This worksheet covers the definition for demography, migration, immigration and globalisation. It also outlines the impact of migration and globalisation in the UK as part of the families and households topic in A Level Sociology. This worksheet can also be used for the impact ethnicity had on families and households.

Worksheet / notes summarising the gender differences in subject choice with specific focus on external and internal explanations

This worksheet covers the research process in sociology including the difference between an aim and hypothesis, types of social surveys, open and closed questions, pilot studies, sampling etc.

Worksheet / notes summarising the ethnic differences in attainment or achievement and specifically why the Indian and Chinese students overachieve, while white, black, Pakistani and Bengali students underachieve with external and internal explanations

This worksheet gets teachers and students to think about how to link the sociology of education to research methods. For those teaching the AQA specification, this will help with the 20 mark essays.

This is a methods in context revision notes covering secondary sources of data used in sociological research

This is a methods in context revision notes covering case studies and longitudinal studies used in sociological research

Worksheet / notes summarising the gender differences in attainment or achievement and specifically why girls outperform boys

Worksheet / notes summarising the Interactionist or commonly known as labelling perspective on education policy

Worksheet / notes summarising the impact of privatisation on education policy

Worksheet / notes summarising the Sociology of education policy including the New Right, New Labour and Coalition governments

Worksheet / notes summarising the impact of education policy on social groups such as gender, class and ethnicity.

Functionalist perspectives on education including Durkheim, Parsons, and Davis and Moore

This worksheet covers the Neo Marxism theory of religion for the Beliefs in Society topic in A Level Sociology. It includes theories by Bloch and his principle of hope, Gramsci on hegemony, Maduro on liberation theology.

This worksheet covers the reasons for the growth of religious groups and movements for the Beliefs in Society topic in A Level Sociology. It includes theories by postmodernism, practical reasons by Heelas, relative deprivation, secularisation, marginalisation and status frustration and finally globalisation and the media. It also has empty boxes under each theory so the students can think and write whether the explanation applies mostly to women, the middle class, young people, or all three groups.

This worksheet covers New Age Movements for the Beliefs in Society topic in A Level Sociology. It includes theories by Bruce and his features of the NAM, Sutcliffe and his characterisation of the New Age and Heelas with individual spirituality.

This worksheet covers ethnicity and religion for the Beliefs in Society topic in A Level Sociology. It includes the different religions practised by minority groups and the reasons why they are more religious than the white UK population including the functionalist view, Bruce’s cultural transition and defence, Bird’s five factors, marginalisation and status frustration, social deprivation and compensation and finally social identity. The reasons as to why young Muslim are more religious are also explored.

This worksheet covers the Feminist theories of religion for the Beliefs in Society topic in A Level Sociology. It includes theories by Armstrong, Davie, Bird, De Beauvoir, El Saadwai and Watson. It also explores whether religion is patriarchal and why women are more religious than men.

This worksheet covers the Interactionist theory of religion for the Beliefs in Society topic in A Level Sociology. It includes theories from Berger’s sacred canopy to Stark and Bainbridge’s religion as a compensator.

This worksheet covers the secularisation thesis for the Beliefs in Society topic in A Level Sociology. It includes definitions of secularisation and arguments for and against secularisation in the US and UK. Arguments in favour include rationalisation and disenchantment, structural differentiation and religious diversity. Arguments against include cultural defence and cultural transition, post-modernism, the growth of new religious movements and the growth of religious fundamentalism.