TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction iv
Chapter 1 Introducing sociology
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(Michael Haralambos) Part 1 Culture and society Part 2 Social groups and social inequality Part 3 Sociological theories Part 4 Views of society
Chapter 2 Education
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(Michael Haralambos) Part 1 Education and society Part 2 Educational policy in the UK Part 3 Class and educational attainment Part 4 Gender and education Part 5 Ethnicity and education Part 6 Relationships and processes in schools Exam practice questions
Chapter 3 Research methods
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(Michael Haralambos) Part 1 Starting research Part 2 Observation Part 3 Interviews Part 4 Social surveys and questionnaires Part 5 Further research methods Part 6 Secondary sources Part 7 Mixed methods and triangulation Exam practice questions
Chapter 4 Methods in context
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(Pauline Wilson) Part 1 Carrying out research in the context of education Part 2 Observation in sociological research on education
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Part 3 Interviews in sociological research on education 209 Part 4 Social surveys and questionnaires in sociological research on education 216 Part 5 Further methods used in sociological research on education 220 Part 6 S econdary sources in sociological research on education 224 Exam practice questions 231
Chapter 5 F amilies and households 232 (Martin Holborn) Part 1 Classic perspectives on the role of the family and social change: Functionalism, Marxism and Feminism
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Part 2 Contemporary perspectives on the role of the family and social change: modernity, postmodernity and interpretivist perspectives 250 Part 3 Families and social policy
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Part 4 Changing family patterns
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Part 5 Gender roles, domestic labour and power relationships within the family
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Part 6 Childhood
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Part 7 Demography
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Exam practice questions
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Chapter 6 E xam preparation and practice 356 (Matthew Wilkin and Judith Copeland) Bibliography/list of references
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Glossary of key terms
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Index 00
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