This is a GCSE Sociology lesson which focuses on the social stratification and differentiation unit. The lesson is about the Functionalist perspective on stratification. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and the power point has a total of 10 slides. Included: Starter, retrieval practice of the education unit. Crossword. Attached as a separate document. Title page- students to remind themselves what is meant by social stratification. Why is there social stratification? - video clip task, link on the pp. Question sheet to go with it, attached as a separate document. Overview of functionalism and stratification- questions for discussion. Functionalism and rewards. Why do some jobs lead to more status and privilege? Social stratification and role allocation. The New Right and stratification. With references to Saunders. Evaluation. Overview quick quiz- questions and answers on power point.

This is a GCSE sociology lesson which focuses on the stratification and differentiation unit. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and there are a total of 11 slides on the power point. The lesson goes through how disability can affect life-chances. No other resources are needed other than the power point. Challenge questions provided throughout. Included: Starter activity, education recap. Retrieval practice questioning task. Title page- definition of disability. Encouraging students to share their prior knowledge about how disability can affect life-chances. Mind-map task, what things do we associate with ‘disability’? Explanation of the two ways to view disability- the medical model and social model. Discrimination and disability. How does disability affect life chances? goes through each of the factors; social exclusion, status, employment and hate crime. Link to Marxist view of disability. Plenary- short answer exam style question. Encourages peer assessment (this is structured on the pp) Model answer provided.

This is a GCSE sociology lesson which focuses on the crime and deviance unit. The lesson is specifically about the Marxist view of crime and deviance. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and there are a total of 12 slides on the power point. Included: Starter, based on recapping the social stratification and differentiation unit. Title page- encouraging students to think about what Marxists would say about crime. ‘The price is right’- students to guess the price fraud costs per year. All answers on the pp. Definitions of white-collar and corporate crime. Example of white collar crime, encouraging students to think about why rich people may get treated differently. Capitalism and consumerism. Short video clip, questions for students to answer. Link on pp slide. Social power and crime- links to William Chambliss. Fill in the blanks task, provided on a separate worksheet. Answers on pp slide. What is white collar crime? reading and question task. Reading provided on a separate worksheet. Evaluation of Marxism. Plenary- summary task, students write a tweet using the key concepts on the board.

This is a GCSE sociology lesson which focuses on the crime and deviance unit. The lesson specifically focuses on the Functionalist view of crime and deviance. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and there are a total of 10 slides on the power point. Included: Starter, social stratification & differentiation recap. Title page- encouraging students to think about the functions of crime in society. Newspaper article headlines- students to think about what they tell us about crime. Durkheim: collective sentiments explanation. James Bulger reading task- how does crime make society stronger? reading provided on a separate document. Durkheim: Anomie - London Riots 2011 as an example. Short video clip included, link on the pp slide. Explanation of the positive role of deviance. 5 mark exam style question, examples of what students could include is on the pp slide. Peer assessment encouraged using ABC technique (explained on the pp slide) Theories of crime and deviance overview sheet- students to add to this each time they learn a new theory. Sheet provided on a separate document. Getting ahead, reading task, Texbooks will be needed for this. Students to start reading ahead about Merton’s strain theory.

This is a GCSE sociology lesson which focuses on the crime and deviance unit. The lesson specifically focuses on Merton’s strain theory, within the functionalist perspective of crime. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and there are a total of 12 slides on the power point. Included: Starter, recapping social differentiation. Title page, encouraging students to think about the motivation for why people commit crimes. Quick quiz- assessing students knowledge on the functionalist perspective. Answers and questions provided on the pp. Explanation of what Merton means by the word Anomie- links to the American dream. Explanation of Merton’s strain theory- short video clip showing how society is not meritocratic. Link included on power point. Explanation of Merton’s reactions to strain. Drawing task- students to create a storyboard which represents each reaction. Template for this included as a separate document. Explanation of Marxist criticisms of strain theory. Student task/ instructions on power point. Consolidation task- students to add what they have learnt to their worksheet. Students come back to this each time they learn about a new theory. Provided as a separate worksheet. Short answer exam questions, differentiated. Students choose which questions they want to answer. Mark scheme for 5 marker provided on the pp. Plenary- match the deviant reaction to its definition. Answers provided.

