The Role of the Police in Controlling and Reducing Crime – right and left realists both tend to be on the side of the police, but right realists believe the police should be more ‘militaristic’, while left realists emphasise that they should work with communities and avoid being antagonistic. Marxists and interactionists tend to see the police as being ‘the problem’ and are more likely to side with the criminals. Key Concepts for A Level Sociology Crime and Deviance – definitions of most of the key concepts relevant to crime and deviance within A-level sociology. Interviews in Social Research – This post consists of detailed class notes focusing strengths and limitations of mainly unstructured interviews, which are like a guided conversation that allow respondents the freedom to speak for themselves. Secondary Research Methods Official Statistics Factors Effecting Choice of Research Topic in Sociology – detailed class notes on the theoretical, ethical, and practical factors effecting the choice of research methods

Revision Booklets 7: Families and Households : Nine revision resources - a mix of text, PowerPoint and MindMaps.Our GCSE Revision guide contains everything you need to know to get that 9 on your exams. Exam board specs, courses and interactive quizzes to improve your knowledge. Find your courses below and sign up to UK's #1 revision app. All for free. The Underclass Theory of Crime – brief class notes covering Charle’s Murray’s theory of the underclass. Murray argues the long term unemployed get cut off over the generations and socialise their kids into a culture of worklesseness and criminality. Marxist Theories of Crime and Deviance GCSE Chemistry is the study of elements of the Earth and atmosphere including the composition, behaviour and properties of the elements. Seneca's GCSE Chemistry courses cover your exam board specific topics ranging from the periodic table, particle theory, acids, alkalis, and rate of reactions. Here are the basic revision materials for GCSE Sociology (material for Paper 2 will be added soon). Sex-Role Theory – suggests that women commit less crime than men because of their different roles in society, such as the motherhood role, which results in them being more constrained and more caring and responsible.

Revision Booklets 5: Education : Six revision guides - mainly Notes but with some exercises / activities. GCSE Biology is the study of living organisms ranging from their body structure, life-cycles, environment and adaptations. Covering topics such as Homeostasis, Photosynthesis and the Human Nervous System, Seneca's revision courses will prepare you for your Biology exam. What Makes a Good Life? – Lessons from a Longitudinal Study – This is one of the longest running Longitudinal studies in the world – the respondents were in their 20s when it started, now those who are still alive are in their 80s. Primary Qualitative Research Methods Outline and explain two practical problems which might affect social research (10) – A model answer to this exam question, which could appear on either paper 7191 (1) or 7191 (3). A comprehensive set of revision notes covering Education, Deviance, Media, Methods, Culture, Socialisation and Identity.

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The Strengths and Limitations of Education Statistics – This post discusses the strengths and limitations of results statistics. NB these may not be as valid as you think.

Methods of research – e.g. Questionnaire, interviews, observations, validity, reliability, ethics and representativeness Right Realist Criminology – Includes an introduction to Realism and detailed class notes on Right Realism covering rational choice theory, broken windows theory, Charles Murray’s views on the underclass, situational crime prevention and environmental crime prevention (mainly zero tolerance policing)

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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.

GCSE Food Preparation & Nutrition is the study of nutrition, health, food science, safety and choice. Functionalism and Strain Theories of Crime – summary revision notes – a briefer version of the three posts above.

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Evaluating the Usefulness of Official Statistics – the UK government collects a wide variety of statistics, the validity of which can vary enormously. This post explores the validity of Religious belief statistics, crime and prison statistics, and immigration data, among other sources of data. Using Participant Observation to research pupils with behavourial difficulties (20) – a model answer for this methods in context style of essay. Crime Prevention and Control Strategies – very brief summary revision notes on situational crime prevention, environmental crime prevention and community crime control strategies Primary qualitative research methods tend to be favoured by Interpretivists as they allow respondents to speak for themselves, and should thus yield valid data. However, because qualitative methods tend to involve the researcher getting more involved with the respondents, there is a risk that the subjective views of the researcher could interfere with the results, which could compromise both the validity and reliability of such methods.