GCSE Sociology — Culture, Identity and Socialisation

Led by Émile Durkheim Simulacrum

The opening theme of WJEC Eduqas GCSE Sociology — the key concepts of the discipline and how culture and identity are transmitted through socialisation, hosted by a founder of sociology.

1. Module 1

   The Key Concepts of Cultural Transmission

   Led by Émile Durkheim Simulacrum

   The question

   What is the vocabulary that lets us see society clearly? You will learn and apply the key sociological concepts — culture, norms, values, roles, status, identity, sanctions, and cultural diversity — as a connected system, where norms flow from values and sanctions enforce them.

   Outcome

   You can define and apply the key concepts of sociology, and analyse an everyday situation in proper sociological terms.

   Sub-units

   1. ○ 1.1 Culture, Norms, Values, and Sanctions Open this unit → ✓ ↻
   2. ○ 1.2 Roles, Status, Identity, and Cultural Diversity Open this unit → ✓ ↻
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2. Module 2

   The Acquisition of Identity

   Led by Émile Durkheim Simulacrum

   The question

   Where does your sense of who you are come from? You will study socialisation — primary in the family, secondary through education, peers, religion, and media — the agencies that shape identity, and the debate between identity as socially constructed and identity as shaped by individual agency.

   Outcome

   You can explain how identity is acquired and weigh the debate between socialisation and individual agency.

   Sub-units

   1. ○ 2.1 Socialisation and Its Agencies Open this unit → ✓ ↻
   2. ○ 2.2 The Debate over Identity Open this unit → ✓ ↻
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