This consists of two separate power points, these could be delivered individually or put together to make a longer lesson. Each power point is designed to last 90 minutes. The lessons focus on the Marxist view of Crime and deviance including Neo-Marxism and Crimes of the powerful.
Included: Power point 1
Education starter, answers included on the PP
Marxism question and answer recap, answers provided
Neo- Marxism critical criminology
Taylor: Anti-determinism
A fully social theory of deviance
Evaluation of critical criminology
Crimes of the powerful - definitions of occupational and corporate crime
Research task - types of corporate crime
Examples of types of corporate crime
Play-dough task. Students to create an illustration of one of the corporate crimes using the play dough. Pupils then take a picture and label what the illustration is showing.
Included: Power point 2
Education starter, 4 mark exam questions
The abuse of Trust - Harold Shipman example
The invisibility of corporate crime - partial visibility
Explanations of corporate crime - worksheet provided. Students to use the Blue A-Level textbook to complete this task. Textbook pages not included. - basic answers included on the pp slide
10 mark exam question on Marxism - brief outline of what to include
This is an A-level sociology lesson which focuses on the Marxist perspective of crime and deviance. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes.
Included:
Marxism prior knowledge starter
There are three slides which relate to subcultural explanations however, these can be deleted if it has not been covered yet. My subcultural lesson is also on TES.
Explaining class differences in crime - the viewpoints of other theories
Introduction to what Marxists say about crime
Capitalism and consumerism
Criminogenic capitalism
The state and law making
Ideological functions of crime and the law
Social power and crime
Evaluation of Marxism
4 mark exam question - mark scheme included on the slide
White-collar crime research
This is an A-Level Sociology lessson AQA, which focuses on Interactionism and Labelling. Crime and Deviance. Included is two lessons which cover the interactionist perspective. Although two lessons are included, this could be made into one lesson. The lessons included students creating a presentation, however this could be removed and made into one lesson.
Included in Power point 1:
Theories of education starter activity. Answers included.
An Introduction to Interactionism - criminal stereotypes, typical offender.
The social construction of crime.
Howard Becker - An overview.
Who gets labelled? - Piliavin and Briar (1964)
Which groups are likely to be labelled? - Statistics included.
Presentation task. This encourages students to work in small groups to create a presentation on labelling. The aim is for them to present next lesson. This task can be removed if not appropriate. Instructions of what students should include is on the PP slide.
Included in Power Point 2:
Education recap starter activity. Students to match the key sociologists to the concept. Answers included.
Students to complete presentations. (Slide can be removed if not necessary)
The rest of the lesson focuses on covering key ideas from Cicourel: the negotiation of justice, Topic versus resource, the social construction of crime statistics, the effects of labelling: primary and secondary deviance, deviance amplification spiral, reintegrative shaming. Pupils to fill in the question worksheet whilst teacher talks through the questions and answers. These questions cover the content which students should have included in their presentations.
Evaluating interactionism and Labelling theory.
Plenary - 10 mark exam question on the effects of labelling.
This is an A-Level Sociology lesson which focuses on the crime and deviance topic. The lesson focuses specifically on subcultural explanations of crime. Please note that this does not include Subcultural strain theories.
The lesson is designed to last 30-40 minutes, there are a total of 7 slides on the powerpoint. There is also a worksheet which includes questions for students to answer as the content is being discussed.
Content included:
Miller - Focal concerns
Nightingale (1993) - ethnicity and subcultures.
Korem - Middle class gangs
Matza - Subterranean values. As a criticism for subcultural explanations.
Application task. Students to apply the techniques of neutralisation to different statements. Answers on the slide.
This is an A-level Sociology lesson which focuses on the crime and deviance unit. This lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and has a total of 15 slides on the Powerpoint. The lesson talks through Merton’s strain theory as well as, subcultural strain theories.
Included:
Starter activity, education recap.
Functionalist view of crime recap - questions and answers include.
Explanation of Merton’s strain theory, include anomie and the reactions to strain.
Youtube clip to illustrate how society is not Meritocratic - link included on the pp slide.
Evaluation of Merton’s strain theory.
Explanation of subcultural strain theories including: Cohen - status frustration & alternative status hierarchy.
Cloward and Ohlin - three subcultures. Student match up task, provided on a word document attached.
Evaluation of Cloward and Ohlin.
Plenary - reactions to strain match up task.
