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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.
The Labelling Theory of Crime – brief summary notes of the above. Realist Theories of Crime and Deviance Sociological theories of stratification – e.g. Consensus View – Functionalism, Conflict View – Marxism, Weber, Feminism
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. https://www.wjec.co.uk/qualifications/sociology/r-sociology-gcse-from-2017/eduqas-gcse-sociology-spec-from-2017-e.pdf The Economic and Social Costs of Crime – a summary of a recent (2021) government report looking at the social and economic harms crime does in England and Wales. Theories and Theorists– Fact Sheets (this will take you to OneDrive where you will find individual pdf files on different theories and theorists. Handy to print (at school!) and put into your revision folder.
Last Updated on October 13, 2023 by Karl Thompson A Level Sociology Research Methods | Revisesociology.comThe Marxist Perspective on Crime – very detailed class notes covering concepts such as crimogenic capitalism, the costs of corporate crime and the ideological functions of selective law enforcement. GCSE History is the study of local, British, European and World history from the Medieval, Early Modern and Modern eras.
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! Sociologists use a range of quantitative and qualitative, primary and secondary social research methods to collect data about society. Actuarial Justice and Risk Management – this is statistical surveillance, a form of surveillance long used by insurance companies, but increasingly used by state agencies. It is where people who have a statistically higher risk of truanting/ offending/ failing will be under a higher level of surveillance than the norm. Controlling and Reducing Crime – the Role of the Community, the Police and Different Forms of Punishment An Introduction to Social Surveys – a brief introduction to the use of different types of survey in social research, including structured questionnaires and interviews and different ways of administering surveys such as online, by phone or face to face. Controlling and Reducing Crime – the Role of the Community, the Police and Different Forms of PunishmentWhat are the impacts of crime on victims? – a post examining how crime affects individuals and their families, including a look at secondary victimisation. The Media and Crime 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! Outline and explain two advantages of overt compared to covert observation (10) – you might think that being undercover provides you with more valid data than when respondents know you are observing them, however, there are a few reasons why this might not be the case. This post explores why, and some of the other advantages overt has over covert observation. (Honestly, covert is a lot of hassle!). NB this post is written as a response to an exam style question. Structured Interviews in Social Research – Interviews are effectively one of the means of administering social surveys. This post covers the different contexts (types) of structured interview, and the stages of doing them. It also looks at the strengths, limitations and criticisms. Experiments
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