This is a GCSE sociology lesson which focuses on the cultural transmission unit. The lesson goes through class, ethnic and national identities. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and there are a total of 14 slides on the power point. Challenge and extension tasks provided throughout. Included: Starter, sociology bingo. Key words included on the pp slide. Title page, encouraging students to think about what things make up their identity. Introduction to key concepts which will be covered in the lesson- prior knowledge check. Outline of the class system in society- introduction to class identity. Short video clip outlining national identity. Video link on the pp slide- questions for students to answer. Explanation of the role of families in creating identities- questions for students to consider. Explanation of the role of schools in creating identities. Knowledge check- key concept match up. Provided on a separate word document, answers on the pp slide. Explanation of the role of the media in creating identities. Explanation of the role of the peer group in creating identities. Short answer exam questions- differentiated task. Plenary- students to think about what they have learnt. Homework task- slide can be deleted if not appropriate. Extension task- students to fill in key concepts sheets. Provided on separate document.

This is an AQA A-Level sociology lesson based on theories of education. This lesson covers, Feminism, Postmodernism and Liberal perspectives on education. There is a total of 9 slides and the lesson is aimed to fill 90 minites. Included: -starter activity, students should work out the missing words of statements. Recapping theories such as Marxism and the New Right. -introduction to Feminism- getting students to think about what key terms they associate with this theory. -explanation of what liberal, Marxist and radical feminists say about the education system. -explanation of how the hidden curriculum operates and reproduced gender inequality (Heaton & Lawson 1996) -reading task- students to fill in a sheet whereby they look at the hidden curriculum reproducing gender inequality in more detail. Reading is also included with this lesson. -introduction to postmodernism and education- an explanation of what postmodernists say about society in general. The power point then goes on to explain the impact of social change and greater diversity on education. -liberal perspectives on education- explanation on liberal principles and how they think the education system should be run. The lesson finishes with a documentary of summer hill which demonstrates a school that uses liberal principles. Youtube link is included.

This is a GCSE sociology lesson (eduqas/ WJEC) which focuses on family diversity and the reasons for this change in family types. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and has a total of 12 slides. Included: -starter activity. Sociology bingo. Students to pick nine words from the list, teacher reads out a definition, students cross off the key term if they have it on their grid. Prizes may be needed to reward winners. -explanation of different types of family today. Particular reference to extended families (horizontal, vertical and modified) -explanation of the Rapoports and their view on the family. -explanation of Chester- view of the family. Evaluation of the Rapoports theory. -statistics to demonstrate what Chester suggests about the family. -links to theory- Postmodernism. Introduce the theory and explain what they say about the family. -explanation of ethnic minority families, link to The Rapoports. -reasons for the change in family types explained. Links to; changes in the law, social changes, changes in the position of women and secularisation. Student activity: draw a grid- add the statements off the power point slide under the correct heading (reasons for the change). Answers included on the power point. -key legal changes: The divorce reform Act, Equal pay Act and Marriage (same sex couple) Act. Encouraging students to think about how these changes in legislation may have influenced the changes in family structures. -plenary- true or false. Answers on the power point. Challenge/ extension questions throughout to support higher ability students.

This is a A-Level sociology (AQA) lesson which focuses on revising class differences in educational achievement. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and the power point consists of 14 slides. Included: -starter activity- sociology bingo. Prizes may be needed for the winning students. -A3 mindmap for students to summarise information through the lesson. -7 slides outlining the key information of each explanation for class differences in education. This covers both internal and external factors : context of who does better in education, cultural deprivation, cultural capital, material deprivation, labelling, streaming and pupil subcultures. With reference to key sociologists/ studies throughout. -20 mark exam question practice. Applying material from Item A and your own knowledge, evaluate the view that middle class pupil’s higher levels of achievement are the product of factors outside school. (20 marks) - students could either start or plan this essay during the lesson. The power point goes through what students could take out of the item, along with what they could include in each paragraph when writing their answers. -included is a key studies/ concepts sheet which students could either fill in for homework or if they have time at the end of the lesson. They may need the AQA sociology textbook 1 to support them with this activity. By the end of the lesson students will have a A3 mindmap which summarises all of the key concepts/ studies from the topic. Students will also be aware of how to answer a 20 mark question and will feel confident when doing this.

