A lesson plan and stimulus sheets to encourage communication key skills.

What you may need to be familiar with in studying this course. A guide to students as to what they will be learning over the course and what they need to learn. This could also be used by teachers as a guide to planning lessons.

Is our behaviour natural or taught to us?

An overview of the key issues on religion

How are NRMs defined? An activity sheet. Key skills: Communication ICT Sociological skill: Knowledge and understanding

Following this Slide Show you should: Be able to define deviance and crime. Be aware that both deviance and crime are social constructions. Be aware that deviance and crime can vary between cultures. Be aware that deviance and crime can vary across time. Be aware of Howard Becker's view that no action in itself is deviant until defined as such. Be aware that deviant and criminal behaviour are controlled by rules, social mores and sanctions.

A series of resources to support the teaching of the WJEC GCSE Sociology course (2010) including examination and revision techniques and sample answers.

How equal is the education system for children in Britain? Aim of this unit: To investigate whether all children have an exactly equal chance of doing well in the education system To notice that not only are patterns of inequality present, some have changed significantly, while others have remained static – there are trends and patterns in the data Key skills: Numeracy Communication Examination skills practice.

A fun revision poem on Subcultural theories of crime and deviance.

Discussions points including: Do the owners of the media have too much power? Are audiences influenced by what they see and read? Can politicians abuse the power of the media? Should we have laws to protect people’s privacy? Do we need censorship against explicit sex on film and television? Do we need censorship against explicit violence on film and television?

A classroom activity targeting both AO1 and AO2

An AS Level grid for evaluating the methods that sociologists use.

Summary notes looking at the purpose of socialisation for society. A powerpoint presentation on socialisation.

Sociological theme: Changing family structure Worksheet including: Key skills: Application of number Communication ICT Sociological skill: Interpreting data Conducting research

An activity exercise to illustrate recent educational developments.

A number of booklets that support the A2 ebook.

Template for writing an opinion piece.

Preparing for WJEC AS Unit 1 Acquiring Culture: Option 1 - Families and Culture Guide and tips for students preparing for the exam.

How do you define a youth culture? Sociological theme: Youth Culture Key skills: Communication Sociological skill: Learning to think sociologically

Marxist and Functionalist theory of the part played by education in society.