Cambridge AssessmentInternational EducationSyllabusCambridge InternationalAS A LevelSociology 9699Use this syllabus for exams in 2024,2025 and 2026.Exams are available in the June and November series.Also available for examination in March 2024,2025 and 2026 for India only.Version 2For the purposes of screen readers,any mention in this document of Cambridge IGCSECambridgerefers to Cambridge International General Certification of Secondary Education.PathwayWhy choose Cambridge International?Cambridge Intemational prepares school students for life,helping them develop an informed curiosity and alasting passion for learning.We are part of the University of Cambridge.Our Cambridge Pathway gives students a clear path for educational success from age 5 to 19.Schools canshape the curriculum around how they want students to learn-with a wide range of subjects and flexible waysto offer them.It helps students discover new abilities and a wider world,and gives them the skills they need forlife,so they can achieve at school,university and work.Our programmes and qualifications set the global standard for intemnational education.They are created bysubject experts,rooted in academic rigour and reflect the latest educational research.They provide a strongplatform for students to progress from one stage to the next,and are well supported by teaching and leamningresources.We review all our syllabuses regularly,so they reflect the latest research evidence and professional teachingpractice-and take account of the different national contexts in which they are taught.We consult with teachers to help us design each syllabus around the needs of their learners.Consulting withleading universities has helped us make sure our syllabuses encourage students to master the key concepts inthe subject and develop the skills necessary for success in higher education.Our mission is to provide educational benefit through provision of international programmes and qualificationsfor school education and to be the world leader in this field.Together with schools,we develop Cambridgeleamers who are confident,responsible,reflective,innovative and engaged-equipped for success in theEvery year,nearly a million Cambridge students from 10000 schools in 160 countries prepare for their futurewith the Cambridge Pathway.School feedback:'We think the Cambridge curriculum is superb preparation for university.'Feedback from:Christoph Guttentag.Dean of Undergraduate Admissions,Duke University.USAQuality managementCambridge International is committed to providing exceptional quality.In line with this commitment,ourquality management system for the provision of intemational qualifications and education programmes forstudents aged 5 to 19 is independently certified as meeting the intemationally recognised standard,ISO 9001:2015.Leamn more at www.cambridgeinternational.org/ISO9001Cambridge University Press Assessment September 2021Cambridge Assessment Intemational Education is part of Cambridge University Press Assessment.Cambridge University PressAssessment is a department of the University of Cambridge.Cambridge University Press Assessment retains the copyright on all its publications.Registered centres are pemmitted to copymaterial from this booklet for their own internal use.However,we cannot give pemmission to centres to photocopy any material that isacknowledged to a third party even for internal use within a centre.ContentsWhy choose Cambridge International?..............1Why choose this syllabus?..................42 Syllabus overview ...............Aims8Content overview9Assessment overview11Assessment objectives133 Subject content15Paper 1 -Socialisation,identity and methods of research15Paper 2-The Family17Paper 3-Education18Paper 4-Globalisation20Paper 4-Media22Paper 4-Religion234 Details of the assessment ............25Paper 1-Socialisation,identity and methods of research25Paper 2-The Family26Paper 3-Education26Paper 4-Globalisation,Media and Religion27Command words285 What else you need to know .........29Before you start29Making entries30Accessibility and equality30After the exam31How students,teachers and higher education can use the grades33Grade descriptions33Changes to this syllabus for 2024,2025 and 202634Important:Changes to this syllabusFor information about changes to this syllabus for 2024,2025 and 2026,go to page 34.The latest syllabus is version 1,published September 2021.There are no significant changes which affectteaching.Any textbooks endorsed to support the syllabus for examination from 2021 are still suitable for use with thissyllabus.