Social Studies QQI L5 - Classroom

Participant Profile:
This course is suitable for individuals who wish to develop an understanding of all aspects of social issues. NOTE: Skills to Advance funding is available for eligible applicants in employment to up skill. Contact mulgravesta@lcetb.ie for more information.

Programme Description:
• Demonstrate an understanding of sociology • The process of socialisation and the agents of socialisation • Social stratification in Irish society i.e. class, gender, race/ethnicity • The impact of discrimination on individuals in society • Role and function of the family as a social unit • Exercise initiative and independence by investigating the experience of discrimination/ discriminating practices encountered • Learn to design appropriate survey methods e.g. questionnaires, interviews, observation • Investigate strategies to deal with unfamiliar social problems.