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Research Methods |
Overt Participant Observation illustrated by Venkatesh's "Gang Leader for a Day" |
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Introductory |
The Intro Issue: The 3rd issue of Sociology Shortcuts Magazine is given- |
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Theory |
Systems Theory: It’s Functionalism, Jim. But not as you know it. Modernity and Sociological Theory Postmodernity and Sociological Theory Globalisation: Economic, political and cultural dimensions. Global Culture: 3 views on the nature and extent of changing global culture. Global Culture – Video Version: As above except this version uses video examples rather than static pictures. Risk Society: It's modernity, Jim. But not as you knew it. Risk Society Magazine: As above, but with a radically redesigned "Magazine Stylee" (plus around 5 minutes of embedded video featuring Ulrich Beck and Brian Wynne). |
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Education |
Educational Achievement and Intelligence: The IQ debate in Education Gender Identity and Achievement: How the "girls good / boys bad" model is mistaken... |
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Crime and Deviance |
Theories of Crime and Deviance 1: Functionalist, Ecological, Critical. Theories of Crime and Deviance 2: Interactionism, Deviancy Amplification, Postmodern Criminology, Constitutive criminology Theories of Crime and Deviance 3:Concepts of power and control, new and traditional penology, Actuarial approaches, Administrative criminology, Left and Right Realism. The Social Distribution of Crime: Class,age,gender,ethnicity and locality. Routine Activities Theory: Crime as a Cause of Crime? Routine Activities Theory: Crime as a Cause of Crime?: this version includes a short video clip outlining Routine Activities Theory Market Reduction Approach: Outline of an innovative approach to crime reduction. Strain Theory: Merton’s classic Strain Theory plus Agnew’s contemporary General Strain Theory Crime and Harm: The Critique of Conventional Criminology A Social Harm Approach to Crime Women and Binge- Crime, Deviance and The Spirit Level: Four ways “less equal” societies differ from “more equal” societies in relation to crime. Left Realism: Key Ideas and Criticisms Left Realism: The 3- |
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Revision |
Sociological Perspectives: The Revision Map / Graphic Organiser format may not be everybody’s cup of tea. Sip- Mass Media: Ownership and Control: Revision Map / Graphic Organiser Mass Media: Media and Ideology: Marxism (Instrumental and Hegemonic) and Pluralism. Research Methods overview: Primary, secondary, quantitative and qualitative data. Primary Research Methods: Questionnaires, Interviews, Experiments, Observation, Visual methods. Secondary Research Methods: Content analysis, Documents, Statistics. Research Methodology: Positivism and Interpretivism. Practical, Ethical and Theoretical Research Considerations The Research Process: Hypothetico- |
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Mass Media |
Media Effects: Direct and indirect media effects models. Defining and Researching Mass Media: Longer introduction to the Mass Media, plus research methods Content Analysis and Semiology. There’s also a pdf version if you want it. The Ownership and Control Debate: A pdf version is also available. The Selection and Presentation of News: There's also a pdf version if you'd prefer it. Representations of Social Groups: Class, Age, Gender, Ethnicity. Postmodernism and New Media: Repositioning “audience effects” Simulacra and Hyperreality: Lesson outline / plan with video examples. Mass Media Complete: Defining and Researching Mass Media; Ownership and Control Debate; Selection and Presentation of News; Media Representations; Media Effects. Mass Media Magazine: Issue 2 of Sociology Shortcuts is totally devoted to The Media, both old and new. There's also a few articles on researching the media thrown- |
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