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This page is specifically designed for those of you who are studying the OCR syllabus. However, it also provides useful information for anyone studying sociology and is a useful add-on to the material on the Sociology Basics page.

Exam Details (OCR)
Date: May 2007 tbc
Length: 1 hour
For details on the exam structure, click here.

The Individual and Society unit looks at the relationship between individual identities and society as a whole. It covers the following material:

The building blocks of sociology (these can be found in Sociology Basics):

• Values, norms & agents of socialisation
• How people learn their social roles and how their behaviour is regulated by society
• Social theories – functionalism, Marxism, feminism, interactionism

You need to make sure you have a solid understanding of the basics, if you do not this will show in your answers and you will not be able to gain a high grade. Your sociological understanding will also be drawn upon in your other two units.

The material that your exam questions will focus on

• Gender identities & gender socialisation
• National identities, institutions & the formation of national identities
• Ethnic identities & their impact on social behaviour
• Class identities & their impact on social behaviour
• Contemporary social change & its impact on the above