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AQA Sociology A Level Research methods - Topic 1 - Choosing a research method
4 hours worth of lessons covering Topic 1 of section 3 ‘Research methods’.
Lessons cover the following:
Primary and secondary data
Differences between quantitative and qualitative data
Practical, ethical and theoretical issues influencing a sociologists research
Differences between positivists and interpretivists
Factors influencing choice of topic
The process of research
Sampling techniques
Wide range of resources and activities e.g. sorting tasks, exam questions and discussions
Some references to Napier Press book - but mainly ppt based.

Eduqas/WJEC Families revision ppt and worksheet - 2.2 Social changes and family structures
A fully resources revision lesson on 2.2 Social changes and family structures of the Eduqas GCSE sociology specification.
The resource includes revision sheets for students complete and an accompanying revision powerpoint with the answers. Exam question and markscheme is included.
Content covered:
Specification content covered today:
Changes in social norms, secularisation, values and laws, feminism, economic factors, technology and immigration and their impact on:
Family diversity, including the work of Rapoports
divorce rates and serial monogamy
cohabitation,
single parent families,
later age of marriage
singlehood
family size

AQA Sociology - Research methods with education lessons
A complete set of lessons covering the new AQA Sociology research methods topic. Huge variety of tasks included. Some references to Webb et al book.

Sociology Families - Revision sheets and accompanying powerpoints
Complete revision for the families topic covering:
Lesson 1 - Family forms
Lesson 2 - Social changes and family structure
Lesson 3 - Social changes and family relationships
Lesson 4 - Sociological theories of the role of the family.
These are fully resourced. Each powerpoint and revision sheet takes approximately two hours to run through.
Exam questions and indicative content included.

WJEC/Eduqas GSCE Sociology- Families revision lesson 2.3 Social changes and family relationships s
A fully resourced revision lesson on the 2.3 Social changes and family relationships section of the families unit. Students have a mind map to complete using the powerpoint, Exam questions and mark schemes also included.
The lesson covers the following from the specification:
Changes in social norms, secularisation, values and laws, feminism
economic factors, technology and their impact on:
segregated and joint conjugal roles, symmetrical families, domestic division of labour
New Man
decision making / money management
dual career families
leisure activities
theory of symmetrical family and principle of stratified diffusion, developed from the functionalist perspective of Willmott and Young
child-rearing patterns and child-centred families
‘boomerang’ children
‘sandwich’ generation
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Sociology GCSE WJEC EDUQAS Families revision bundle
4 sets of revision sheets *8 pages in total on areas 2.1, 2.2, 2.3 and 2.4 of the specification.
Revision powerpoints and sheets for students to complete - all notes needed on the powerpoint slides.
Exam questions and markschemes included.
I have completed these with my classes and it has taken approximately 6 hours in total

Sociological theories of the role of education revision sheets with accompanying PowerPoint
Fully resourced revision lesson on the sociological theories of the role of education.
Revision sheets will need to be printed on A3 paper. Exam questions and markschemes included. Answers to the numbered boxes on the revision sheets can be found in order on the PowerPoint.
Areas covered:
consensus view of Functionalism
ï‚· Functionalist theory of education
o serving the needs of society and the economy
facilitating social mobility and fostering social
cohesion including the work of Durkheim on
education as the transmission of norms and
values
o achieved status and education operating on
meritocratic principles, with reference to the work
of Parsons
ï‚· conflict view of Marxism
ï‚· Marxist theory of education serving the needs of
capitalism
o education maintaining inequality, including the
work of Bowles and Gintis on the correspondence
theory
ï‚· conflict view of Feminism
ï‚· Feminist theory of education perpetuating patriarchy,
including the work of Becky Francis on the patriarchal
nature of schools

AQA Sociology - Familes and households - Changing family patterns - Topic 5
Lessons covering topic 5 - changing family patterns.
Covering divorce, partnerships, child bearing and rearing and types of households
Large variety of resources.

