GCSE sociology [WJEC/ EDUQAS]- Globalisation & poverty. Social stratification and differentiation.

This is a GCSE sociology lesson [WJEC/ EDUQAS] based on the stratification and differentiation unit. The lesson focuses on globalisation and poverty. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and there are a total of 10 slides on the power point.

Included:

• Starter, education recap. Students work out the missing words, based on Paul Willis key study.
• Title page- encouraging students to think about what globalisation means.
• Globalisation definition.
• Multinational corporations explanation. Student task, read through the McDonalds information sheet (attached as a separate document) and students answer questions on the pp.
• Explanation of a global elite. Fill in the blanks task with answers on pp.
• The connection between employment, globalisation and poverty. Work sheet for students to read through where they can highlight evidence of globalisation. Attached as a separate document.
• 9 mark practice question. Functionalist and Marxist views on stratification. Example answer included on pp. There is also a brief explanation about how students should answer this question.