Author: The Sociology Guy
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A Brand New Cohort – Year 12 and GCSE
My favourite day as a teacher is results day. Firstly, because I get to see the culmination of years of work with my students. I wait as anxiously as they do for results, I’m usually first to the building in the morning (although recent years have seen me dragging an army of children behind me […]
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First Week Back – Year 13
It’s time to Moth-ball the shorts. Pack away the sandals (never, ever wear sandals in educational settings! Nobody wants to see your feet in school). Cut down the drinking to two beers on a week-night (or half a bottle if wine is your thing). It’s back to school time. Those long halcyon summer days are […]
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A Level Content
Core Modules: Education Crime and Deviance Research Methods (including Methods in Context) Theory and Methods Optional Modules: Section A Culture and Identity Families and Households Work, Poverty and Welfare Health (coming soon) Optional Modules: Section B Beliefs in Society Global Development Media Social Stratification
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#40DayChallenge Day 35
It’s actually closer to Day 37… but given the failure of my internet provider this week I’m running behind in my promise to provide you with 40 model answers in 40 days (current total standing at 36). Today I will be looking at a variation on the theme of practical, ethical and theoretical strengths and […]
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#40 Day Challenge Days 31-34
Due to a few issues out of my control (internet connection issues – thank you Sky!) been unable to upload responses/questions for 4) day challenge for the last few days. There are only 4 days of revision left until the first paper and I intend to make sure that there are 40 model answers there […]
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#40DayChallenge – Day 31
Just 9 more days to go in the #40DayChallenge – if you are new to the challenge – why? I’ve been doing this for over 4 weeks… never mind you can still join in. Today’s question is going back to theory and methods and focusing specifically on one of the more straightforward methods – questionnaires. […]
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#40DayChallenge Day 30 – Interactionism
Today’s 40 Day challenge question is on Interactionism. This is a broad theory that really lacks coherence compared to our structural theories, Marxism, Functionalism and Feminism. There are numerous occasions when we come across Interactionism on the specification, yet students appear to struggle to place it when it does occur. Labelling Theory in both Education […]
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#40DayChallenge Day 29 – Values in Sociology
With just 11 days remaining until the first paper, I am trying to cover as many potential 10 markers as I can for the Theory and Methods question 6 to make sure students are prepared for all eventualities. I have had a few requests to discuss values – a question that has popped up on […]
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#40DayChallenge Day 28
Another form of 10 mark Theory and methods question is a comparison between two different forms of research methods. This was seen on Paper 3 in 2017 where the question asked to compare overt and covert participant observation with the premise that overt was preferable to covert. This presents a few problems for students who […]
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#40Day Challenge Day 27 – Consensus vs Conflict
I may be slightly out of sync in recent days having posted three questions on one day, but today I am focusing on the ten markers for question 6 on papers 1 and 3. There are so many different combinations of questions that it is worth examining as many different types of questions as I […]