Objectives: To understand the impact of new media on its audiences and society. Key terms / studies /concepts: Cultural convergence Participatory culture Collective intelligence Digital divide Digital underclass Social capital Key Question: What is the impact of new media on society?

Objectives: To understand the nature of stereotypes To understand the relationship between advertising, consumerism and media representations Key terms: Stereotypes Williams Key Questions: In what ways do we stereotype people? What impact does media advertising have on these?

Objectives: To understand the way in which audiences react to violence in the media Understand the application of evidence and studies of audiences and violence in the media and in real life. Evaluate theories on the relationship between audiences and violence in the media and in real life. Key terms: Homogeneous audience Disinhibition effect Deviancy amplification Scapegoat Key Questions: How influential is violence in the media?

Objectives: To outline social policies in the UK and other countries To understand and compare the different theorists’ views on social policy Key terms/concepts: Social Policy New Labour New Right Key Question: What are the different theorists’ views on social policy?

Objectives: To outline the Functionalist theories on crime To evaluate functionalist theories on crime Key terms/Concepts: Durkheim- Functionality Merton- Strain Cohen-Status Cloward and Ohlin- Opportunity structures Miller- Focal concerns Key Questions: How can you evaluate the Functionalist view of crime?

Objectives: To define crime and deviance To understand that both crime and deviance are socially constructed. Key terms: Crime Deviance Social construct Key Questions: How can we define crime and deviance?

Objectives: To become familiar with the trends in birth rate, death rate, life expectancy, family size, age at which women have their first child and migration. To become familiar with the reasons for the changes in the trends in birth rate, death rate, life expectancy, family size, age at which women have their first child and migration. Key terms/concepts: Demography | Fertility rate | General fertility rate| Total fertility rate Key Question: What are the trends and patterns with families in the UK?

Objectives: To gain an understanding of the importance of research methodology in Sociology. Key terms: Research Explanations Objective Methodology Key Questions: How do we look into and explore problems in society

Objectives: To understand the various influences behind the selection of media news content Key terms: News management News diary Social construct Key Questions: What sort of influences do you think there are for the selection of media news content?

Objective: To apply and compare theoretical perspectives on the family (AO2) To evaluate the functionalist explanation of the family and its relationship to social change (AO3) Key terms/concepts: Consensus Socialisation Instrumental and Expressive Role Symmetrical family Key Questions: How can we compare the sociological evidence of the family to the relationship between family and social change?

Objective: To understand the functionalist view of the family To evaluate criticisms of Functionalist views of the family Key terms/concepts: Consensus Socialisation Instrumental Role Expressive role Key Questions: What do Functionalists think about the family? What are their interests? How can the Functionalist view be criticised?

Objective: To account for reasons behind diversity in the family To understand how to plan and write a sociology essay Key terms/concepts: Family Diversity Family types Key Questions: What are the reasons behind family diversity? How do we put together a 20 mark answer? How should we structure our answers to demonstrate our knowledge?

Objectives: To understand cultural and media imperialism theories of globalisation To know cultural flows and network and reception theories of globalisation Examine studies and evidence of competing models of globalization Key terms: Globalisation Cultural imperialism Public sphere Key Questions: What is our understanding of globalisation? How has globalisation impacted the public sphere?

A range of resources and activities for the start of this A2 unit (Ownership, control and mass/popular culture) Includes: - Research task for marketplace activity - Key terms for Bingo - Research and comprehension - Key questions

-To understand the mass culture debate -To evaluate the competing theoretical positions. Key terms: Mass culture Folk culture Popular culture Key Questions: What media changes have taken place and how has it changed our ‘mass culture’? What are the concerns of the right and left wing?

Objective: -To understand the mass culture debate -To evaluate the competing theoretical positions. Key terms: Mass culture Folk culture Popular culture Key Questions: What media changes have taken place and how has it changed our ‘mass culture’? What are the concerns of the right and left wing?

A good intro for AS Sociology with the initial key concepts with activities including: - Society - Norms and Values - Socialisation - Social control Enjoy!