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Cambridge O Level Sociology

Syllabus 2251 · 2025-2027 · sourced from Cambridge Assessment International Education — official syllabus PDF, verified 2026-08-19.

  1. 1. Paper 1 – Research Methods, Identity and Inequality

    • 1.1 Research methods – How do sociologists approach the study of society?
    • 1.2 Research methods – What types of data and evidence do sociologists use?
    • 1.3 Research methods – How do sociologists investigate society?
    • 2.1 Identity: self and society – How do we learn our identity?
    • 2.2 Identity: self and society – How does society control us?
    • 2.3 Identity: self and society – What influences our social identity?
    • 3.1 Social stratification and inequality – What is social stratification?
    • 3.2 Social stratification and inequality – What attempts have been made to reduce social inequalities?
    • 3.3 Social stratification and inequality – How has globalisation affected inequalities between societies?

  2. 2. Paper 2 – Family, Education and Crime

    • 4.1 Family – What are the different types of families?
    • 4.2 Family – What is the role of the family for the individual and society?
    • 4.3 Family – How is family life changing?
    • 5.1 Education – What is education and schooling?
    • 5.2 Education – What are the roles and functions of education?
    • 5.3 Education – What factors help to explain differences in educational achievement and experience?
    • 6.1 Crime, deviance and social control – What are crime, deviance and social control?
    • 6.2 Crime, deviance and social control – What are the patterns of and explanations for crime and deviance?
    • 6.3 Crime, deviance and social control – How is crime dealt with in different societies?