WJEC Eduqas GCSE Sociology sample

SPOTLIGHT: A sociologist wants to explore inequality in your town, village or local area. Plan how you would go about this piece of research. METHODS 121 Starter ... Choose one of the following pairs. Make a list of ways that they have differences in power. X  Rich/Poor X  Old/Young X Male/Female X Disabled/Non-disabled X  Straight/LGBT. Taking it further The government has invested billions of pounds in funds given to schools to help students who are disadvantaged. In 2015–16, the figure was £2.5 billion. What ideas do you have about how schools should have spent the money? The aim is to decrease inequality. THEORIES  Feminism – a conflict theory  Functionalism – a consensus theory  Marxism – a conflict theory Inequality is all around us. Social differences affect life-chances. Introduction to Social differentiation and stratification