, economic and political processes, and their effects. • The capacity for critical evaluation of different forms of information and evidence. • An appreciation and understanding of individual, social and cultural diversity. • The application of sociological knowledge to their own lives and their participation within society.

HOW WILL I BE ASSESSED

All students take paper 1 and paper 2 at the end of year 11. Students in year 10 and year 11 will be continually assessed and complete a mock examination each year. • Paper 1 (2 hours, 80 marks) - Students answer one compulsory question from unit 1, and one other question from unit 2 or 3. • Paper 2 (1 hour 45 minutes, 70 marks) –

Students answer two questions from unit 4, 5 or 6.

TEXT BOOKS AND/OR OTHER

RESOURCES (INCLUDING HYPERLINK TO EXAM BOARD)

Cambridge IGCSE Sociology coursebook Johnathan Blundell

https://www.cambridgeinternational.org/ programmes-and-qualifications/cambridge-igcsesociology-0495/