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Foundation People, Culture and Society

42 lessons across 10 topics

1. Topic 1(COLON) Studying People, Culture and Society

1Lesson 1.1: What Are The Social Sciences?2Lesson 1.2: Structure, Culture And Agency3Lesson 1.3: Founding Ideas And Key Thinkers4Lesson 1.4: Evidence And Method In The Social Sciences5Lesson 1.5: Research Ethics And The Reflexive Researcher

2. Topic 2(COLON) Culture, Meaning and Symbolic Life

6Lesson 2.1: What Is Culture?7Lesson 2.2: Symbols, Language And Meaning8Lesson 2.3: Ritual, Belief And Everyday Practice9Lesson 2.4: Cultural Diversity, Relativism And Ethnocentrism10Lesson 2.5: Subcultures And Cultural Resistance

3. Topic 3(COLON) Identity and the Self

11Lesson 3.1: The Social Construction Of The Self12Lesson 3.2: Sources Of Identity13Lesson 3.3: Identity, Consumption And Lifestyle14Lesson 3.4: Identity In Late Modernity And The Digital Age

4. Topic 4(COLON) Socialisation and the Family

15Lesson 4.1: Socialisation: Becoming A Member Of Society16Lesson 4.2: Family, Kinship And Household17Lesson 4.3: Perspectives On The Family18Lesson 4.4: Change And Power In Family Life

5. Topic 5(COLON) Education, Religion and Social Institutions

19Lesson 5.1: Perspectives On Education20Lesson 5.2: Achievement, Schooling And Inequality21Lesson 5.3: Religion And Belief Systems22Lesson 5.4: Secularisation, Belief And A Diverse Society

6. Topic 6(COLON) Media, Representation and Cultural Production

23Lesson 6.1: Ownership, Control And The Construction Of News24Lesson 6.2: Representation, Stereotypes And The Image25Lesson 6.3: Audiences And The Making Of Meaning26Lesson 6.4: Digital Society And Cultural Production

7. Topic 7(COLON) Social Structure, Class and Inequality

27Lesson 7.1: Social Stratification And Class28Lesson 7.2: Measuring Class And Other Inequalities29Lesson 7.3: Wealth, Poverty And Welfare30Lesson 7.4: Social Mobility And Life Chances

8. Topic 8(COLON) Gender, Ethnicity and Diversity

31Lesson 8.1: Sex, Gender And The Social Construction Of Difference32Lesson 8.2: Race, Ethnicity And Identity33Lesson 8.3: Migration, Diversity And Multiculturalism34Lesson 8.4: Intersecting Inequalities

9. Topic 9(COLON) Culture, Globalisation and a Connected World

35Lesson 9.1: Understanding Globalisation36Lesson 9.2: Cultural Globalisation, Homogenisation And Hybridity37Lesson 9.3: Development And Global Inequality38Lesson 9.4: Risk, Environment And Global Problems

10. Topic 10(COLON) Power, Politics and Social Change

39Lesson 10.1: Power, Authority And The State40Lesson 10.2: Ideology, Politics And Participation41Lesson 10.3: Social Movements And Collective Action42Lesson 10.4: How Societies Change