This is a GCSE sociology lesson, which focuses on interviews. This is designed to last a 90 minute lesson and there is a total of 14 slides on the power point. There is a worksheet to go along with the lesson (home learning purposes). Included: -Starter activity. This is a retrieval practice activity which recaps the families and households unit. -Recap of last lesson- requires students to have a basic understanding of the difference between primary and secondary data. -Introduction to interviews. What are they? the different types of interviews used by sociologists. -Explanation of structured interviews. -Explanation of unstructured interviews. Links to Dobash and Dobash, along with Feminism. Students to read the reading (provided on a separate worksheet) and answer the questions on the slide. -Explanation of semi-structured interviews. Students to answer questions. -Explanation of focus groups. Students are encouraged to think about why and when these may be useful. -Student task. Students are given four scenarios, their task is to decide which type of interview would be best and why. Example provided on the power point. -Strengths and weaknesses of using interviews in sociological research. -Student task. They are given four scenarios, they need to answer the key questions on the pp for each scenario. Links to interviewer bias and social desirability. -Plenary. Students are given 9 different statements, their task is to identify whether which interview the statement is referring to. Provided on a separate worksheet.

This is a GCSE Sociology lesson{WJEC/ EDUQAS]. The lesson focuses on the Functionalist view of education. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and has a total of 12 slides on the power point. Included: Starter activity- recap of research methods. True or false task. Answers provided. Title page- students to think about what they already know about Functionalism and to predict what they think they may say about the education system. Theory recap. Recap of consensus and conflict theories. Do we need education for society to function effectively? Schools as agents of socialisation. Durkheim and social cohesion. Parsons and status. Schools are preparation for employment. Mind map task, students to write down all the ways school prepares students for work. Parsons, meritocracy and role allocation. Evaluation of Functionalist view of education. Functionalism quick quiz. Cram your brain activity. Students fill their brain outline with as many key concepts as they can remember from the education unit so far. Brain outline provided on a separate worksheet.

This is a GCSE sociology lesson which focuses on authority and power. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and there are a total of 12 slides on the power point. Included: Starter, retrieval practice - education unit. Answers on pp. Title page- students to start to think about who has the most power in school. What is power? Feminist view on power in society. Explanation of social control. Links between social control and theory. Who has more power and authority why? images on board- discussion task. Do some people have more power than others? student task- worksheet provided. Explanation on power point. What is authority? Weber three types of authority. Student task- what type of authority do the people in the images have? Plenary- key question on pp slide.

This is a GCSE sociology lessson [WJEC/ EDUQAS]. The lesson focuses on the social stratification and differentiation topic. With a particular focus on social exclusion and deprivation. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and there are a total of 11 slides on the power point. Included: Starter activity. Education recap- students work out the missing words. Title page. Encouraging students to think about what deprivation means, recap absolute and relative poverty. Outline of spec provided on pp slide. Definition of deprivation and how it can be a social construct. Research into relative deprivation. Townsend. Handout provided on a separate document. The cycle of deprivation. Explanation and student task. Provided on a separate work sheet. Students make their own cycle of deprivation, put the statements in the correct order. Answers provided on a separate document. What is social exclusion? - explanation & student task. On pp slide. Social inclusion, explanation provided & challenge question for students. Why are poverty and social exclusion hard to solve? What do sociological theories say about poverty? Student task- instructions on the pp slide. Goes through, marxism, the new right, functionalism and feminism. Plenary- student task. Explaining why some groups are more likely to suffer from poverty, Instructions and examples on pp slide.

This lesson is a GCSE sociology lesson [WJEC/ EDUQAS]- the lesson focuses on revising the family unit. The lesson is designed to fill a 90 minute lesson. There is a total of 13 slides on the power point. Included: Starter activity. Students to work out the missing blanks to key statements. Retrieval practice task- students are given a time limit to write down as many key concepts and key sociologists as they can remember. May want to offer a prize to whoever can write down the most. Key concept task. Students to write down the definitions to key concepts and provide an example. Key concepts provided on the power point along with the answers. Understanding key studies and theorists. Students to fill in their sheet whilst the teacher explains each sociologists. Information is included on the slides. Worksheet included on a separate document. Sociologists referred to: Murdock, Parsons, Delphy & Leonard, Willmott & Young, The Rapoports, Walby. What other key sociologists are there? students to match up the sociologist with their ideas. Answers included. Independent revision task. Students to use their notes or textbook pages to complete the overview mindmap. Included on a separate document.

This is an A-Level psychology lesson which focuses on the social psychology unit. The lesson is based on realistic conflict theory by Sherif 1966. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and there are a total of 13 slides on the power point. Included: Starter, scrabble board, students to work out the highest scoring key concept. Title page- encouraging students to think about if they know anything about realistic conflict theory and what we mean by prejudice. Prejudice recap- fill in the blanks. Worksheet provided, answers on the pp. Explanation of the theory included: intergroup competition, limited resources, negative interdependence, positive interdependence and superordinate goals. 4 mark exam question- example answer included on pp slide. Evaluation of the theory. Introduction to 8 mark question- students to plan. Model answer provided on a separate worksheet. Introduction to the Robbers Cave Experiment- two video clips, links provided on the pp slide. Consolidation- creative task.

