Unit 7 – Sociological Perspectives for Health and Social Care Introduction to Sociology

What is Sociology? The study of society Focus on groups and social structures found in society Interested in how groups influence behaviour

Sociology a visual introduction … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFdUtCAXAUM

What do these images suggest about society?

What do these images suggest about society?

What do these images suggest about society?

Unit Outcomes On completion of this unit you will be able to … 1 Understand sociological perspectives 2 Understand sociological approaches to health and social care.

Lesson Objectives By the end of the lesson all students will be able to: Define the term sociology Describe key sociological terminology

Key Terms Culture The attitudes and behaviour that are characteristic of a particular social group Norms Behavioural expectations within a social group Deviant People who do not conform to the norms of the social group

Key Terms Primary Socialisation Learning the norms of society from family members Secondary Socialisation Learning the norms of society from other agents e.g. teachers, peers, media e.t.c. Social Structures The building blocks of society e.g. family, education system, NHS

Key Terms Social Diversity The differences that exist between individuals within a society e.g. race, gender, class Social Groups The different groups that you are a member of e.g. student, chav, muslim e.t.c. Social Roles The expectations on how you will behave that are set by the social group Social Status The individual’s position in society compared to others

Social Roles In any one day a person will usually ‘play’ several different roles. What roles have you ‘played’ today ?

Social Status What standing do you have in society? Of course the different roles in our life come with a different status.

P1 task – Use publisher in microsoft or word In order to achieve P1, you will need to create an informative booklet on the following sociological perspectives: Functionalism, Marxism, Feminism, Interactionism, Collectivism, New right, Postmodernism.

P1 Task – Deadline 4.01.2016 For each of those theories, you will need to ensure that you have the following information. Name of the sociological perspective, Key terminology in the perspective, Key ideas surrounding the perspective, 2 strengths of the perspective, 2 weaknesses of the perspective. Example in context

P1 task You will need to identify all the sources which you have used in order to gather the information required and feel free to use the information from my away morning task (grid). Useful sites: http://www.s-cool.co.uk/a-level/sociology http://www.sociology.org.uk/ http://www.earlhamsociologypages.co.uk/