A cut out and paste revision exercise or a starter activity for a lesson

A mix and match revision exercise

A true or false starter and research activity for a lesson

A short 'true or false' exercise to start a lesson

A 'true or false' exercise to get you thinking

Worksheet on Sociological theme: Health Screening Key skills: Application of number Communication Sociological skill: Interpreting data Analysis Evaluation

Word document outling Pluralism with questions for students to answer at the end.

Examination style scripts have been annotated for classroom analysis. This document can be used in different ways. Download it and use it with your classes to look at examination skills. It will work in conjunction with the PowerPoint presentation on the NGfL Cymru site which looks at improving grades. Use it onscreen with the reviewing toolbar option switched on. You will reveal a commentary on the examples that are shown. Opt for ‘Final Showing Markup’ in the drop down menu if you want the comments, or ‘Final’ if you do not

A revision summary of key issues relating to the value of official statistics to sociologists.

Introduction: Official Crime Statistics (OCR) revealed how recorded crime appears to be a masculine activity (87% of all recorded crime) Victorians explained women’s conformity with biological theory, sociologists favour socialisation, social control and postmodern concept of ‘transgression’. Crime, delinquency and deviance viewed as a (working-class) male thing, that usually ends as they ‘settled down’. However, the growth of laddette behaviour is challenging the implied links between deviance and masculinity.

Following this Slide Show you should: Be able to define deviance and crime. Be aware that both deviance and crime are social constructions. Be aware that deviance and crime can vary between cultures. Be aware that deviance and crime can vary across time. Be aware of Howard Becker's view that no action in itself is deviant until defined as such. Be aware that deviant and criminal behaviour are controlled by rules, social mores and sanctions.

Following this Slide Show you should: Be aware of the influence of Emile Durkheim and his concept of anomie in explaining crime. Be familiar with Robert Merton’s development of anomie in his ‘anomic paradigm’. Recognise the link of Hirschi’s bonds of attachment with anomie theory. Be aware of the link between family and crime and how it might fit in with anomie. Be critically aware of the strengths and weaknesses of anomie theory as an explanation of crime.

Objectives: That the Right Realism developed out of a failure of sociology to explain and solve the problem of crime. That Right Realism sees crime as stemming from the greedy nature of people, poor socialisation and too easy opportunities. That Wilson 's 'broken window thesis&' argues that minor incivilities, if unchecked, quickly lead to more serious crime. That Lea and Young developed Left Realism as a response to Right Realism and the neo-Marxist ideas of Radical Criminology.

Following this slide show the student should be aware: That crime statistics are a social construction. That the official crime rate rose steadily for the past 100 years and peaked in mid-1990s. That the official rate significantly underestimates the real rate of crime. That victim and self-report studies show that there is significant under-reporting and under-recording of crime. A fear of crime is disproportionate to the likelihood of being a victim of crime.

A classroom activity targeting both AO1 and AO2

A fun revision poem on Subcultural theories of crime and deviance.

Basic notes for development and understanding of this topic. Includes: Stereotyping and the media Positive and negative stereotypes Stereotypes and sociology

Simple notes on: Codes The Nature of Codes The Importance of Codes Decoding Images

A starter activity to begin class discussions on Uses and Gratifications theory.

Suggestions for personal research on the topic of ideology.