| Site Updates 2008 | A useful section that no-one ever visits... |
| November | |
| 03rd: Resources: New reviews added to Revision (Revision Sites) section. | |
| October | |
| 11th: Information: Updated Copyright section (now renamed "Authorisation" because it includes information about me, the site author - geddit?). | |
| 10th: Resources: New reviews added to Software (Internet) section. | |
| 09th: Resources: New reviews added to Software (Productivity) section. | |
| 08th: Resources: New reviews added to Software (Applications) section. | |
| 05th: Resources: New reviews added to Software (Teaching and Learning) section. | |
| 04th: Resources: New Teaching Notes ("Methods in Education") added to Education section. This file is a complete chapter designed to support the 2008 publication, AS Sociology for AQA (2nd edition). | |
| 03rd: Links: New review added to Sociology Blogs section. | |
| September | |
| 17th: The Shop: New reviews added to AS and A2 Textbooks section of Bookshop. | |
| 16th: The Shop: New reviews added to AS and A2 Textbooks section of Bookshop. | |
| 09th: Resources: Schemes of Work section updated in line with 2008 AQA and OCR Specifications. | |
| August | |
| 26th: Links: New reviews added to Health section. | |
| 22nd: Links: New reviews added to Family section. | |
| 21st: Links: New reviews added to Education section. | |
| 05th: Online: New site (Sociology Central :interactive) added to Interactive section. | |
| July | |
| 4th: Links: New reviews added to Culture and Identity section. | |
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2nd:
Links:
Two things of note in this section. Firstly, the update of
the "Universities" section is now complete (although there may
be further entries to include as and if I can ever find the energy to look at
another University web site again. I'd thought this section was becoming
embarrassingly out-of-date but didn't realise just how bad it had become until I
realised some of the entries were the ones I'd originally made in 1998. In the
intervening years a great deal has changed - University sites now have
"corporate identities" (10 years ago those in charge neither knew nor cared
about "branding") and so they all, basically, look much the same (they use
different logos and colour schemes but the message is uniformly about "How great
we are" and how we're "ranked as the best" on some obscure scale - if the
official national rankings didn't pan out in the way they'd hoped). In terms of
content, however, nothing much has changed, although some are starting to
provide resources applicable to one of their main customer markets - A-level
students. The second thing I've added is a new section (Sociology Blogs) to reflect the utility and difference of this newer type of resource. There have also been some new links / reviews added (Introductory and Crime and Deviance) and I've decided on a bit of a redesign while I've got some time before starting a couple of new (paid!) publishing contracts. |
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| June | |
| 25th: Links: The long, slow, and indescribably tedious process of updating the "Universities" section has begun... | |
| 24th: Links: New reviews added to Family section. | |
| 23rd: Links: New reviews added to Culture section. | |
| 21st: The Shop: New PowerPoint slides ("Introduction to Sociology") added to Teaching Resources section | |
| April | |
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14th:
The Shop: New reviews added to AS and A2 Textbooks
section of Bookshop. I've decided to remove both the Projects section and Research Exchange from the site because of changes to the new (2008) Sociology Specification. Where students are no-longer required to do coursework this change made these sections redundant... |
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| 10th: Resources: New Teaching Notes ("Conceptions of Culture") added to Culture and Identity section. This file is a complete section taken from the 2008 publication, AS Sociology for AQA (2nd edition). | |
| 2nd: The Shop: Well, it's been a busy few months with no significant updates to add, mainly because I've been working on the 2nd edition of the AS Sociology for AQA textbook (among other things). It has, at last, been completed and I'm going to offer it for sale in two ways - a Black and White Print edition and a full colour Download edition. The latter's not quite ready yet (for a range of dreadfully dull reasons) but when it is you'll be the first to know (it's going to be dirt cheap too). | |
| January | |
| 12th: Resources: New link / review added to Revision Notes (Revision). | |
| 11th: Resources:: New section (Revision Notes) added to Revision (which, all things considered, is probably as it should be). | |
| 9th: Research Exchange: New teacher added. | |
| Site Updates 2007 | |
| December |
| 12th: Resources: New Links / Reviews added to Software section. |
| 5th: Research Exchange: New teacher added. |
| November |
| 5th: The Shop: New section (Teaching Resources) added. |
| October |
| 18th: Research Exchange: New teacher added. |
| September |
| 25th: Home: Check-out the link to The Writer's Cooperative - a great opportunity to get your work in print and earn the best royalties around... |
| 15th: Resources: New multimedia program - "Introduction to Family Life" - added to Multimedia section (which probably isn't that surprising). |
| 14th: Online: Added a new multiple choice quiz program to Online (Interactive) section. ATM there's only one quiz (Introduction to Sociology) but more may be added as and when (I find the energy or other commitments allow), |
