Exam board: AQALevel & subject: GCSE SociologyFirst teaching: September 2017 First exams: June 2019 Get your students engaging with the 2017 specification: all the knowledge and skills students need to succeed set out in clear, approachable lessons packed full of activities and support. The third edition of this trusted textbook has been fully updated to provide complete coverage of the 2017 AQA Sociology specification, with fresh, contemporary case studies, engaging activities and a focus on research skills, theory and making connections between topics. * Fully matched to the 2017 AQA specification including coverage of all key terms and concepts* New 'Focus on theory' activities get students thinking about the various theories and approaches in sociology* New 'Focus on skills' discussion and written activities equip students with the skills they need for their exams* New 'Focus on research' activities have been carefully developed to equip students to hone their research skills for example by designing research or answering questions on an extract from a piece of research* Coverage of all key sociologists in the 2017 specification readings clearly highlighted in the 'Focus on key thinkers' feature* Exam-style questions, sample answers and helpful examiner commentary for each AQA topic show students how to do well in exams and avoid common pitfalls* Clear differentiation for each lesson including stretch and challenge activities to provide support for students of all abilities* Students are encouraged to identify links between topics and perspectives, and reflect upon them with our new 'Making connections' feature* Written by an author team with significant teaching and examining experience* Accompanying Teacher Guide provides additional activities and exam-focussed support for every chapter in the Student Book.

Exam Board: AQA Level: GCSE Subject: Sociology First Teaching: September 2017 First Exam: June 2019 Progressively develop students' subject knowledge, conceptual understanding and critical thinking skills with a wealth of targeted activities, guidance and assessment preparation tailored to the 2017 AQA GCSE Sociology specification. - Aid understanding of the main points and core concepts with key content summaries and accessible diagrams - Improve research skills with topical examples and methods in context sections for every topic - Extend learning and enhance responses with extension questions, stimulus material and suggestions for further reading - Prepare students for assessment with skills-building activities and practice questions developed for the new specification

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Fully revised and updated, AQA GCSE (9-1) Sociology will guide your students, topic-by-topic, through the 2017 specification, with features specially designed to be accessible to all students so they can: - ensure they have understood each topic and grasped key points with Content Summaries and Check your understanding questions - consolidate their knowledge with activities and extension opportunities to take them beyond the text - define and use key terms in the specification with confidence - use Research in Action sections to understand the work of key sociologists - prepare for assessments with Practice Questions based on the 2017 specification, together with answer guidance and commentary AQA GCSE (9-1) Sociology has been reviewed by Sociology academics to ensure all content is accurate, sensitive, contextualised and evidence-based.

Exam Board: AQALevel: GCSESubject: Sociology Be ready for your GCSE exam with this all-in-one AQA Sociology revision guide and practice workbook. Written by an experienced examiner, this book allows students to test their knowledge, check their answers and achieve excellent results. Feel confident with complete coverage for the GCSE Sociology AQA exams. Including revision guide pages and corresponding workbook pages, this study guide allows you to revise in a way that suits you best and improve your results at Key Stage 4 Sociology. Included in this book: * colour-coded graded content* lots of tried and trusted questions and exam practice* detachable answers for flexible practice* practical guidance and exam technique tips* clear advice on how to move answers up a grade (grade boosters and progression maps)

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Thoroughly revised and fully updated, An Introduction to Sociology gives concise yet comprehensive coverage of all the topics specified by the GCSE examining boards. The second edition was described by the AQA's Chief Examiner for GCSE Sociology as establishing 'the standard for textbooks at this level' - this new edition builds on the book's existing achievements. New material is found throughout the book, including substantive new sections on gender, identity, citizenship, education, new social movements, poverty and the welfare state, religion, the mass media, work and leisure, and population. The book has been carefully designed to support and extend students' learning. Each chapter begins with a summary of the key issues to be covered, and goes on to highlight important terms, which are then explained in a clear glossary. Summaries at the end of each chapter, a lively range of new activities and discussion points, the use of websites, as well as helpful suggestions for coursework, all add to the book's value as a learning and teaching resource. Student-friendly cartoons, tables, diagrams, and photographs - and the re-designed internal lay-out - also enliven the text, making sociology seem exciting and relevant to students of all interests and abilities. The new edition of this highly successful textbook will prove invaluable to anyone taking an introductory sociology course, especially at GCSE and related levels. Students taking AS and A-level - as well as Access, nursing, and health and social care courses - will also find the book provides an easy and fun introduction to studying sociology.

One of the most groundbreaking sociology texts of the mid-20th century, Howard S. Becker’s Outsiders is a thorough exploration of social deviance and how it can be addressed in an understanding and helpful manner. A compulsively readable and thoroughly researched exploration of social deviance and the application of what is known as "labeling theory" to the studies of deviance. With particular research into drug culture, Outsiders analyzes unconventional individuals and their place in normal society.

"This seminal work . . . establishes a persuasive new paradigm."--Contemporary Sociology No book since Schooling in Capitalist America has taken on the systemic forces hard at work undermining our education system. This classic reprint is an invaluable resource for radical educators. Samuel Bowles is research professor and director of the behavioral sciences program at the Santa Fe Institute, and professor emeritus of economics at the University of Massachusetts. Herbert Gintis is an external professor at the Santa Fe Institute and emeritus professor of economics at the University of Massachusetts.

The great French sociologist and philosopher Emile Durkheim is best known for his classic book Suicide (1897), a landmark in social psychology. Among his other major works is this study in the sociology of education, which features 18 lectures by an influential theorist who discusses his ideas on the school as the appropriate setting for moral education. The first element in developing a moral being, he maintains, is instilling a sense of discipline, followed by a willingness to behave in terms of the group's collective interest, and a sense of autonomy. Durkheim also examines discipline and the psychology of the child, discipline of the school and the use of punishment, altruism in the child, the influence of the school environment, and the teaching of science, aesthetics, and history. Perceptive and provocative, this volume abounds in valuable insights for teachers and others involved in education.