This is an A-Level Sociology lesson (AQA) which focuses on the Functionalist view of crime and deviance. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and there are a total of 15 slides on the Powerpoint.
Documents included:
Powerpoint
Key concepts sheet
‘know it well’ tick sheet
Theories of crime and deviance overview sheet.
Powerpoint includes:
Education starter, recap.
Overview of the A-Level sociology exams - crime and deviance, focusing on paper 3. Outline of the question types.
Crime and Deviance specification.
Title page - encouraging pupils to think about the positive function of crime, how it may be socially constructed.
Outline of Durkheim: Anomie, positive function of crime. Key terms such as: collective sentiments, social solidarity/ cohesion, value consensus, socialisation, social control.
Other functions of deviance: Polsky, Davis, Cohen, Erikson.
Evaluation of Functionalism.
6 mark exam question assessing pupils knowledge from the lesson - mark scheme included on the slide.
This is an A-level Sociology lesson (AQA) which forms part of the Theory and Methods Unit. This lesson specifically covers The Suicide debate (Durkheim, Douglas & Atkinson) and then moved on to Phenomenology. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and there are a total of 15 slides on the power point.
Included:
Education recap, true or false activity. Answers provided.
Mini quiz on Symbolic Interactionism. Answers included on the slide.
Intro the Suicide debate - why it is useful?
Worksheet attached as a separate document, space for pupils to make notes on each theory/ idea.
Explanation of Durkheim’s ideas, linking to official statistics, types of suicide and evaluation.
Explanation of Dougalas views on suicide.
Explanation on Atkinson’s views on suicide.
Explanation of Phenomenology, including Typifications.
Worksheet for students to summaries each Social Action theory. Attached as a separate document.
This is an A-Level sociology lesson which focuses on the Theory and Methods unit. This lesson specifically covers Symbolic Interactionism. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and there are a total of 13 slides on the power point.
Included:
Starter, 4 mark exam questions encouraging students to recap the education unit.
Title page, encourage students to recap social action theories.
Symbolic Interactionism in a nutshell.
The difference between Interactionism & Symbolic Interactionism.
Explanation of Mead.
Explanation of Blumer.
Goffman’s dramaturgical model - youtube video, link included on the pp slide. Key terms/ explanation also explained.
Evaluation of Interactionist ideas.
Summary sheet - attached as a separate document. Students to fill in.
Plenary - students to plan a 10 mark exam style question.
This is an A-level Sociology lesson which focuses on the theory and methods unit. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and there are 13 slides on the power point. The lesson specifically focuses on Social Action theory: Weber and Giddens.
Included:
Starter, education recap. Students to match up key terms to the theorists. Answers included.
Social Action summary sheet, to be completed over a series of lessons. Attached as a word document.
Explanation of Weber - youtube video explaining the types of Social Action. Link included on the pp slide.
Explanation of Ritzer - McDonaldisation. Video included, clip on the pp slide.
Evaluation of Weber.
Explanation of Structuration - Giddens.
Student activity, whereby students are encouraged to apply their knowledge of agency, structure and how they work together to a scenario. Example on the pp slide.
Plenary - go back to the summary sheet and complete the relevant sections.
This is an AQA Sociology lesson, focusing on the theory and methods unit. This lesson specifically focuses on Feminism - Marxist Feminism, Difference Feminism and Poststructural Feminism. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes, there are a total of 13 slides on the power point.
Included:
Starter activity, education unit recap (key sociologists names). Answers included.
Review of liberal and radical feminism, answers included.
Explanation of Marxist Feminist ideas including evaluation.
Explanation of dual systems Feminism.- Walby and Pollert
What is intersectional Feminism - youtube clip. Link on the Pp slide.
Explanation of Difference Feminsm.
Explanation of Poststructuralist feminism and evaluation.
Plenary/ HW, summary Feminist theory poster task.
This is an A-level sociology lesson which focuses on theory and methods (year 13). This lesson specifically focuses on types of feminism, with an emphasis on Liberal and Radical. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes. There are a total of 15 sldies on the power point.
Included:
Starter activity. Theories of education recap.
Prior knowledge check, students to work out which statements go with each type of feminism. Answers provided.
Types of Feminism, overview information sheet.
Explanation of Liberal feminist ideas - Links to Oakley and Sharpe. Evaluation included.
Explanation of Radical feminist ideas. The personal is political and their ideas about change. Evaluation included.
