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Tag: Sociology

  • Marxism Applied to Topics in A-level Sociology

    The easiest way for students to prepare for the Theory and Methods parts of the A-Level Sociology Paper 1 and Paper 3 exams is to revise how Marxism applies to the different topic areas usually taught as part of the specification – typically the Family, Education, Religion and Crime and Deviance. For an overview of…

  • Social Action Theory: Revision Notes for A-Level Sociology

    The Advance Information for the 2022 Sociology A-levels specifies that students WILL be assessed on the area of consensus, conflict, structural and/ or action theories. The easiest way to revise these topics at A2 level is to briefly cover the key ideas of each theory AND ALSO revise how each of these theories applies to…

  • Advanced Information for the AQA A-level Sociology exam 2022: Education Paper 1

    The [pre-release information](https://filestore.aqa.org.uk/content/summer-2022/AQA-7192-AI-22.PDF) for Paper 1 has selected the broad topic of education policies as the one which students will DEFINITELY be tested on… the significance of educational policies, including problems of selection, marketisation and privatisation, and policies to achieve greater equality of opportunity or outcome, for an understanding of the structure, role, impact and…

  • The relationship of the family to the social structure and social change

    The pre-release information for the 2022 A-level sociology exam from the AQA selected the relationship of the family to the social structure and social change as the topic area that WILL come up for the 20 mark essay. NB we are talking here about the Paper 2 exam: topics in sociology the families and households…

  • Advanced Information for the June 2022 A-Level Sociology Exams – what should you focus on…?

    The AQA recently released its advanced information for the June 2022 A-level Exams, and for A-level Sociology this means telling students what the big essay questions are going to be on in each of the three main papers (Paper 1 Education, 30 mark essay): Education policies – including policies of selection, privatisation, marketisation, improvement of…

  • Sociological Perspectives on the 2020 Downing Street Christmas Party

    There seems to be increasing evidence that around three dozen people attended a party at Downing Street in December 2020, shortly after tier three lockdown restrictions were introduced. These lockdown rules explicitly prohibited people from having social gatherings (like Christmas Parties) and even prevented people from visiting their relatives who were in care homes or…

  • How the Media Simplifies Crime

    This 2019 blog post from the John Howard Society of Canada is useful here: The media simplify the coverage of crime in the following ways: Media coverage tends to focus on the individual criminals, and their psychological state, with very little focus on the social context which led to a crime being committed (so very…

  • What is Cybercrime?

    Cybercrime refers to illegal activities carried out with a computer over a network such as the internet. Some of the most common types of cybercrime include: Identity and data theft internet fraud (online scams) hacking (unauthorised access to networks) Infecting devices with viruses Denial of Service attacks (DOS attacks) file sharing in breach of copyright…

  • Fraud and Computer Misuse – The Most Common Crimes in the UK

    Fraud and computer misuse now account for half of all crimes in England and Wales, but 80% of victims no NOTHING about the criminals who acted against them!

  • Are the Police Racist?

    This post is an update of some of the evidence that might suggest the police in England and Wales are Racist. This is a key topic within the sociology of Crime and Deviance. You can view a summary of the latest statistics on ethnicity and crime here. This 2018 Video from News Night is worth…