| 11th: Resources: New Teaching Notes ("The Political Process") added to Politics and Power section. This file is a complete section taken from the 2006 publication, A2 Sociology for AQA |
| 1st: Resources: New Teaching Notes ("The Persistence of Poverty") added to Poverty and Welfare section. This file is a complete section taken from the 2005 publication, AS Sociology for AQA |
| August |
| 29th: Links: New Conference added to Courses section |
| 8th: Resources: New Teaching Notes ("State Policies") added to Education section. This file is a complete section taken from the 2005 publication, AS Sociology for AQA |
| 1st: Resources: New Teaching Notes ("Secularisation") added to Religion section. This file is a complete section taken from the 2006 publication, A2 Sociology for AQA |
| July |
| 26th: Resources: New Teaching Notes ("Changes to the Class Structure") added to Social Inequality section. This file is a complete section taken from the 2006 publication, A2 Sociology for AQA |
| 23rd: Resources: New Teaching Notes ("Media Effects") added to Mass Media section. This file is a complete section taken from the 2005 publication, AS Sociology for AQA |
| 20th: Resources: New Teaching Notes ("The Social Construction of Crime") added to Crime and Deviance section. This file is a complete section taken from the 2006 publication, A2 Sociology for AQA |
| 19th: Resources: New Teaching Notes ("Modernity and Postmodernity") added to Theory section. This file is a complete section taken from the 2006 publication, A2 Sociology for AQA |
| 18th: Resources: New Teaching Notes ("Introduction to Sociology") added to Introduction to Sociology section. This file is a complete section taken from the 2005 publication, AS Sociology for AQA |
| 17th: Resources: New Teaching Notes ("Family and Household Changes") added to Family Life section. This file is a complete section taken from the 2005 publication, AS Sociology for AQA |
| May |
| 27th: Online: New section (Interactive) added. |
| 2nd: Links: New review and link added to Miscellaneous section |
| April |
| 09th: Research Exchange: 2 new teachers added. |
| March |
| 16th: Research Exchange: New teacher added. |
| February |
| 17th: Research Exchange: New teacher added. |
| 8th: Research Exchange: New teacher added. |
| 5th: Resources: New Fragments added to Lesson Plans (Social Inequality) |
| 3rd: Resources: New Fragments added to Lesson Plans (Power and Politics) |
| 2nd: Online: New videos (Mass Media) added to the Video Vault. |
| 1st: Online: New videos (Family Life) added to the Video Vault. |
| January |
| 31st: Resources: New Fragments added to Lesson Plans (Deviance) |
| 30th: Online: New videos (Family Life) added to the Video Vault. |
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29th: Resources:
New Fragments added to Lesson Plans (Mass Media) Online: New videos (World Sociology) added to the Video Vault. |
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28th: Online:
New videos (World Sociology) added to the Video Vault. Research Exchange: 2 new teachers added. |
| 27th: Online: New videos (World Sociology) added to the Video Vault. |
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26th: Online:
New section (World Sociology) added to the Video Vault. Online: New videos (Methods and Media) added to the Video Vault. |
| 25th: Online: New videos (Culture and Identity) added to the Video Vault. |
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24th: Online:
New videos (Crime and Deviance) added to the Video Vault. Links: New reviews and links added to Miscellaneous section. Resources: New link ("Video Exercises") added to Lesson Plans. |
| 23rd: Online: New section (Crime and Deviance) added to the Video Vault. |
| 22nd: Online: New videos (Media) added to the Video Vault. |
| 20th: Online: New videos (Culture and Identity) added to the Video Vault. |
| 19th: Online: New videos (Methods) added to the Video Vault. |
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18th: Online:
New section (Mass Media) added to the Video Vault. New videos (Family Life) added to the Video Vault. Resources: New Fragments added to Lesson Plans (Education) |
| 17th: Online: New videos (Family / Methods) added to the Video Vault. |
| 16th: Online: New section (Theory) added to the Video Vault. |
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15th: Online:
New section (Family Life) added to the Video Vault. Links: New reviews and links added to Family section |
| 14th: Online: New section (Video Vault) added. |
| 12th: Links: New Conference details added to Courses section. |
| 11th: Resources: New Fragments added to Lesson Plans (Family) |
| 10th: Resources: New material (Media and Representation) added to Revision section (AS Sociology for AQA) |
| 09th: Resources: New exercises ("Fragments") added to Lesson Plans (Religion) |
| 06th: Links: New reviews and links added to Resources (Software) section |
| 2006 |
| December |
| 09th: Resources: New material (Media Selection and Presentation) added to Revision section (AS Sociology for AQA) |
| 08th: Links: New reviews and links added to Research Methods and Research sections. |
| 01st: Resources: "By Popular Request" I've added an option to see the voluminous video (Revision Online) in a much larger window - so now, instead of having to squint at a relatively small screen you can sit back, sip your cola and nibble your popcorn while watching glorious technicolour video clips I've nicked from somewhere at a "massive" 500x450px...Don't you ever say I never do anything for you. |
