GCE Sociology Exam Revision Package

A social survey of young people’s attitudes towards going to university In 2019 the market research company Ipsos MORI conducted a social survey on behalf of the Sutton Trust of schoolchildren aged 11–16 in schools across England and Wales in order to find out about their attitudes to unive...

Source A School behaviour chief endorses detention system that punishes pupils for rolling their eyes The government school behaviour chief has supported a detention system that punishes pupils for rolling their eyes and questioning decisions made by teachers. Tom Bennett, who has been appointe...

Source A The UK gender pay gap, 2019 Occupation Average hourly earnings for women and men (£) Gender pay gap by percentage points Change from 2018 Managers, directors and senior officials 22.07 15.9% +2.0% Professional occupations 21.11 10.1% –1.6% Associate professional and ...

Source A Research into inequalities and digital forms of communication offers two very different views. One view suggests that digital forms of communication offer a solution to inequalities, as disadvantaged groups have greater access to resources through the internet. The second view suggests t...