This is a GCSE sociology revision session which focuses on the social stratification and differentiation unit. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and there are a total of 7 slides on the power point. All resources are provided. Included: Title page - 4 2 mark questions for students to answer, all based on the straf/ diff unit. Large mind-map of the whole unit- students are advised to mind- map/ summarise the unit on an A3 piece of paper whilst teacher goes through main content on the board. Practice short answer exam questions- provided on a separate worksheet. Mark schemes provided on the power point. Strat / diff game (may need printing for students to play). Provided on the power point.

This is lesson 7 of a series of lessons on the developmet topic. This lesson focuses on the key study by Gunderson et al 2013 - the power of praise. This powerpoint consists of 20 slides and is designed to fill a 90 minute lesson. This lesson goes alongside the development booklet which is available in my shop. Included: articulate psychological problems starter, this acts as a retrieval practice task. recap activity- ‘what’s the key term?’, students should be able to work out the key terms being described- these are from the development topic. discussion task- introducing students to start thinking about the significance of praise. explanations of the types of praise- person and process. match up task- students are encouraged to decide whether a statement is referring to person or process praise- assessment activity. 6 slides discussing the background to the study, aims, procedure, results and conclusions. student task- draw the study. strengths and weaknesses of the study. 2 mark exam question practice, question and mark scheme on the powerpoint. review and reflect plenary activity

This is lesson 2 of a series of lessons on the development topic. This lesson focuses on Piaget’s stages of development. The powerpoint consists of a total of 17 slides and is designed to fill a 90 minute lesson. This lesson goes alongside the workbook which is also available in my shop. ***Included: *** a starter activity on the psychological problems topic. This acts as a retrieval practice task. a true or false recap activity- this assesses students understanding of the areas and functions on the brain as taught in lesson 1. explanations of how students learn- Piaget’s four stages of development, with diagrams. explanations of the key features of each of his four stages a short video clip demonstrating Piaget’s conservation task. a progress check half way through the lesson- question and answer task. application tasks for students to complete- scenarios and questions included on the power point. ‘playing Piaget’ activity. This requires students to decide and explain how a child in a particular stage of development would respond in the 2 situations. - worksheet included. plenary- review of what students have learnt. This includes a short video clip which should aid students to answer the key question ‘what does this tell us about child development?’.

A-Level sociology (AQA) the Neoliberal and New Right perspective on education. This lesson consists of a total of 12 slides and is designed to fill a 90 minute lesson. It contains: a starter activity based on recapping the Functionalist perspective on education (quiz). The power point also includes the answers. introduction to the New Right hand out, students to read through and then read through as a class. detailed power point slides explaining the Neoliberal and New Right view of education. slides explaining the two roles of the state and education & national identity as explained by the New Right. criticisms of the New Right perspective. Ball et al’s study explaining parental choosers as a criticism of the New Right. The three different types of choosers are explained on the powerpoint, there is also a worksheet to go through this. The last slide is based on a documentary called ‘admissions impossible’- i do not think you can find this online anymore, some school’s may have this available on DVD if not, please ignore the last slide.

This is a GCSE sociology lesson [WJEC/ EDUQAS]. The lesson focuses on The changing role of men in society and in the family. The lesson power point consists of 10 slides and is designed to last a 90 minute lesson. Included: -starter activity. This is a retrieval practice task, whereby students should try to answer as many questions as possible. The questions are differentiated. -task one encourages students to think about what it means ‘to be a man’. -traditional masculine roles. Students to create a mindmap, some ideas have been put on the slide to support students. Challenge question also included. -explanation of how traditional masculine roles have changed and what they used to be. -why men’s traditional gender roles are changing. Video slip- questions for students to answer. -reasons for the changing masculine role. -crisis of masculinity. Reading task, students to answer questions. The reading is provided on a separate document. -the mask of masculinity- Video slip, students to answer questions on power point whilst watching the clip. -poster task, students to consolidate everything they have learnt today. May need access to the GCSE textbook to support them. -plenary 5,4,3,2,1 - students to think about what they have learnt today, any questions they have about the content, question other students. (all instructions are on the powerpoint)