Sociology is a challenging and exciting discipline. It aims to define how societies work. It investigates the structures and cultures of different societies throughout the world and history.

As Professor Halsey has argued, people know and understand 95% of what is happening to them, simply by living and learning. The role of Sociology is to provide the other 5% by asking relevant questions, and identifying general patterns of social relationships that are not necessarily recognised by those immediately involved.

We will look at how society is shaped and how it influences us to become the people we are today. Our key aim is to develop a 'sociological imagination', allowing students to broaden their understanding of the social world.

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