This document provides an overview of key topics that will be covered in a sociology GCSE revision session, including definitions of sociology, socialization, primary and secondary socialization, and sociological terminology like canalization and appellation. The session will examine what sociology is, its relationship to other disciplines, the rationale behind it, and processes of socialization.

1. Sociology GCSE Revision
Session 1
Introduction to Sociology
Welcome to Sociology Revision
This afternoon, we will cover:
• What Sociology is
• The relationship of
Sociology to other academic
disciplines
• The rationale behind
Sociology
• The process of socialisation
• Primary socialisation
• Secondary socialisation
• Socialisation terminology
• Summary
• Sign the register at the door
• Take a sheet of paper
(or use a notebook)
• Take a seat relatively near the
front of the room.

2. Sociology GCSE Revision
Session 1
Introduction to Sociology
What is Sociology?
This afternoon, we will cover:
• What Sociology is
• The relationship of
Sociology to other academic
disciplines
• The rationale behind
Sociology
• The process of socialisation
• Primary socialisation
• Secondary socialisation
• Socialisation terminology
• Summary
Sociology is the scientific study
of the way society is structured
and the processes that occur
within it.

3. Sociology GCSE Revision
Session 1
Introduction to Sociology
What is Sociology?
This afternoon, we will cover:
• What Sociology is
• The relationship of
Sociology to other academic
disciplines
• The rationale behind
Sociology
• The process of socialisation
• Primary socialisation
• Secondary socialisation
• Socialisation terminology
• Summary
Sociology is the scientific study
of the way society is structured
and the processes that occur
within it.
scientific
Sociology uses an
empirical model of
investigation:
• Develop a theory
• Perform experiments
to gather data
• Analyse data
• Refine theory
Sociology is grounded
in the real, observable
and measurable world.
structured
Sociology assumes
from the outset that
societies have
structures; these may
be hierarchical or
egalitarian.
processes
Sociology studies the
way in which these
structures develop
and the relationship
between them and
individual behaviour.
Sociology is therefore
concerned with
unchanging/barely
changing systems.
Sociology is therefore
concerned with the
current effects of
these systems.

4. Sociology GCSE Revision
Session 1
Introduction to Sociology
This afternoon, we will cover:
• What Sociology is
• The relationship of
Sociology to other academic
disciplines
• The rationale behind
Sociology
• The process of socialisation
• Primary socialisation
• Secondary socialisation
• Socialisation terminology
• Summary
The relationship of Sociology to
other academic disciplines.
Sociology is a branch of
anthropology and involves
aspects of history, geography,
politics, linguistics, psychology
and biology.

5. Sociology GCSE Revision
Session 1
Introduction to Sociology
This afternoon, we will cover:
• What Sociology is
• The relationship of
Sociology to other academic
disciplines
• The rationale behind
Sociology
• The process of socialisation
• Primary socialisation
• Secondary socialisation
• Socialisation terminology
• Summary
The relationship of Sociology to
other academic disciplines.
Sociology is a branch of
anthropology and involves
aspects of history, geography,
politics, linguistics, psychology
and biology.
anthropology
The study of people
history
The study of past
events
psychology
The study of the brain

6. Sociology GCSE Revision
Session 1
Introduction to Sociology
This afternoon, we will cover:
• What Sociology is
• The relationship of
Sociology to other academic
disciplines
• The rationale behind
Sociology
• The process of socialisation
• Primary socialisation
• Secondary socialisation
• Socialisation terminology
• Summary
The relationship of Sociology to
other academic disciplines.
Sociology is a branch of
anthropology and involves
aspects of history, geography,
politics, linguistics, psychology
and biology.
anthropology
The study of people
history
The study of past
events
psychology
The study of the brain
geography
The study of the
relationship between
humans and their
physical environment
politics
The study of the
human use of power

7. Sociology GCSE Revision
Session 1
Introduction to Sociology
This afternoon, we will cover:
• What Sociology is
• The relationship of
Sociology to other academic
disciplines
• The rationale behind
Sociology
• The process of socialisation
• Primary socialisation
• Secondary socialisation
• Socialisation terminology
• Summary
The relationship of Sociology to
other academic disciplines.
Sociology is a branch of
anthropology and involves
aspects of history, geography,
politics, linguistics, psychology
and biology.
anthropology
The study of people
history
The study of past
events
psychology
The study of the brain
geography
The study of the
relationship between
humans and their
physical environment
politics
The study of the
human use of power
linguistics
The study of how
languages develop
and work
biology
The study of how the
physical body works

8. Sociology GCSE Revision
Session 1
Introduction to Sociology
The rationale behind Sociology
This afternoon, we will cover:
• What Sociology is
• The relationship of
Sociology to other academic
disciplines
• The rationale behind
Sociology
• The process of socialisation
• Primary socialisation
• Secondary socialisation
• Socialisation terminology
• Summary
Anthropologists noticed early
on that people are physically
and genetically very similar, but
behave in different ways
depending on whom they live
with.
They realised that our society
must affect the way we behave.

