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The Science of Revision- Study Skills
This is a PowerPoint I put together when I was looking for a presentation about revision/study tips!
This includes brief descriptions with research about:
- Revision techniques
- Snacking and meals
- Revision schedules
- Music and studying
- Exercise
- Sleep and use of phones
Enjoy!

Sociology display- Key term alphabet bunting
Key term alphabet for your displays!
For GCSE and A Level
All you need to do is print (I have copied each one so you could do double sided), laminate and go!
Enjoy!

AQA A2 Sociology- Theory and Methods: Sociology As a Science
Objectives:
To explore the nature of science and the extent to which sociology can be regarded as scientific
Key terms:
Empirical evidence | Objectivity | Value freedom | Social facts | Social Integration | Moral Integration | Realism | Paradigm |
Key Questions:
How can you evaluate the view that sociology is/isn’t a science?

AQA A2 Sociology- Mass Media: The Hypodermic Syringe Model
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?

AQA A2 Sociology- Theory and Methods: Feminism
Objectives:
To understand Feminism and their contribution to society
Key terms:
Malestream
Radical Feminism
Liberal Feminism
Marxist Feminism
Key Questions:
How does Feminism add to our understanding of society?

AQA A2 Sociology- Theory and Methods: Value Freedom
Objectives:
To identify (AO1) and analyse (AO2+AO3) the nature and the extent (AO3) of value freedom in sociological research
Key terms/Concepts:
Subjectivity
Objectivity
Value-freedom
Positivist/Interpretivist
Key Questions:
Can we be value-free in Sociological research?

AQA AS Sociology- Families and Households: Feminism 20 mark Essay
A lesson firstly consolidating the Marxist perspective (starter) then going into putting a 20 mark essay together. Can work individually or in groups, then peer assess using the mark scheme.
This purchase contains:
- Lesson PowerPoint
- ‘Pimp your Sociology literacy’ resource included on PowerPoint
- Question with item
- Mark scheme
Objectives:
To consolidate our understanding of social class (AO1)
To apply and compare Feminism perspectives on the family through your essay (AO2 +AO3)
Key terms/concepts:
Genderquake
Liberal feminism
Radical feminism
Black feminism
Domestic division of labour
Key Question:
How does the feminist view contribute to our understanding of the family?

AQA AS Sociology- Families & Households: Family Diversity Essay Exemplar
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?

Ramadan
This is a Powerpoint I put together as a means of understanding Ramadan as well as the experience of Muslims.
Enjoy!

AQA A2 Sociology- Mass Media: Representations and Stereotypes
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?

AQA A2 Sociology- Mass Media: Representations- Gender (Females) in the Media
Objectives:
To evaluate ideas and evidence on media representations of gender.
To understand and explain changes in media representations of gender.
Key terms:
Stereotype | Patriarchal | Tuchman | Butler & Paisley | Brundsmen | Abercrombie | Anderson | Radway | Winship | Zomen
Key Questions:
How are women represented in the media?

AQA A2 Sociology- Mass Media: Representations- Sexuality and Disability in the Media
Objectives:
To understand how sexuality and disability are represented in the mass media.
To Evaluate changes in representations of sexuality and disability
Key terms:
Camp
Heterosexual gaze
Key Questions:
How have representations of people disability and sexuality changed over the years?

AQA A2 Sociology- Mass Media: Folk Devils and Moral Panic
Objectives:
To understand the relationship between crime and violence in the media and in real life
Understand the application of evidence and studies of crime and violence in the media and in real life.
Evaluate theories on the relationship between crime and violence in the media and in real life.
Key terms:
Folk Devil
Moral Panic
Deviancy Amplification
Key Questions:
How influential is violence in the media?

AQA A2 Sociology- Mass Media: Audiences Models and Theories
This has a starter involving watching adverts (links included) to encourage discussion. The main task is IT based and focused on concise note taking (University practise!) So they will need computers/laptops for this lesson.
Objectives:
To understand different models of media effects.
Understand studies and application of evidence in relation to media effects
Evaluate explanations of media effects, contracting effects and reception models.
Key terms:
Homogeneous audience
Social networks
Opinion leaders
Heterogeneous audience
Key Questions:
How does the mass media affect us as audiences? How far could we believe everything we see/hear?

AQA A2 Sociology- Crime and Deviance: Marxism
Objectives:
To outline the Marxist theories on crime
To evaluate Marxist theories on crime
Key terms/Concepts:
Social exclusion
Hegemony
Moral panic
Key Questions:
How can you evaluate the Marxist view of crime?
There is a lot for Marxism so this has been designed to cover 2/3 lessons worth of tasks and activities! Enjoy!

AQA A2 Sociology- Mass Media: Active Audience Models (Two-Step Flow, Cultural Effects etc)
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?

AQA AS Sociology- Families & Households: Demography
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?

AQA A2 Sociology- Mass Media: News values (theory)
There are slides with the theory information on that you can work through OR the word document for a student led focus :)
Objectives:
To evaluate perspectives on selection and production of news and current affairs.
To know the nature and influence of news values
Key terms:
News values
Dumbing down
Narrative
Key Questions:
Who or what decides what news and information we receive?
How far do we receive a balanced view of the world?

AQA A2 Sociology- Mass Media: Tasks and Activities
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

Sociology Christmas Quiz
5 rounds of Sociological, Christmas and movie knowledge fun!
Add your name on the front slide, and you might want to change the first slide photos to one of yourself or your HoD to make things more fun!
Answer sheet included!
Enjoy!