AQA GCSE 9-1 Sociology All-in-One Complete Revision and Practice: Ideal for home learning, 2022 and 2023 exams (Collins GCSE Grade 9-1 Revision)

Product Information

Non-Participant Observation in Education – focusing on OFSTED inspections, as these are probably the most commonly used of all methods in education.

Sociologists use a range of quantitative and qualitative, primary and secondary social research methods to collect data about society.

Free Revision Courses

What are the impacts of crime on victims? – a post examining how crime affects individuals and their families, including a look at secondary victimisation. The Media and Crime Autobiographies in social research – Autobiographies are popular with the British public, but how useful are they as sources of data for the social researcher? Sociology, Science and Value Freedom (Part of A2 Theory and Methods)

Structured Interviews in Social Research – Interviews are effectively one of the means of administering social surveys. This post covers the different contexts (types) of structured interview, and the stages of doing them. It also looks at the strengths, limitations and criticisms. Experiments Research Methods in Sociology – An Introduction – d etailed class notes covering the basic types of research method available to sociologists such as social surveys, interviews, experiments, and observations Perspectives on Crime and Deviance – A Very Brief Overview – A summary grid of 21 theorists, their ‘key points’, their ‘perspective’ and an evaluation. If you like you can cut and paste, cut it up and use it as a sentence sort!Factors Effecting Choice of Research Method in Sociology – detailed class notes covering theoretical, practical and ethical factors and the nature of topic. NB choice of topic will affect choice of research method. Choice of topic and method are different issues! GCSE Biology is the study of living organisms ranging from their body structure, life-cycles, environment and adaptations. Covering topics such as Homeostasis, Photosynthesis and the Human Nervous System, Seneca's revision courses will prepare you for your Biology exam. By following this course, learners will develop their own sociological awareness through active engagement with the contemporary social world. This specification will develop learners' ability to think sociologically in relation to their experience of the social world around them so that they are able to play a positive, active and informed role in society. The advantages and disadvantages of social surveys in social research – detailed class notes covering the theoretical, practical and ethical strengths and limitations of social surveys. Generally, surveys are preferred by positivists and good for simple topics, but not so good for more complex topics which require a ‘human touch’. Functionalism and Strain Theories of Crime – summary revision notes – a briefer version of the three posts above.

Some recent examples of sociological studies using participant observation – including Pearson’s covert research into football hooligans and Mears’s research into the modelling industry. Research Methods Essays – How to Write Them – general advice on writing research methods essays for the AS and A level sociology exams. This post covers the PET technique – Practical, Ethical and Theoretical. Sociological theories and explanations of deviance and criminal behaviour – e.g. structural, subcultural, interactionist, feminist, Marxists, ethnicity and crime Foucault – Surveillance and Crime Control – A very simplified explanation of Foucault, who argued that surveillance by agents of the state becomes more important for social control in modernity than the threat of physical punishment.Globalisation, global criminal networks and crime – covering Misha Glenny’s work on the McMafia. He argues that the growth of the Mafia in ex-communist countries such as Bulgaria have been central to the growth of global crime – because they are perfectly located to ship illegal products such as drugs and sex-slaves from the global south to meet demand in the wealth global north. Revision guides that cover Socialisation, Family, Education, Crime and deviance, Social inequality.