9. Sociology GCSE Revision
Session 1
Introduction to Sociology
The rationale behind Sociology
This afternoon, we will cover:
• What Sociology is
• The relationship of
Sociology to other academic
disciplines
Our behaviour is not purely a
result of our surroundings;
some of it is inherent and has
biological explanations.
• The rationale behind
Sociology
• The process of socialisation
• Primary socialisation
• Secondary socialisation
• Socialisation terminology
• Summary
rationale
the reasons behind
deciding to do
something
inherent
built in

10. Sociology GCSE Revision
Session 1
Introduction to Sociology
The rationale behind Sociology
This afternoon, we will cover:
• What Sociology is
• The relationship of
Sociology to other academic
disciplines
• The rationale behind
Sociology
• The process of socialisation
• Primary socialisation
• Secondary socialisation
• Socialisation terminology
• Summary
Sociology is concerned with the
non-biological origins of
behaviours and ideas.

11. Sociology GCSE Revision
Session 1
Introduction to Sociology
The process of socialisation
This afternoon, we will cover:
• What Sociology is
• The relationship of
Sociology to other academic
disciplines
• The rationale behind
Sociology
• The process of socialisation
• Primary socialisation
• Secondary socialisation
• Socialisation terminology
• Summary
Socialisation is the process of
adopting attitudes and
behaviours from your
surrounding environment.
This happens through
•Family
•Mass media
•Peers
•Formal education
Agencies of socialisation
Employment agencies make your employment happen.
Agencies of socialisation make your socialisation happen.

12. Sociology GCSE Revision
Session 1
Introduction to Sociology
Primary Socialisation
This afternoon, we will cover:
• What Sociology is
• The relationship of
Sociology to other academic
disciplines
• The rationale behind
Sociology
• The process of socialisation
• Primary socialisation
• Secondary socialisation
The socialisation that we
receive early on in life,
usually from our families.
Primary socialisation teaches
us how to behave like
humans.
• Socialisation terminology
• Summary
primary = first
secondary = second
tertiary = third

13. Sociology GCSE Revision
Session 1
Introduction to Sociology
Secondary Socialisation
This afternoon, we will cover:
• What Sociology is
• The relationship of
Sociology to other academic
disciplines
• The rationale behind
Sociology
• The process of socialisation
• Primary socialisation
• Secondary socialisation
• Socialisation terminology
• Summary
The socialisation that we
receive later on in life, from
families, peers, media and
the education system, that
‘refines’ our primary
socialisation.
Secondary socialisation
teaches us to fit into our
particular culture.
primary = first
secondary = second
tertiary = third

14. Sociology GCSE Revision
Session 1
Introduction to Sociology
Canalisation
This afternoon, we will cover:
• What Sociology is
• The relationship of
Sociology to other academic
disciplines
Directing somebody down a
certain route.
• The rationale behind
Sociology
• The process of socialisation
• Primary socialisation
• Secondary socialisation
• Socialisation terminology
• Summary
Canals direct water.
Canalisation directs people.

15. Sociology GCSE Revision
Session 1
Introduction to Sociology
Appellation
This afternoon, we will cover:
• What Sociology is
• The relationship of
Sociology to other academic
disciplines
Giving somebody a name
that tells them how to
behave.
• The rationale behind
Sociology
• The process of socialisation
• Primary socialisation
• Secondary socialisation
• Socialisation terminology
• Summary
Je m’appelle...
My name is...

16. Sociology GCSE Revision
Session 1
Introduction to Sociology
Summary
This afternoon, we will cover:
Sociology:
the scientific study of the way society
is structured and the processes that
occur within it.
• The relationship of
Sociology to other academic
disciplines
Socialisation:
the process of adopting attitudes and
behaviours from your surrounding
environment.
• The rationale behind
Sociology
Primary
socialisation:
teaches us how to behave
like humans.
• The process of socialisation
• Primary socialisation
• Secondary socialisation
Secondary
socialisation:
teaches us to fit into
our particular culture.
Canalisation:
the process of directing somebody
down a certain route.
Appellation:
giving somebody a name that tells
them how to behave.
• What Sociology is
• Socialisation terminology
• Summary