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28 Feb 2017
Useful Videos for Teaching Theory and Methods
Theory and Methods can be one of the more challenging topics for students to understand, as the ideas can be incredibly abstract. In many ways students are also examining key political, economical...
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23 Feb 2017
Video: Are Children Taking Over?
This short clip from a BBC documentary entitled ‘The British Family’ could act as a great introduction to one of the key areas in the AQA Sociology specification, which focuses on the changing...
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21 Feb 2017
The Price of Benefits
What should people on welfare spend their money on? This is a question raised from an interview with a woman who spent her Christmas bonus from her benefits (of £10) on two bottles of Prosecco.
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16 Feb 2017
The March of Progress View: The Family and the Role of Children (Part 2)
This post is a continuation of The March of Progress view: The Family and Gender EqualityMarch of progress supporters would also argue that the role and position of children has changed over time.
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14 Feb 2017
The March of Progress View: The Family and Gender Equality (Part 1)
In the scientific world, the March of Progress refers to how humans have evolved over 25 million years. This view has also been adopted by some sociologists and it has been used to describe some of...
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15 Nov 2016
Meet the Perspectives: Functionalism (Part 2)
The Organic Or Biological Analogy Herbert Spencer (1820-1903) developed the body analogy (also known as the organic analogy) to describe how society works. The various parts are interrelated and...
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15 Nov 2016
Meet the Perspectives: Functionalism (Part 3)
Out-Dated Or Still Relevant? Does functionalism still have a place in modern society? Can it still be relevant considering how much has changed in society in the last 60 plus years? Strengths The...
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14 Nov 2016
Meet the Perspectives: Functionalism (Part 1)
The following post forms part of an introductory theory unit for Sociology. In many ways, functionalism can be seen as one of the first sociological perspectives, being traced back to a Frenchman...
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4 Oct 2016
What is Sociology?
I am often asked this very question, usually at open evenings from inquisitive students and parents. And even after nearly ten years of teaching, I still find myself a little surprised by the...
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20 Sept 2016
What You Can Learn from Your A Level Results
Often the analysis requires comparisons of this year v last year, girls v boys, FSM v non- FSM, my centre v the rest of the country, my centre v similar institutions, actual grade v minimum target...
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30 Aug 2016
Hit the Ground Running: A Great Induction Activity for New Students
Over the years I have experimented with various induction activities that all have the same central goal - get new students comfortable with each other and with you. Some have involved blowing up...
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16 Aug 2016
5 Top Tips for New A Level Sociology Students
So the start of the new academic year is nearly upon us and young people up and down the country are about to embark on A level study. The first entry of this new blog is designed to give sociology...
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14 Jan 2016
Slavery in London
Every years thousands of overseas workers come to London to work for their rich employers. The result, some might argue, is modern-day slavery on the streets of one of the world's richest cities.
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13 Jan 2016
Societal Change and Caesarean Sections
Caesarean section rates have increased dramatically around the globe in recent years and they have proven controversial. The reasons for the increase use of Caesarean sections is partly...
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28 Aug 2015
Growing Old in America's Prisons
A fascinating insight here into the life of elderly prisoners who make up an increasing number of America's 2 million+ inmates.
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3 Aug 2015
New GCSE Sociology - Teaching Content from September 2017
The DfE has published the draft proposed subject content for the new GCSE Sociology for first teaching from September 2017.The draft teaching content is now open to consultation and responses are...
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25 May 2015
Same Sex-Marriage Around the Globe
Ireland has become the first country in the world to vote on same-sex marriage in a national referendum. This short BBC video takes a look at how the issue of gay rights has evolved around the world.
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1 Dec 2014
Modern Slavery - in Britain
Slaves? In Britain? Yes - I'm afraid so - and the problem may be much worse than most experts thought according to new data published by the Home Office.
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6 Feb 2013
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