AQA A Level Sociology Themes and Perspectives: Year 2 (Haralambos and Holborn AQA A Level Sociology)

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You might also like these teaching resources for the sociology of education. They are specifically designed for A-level sociology students and consist of several versions of key concepts definitions (80 concepts in total), gapped summary grids with answers covering the entire sociology of education specification and 7 analysis activities. These resources contain all the core sociology knowledge students need for a through introduction sociology, illustrated with numerous up to date contemporary case studies and statistics.

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There is no great mystery about how to study for sociology A-level. Many students, although they’re not naturally that ‘academic’ still score A and A* grades through sheer hard work, focus and determination. ReviseSociology has been live since February 2014 and just keeps on growing: I aim to provide at least three new posts a week, but these days most of my time is spent keeping historic material up to date, and I am to update all of the main A-level posts and the most popular posts more generally at least once every three years. the role of transnational corporations, non-governmental organisations and international agencies in local and global strategies for developmentI believe blogging is one of the powerful forms of educational technology available for presenting the core knowledge relevant to A-level and degree level subjects in clearly structured, accessible and understandable format.

HOWEVER, I do not have an entirely rose tinted view of the use of technology in education, and one of my interests is in critically evaluating the effects of the use of educational technology on students, teachers and wider society more generally. sources of data, including questionnaires, interviews, participant and non-participant observation, experiments, documents and official statistics Develop proficiency in critical analysis with up-to-date case studies and questions focused on analysis and evaluation The contents are carefully mapped to the AQA A level specification, so you can be sure you are studying exactly what you need to. Not only this, they are easy to improve and update while painting the overall structure. In short – blogs, I think, have many advantages over text books.Switch topics regularly when revising (this is called “ interleaving” and it will help you to identify connections between different topics) You are competing against people who are going to put in a hell of a lot of hard work so you need to work as hard as or harder than them. And you need to think about what hard work really is. Before you start you need to satisfy yourself that you have good syllabus notes to work from. Although most textbooks are fine in places they have a tendency to either not give enough detail on certain topics or give too much information (which can be just as bad). This latest edition of the UK's number one best-selling introduction to sociology for 2nd year A level students is fully revised and updated to fit the AQA A level specification perfectly. Written by an outstanding author team, it provides everything students need for success in the second year of the course and in the A level exams. Chapman et al (2016) – A Level Sociology Student Book Two [Fourth Edition] Collins. ISBN-10: 0007597495

The text is accessible to students of all abilities, with key concepts, methods and studies explained in straightforward language pitched at just the right level for second year A level students.the relationship between social change and social stability, and religious beliefs, practices and organisations Highlighting the ‘insanity of normality’ – raising awareness of how ‘perfectly ordinary’ everyday aspirations, habitual actions, and ‘typical lifestyles’ have negative consequences for the self (in terms of physical and mental health), the reproduction of society and the environment. I quit full time teaching in 2018, which I was able to do thanks to income earned from this blog and have spent the last five years keeping the material up to date. Topics covered on ReviseSociology.com Evalaute – POWER/ BIAS/ VALUE FREEDOM? Who developed the concept/ theory – whose interests does it serve? For example, “x” theor is ethnocentric because…. If you need bespoke infographics producing around specific content and can supply the data, get in touch: I might be able to help you out. Personal academic interests