A few thoughts on revising research methods
Sociology_Revision_Surveys Here’s a general plan of how I tend to revise each research method with my students, for A level […]
Revision
Sociology
Big data, Book summaries
Big Data: Controlling its Use
Changes in the way we interact and communicate lead to changes in the way we govern ourselves and just as
Validity in Social Research
Validity refers to the extent to which an indicator (or set of indicators) really measure the concept under investigation. This post outlines five ways in which sociologists and psychologists might determine how valid their indicators are: face validity, concurrent validity, convergent validity, construct validity, and predictive validity.
Playing the SENCO Game…
According to the latest Department for Education data, the number of pupils receiving extra time in exams in England and
teaching and learning theory
‘Station’ based lessons for A level sociology
Station based lessons are those in which the teacher sets up a number of different (and differentiated) tasks on different
Crime and Deviance
Good Sociology Movies #1: Minority Report
Thought I’d start bashing out the occasional Friday post on good sociology movies… starting with Minority Report – which is
research methods
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
Crime and Deviance
Is the Surge in Hate Crime just due to an Increase in Reporting?
Has there been an increase in hate crime since Brexit? The Number of hate crimes reported to the police in
The Church of Stop Shopping – A Sociological Analysis
Reverend Billy and The church of stop shopping are critical of our addiction to shopping – especially at Christmas. They
A Sociological Christmas
Family, friends, gifting and food, these are the main things which people say makes ‘Christmas important to them’, at least