WJEC/EDUQAS Sociology Families revision sheet - 2.1 Family forms
A two page revision sheet and exam questions for students to complete covering area 2.1 Family forms and the following areas of the specification:
what is a family?
ï‚· nuclear family, extended family, reconstituted family,
lone parent family, single sex family, cohabiting family,
beanpole family
ï‚· ethnic minority family forms
ï‚· global family forms including polygamy, arranged
marriages
ï‚· one-child family policy in China
4 exam questions included.

WJEC/ EDUQAS SOCIOLOGY REVISION - Families GCSE. 2.4 Sociological theories of the family
Double-sided revision sheet with accompanying powerpoint revising area 2.4. of the WJEC/Eduqas specification.
Areas covered include:
conflict versus consensus debate on the role of the family
consensus view of Functionalism
Functionalist theory of the role and functions of family, such as Parsons and primary socialisation and stabilisation of adult personalities
conflict view of Marxism
Marxist theory of families serving the interests of capitalism, including the work of Zaretsky
conflict view of Feminism
Feminist critique of family as a patriarchal institution, including the work of Delphy and Leonard and Oakley and the conventional family
New Right views of family
Starter activity, revision sheet and exam question included. No other resources are required

WJEC EDUQAS SOCIOLOGY - EDUCATION - SOCIAL PROCESSES IN SCHOOLS COMPLETE REVISION LESSON
Fully resourced revision lesson on the social processes in education.
Revision sheets will need to be printed on A3 paper. Exam questions and markschemes included. Answers to the numbered boxes on the revision sheets can be found in order on the PowerPoint.
Areas of the specification covered:
processes within schools affecting educational achievement
o labelling, including the work of Hargreaves
o hidden curriculum
o streaming, banding
o anti-school sub-cultures including the work of Willis
o teacher expectations, including the work of Ball
o self-fulfilling prophecy

WJEC EDUQAS SOCIOLOGY - SOCIOLOGICAL THEORIES OF THE ROLE OF EDUCATION REVISION LESSON
Fully resourced revision lesson on the sociological theories of the role of education.
Revision sheets will need to be printed on A3 paper. Exam questions and markschemes included. Answers to the numbered boxes on the revision sheets can be found in order on the PowerPoint.
Areas covered:
consensus view of Functionalism
ï‚· Functionalist theory of education
o serving the needs of society and the economy
facilitating social mobility and fostering social
cohesion including the work of Durkheim on
education as the transmission of norms and
values
o achieved status and education operating on
meritocratic principles, with reference to the work
of Parsons
ï‚· conflict view of Marxism
ï‚· Marxist theory of education serving the needs of
capitalism
o education maintaining inequality, including the
work of Bowles and Gintis on the correspondence
theory
ï‚· conflict view of Feminism
ï‚· Feminist theory of education perpetuating patriarchy,
including the work of Becky Francis on the patriarchal
nature of schools

WJEC/Eduqas GCSE Sociology Families - Family forms revision lesson
Fully resourced revision lesson on 2.1 Family forms. Includes revision notes on the following:
what is a family?
ï‚· nuclear family, extended family, reconstituted family,
lone parent family, single sex family, cohabiting family,
beanpole family
ï‚· ethnic minority family forms
ï‚· global family forms including polygamy, arranged
marriages
ï‚· one-child family policy in China
Students complete the revision sheets. The content is on each of the slides on the powerpoint.
4 exam questions with markschemes included.

WJEC/EDUQAS Sociology Families revision sheet - 2.2 Social changes and family structure
Revision sheets covering area 2.2 of the Eduqas specification - social changes and family structure:
changes in social norms, secularisation, values and
laws, feminism, economic factors, technology and
immigration and their impact on
o family diversity, including the work of Rapoports
o divorce rates and serial monogamy
o cohabitation, single parent families, later age of
marriage
o singlehood
o family size
Exam questions included.