GCSE sociology [WJEC]- class and differentiation.

This is a GCSE sociology lesson which focuses on the year 11 unit- social stratification and differentiation. This lesson specifically focuses on class and differentiation. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and there are a total of 9 slides on the power point.

Included:

• Starter, education recap. True or false activity- provided on a separate worksheet.
• Short answer exam style question (4). Based on previous learning, formal and informal sources of power. Model answer provided on pp.
• Title page- discussion task, is class still important today?
• Recap of what differentiation means.
• Is class still important? explanation.
• Student task- apply it question.
• Research into social class- includes key studies.
• Are inequalities of social class still important in the UK? - reading task. Students will need access to the GCSE sociology WJEC textbook to complete this task. The question sheet is attached as a separate document.
• Summary task- students to summarise the arguments for and against the idea that class is no longer important.