IGCSE Sociology 2025-2027 CAIE 0495 Notes:

The notes below are the most updated version of the CAIE syllabus for the 2025-2027 examinations. Feel free to revise your desired section/chapter. 

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1. Read one topic at a time

2. Write key definitions in your own words

3. Answer 2–3 exam questions either from past papers or topical

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1.1: How Do Different Sociologists Interpret Society?

1.2: What Types of Information and Data Do Sociologists Use?

1.3: How Do Sociologists Study Society?

2.1: How Do We Learn Our Identity?

2.2: How Does Society Control Us? 

2.3: What Influences Our Social Identity?

3.1: Social Stratification

3.2: Reducing Social Inequality

3.3: How Has Globalization Affected Inequality Between Societies?

4.1: Different Types of Families

4.2: What is the Role For Family for Individuals and Society?

4.3: How is Family Life Changing?

5.1: What is Education and Schooling?

5.2: What are the Roles and Functions of Education?

5.3: What are the Factors that Explain Different Educational Achievements?

6.1: What are Crime, Deviance, and Social Control?

6.2: What are the Explanations of Crime?

6.3: How is Crime Dealt with in Different Societies?