Experiments: The Asch Test
I always found teaching “the experimental method” in sociology a little dull because there were relatively few examples I could use to illustrate the genre.
I always found teaching “the experimental method” in sociology a little dull because there were relatively few examples I could use to illustrate the genre.
Many of you will be familiar with the Cornetto Trilogy of films, the brilliant Shaun of the Dead, the equally-funny Hot Fuzz and that third
What seems like half a lifetime (but was actually around 20 years) ago I posted a YouTube Trailer called What is Sociology that was part
A couple of years ago – November 2022 to be precise – we launched the Psychology Film Club as a way of offering our complete
I think it’s fair to say Beck’s concepts of Risk and Risk Society aren’t well-covered at A-level, partly because his ideas are difficult to get
This series of short films, produced by Dallas Telelearning around 10 years ago, provides an introduction to both Sociology (it’s European and America development) and sociological perspectives: functionalism, conflict theory, interactionism and feminism. Although the production and focus generally means the world is seen through American eyes -and some of the illustrative material focused on American politics and culture of the 80’s and 90’s probably won’t mean much to contemporary European audiences – it shouldn’t be difficult for Non-US teachers to focus the theoretical content on things that will resonate more with their particular students.
Introducing Journal Corner – the BSA’s new digested read for A-level Sociology.
I’ve found it a bit difficult to evaluate the films produced by Sociology Teacher Daniel Butcher, for reasons that should become apparent, so I’m going to depart slightly from the usual blog format and just try to list some of the pluses and minuses.
WatHistory is a YouTube site I’ve been meaning to write about but, for whatever reason, never got around to doing so until now. I guess I
Every so often I chance upon web sites that have been started by teachers with what seems like a shed-load of initial enthusiasm. They create