1. Sociological Research Methods | Criticisms of covert participant observation, triangulation benefits, postal questionnaire strengths and limitations, impact of objectivity in interviews, role of representativeness in research. 2. Culture, Identity & Socialisation | Definition of imitation, effects of inadequate socialisation, influence of secondary socialisation agencies, role of globalisation in shaping a global culture, significance of ethnicity in social identity. 3. Social Inequality & Life Chances | Definition of income, examples of age-based prejudice, effects of poverty on life chances, reasons for welfare state existence, usefulness of feminist explanations of social inequality.