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Sociology and the Sociology and the Internet Internet An Introductory An Introductory Guide to Guide to Resources Resources for for AQA / OCR AQA / OCR AS Sociology Students AS Sociology Students

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An IntroductoryAn IntroductoryGuide toGuide to

ResourcesResourcesforfor

AQA / OCRAQA / OCRAS Sociology StudentsAS Sociology Students

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Chris.LiveseyChris.Livesey

AS / A2 SociologyAS / A2 Sociology

Sociology Central Sociology Central (www.sociology.org.uk)

E-mail:E-mail: [email protected]

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Issues

• Surfing Skills…

• Level

• Source

• Searching…

• Structure

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Surfing Skills:

Browser:

Saving Pages

Printing Pages

Set Bookmarks / Favourites

E-mail

Send

Receive

Print Page

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Searching…

• Search engines as last resort

• Major A-level Resource sites

• Links sites

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Level

• Most material aimed at (under) graduates…

• Few A-level sites

• Even fewer AS Level sites…

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Source

• Anyone can build a web site

• Use sources critically

• Copyright issues

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Structure

• Avoid aimless surfing…

• Start with a clear objective

• Bookmark your travels…

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Notes…

What’s on the Web?

Interactive material…

Links Sites… Study Skills…

Exam Boards… Publishers…

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General Sociology Sites

Sociology Online:

http://www.sociologyonline.f9.co.uk/

Bryn Hafren School:

http://www.rmplc.co.uk/eduweb/sites/barrycomp/bhs

Sociology Central: www.sociology.org.uk

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General Sociology Sites

Hewett School:

http://www.hewett.norfolk.sch.uk/curric/soc/index.htm

John Maloney: http://website.lineone.net/~jmaloney/

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Introductory Sites

King George V College: www.kgv.mernet.org.uk/so/sociology/index.htm

Crofton School: www.hants.gov.uk/school/crofton/menuframe.htm

Shireen Ally: www.geocities.com/CollegePark/Den/1980/ index.html

Sociology Learning Support: www.chrisgardner.clara.net/

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Family: AQA / OCR

Kearl's Guide to the Family:

www.trinity.edu/~mkearl/family.html

Gender and Society:

www.trinity.edu/~mkearl/gender.html

Family Discussions:

www.familydiscussions.com/

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Mass Media: AQA / OCR

Mick Underwood:

www.cultsock.ndirect.co.uk/MUHome/cshtml/

MCS:

www.aber.ac.uk/media/Functions/medmenu.html

A level Media Studies Page:

http://only.at/mediastudies

Media Guardian:

www.mediaguardian.co.uk/

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Methods: AQA / OCR

Research Guide: http://members.tripod.com/~frede_dast/conseil22a.html

Home Office Statistics:

www.homeoffice.gov.uk/hofront.htm

UK Government Statistics:

www.statistics.gov.uk

Social Trends 31:

www.statistics.gov.uk/products/p5748.asp

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Theory: AQA / OCR

Cardiff University: www.cf.ac.uk/socsi/frameset_students/introsoc/index.html

Sociology Café:

www.geocities.com/~sociology/

Dead Sociologist's Society:

www.runet.edu/~lridener/DSS/DEADSOC.HTML

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Culture and Identity: OCR

Multi-Ethnic Britain- Key Facts:

www.blink.org.uk/reports2/kfacts.htm

Gen-Ed:

http://www.wsu.edu:8001/vcwsu/commons/topics/culture/culture-index.html

Feminist.com: www.feminist.com/

Sociology Corner:www.mtsu.edu/~baustin/

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Religion: OCR

Hartford Institute: http://hirr.hartsem.edu/

BBC Online:

www.bbc.co.uk/religion/main_religion.shtml

Shadows: http://shadows.sacrilege.com/

Religion Resources: http://minerva.acc.virginia.edu/~relig/links.html

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Youth and Culture: AQA

Epic: www.ecm.co.za/

British Studies: http://elt.britcoun.org.pl/y_index.htm

Pop Cultures:www.popcultures.com/

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Education: AQA

Education In Britain:

www.eng.umu.se/education/

Education Studies:

www.lancs.ac.uk/staff/trowler/index.htm

Education Unlimited:

www.educationunlimited.co.uk/

Times Educational Supplement:

www.tes.co.uk

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Health: AQA

BBC: http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/health/default.htm

Department of Health: www.doh.gov.uk/dhhome.htm

Sociosite: www.sociosite.net/topics/health.php

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Wealth, Poverty and Welfare: AQA

Joseph Rowntree Foundation: www.jrf.org.uk/

The Big Issue: www.bigissue.com/home.htm

Sticky Wicket: www2.ari.net/home/poverty/welcome.html

Inequality.org:www.inequality.org

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Work and Leisure: AQA

McDonaldization: http://members.nbci.com/McDonaldized/homeeng.htm

M.Rouncefield: www.comp.lancs.ac.uk/sociology/VSOC/VRbankPapers.html

Lancaster University: www.comp.lancs.ac.uk/sociology/restopic.html#Work and Technology

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Peter’s Links: www.comp.lancs.ac.uk/sociology/PeterLinks/Peteroutline.html

Links Sites

ATSS: www.atss.org.uk

Sociolog: www.sociolog.com/links/links_frame.html

SocioRealm: www.geocities.com/CollegePark/Quad/5889/index.htm

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Revision Sites

S-cool: www.s-cool.co.uk/

Sociology Central: www.sociology.org.uk

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Glossaries

Sociology Dictionary: http://www.iversonsoftware.com/sociology/index.htm

Frank Elwell: http://msumusik.mursuky.edu/~felwell/http/homepage.htm

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Publishers

OUP: www.oup.co.uk/best.textbooks/sociology/fulcher/ workbook

John Scott: http://privatewww.essex.ac.uk/~scottj/

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Exam Boards

AQA: www.aqa.org.uk

OCR: www.ocr.org.uk

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