| November |
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28th: Resources:
New
section (Revision Online) added to Revision section. This is an online version of the Revision Mapping notes currently available in a download (printed Pdf) format. In addition to being able to click away to your heart's content with the hyperlinked revision material you get the added bonus of some short video clips (and some other surprises if I ever get around to adding them - which, if I do, will probably be as much of a surprise to me as it undoubtedly will be to you). The first online revision map deals with Sociological Perspectives (in a strictly AS-stylee). |
| 27th: Research Exchange: 2 new teachers added. |
| 16th: Resources: New material (Media and Ideology) added to Revision section (AS Sociology for AQA) |
| 14th: Links: New reviews and links added to Resources (Video / DVD) section. |
| 10th: Resources: New material (Media Ownership and Control) added to Revision section (AS Sociology for AQA) |
| 09th: Links: New reviews and links added to Mass Media section. |
| 06th: Research Exchange: 1 new teacher added. |
| October |
| 28th: Links: New and updated links added to Culture section. |
| 27th: Bookshop: New Reviews and Links added to "Tomes for Teachers" section. |
| 26th: Resources: New reviews and links added to Software (Teaching and Learning and Applications) section. |
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25th:
Resources:
New material (Practical and Theoretical Research Considerations) added to Revision section (AS Sociology for AQA) Research Exchange: 1 new teacher added. |
| 24th: Resources: New reviews and links added to Software (Teaching and Learning) section. |
| 23rd: Resources: New material (Sociological Methodologies) added to Revision section (AS Sociology for AQA) |
| 17th: Resources: New material (Secondary Research Methods) added to Revision section (AS Sociology for AQA) |
| 16th: Research Exchange: 1 new teacher added. |
| 10th: Research Exchange: 1 new teacher added. |
| 04th: Links: Lots of New and updated links added to Research Methods section. |
| 03rd: Resources: New material (Primary Quantitative Research Methods) added to Revision section (AS Sociology for AQA) |
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September |
| 20th: Resources: New material (The Research Process and Sampling Techniques) added to Revision section (AS Sociology for AQA) |
| 18th: Links: New links added to Introductory section. |
| 14th: Resources: New material on Learning Styles added to Study Skills section. |
| 09th: Links: New links added to Miscellaneous section. |
| 08th: Bookshop: I've been working on the integration between this site and Amazon in order to offer a slightly more ambitious service to visitors. This is now up and running through the "SociologyCentral@Amazon" option. |
| 05th: Bookshop: New Review added to AS and A2 Textbooks section. |
| August 08th: Bookshop: New Reviews added to Revision and AS and A2 Textbooks sections. |
| August 03rd: Resources: New Revision materials (The distinctions between primary and secondary data, and between quantitative and qualitative data) added to Revision section (AS Sociology for AQA) |
| July 12th: Links: New and updated links added to World Sociology, Research Methods and Mass Media sections. |
| July 09th: Links: New and updated links added to World Sociology section. |
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June 23rd:
Links: New and
updated links added to Introductory and Social Inequality sections. Research Exchange: 1 new teacher added. |
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June 22nd: I've finally managed to get around to posting a new review of
Pat. McNeil's excellent "Research Methods" text (updated by Steve Chapman). If
you're teaching or studying A-level Sociology you'll find it's well worth the
price of admission...
Bookshop: New Review added to Methods section |
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June 14th: The final part of the Power and Politics revision
module has been posted - this module is now complete. The next revision module
I'm going to put together will be for AS Methods. Resources: New material (Participation and Voting Behaviour) added to Revision section (A2 Sociology for AQA) |
| June 09th: Links: New and updated links added to Introductory Sociology section. |
| June 08th: Links: New and updated links added to Theory, Welfare and Poverty and World Sociology sections. |
| June 07th: Links: New and updated links added to Theory section. |
| June 05th: Resources: New material (Ideology and Political Relationships) added to Revision section (A2 Sociology for AQA) |
| May 29th: Research Exchange: 2 new teachers added. |
| May 21st: Resources: New Revision materials (The Role of the Modern State) added to Revision section (A2 Sociology for AQA) |
| May 15th: Research Exchange: 1 new teacher added. |
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May 10th: New set of revision materials (the Nature and Distribution of
Power) added. Resources: New Revision materials (The Nature and Distribution of Power) added to Revision section (A2 Sociology for AQA) |
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May 03rd: Have been sent a nice "Introduction to crime and deviance"
booklet to post on the site. This is the first new material from someone other
than my good self that's been posted for a long, long, time and it would be
nice, if you've got materials that you'd like to share with teachers and
students "around the world", to receive them (just use the usual email address).
