by John Amy | Mar 19, 2014 | Sociology and Policy
Which of the following would you categorise as social problems and which as sociological problems? Are there any on the list that might belong in both categories? Improvements in working-class educational achievement Falling social mobility rates The effects of...
by John Amy | Mar 19, 2014 | Sociology and Policy
Investigate social science research being carried out for government at www.civilservice.gov.uk What types of research are being undertaken? What are the aims of the research? Who exactly are the researchers? How are the researchers helping to fulfil government...
by John Amy | Mar 19, 2014 | Sociology and Policy
Using the library and the internet, find out about each of the following sociologists and their interests. Which areas of social policy do you think they feel strongly about? How has this affected their research? Ann Oakley Heidi Mirza Peter Townsend Cecile Wright...
by John Amy | Mar 19, 2014 | Sociology and Policy
A social problem is a situation or behaviour that members of society see as being in need of remedial action; a sociological problem is any aspect of society or behaviour that needs explaining by sociologists. Ideology of the governing party; cost; globalisation;...
by John Amy | Mar 19, 2014 | Objectivity and Values
Read the item below and then discuss together the questions that follow: Sociologists may wish to study what are seen as the relevant issues of a particular time; they are likely to react to what are seen as the social or political issues of the day. Similarly,...
by John Amy | Mar 19, 2014 | Objectivity and Values
In an article about values, Roger Gomm gives the example of a sociologist carrying out a survey for a housing authority, showing housing patterns in terms of the ethnic origins of the tenants. Maps were drawn up to illustrate these patterns, but the sociologist was...
