Basic notes for development and understanding of this topic. Includes: Stereotyping and the media Positive and negative stereotypes Stereotypes and sociology

GCSE Sociology resources including presentation, activity and worksheet. For more materials relating to this resource, please visit the NGfL site, linked below.

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.

A simple overview on poverty.

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.

Glossary of main terms

Following this Slide Show the student should know: That people have both a fear and fascination about crime which is partly shaped by the media. That the media can sensitise issues and help define crime. That the media can both amplify deviance and create moral panics. That crime as a spectacle is increasingly common in Postmodern society. That the media is selective in who and how it treats victims of crime.

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

Powerpoint presentation on History of Education 1945–1965.

Starter exercises to get you thinking. When you have studied this PowerPoint, you should understand some of the basic ideas and language that are used in the study of poverty.

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

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.

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?

What is a nationality? Upon completion of viewing this slide show on National Identity the student should be aware of: How national identities are formed. How much control people have in shaping their own national identities. The uncertainties about national identity that exist in the contemporary British society. The use of symbols and rituals in constructing and reinforcing national identity. How globalisation is affecting national identity.

Are conjugal roles changing? Have viewed this slide show the student should be aware of: The changing roles perspective suggesting a growth of the companionate conjugal couple. The impact of employment and unemployment upon the division of labour. How women still undertake the bulk of domestic tasks. How technology and living standards are impacting upon roles. How power and authority relations still operate in ways that benefit men. Ideas of the 'triple shift' through recognition of emotion work.

A word document analysing candidates' answers to youth culture questions.

A summary of key points linking ethnicity and inequality in modern Britain.

Objectives: That the Right Realism developed out of a failure of sociology to explain and solve the problem of crime. That Right Realism sees crime as stemming from the greedy nature of people, poor socialisation and too easy opportunities. That Wilson 's 'broken window thesis&' argues that minor incivilities, if unchecked, quickly lead to more serious crime. That Lea and Young developed Left Realism as a response to Right Realism and the neo-Marxist ideas of Radical Criminology.

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

Following this Slide Show you should: Be aware of the influence of Emile Durkheim and his concept of anomie in explaining crime. Be familiar with Robert Merton’s development of anomie in his ‘anomic paradigm’. Recognise the link of Hirschi’s bonds of attachment with anomie theory. Be aware of the link between family and crime and how it might fit in with anomie. Be critically aware of the strengths and weaknesses of anomie theory as an explanation of crime.