SCTV Weekly Round-Up

All the Sociology and Psychology links that caught our beady little eyes this week…

Sociology

Crime

BBC News – Survey reveals lack of rape reporting

Pfizer Turns Its Back on the Execution Business

US banks have paid more than $200bn in fines. But almost nobody has gone to prison…morally disreputable insiders”

My brain made me do it: will neuroscience change the way we punish criminals?

Beliefs in Society

Inside the Church Where Teen Was Beaten to Death: ‘Members Were Intensely Fearful of Demons and Attacks by Satan’

Education

On the problem of teachers being seen as miracle workers who can solve social inequality

How parental wealth is a key marker of graduates’ earning power

State offers laptops as trade-in for school iPads

Culture and Identity

“The Insecurity of Disability: What is My Place in Society?”

Some interesting – and perhaps surprising – examples of cultural differences

Family

Sociology Revision Videos

BBC News – Fifth of UK couples close to break-up – Relate study

Social Inequality

Neighborhoods can shape success, down to the level of a city block

Psychology

3 Essential Revision Videos To Watch Before You Take AQA AS Psychology Paper 2

Will you be teaching AS Psychology for the first time?

Miscellaneous

“Data collected about student behaviour doesn’t help improve teaching or learning”

Telling stories to help understand what sociology is about