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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! identify, describe and explain formal and informal methods of social control including unwritten rules and sanctions
Usefulness of different types of data – e.g. primary/secondary data, qualitative and quantitative data, sources of secondary data, including diaries, journals, official and non-official statistics, usefulness of these types of data to sociologists
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Outline and Analyse Two Ways in Which Patterns of Crime Vary by Social Class – 10 mark exam style question 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 Does Prison Work? – an evaluative post looking at some of the evidence on whether prison works to prevent crime. Spoiler alert: it generally doesn’t! Social Class and Crime
Sociological perspectives on state crime – covering the different types of state crime and a slightly unusual take applying material from global development to analyse state crime. An Introduction to Experiments in Sociology – a brief introduction covering definitions of key terms including hypotheses, dependent and independent variables and the Hawthorne Effect. NB sociologists don’t generally use experiments, especially not lab experiments, but you still need to know about them! Sensationalisation of Crime in the Media – There are a lot of fictional programmes about crime in the UK, many of them tend to present criminal characters as likeable and make the hideous crimes they commit (in fiction) seem ‘cool’. Sociologists use a range of quantitative and qualitative, primary and secondary social research methods to collect data about society. 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.
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A simple and effective way for teachers and students to organise Notes and ideas to make revision easier. Although very similar to Learning Tables, these visual revision notes are tightly focused around a specific theme rather than a whole topic. The notes are based around a range of Units (Family, Education, Global development etc.) and cover a number of different topics within each Unit. Poverty as a social issue – e.g. absolute and relative poverty, including the work of Townsend on relative deprivation, material deprivation, groups prone to poverty, culture of poverty, cycle of deprivation, social exclusion and inclusion, impact of globalisation Synoptic Surveillance and Crime Control – synoptic surveillance is surveillance from below rather than surveillance from above. In simple terms it means all of us watching each other rather than just the state watching citizens.
Below are some selected, recent posts outlining how you might use contemporary examples to illustrate key concepts within crime and deviance. Examiners like this sort of contemporary focus!
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The Strengths and Limitations of Education Statistics – This post discusses the strengths and limitations of results statistics. NB these may not be as valid as you think. How the Media Simplifies Crime – a brief post summarising how the media tends to take the side of the police and victims, focus on crimes with easy to understand individual ‘harm’ stories and provide a narrow analysis of crime control options. Evaluating the Marxist Perspective on Crime – evaluative posts, mostly links to research which supports the Marxist perspective on crime. But before starting. If you were a subject, you would be ....? Replace Boring Revision Guides With a Fun Way to Study