One really important skill to acquire as a sociology student is the ability to understand where, when and why important social theories emerged. Exam boards often state that students fail to see sociological ideas as being located in any kind of historical context at all. In fact, a frequent error that even very able students make is to assume that all theories exist in the same way at the same time.
This is simply not the case of course, and although you are unlikely to get a question which directly asks you about the history of sociological theories, by understanding and applying this sort of knowledge you will be able to pick up important marks.
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