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ASS Sociology

The sociology teaching for the M.Sc. ASS involves lectures, classes, and essays. The rubric covers: “British social institutions and social structure. The distribution of life chances in relation to education, social mobility, and employment opportunities. The significance of class, race, age, and gender. The character, methods, and limitations of empirical sociological enquiry. The meaning of community, theories of deviance, and the nature of bureaucracies and the professions.”

Lectures (Tuesdays, 9am, DPIR LR, Michaelmas 2001):

  1. Introduction on the nature of social science.
  2. Is Britain a meritocracy?
  3. Should social work aim to prevent child deaths?
  4. What are organisations?
  5. Fertility: a test case for ‘rational actor’ models?
  6. Gender, work, and evolutionary psychology.

Note: if printing ‘overheads’ from the list below, it makes sense to use the pages-per-sheet option (usually found under the properties tab in the print command) to save paper and achieve a resonable printout size.

»» read PDF file Past exam papers
»» read PDF file Classes A & B
»» read PDF file Classes C & D
»» read PDF file Reading list
Social Trends 2000 — useful ‘facts’ source, published by ONC (Note: file is large, so most sensible accessed from etherneted PC)
»» read PDF file Overheads Lecture 1
Overheads Lecture 2
Overheads Lecture 3
Overheads A (text) Lecture 5
Overheads B (tables) Lecture 5

(Most files for downloading are in PDF format)

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