by John Amy | Mar 18, 2014 | Gender & Deviance
Download this extract from Social Trends 38 and read the section on ‘Offenders’. Study carefully the graph and bar chart (Figures 9.12 and 9.13) on book page 129. Now answer the following questions: What proportion of offenders in 2006 were males? What is...
by John Amy | Mar 17, 2014 | Class and Education 1
Two indicators that are often used to measure class differences in achievement are whether children have free school meals and the proportion of working class pupils in higher education. Free School Meals Whether children have free school meals is often used as a...
by John Amy | Mar 17, 2014 | Class and Education 1
In pairs, study the list below and discuss which are examples of cultural capital and which are examples of economic capital. Put them into two lists and add two more examples of your own to each list. Finally, summarise what is the difference between the two. Parents...
by John Amy | Mar 17, 2014 | Class and Education 1
Such as: educational toys, language, parents reading to a child Deferred: making sacrifices now for greater rewards later. Immediate: seeking pleasure now rather than making sacrifices to gain future rewards (also referred to as ‘short-term hedonism’.) Elaborated:...
