Lesson that explores why statistics on crime cannot be trusted. cover general points of reported, recorded and detected. darth vader analogy as the dark figure of crime.

lesson that explores the relationship between Gender and Life chances. Who has greater life chances and who doesn’t and looks at sociological reasons why. encourages students to practice their ability to explain in written form, practicising PEE paragraphs

lesson that explores the different types of school in modern Britain. uses the cbbc summerhill drama link on powerpoint

Lesson that allows students to explore how equal women are in the workplace. encourages students to use primary and secondary sources as evidence to support their opinions also helps students understand how to build a balanced two sided argument. encourages peer assessment to draft and redraft

Lesson that explores the labelling process in schools and how this can impact attainment. looks at both positive and negative labelling and the impact of self fulfilling prophecy

lesson that encourages students to use their sociological knowledge to explore who does and who does and who does not go onto Higher education and why?

lesson that explores the purpose of education looks at the social control,economic, political, selective, socialisation. looks at the marxist and functionalist viewpoint on education

lesson that looks at the changes in education since 1970 looks at gcses, national curriculum, banning corporal punishment, QTS, etc

Lesson that explores the core issues of wealth, status, power, prestige and ultimately what impact these things then have on Life Chances for these people.

some worksheets and teaching ideas for introducing Marxism and Functionalism to students

lesson that explores the relationship between gender and crime. looks at general sociological explanations such as socialisation etc, also explores chivalry theory

Lesson that explores the core concept of social control from the perspective of criminality. how primary and secondary agents stop people from choosing a life of crime. looks at the police and the courts and their role in deterring people from committing crime. looks at marxist and functionalist opinion on these institutions.

lesson that explores the relationship between your social class and what your life chances are likely to be

Lesson that explores the relationship between Ethnicity and Crime. looks at poverty and cultural explanations. looks at Lea and Young. looks at labelling and institutional racism looks at Stuart Hall

Lesson that explores the biological and psychological explanations of crime. uses small clips from ‘the mystery of a murder’ horizon bbc which is linked on the powerpoint

Lesson that introduces the concept of poverty to students, absolute, relative and subjective. introduces students to peter townsend Introduces students to the concept of the Underclass and Social Exclusion

this lesson introduces students to the various explanations of poverty, the poverty cycle, sociological, cultural. barry sugarman, structural, charles murray

Lesson that explores the sociological concept of Life Chances. explains what they are and explores which factors can affect them both positively and negatively

lesson that explores the relationship between gender and educational attainment. assists students in writing answer to exam question.

lesson that explores the relationship between ethnicity and life chances. explores prejudice and discrimination and racism. looks at examples of racism across history and present day. looks at institutionalism racism and stephen lawrence case.