Media knowledge test to show the student if their revision has been effective.

Discussions points including: Do the owners of the media have too much power? Are audiences influenced by what they see and read? Can politicians abuse the power of the media? Should we have laws to protect people’s privacy? Do we need censorship against explicit sex on film and television? Do we need censorship against explicit violence on film and television?

What is the News? Getting you thinking … A Word document giving background information on the news intended to make the student think.

Practice examination skills with this worksheet. Sociological theme: religion and social class. Key skills: Communication Application of number Sociological skill Analysing data and evaluation of evidence

What cultural explanations are offered for working class underachievement? Explanations for differences in educational success.

How are NRMs defined? An activity sheet. Key skills: Communication ICT Sociological skill: Knowledge and understanding

What do religious organisations feel that their role in the state is? Sociological theme: the Role of Religion Key skills: Communication Sociological skill: Interpretation Analysis

Analyse stimulus material on Church impact on community. Key skills: Communication Sociological skill: Interpretation

Statistical analysis of religion. Key skills: Communication and application of number Sociological skill: Knowledge, understanding and interpretation

A recent case study on religion and politics. Sociological theme: Religion and social change Key skills: Communication Sociological skills: Knowledge, understanding and interpretation

An overview of the key issues on religion

Table outlining; Church, Denomination, Sect and Cult.

A short revision summary on the National Curriculum. Includes: Curriculum Background Curriculum 2000 Criticisms of the National Curriculum

A comprehension exercise based on an article in 'Sociology Review '

How equal is the education system for children in Britain? Aim of this unit: To investigate whether all children have an exactly equal chance of doing well in the education system To notice that not only are patterns of inequality present, some have changed significantly, while others have remained static – there are trends and patterns in the data Key skills: Numeracy Communication Examination skills practice.

Following this Slide Show the student should know: That people have both a fear and fascination about crime which is partly shaped by the media. That the media can sensitise issues and help define crime. That the media can both amplify deviance and create moral panics. That crime as a spectacle is increasingly common in Postmodern society. That the media is selective in who and how it treats victims of crime.

Marxist and Functionalist theory of the part played by education in society.

Introductory material to encourage thought. Includes: Biological theories Social Psychology Structural theories of crime Labelling theories Sub-cultural theories of crime

An activity exercise to illustrate recent educational developments.

A cut and paste summary and revision activity on the reasons for underattainment.