Sociology
An introduction to thinking like a sociologist for Years 7–9: what society is, how families and identity work, how we're shaped by the people around us, and why life isn't equal for everyone. Builds the vocabulary and habits of mind that make GCSE Sociology click.
All schools · Years 7–9 · no exam board
Y7–Y9
Key Stage 3
No exam board at KS3. The bank is built around a coherent introductory social-science framework that maps cleanly onto KS3 citizenship and PSHE, and lays the groundwork for GCSE Sociology, Psychology and History options.
7
Topics in scope
What is society? · Family and relationships · Identity and belonging · Socialisation · The media · Inequality and life chances · Crime and social order. Concrete, age-appropriate ideas, not watered-down GCSE.
High
Fit for spaced repetition
KS3 Sociology is built on precise everyday vocabulary: norms, values, culture, stereotypes, socialisation, inequality. Short daily recall turns 'I sort of get it' into terms students can define and use with confidence.
What's covered
The vocabulary of society. Built early.
KS3 Sociology gives younger students the words for things they already notice: why families differ, where their identity comes from, how the media shapes what they think, why life isn't fair for everyone. Educator's recall mechanic makes those terms stick.
What is Society?
- ✓What sociology studies
- ✓Norms, values and culture
- ✓Rules, laws and social order
- ✓Groups and institutions
- ✓Nature vs nurture
Socialisation
- ✓Primary socialisation: the family
- ✓Secondary socialisation: school, peers and media
- ✓Agents of social control
- ✓Feral and isolated children
Identity & Belonging
- ✓What shapes who we are
- ✓Gender, ethnicity, culture and heritage
- ✓Subcultures and youth groups
- ✓Stereotypes and labels
Family & Relationships
- ✓Different family types
- ✓What families are for, and how they've changed
- ✓Roles in the home
- ✓Growing up and the life course
Crime, Rules & Deviance
- ✓Crime vs deviance
- ✓Why people break rules
- ✓Who commits crime: patterns
- ✓Sanctions, punishment and the justice system
Media & Society
- ✓Old and new media
- ✓Social media, influencers and echo chambers
- ✓Fake news and how to check it
- ✓Stereotypes in the media
Inequality & Fairness
- ✓Wealth, income and poverty in the UK
- ✓Life chances
- ✓Discrimination and prejudice
- ✓Fairness and social justice
Framework-aligned, sourced and fact-checked. Cards cover: what society and sociology are (norms, values, culture, rules and social order), family and relationships (types, roles, how families have changed), identity and belonging (gender, ethnicity, subcultures, stereotypes), socialisation (family, school, peers, media), the media (social media, influence, fake news), inequality and life chances (wealth, fairness, justice), and crime and social order (why people break rules, patterns in crime).
Try it for four weeks. Free.
One school. Unlimited classes. No card limit. No teacher limit. If your students aren't practising daily by the end of the trial, you owe us nothing.