The Prevent Agenda – Arguments For and Against
The Prevent Agenda is a recent social policy which requires schools (among other public bodies) to assist the government in […]
education, Education Policy
education
education, Ethnicity
Ethnic Minority Pupils – No Longer ‘Underachieving’ ?
It would seem that the notion of ethnic minorities underachieving is rapidly becoming a thing of the past. If you
Ethnicity, Sociology in the News
Ethnic inequalities in social mobility
Black and Asian Muslim children are less likely to get professional jobs, despite doing better at school, according to an
Book summaries, education
The Myth of Meritocracy and the Structure of Luck
This recent Thinking Allowed podcast summarises a recently published book -Success and Luck: Good Fortune and the Myth of Meritocracy
Sociology in the News
Sociology in the News – Focus on Education
A couple of interesting items in the news this week about the pros and cons of strict systems of education.
Book summaries
Joel Spring – Education Networks: Power, Wealth, Cyberspace and The Digital Mind
A summary of one thread within this excellent book…. The DFES (2013) has an overwhelmingly positive view of the future
education, Exams and revision advice, Families and Households, research methods
AS and First Year A Level Sociology – Whole Course Overview
An overview of the entire course for AS and first year A level sociology covering the following ‘modules’: Education with
education
Sociological Explanations of Educational Underachievement
This post attempts to demonstrate what sociology is by examining how the discipline approaches one particular issue – why some
Crime and Deviance
The Marxist Theory of Crime
They marxist theory of crime focuses on how crime is a ‘natural outgrowth of the capitalist system and how the criminal justice system works for the benefits of elites and against the lower social classes.
methods in context
Methods in Context Mark Scheme
My pared down mark scheme for the methods in context question in the previous post, which is adapted from the