According to this New York Times heat map, Covid-19 cases seem to be much more prevalent per capita in developed countries compared to developing countries… The counts are especially high in America, Europe and South America doesn’t fair too well either. But the count per capita is much lower in Sub-Saharan Africa. Analysis from Brookings … Continue reading “Are there really fewer covid-19 cases in poorer countries?”
teaching resources for A-level sociology AQA focus 2020
There are tens of thousands of schools in the United Kingdom, which means that observational research which focuses on just one, or a handful of schools will be unrepresentative. This is also a problem with any of the popular documentary programmes which focus on just one school – they are very interesting as they focus … Continue reading “Issues surrounding researching in schools”
Cross National Comparisons involve researching a specific social institution, trend, or phenomenon in two or more countries using the same research methods, with the intention of comparing how this institution, trend, or phenomenon manifests in different socio-cultural settings. Researchers might choose to focus on broad topics such as the education system, or a specific trend … Continue reading “Cross National Comparisons”
the middle classes are more likely to get married and have babies later, and fewer of them.
Emma Watson recently coined the term ‘self-partnering’ to demonstrate her happiness with being single, which is in an increasing trend in the UK There are 16.7 million people in the UK who are single and never married, and the number is increasing, with almost 370 000 more single people in the UK in 2018 compared … Continue reading “Self-Partenering”
Globalisation refers to the increasing interconnectedness of different regions across the world. Globalisation is one of the core themes within AQA A-level sociology, while research methods is a compulsory element. It follows that the exam board could legitimately ask a question about the problems of researching globalisation. This post is just a few thoughts on … Continue reading “Problems of researching globalisation”
A level sociology students should be looking to using contemporary examples and case studies to illustrate points and evaluate theories whenever possible. In the exams, the use of contemporary evidence is something examiners look for and reward. Below are a few examples of some recent events in the news which are relevant to the theory … Continue reading “Using contemporary examples to evaluate for theory and methods”
In Mach 2019 senior police chiefs wrote to Theresa May. They argued that there was a link between the increase in the number of formal school exclusions and ‘off-rolling’. Off-rolling is where heads informally get parents to withdraw their children, without them being formally recorded. Thus they are not recorded as ‘permanently excluded’. The theory … Continue reading “Is there a relationship between school exclusions and knife crime?”
In this post I’m going to reviewing a range quantitative and qualitative evidence (from official statistics to case study evidence) on permanent exclusions, consider the strengths and limitations of this evidence and think about what different data sources tell us about why some pupils get excluded from school. While exclusions aren’t explicitly on the A-level … Continue reading “Why do some children get excluded from school?”