SlutWalk articles, encouraging students to think about why they were organised and why people joined. QR codes for the articles on the power point slide.
Plenary - debate/ discussion.
This is a year 13 Sociology lesson, focusing on the theory and methods unit. This is the first lesson on Feminism. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes.
This lesson includes:
Starter activity, recapping education unit. True or false activity, answers included.
Outline of what the specification includes for theory and methods.
Outline of the three exam papers and marks per paper.
Recap of the feminist view of education.
Explanation of the three waves of feminism with a short video clip. Youtube link on the PP slide.
Explanation of ‘malestream’ society.
Why is feminism so important?
Walby’s six strands of patriarchy.
Wider reading, Metoo movement. - from the sociology review. Article is not included on here, however please email me on amyfo7@live.co.uk if you would like it.
Thank you.
This is an A-Level sociology lesson - AQA, which focuses on revising educational policy and completing a 30 marker. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and the power point has a total of 10 slides.
Included:
Starter, quiz recapping globalisation and policy.
Mind- map overview of educational policy - from tripartite system to academies. Includes key governments and policies.
Policy 30 marker- from June 2022 paper. - question is on the pp slide.
Overview of how to structure the question - example.
Breakdown of AOs.
Indicative content, examiners report, mark scheme.
How to use the item - pulling parts out.
Help sheet to support students when answering the question.
This is a power point which includes a mind-map which summaries each of the key topics taught in the GCSE sociology eduqas specification. The mind-maps include key concepts and studies where necessary. The topics included are: Cultural transmission, Families & households, Education, Crime & Deviance, Social stratification & differentiation.
This is an A-level sociology lesson which focuses on the research methods unit. This lesson specifically goes through the ethical and practical issues that have to be considered in research. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and there are 13 slides on the power point.
Included:
Starter - unscramble the key words, based around the education unit. Answers provided.
Title page- encouraging students to think about what we mean by practical, ethical and theoretical issues.
Introduction to PET.
Ken Brown A-level textbook reading on ethics. An image is included on the pp slide. I have not attached the reading, however, if needed please email me on amyfo7@live.co.uk.
Outline of the 5 main ethical issues with a brief description.
Evaluating key research methods (observation etc) just thinking about ethics. Worksheet attached for students to complete, answers on pp slide.
Introduction to practical issues with an explanation.
Evaluating methods just thinking about practical issues.
Exam questions- AS and A-level questions.
Introduction to covert observation, video clip, link provided. Encouraging students to apply their understanding of ethical and practical problems to the research shown in the documentary.
This is a power point which contains 15 different starter activities (could also be used as plenary tasks) which focus on the crime and deviance unit of the course. GCSE SOCIOLOGY WJEC/EDUQAS.
The activities range from; true or false tasks, fill in blanks, differentiated questions, scrabble board, short answer exam questions, find and fix- where students have to identify and correct incorrect statements. The answers are provided for each of these tasks.
This is a GCSE sociology lesson which focuses on the cultural transmission unit. The lesson goes through class, ethnic and national identities. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and there are a total of 14 slides on the power point. Challenge and extension tasks provided throughout.
Included:
Starter, sociology bingo. Key words included on the pp slide.
Title page, encouraging students to think about what things make up their identity.
Introduction to key concepts which will be covered in the lesson- prior knowledge check.
Outline of the class system in society- introduction to class identity.
Short video clip outlining national identity. Video link on the pp slide- questions for students to answer.
Explanation of the role of families in creating identities- questions for students to consider.
Explanation of the role of schools in creating identities.
Knowledge check- key concept match up. Provided on a separate word document, answers on the pp slide.
Explanation of the role of the media in creating identities.
Explanation of the role of the peer group in creating identities.
Short answer exam questions- differentiated task.
Plenary- students to think about what they have learnt.
Homework task- slide can be deleted if not appropriate.
Extension task- students to fill in key concepts sheets. Provided on separate document.
This is a power point which contains 16 different research method starter or plenary activities. They range from true or false activities to exam questions. They are based on the content from the GCSE Eduqas specification.
This is a power point which contains 11 starter/ plenary ideas for the Family unit. These range from questions to true ot false activities. The content is based on the EDUQAS/ WJEC exam board.
This is a power point which contains 15 starter/ plenary activities for the education unit. They range from, true or false activities to questions for students to answer.
All content is based around the EDUQAS/ WJEC exam board.