21st Century Sociology Contemporary Studies Workbook for AQA A-Level Sociology

This workbook introduces students to more than 40 sociological studies conducted in the 21st century.

Students are invited to explore how the studies relate to sociological debates and other studies with which they are familiar, as well as considering issues relating to research methods.

It’s great to learn about the classic sociological studies, but it is important to remember that sociology is a living subject, and research is taking place all the time. The best answers to sociological questions demonstrate awareness of contemporary research! This new workbook gives students everything they need to do just that!

The studies featured in this workbook are:

Education

• Jackson, Paechter & Renold
  Girls and education 3-16: continuing concerns, new agendas (2020)
• Waldfogel & Washbrook
  Low income and early cognitive development in the UK (2010)
• Coffield and Williamson
  From exam factories to communities of discovery: the democratic route (2011)
• Birdwell, Grist and Margo
  The forgotten half (2011)
• Hallam & Parsons
  The impact of streaming on attainment at age seven (2011)
• Payne
  Rewards & sanctions in the classroom (2010)
• Kirby & Cullinane
  Class differences: the Sutton Trust Education Charity (2011)
• Morris & Perry
  Girls behaving badly? Race, gender, and subjective evaluation in the discipline of African-American girls (2017)
• Rees
  Ready for 2020? RSE and health education (2018)
• Pinkett & Roberts
  Boys don’t try? Rethinking masculinity in schools (2019)

Families and Households

• Levin
  Living apart together: a new family form (2004)
• Ferudi
  Paranoid parenting: why ignoring the the experts may be best for your child (2008)
• Chamie & Mirkin
  Same sex marriage: a new social phenomenon (2011)
• Womack
  The best days of our lives? (2011)
• Chambers
  A sociology of family life (2012)
• Klinenberg
  Going solo: the extraordinary rise and surprising appeal of living alone (2013)
• Spijker and MacInnes
  Population ageing: the timebomb that isn’t? (2013)
• Rushing & Powell
  Family dynamics of the stay-at-home father and working mother relationship (2015)
• Wilby
  Is monogamy dead?: rethinking relationships in the 21st century (2017)
• Blackstone
  Childfree by choice (2019)

Crime and Deviance

• Winlow
  Badfellas: crime, tradition and new masculinities (2001)
• Green & Ward
  State crime: governments, violence and corruption (2004)
• Massari & Monzini
  Dirty business in Italy (2004)
• Michalowski & Kramer
  State-corporate crime: wrongdoing at the intersection of business and government (2006)
• Bowling & Phillips
  Disproportionate and discriminatory: reviewing the evidence on police stop and search (2007)
• Castells
  End of Millennium (2010)
• Jones
  Chavs: the demonization of the working class (2011)
• Detica (information intelligence experts)
  The cost of cyber crime (2011)
• Carrington
  Girls and violence: the case for a feminist theory of female violence (2013)
• Office for National Statistics study (ONS)
  Public perceptions of crime in England and Wales (2017)

Beliefs in Society

• Melton
  The Church of Scientology (2000)
• Tolle
  The power of now (2001)
• Halman and Darulans
  How secular is Europe? (2006)
• Dawkins
  The God delusion (2006)
• Aldridge
  Religion in the contemporary world: A sociological introduction (2007)
• Mirza, Senthilkumaran and Ja’Far
  Living apart together: British Muslims & the paradox of multiculturalism (2007)
• Bruce
  Fundamentalism (2008)
• Collins-Mayo and Dandelion
  Religion and youth (2010)
• Voas
  The mysteries of religion and the lifecourse (2015)
• Harris
  Waking up: searching for spirituality without religion (2015)

Theories and Methods

• Connor & Dewson
  Social Class and Higher Education (2010)
• Department for Education
  ‘Next Steps’ (previously ‘the Longitudinal Study of Young People in England’) (2004)
• Ritzer
  McDonaldisation of Society: New century edition (2004)
• Levy
  Female Chauvinist Pigs (2005)
• Bowling & Phillips
  Disproportionate and Discriminatory: Reviewing the evidence on police stop and search (2007)
• Venkatesh
  Gang Leader for a Day (2009)
• Wahl
  Making Sense of the American Census (2010)
• Social Issues Research Centre
  The Changing Face of Motherhood (2011)
• Klinenbeg
  Going Solo: the extraordinary rise and surprising appeal of living alone (2013)
• Payne
  Rewards and Sanctions in the Class (2015)

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