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

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religious organisations, including cults, sects, denominations, churches and New Age movements, and their relationship to religious and spiritual belief and practice Using this information should get you a decent grade, but is no guarantee of it, and it is advised that candidates read the AQA’s specification and exam advice thoroughly for themselves in preparation for their course of study and exam! 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). I’m currently in the process of developing a range of interactive, educational infographics in the following areas: My favourite fully resourced lesson plans – consisting of a variety of individual and interactive activities which draw on my two decades of experience teaching sociology. Everything from…

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. This textbook has been revised by our team of expert authors, who are practising sociologists, teachers and HE experts. It includes full coverage of Crime and Deviance with Theory and Methods; Beliefs in Society; Global Development; The Media; and Stratification and Differentiation. Tried and tested content works alongside new features to ensure that students: Haralambos and Holborn (2013) – Sociology Themes and Perspectives, Eighth Edition, Collins. ISBN-10: 0007597479globalisation and crime in contemporary society; the media and crime; green crime; human rights and state crimes the significance of religion and religiosity in the contemporary world, including the nature and extent of secularisation in a global context, and globalisation and the spread of religions

globalisation and its influence on the cultural, political and economic relationships between societies the relationship between positivism, interpretivism and sociological methods; the nature of ‘social facts’ Evaluate – HISTORICAL CRITICISM – Is the theory/ concept dated? When was the concept developed? Is it still relevant today, or has society changed so much that it is no longer relevant? Has society changed in such a way that some aspects of the theory are now more relevant? The contents are carefully mapped to the AQA A level specification, so you can be sure you are studying exactly what you need to.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 theoretical, practical and ethical considerations influencing choice of topic, choice of method(s) and the conduct of research 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.