Resources: "Introduction to Deviance and Social Control" by David Keir) added to
Teaching Notes (Crime and Deviance) |
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April 29th: Have added a new section to Revision to accommodate some
equally Hi_Quality (TM) revision materials
for the venerable
AS Sociology For AQA textbook what I wrote. Resources: New section (AS Sociology For AQA) added to Revision section. |
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April 27th: With the
new A2 textbook due to hit the shops "late May" I've been busy producing
some Hi_Quality (TM) revision materials to
compliment the text (there are also revision materials to compliment the
AS textbook in the pipeline). I've set-up a page where you can check out
the new stuff - it's different to any revision material you've ever seen before
(a quote I've just made up says that it "Sets new standards in Sociology
revision" so you can't really say fairer than that, can you?); very visual and
compact text-wise, as you can see for yourself if you navigate on over to the Resources section. I've also been sent some interesting material for Crime and Deviance that I'll post over the next couple of days - so Keep Watching The Skies. Resources: New section (A2 Sociology For AQA) added to Revision section. April 25th: For some reason (possibly stupidity) I'd never made all the Revision Maps (TM) I created for the AS textbook accessible through the main site (you had to go to the AS site to find them). This has now been rectified and they can be accessed through the Revision Menu in the Resources section. Although they can be used as stand-alone revision material they work best in combination with the AS textbook - which is probably as good a reason as any to BUY THE BOOK (if it's subtlety you're after I'd probably look elsewhere). April 05th: Links: New links added to Social Inequality section. |
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April 04th:
Research
Exchange: 1 new teacher added. Links: New links added to Religion section. |
| March 30th: Links: New links added to Methods, Politics and Power, Welfare and Poverty sections. |
| March 28th: Links: New links added to Health and Mass Media sections. |
| March 27th: Links: New links added to Family section. |
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March 24th:
Bookshop: New Reviews added to AS and A2
Textbooks Links: New links added to Crime and Deviance, Culture and Identity and Education sections. |
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March 21st: The general Spring Clean seems to be ticking over nicely
with, as yet, no major disasters to report... Links: New links added to welfare and poverty. New section (world sociology) added. |
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March 15th: Changes are afoot to the site - in the main I've redesigned
(or "mucked-about with" as it's commonly known) the menus to make them more
intuitive, neater and easier to update. In other words, I've cleared out the
rubbish menus that have been hanging around for more years than I care to
remember. So, if things don't look the way they did - or, more importantly perhaps, work the way they did (or even work, I suppose) - it's because I'm experimenting with stuff. Normal service will be resumed just as soon as I can be bothered to make everything work properly... Bookshop: 2 new Reviews added to AS and A2 Textbooks |
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March 14th: Have finally found the time to update the OCR A2 Research
Planner (since virtually no-one does A2 with this Board and even fewer do
coursework, it hasn't been one of my great priorities).
Projects: OCR A2
Research Planner added |
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March 8th: Well. The A2 textbook has finally all but been put to bed (as
we publishing types say) and it should be hitting the shops (probably with a
very dull thud) "sometime towards the end of May" (we like to be fashionably
vague in this business). This, of course, means I will have lots of time on my
hands to add some new and exciting features to the site (which is publishing
code for the same old stuff repackaged in a pretty new wrapper) as I sit back
and wait for the money to roll in... However, since everything's been a bit neglected these past few months there's some catching-up to do - I've got a pile of books to review, a whole wodge of websites (similar to a flock of seagulls but not quite so annoying) to post - including a new section on the ever-popular World Sociology - and some Notes I found hiding on my hard drive when I was Searching for Inspiration (which, unfortunately, I never found). Like most people when they've got time on their hands, my thoughts turn to two things; spring-cleaning my computer, which usually means deleting loads of stuff to "free-up some space" and make everything neat and tidy (this, in the normal course of events, usually results in my computer failing to boot because I've deleted some essential part of the operating system, whereupon I spend the next three days cursing and pleading with it to start) and redesigning the web site. Research
Exchange: 3 new Teachers added. |