This worksheet includes definitions of both concepts , how policy if formulated before examining the influence of social policy on sociology, followed by the influence of sociology on social policy and selective use of sociology to justify policy. The perspectives of functionalism, Marxism, feminism, Weber and postmodernism is briefly examined in regards to what they think about social policy too.
This worksheet covers the Marxist and Neo-Marxist theory on society for A Level Sociology. It includes theories by Marx, Gramsci and Althusser as well as overall assumptions and applications for the perspective. Overall evaluation of Marxism is also included. This worksheet can be used to teach form or for students to revise from.
This worksheet covers the Functionalist theory on society for A Level Sociology. It includes theories by Durkheim, Parson and Merton as well as overall assumptions and applications for the perspective. Overall evaluation of functionalism is also included. This worksheet can be used to teach form or for students to revise from.
This worksheet covers Feminist theory on society for A Level Sociology. It includes theories by put forward by Liberal feminists, Marxist or socialist feminists, radical feminists, postmodernist feminists and black feminists. Overall evaluation is also included as well as the feminist view on research methods. This worksheet can be used to teach form or for students to revise from.
This worksheet covers Postmodernist theory on society for A Level Sociology. It includes theories by put forward by Lyotard and Baudrillard as well as the main assumptions put forward by the perspective. Overall evaluation is also included and the Postmodernist view on research methods. This worksheet can be used to teach form or for students to revise from.
This worksheet covers the Interactionist theory on society for A Level Sociology. It includes theories by Mead, Bulmer and phenomenology as well as overall assumptions and applications for their perspective. Overall evaluation is also included. This worksheet can be used to teach form or for students to revise from.
This worksheet covers Max Weber’s theory on society for A Level Sociology. It includes theories by Weber and Giddens as well as overall assumptions and applications for their perspective. Overall evaluation is also included. This worksheet can be used to teach form or for students to revise from.
This worksheet covers the explanations put forward by feminists and other sociologists to explain gender patterns in crime and deviance for A Level Sociology. It begins by exploring gender patterns for criminalisation, victimisation and representation in the criminal justice system. This is followed by explanations of low female criminality including: chivalry thesis and bias and double standards in the criminal justice system. Later causes of female crime is explored including: physiological explanations, Functionalism’s sex role theory, Heidensohn on patriarchal control, Carlen on class and gender deals and Messerschmidt on masculinity. Overall detailed evaluation is also provided of each perspective. This worksheet can be used to teach form or for students to revise from.
This worksheet is a two page document which summaries the key thinkers and their contributions to Conservatism from human nature, society, state and the economy. It can be used to teach from or for students to revise from. It covers both AQA and Edexcel specifications.
This worksheet is a two page document which summaries the key thinkers and their contributions to Conservatism from human nature, society, state and the economy. It can be used to teach from or for students to revise from. It covers both AQA and Edexcel specifications.
Quiz questions on all topics for Fmailies and Households, including the following:
Key definitions
Functionalism on the Family
New Right perspectives on the family
Marxism on the Family
Feminism on the family
The Personal Life Perspective (PLP)
Has the family lost its functions?
Is the family universal?
Families and social policy
Marriage and cohabitation
Divorce
Alternative Families
Family Diversity
The domestic division of labour
The darker side of the family
Social construction of childhood
Has the position of children improved?
Demography
Migration and globalisation of the family
Birth rate and family size
Death
Ageing population
This worksheet covers the Anarchist view on society, including the contribution made by key thinkers and the different strands of the ideology. It covers both AQA and Edexcel specifications.
This worksheet covers the Anarchist view on human nature, including the contribution made by key thinkers and the different strands of the ideology. It covers both AQA and Edexcel specifications.
This worksheet briefly summarises the types of anarchism so students can make sense of how they come together. It covers both AQA and Edexcel specifications.
This worksheet covers the Anarchist view on the economy, including the contribution made by key thinkers and the different strands of the ideology. It covers both AQA and Edexcel specifications.
This worksheet covers a comprehensive insight into Collectivist Anarchism which includes Anarcho communism or mutualism with the contributions of Kropotkin and Goldman. It also explores Anarcho syndicalism and the work of Sorel, Chomsky and Rocker. It covers both AQA and Edexcel specifications.
This worksheet covers the Anarchist view on the state, including the contribution made by key thinkers and the different strands of the ideology. It covers both AQA and Edexcel specifications.
This worksheet discusses some key exam questions within Anarchism in the form of a table to summarise content for students. It also includes synoptic links to other topics in politics for students to make sense of how Anarchism applies in western politics. For AQA
This worksheet covers a comprehensive insight into Individualist Anarchism which includes Anarcho Capitalism with the contribution of Rothbard, Friedman and Egoism advocated by Stiner. It covers both AQA and Edexcel specifications.