This will include topics such as culture, social interaction, socialization and the assimilation into social roles through such agencies as gender, the family, education, race and other forms of social control. The module will provide a background for those intending to study sociology in the second and third years, but also acts as an exemplar of sociology for those who do not intend to study it further. Two core texts will be used. Both are available from the bookshop, and both will be used as core texts for next semester s sociology module 210SOC102 as well. The examination in this module is worth seventy per cent of the final mark, and course work thirty per cent .
Course work comprises a group project.
It will be prepared by the tutorial group as a whole, and involves each member collaborating with the rest of the group to prepare a piece of written work. The group project should be no longer than 2,500 words. The School s penalty system for over-length essays will apply for work in excess of this limit. Please consult your Student Handbook for an explanation of the over-length penalty system. The essay must also be written following the School s guidelines on essay writing contained in the Student Handbook.