1. GCSE Sociology revision activities covering units on Inequality and The Individual and Society. Covering socialisation, discrimination, poverty and more.
2. The links below take you to a variety of revision resources for your A Level sociology examinations and GCSE sociology examinations. If you can't find what you want.

1. Updates
2. Sociology Revision Gcse
3. Specification At A Glance

Updates

GCSE Sociology learning resources for adults, children, parents and teachers organised by topic.

. NUCLEAR: married parents and their biological children. RECONSTITUTED: when 2 adults re-marry and bring children from a previous relationship into this new family (step-family). LONE PARENT: one parent bringing up their children alone. SAME SEX: same gender parents with their own children or adopted children. EMPTY NEST: when all children from a family leave home. BEANPOLE: families that are having fewer children but people are living longer.

NEO-CONVENTIONAL: a nuclear family leaded by a couple who are living together, or married and both working. CO-HABITING:couple living together but not married. PATRIARCHAL: when the male dominates the family.

SYMMETRICAL: where both parents take an equal share in in jobs. EXTENDED: family consisting of parents and children along with either grandparetns or aunts and uncles. REMEMBER RePEE!!! Re= reproduction: produces the next generation of workers and regulates sexual behaviour. BUT now reproduction does not need a couple living together in marriage, couples may choose to adopt, cohabit have surrogate parents and IVF.

Sociology Revision Gcse

P= primary socialisation: parents teach norms and values. BUT young children go to nurseries, nannies and childminders where they are taught basic norms and values. E= emotional support:stable family life gives us support keeping us happy.

BUT now people get professional help from doctors, counsellors etc if they feel down. E= economic support:help finanically within the family.

Specification At A Glance

BUT now the benefit system helps those who do not have enough money. FUNCTIONALISM: see the family as POSITIVE for society as the nuclear family performs for the good of society. NEW RIGHT: see the family as NEGATIVE for society if it is not a nuclear family BUT see single parent and same sex families as bad for society. MARXISM: see family as NEGATIVE for society.

Believe that the family socialises the wroking class to accept that it is fair the classes are UNEQUAL. FEMINISM: see family as NEGATIVE for society. Believe that the family is male dominated= PATRIARCHAL.