Sociology Tutoring & Prep Course

Theory and methods

Quantitative vs qualitative methods, primary vs secondary data, ethics, sampling.

Culture, identity and socialisation

Norms, values, agencies of socialisation, socialisation as lifelong.

Social inequality

Class, gender, ethnicity, age; theories of stratification.

Family

Family diversity, marriage, divorce, changing family roles, theoretical perspectives.

Sınavda yeri: Comparative theory (functionalism, feminism, Marxism) is the highest-mark discriminator.

Education

Role of education, differential achievement, inside-school and outside-school factors.

Crime, deviance and social control

Patterns of crime, theories of crime, formal and informal social control.

HataTheories named without application.

DüzeltmeFunctionalism, Marxism, feminism and interactionism must be applied to the topic, not just defined. Definitions earn knowledge marks only.

HataResearch methods evaluated generically.

DüzeltmeStrengths/limitations should be tied to the topic context (e.g. ethnography on schooling) — not a copy-paste list.

HataEssays without structured argument.

DüzeltmeTop bands need clear thesis → evidence → counter → conclusion. Loose essays under-score.

HataExamples drawn only from Western contexts.

DüzeltmeUse diverse, accurate examples including the student's own context where relevant.

HataConclusion that summarises rather than evaluates.

DüzeltmeTop bands close with a justified judgement on the question, not a recap.

Theory as recurring lens

Each topic is approached through multiple theoretical lenses so students learn to apply theory rather than recite it.

Methods tied to topics

Research methods are taught with topic-specific examples — ethnography on schooling, surveys on family, content analysis on media.

Command-term discipline

Each command term has a structural template; we drill the templates so students don't mismatch shape and prompt.