Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Beliefs in Society. Topic 1: Theories of Religion. Topic 2: Religion and Social Change. Topic 3: Secularisation. Topic 4: Religion, Renewal and Choice. Topic 5: Religion in a Global Context. Topic 6: Organisations, Movements and Members. Topic 7: Ideology and Science. Practice Question and Student Answer.
Chapter 2 Crime and Deviance. Topic 1: Functionalism, Strain and Subcultural theories. Topic 2: Interactionism and Labelling Theory. Topic 3: Class, Power and Crime. Topic 4: Realist Theories of Crime. Topic 5: Gender, Crime and Justice. Topic 6: Ethnicity, Crime and Justice. Topic 7: Crime and the Media. Topic 8: Globalisation, Green Crime, Human Rights and State Crime. Topic 9: Control, Punishment and Victims. Practice Question and Student Answer.
Chapter 3: Theory and Methods. Topic 1: Quantitative Research Methods Topic 2: Qualitative Research Methods. Topic 3: Sociology and Science. Topic 4: Objectivity and Values in Sociology. Topic 5: Functionalism. Topic 6: Marxism. Topic 7: Feminist Theories. Topic 8: Action Theories. Topic 9: Globalisation, Modernity and Postmodernity. Topic 10: Sociology and Social Policy. Practice Question and Student Answer.
Practice Questions. 1. Beliefs in Society. 2. Crime and Deviance. 3. Theory and Methods.
Top Marks Answers with Examiner's Comments.