This is a power-point presentation with key arguments and evidence regarding debates about the Global Media Village, popular and high culture, the pluralist, Marxist, and Postmodernist perspectives (resource used: Browne ‘Sociology for AQA’) There are many visuals and examples as well as more information in the notes section for teachers to expand on the slide points or to help understanding. There is a short quiz at the end of key terms. There is an 10 mark exam Question at the end with markscheme to discuss possible responses, as well as a link to a possible answer. There are links to some Tutor2U videos embeded in the presentation as well.

This is a template students can use in order to answer 10 mark AQA questions on research methods. The table ensures the student uses all three skill areas in order to maximise their marks. There is an example of a completed table answering / planning a question on unstructured interviews At the end is a (rather long) example answer.

Marking grid for 20 mark essays for those doing the AQA specification. This can aid marking, or given to students with their marked work so they can see their level and targets.

This is a table to help students plan an answer to a 20 mark Evaluate essay Question regarding PET factors when a Sociologist considers CHOICE of RESEARCH METHOD. Below the table is a model answer, with headings for each paragraph.

A complete powerpoint on Theories of Social Stratification and Differentiation which is quite content-driven with key points from each theory (A01) and evaluation (A03) points as well. Two quiz slides are included which ask ‘which theory’ is this, and there is an Item with 20 mark essay question at the end

This is a template students can use in order to answer 10 mark AQA questions on research methods. The table ensures the student uses all three skill areas in order to maximise their marks. There is an example of a completed table answering / planning a question on covert participant observation. At the end is a (rather long) example answer.

Students are presented with this worksheet which has 19 statements on it, such as Which Theory ‘believes that changes in the law can help gender inequality’?; Which Theory ‘argues that consumerism defines our identities, not social class’?

These are worksheets where students can add summaries of sociologists from the topic of Education, and can be adapted accordingly.