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AQA A2 Sociology- Theory and Methods: Social Policy
Objectives:
To identify (AO1) and analyse (AO2+AO3) the influence(AO3) sociologists have on social policy
Key terms/Concepts:
Social policy
Social problem
Sociological problem
Key Questions:
How have social policies moulded and shaped our society?
AQA A2 Sociology- Crime and Deviance: Functionalism
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?
AQA A2 Sociology- Crime and Deviance: Introduction
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?
AQA AS Sociology: Research Methods- Introduction
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
AQA A2 Sociology- Mass Media: Influences on news content
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?
AQA AS Sociology- Families and Households: Functionalism (Parsons) and the symmetrical family
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?
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 AS Sociology- Families & Households: Functionalism and the family (Murdock)
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?
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?
AQA A2 Sociology- Mass Media: Media and Globalisation
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?
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
AQA A2 Sociology- Mass Media: Media and Mass Culture
-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?
AQA A2 Sociology- Mass Media: Media and Culture
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?
AQA A2 Sociology- Mass Media: Marxism and the Media
LO: To understand Marxist and neo-Marxist theories of media and ownership.
- Marxist and Neo-Marxist ideas
- Evaluation, exam tip and AO3 focus
Enjoy!
AQA A2 Sociology- Mass Media: Ownership and Control
LO: To understand the relationship between ownership and control of the mass media
A LOT of the theory and researchers broken up with a few tasks.
- Definitions
- Concepts
- Marxist and Neo-Marxist ideas
- Evaluation and AO3 focus
Enjoy!
AQA Introduction to AS Sociology- Key Concepts
A good intro for AS Sociology with the initial key concepts with activities including:
- Society
- Norms and Values
- Socialisation
- Social control
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!