Sociology in action
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This text is part of a series that aims to involve students actively in their study of the subject and encourage them to consider each topic in its wider social context. Practical assignments are provided through questions, essays and ideas for course work and students' own research.
Presenting information on education and training, this text is up-to-date with the changes in the education and training systems that have occurred recently. It aims to help students to investigate and understand these changes and how they affect society generally. Topics covered include: the national curriculum and the "hidden curriculum"; new vocationalism; adult education; gender in education and training; disability and special needs in education and training; ethnicity in education and training.
The "Sociology in Action" series for A and AS level sociology and related courses is designed to involve students actively in their study of the subject. Investigative in approach, this book involves students by showing them how they can "use" the media in a practical way to understand the issues presented. A major feature of this book is the study of the relationship between the media and society in general. Examples include looking at images of women and the family, the representation of different races and coverage of crime. Topics include recent development in the media such as video, cable, databases and bulletin boards, satellite TV and new printing technologies, bias and the media, the social implications of the media, the relationship between capitalism and technologies, and perspectives and methods in study. There are a variety of activities including stimulus-response, essays and ideas for coursework, illustrations which play a central role and end of chapter bibliographies.
This text is part of a series that aims to involve students actively in their study of the subject and encourage them to consider each topic in its wider social context. Practical assignments are provided through questions, essays and ideas for course work and students' own research. Thi s volume explores the relationship between the media and society, drawing students into active discussion of the controversial issues. It also shows how they can use media in a practical way. Revised and updated, this second edition contains material on such topics as: the media and mass culture; debates about deviance and mass media; the impact of the media on politics and policy making; bias in the media; media, age and class; and audience-reception analysis.