Tag: concepts
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What is Culture?
A simplified sociological definition of culture is ‘the whole way of life of a group of people’, which is abbreviated from Ralph Linton’s (1945) more extensive definition of the term: ‘The culture of a society is the way of life of its members; the collection of ideas and habits which they learn, share and transmit…
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Marxism in Pictures
A selection of images to represent some of the main Functionalist concepts for A level sociology. Concepts covered include the organic analogy, socialisation, integration, regulation, anomie and more!
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Are schools meritocratic?
In this post I apply some sociological concepts to develop arguments for and against the view that schools are meritocratic. This post is really designed to show students how they can apply concepts to this question from across the sociology of education topic within A-level sociology. Arguments for the view that education is meritocratic Particularistic…
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Concepts in Quantitative Sociological Research
Concepts are the building blocks of theory, and are the points around which social research is conducted. Concepts are closely related to the main sociological perspectives, and some of the main concepts developed by different perspectives include: Functionalism – social integration and anomie Marxism – social class and alienation. Feminism – gender and patriarchy Interactionism…
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International Development – Glossary of Key Concepts
Enrolment Ratio The percentage of children enrolled in school in a country Globalisation The increasing connectedness between societies across the globe. Gross National Product The total economic value of goods and services produced BY a country, both at home and abroad in the course of a year and available for consumption in the market…
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What is Neoliberalism?
Neoliberalism is the idea that less government interference in the free market is the central goal of politics. Neoliberals believe in a ‘small government’ which limits itself to enhancing the economic freedoms of businesses and entrepreneurs. The state should limit itself to the protection of private property and basic law enforcement. Neoliberalism is most closely…
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Sentence Sorts for Teaching A-Level Sociology – How Useful Are They?
Matching exercises or ‘sentence sorts’ simply involve students matching the concept/ sociologist/ perspective/ method to a definition/ statement. Simple example: Decide whether the sentences are below are Functionalist or Marxist – simply write ‘F’ or ‘M’ next to the sentence. 1. Education reproduces inequality by justifying privilege and attributing poverty to personal failure. 2. The…
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Sociology Concepts: Education
definitions of the key concepts for the A-level sociology of education module (AQA focus)
