Russell Haggar
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Advanced Level Sociology : WJEC Eduqas: Politics Option
The WJEC Eduqas examination board has provided excellent new specifications from 2015 for AS Sociology and Advanced Level Sociology. There are separate Specifications for Welsh and Non-Welsh centres. There are some variations in the organisation and content of these Specifications but in each case Politics may be studied as an optional topic in Year 2. Also as expected the course for Welsh Centres gives some considerable emphasis to aspects of Welsh Politics
To access the WJEC Eduqas Specification for Welsh Centres - Click Here
To access the WJEC eduqas Specification for Non-Welsh centres - Click Here
For resources provided by Eduqas for the WJEC courses - Click Here
I am very pleased to include a new link to resources kindly contributed by Steve Bassett of the Sociology Department of Park College Eastbourne. You may now visit Steve's Park College Sociology Department You Tube Page for excellent materials on Political Sociology These Politics resources were developed for the pre-2015 Sociology specification but with a little updating are still useful for the new current specification. - Click Here
For resources on Social Differentiation and Stratification which is a compulsory topic in Year 2 of both versions of the WJEC Eduqas Specification - Click Here
Part One: PowerPoint Presentations on Voting Behaviour
Voting Behaviour in the UK
Part A : Electoral Stability and Party Identification 1945-1970 - Click here to Download
Part B: Models of Voting Behaviour - Click here to Download
Part C: Social Influences on Voting and Non-Voting - Click here to Download
Part D: Voting Behaviour: Some Further Information on the General Elections of 1992, 1997, 2001 and 2005 - Click here to Download
IPSOS MORI comprehensive coverage of the 2010 General Election - Click Here
Some More Recent Presentations
For Ipsos Mori data on How Britain Voted in 2015 This is the link - Click Here
For You Gov presentation: How Britain Voted in 2015 - Click here
For You Gov presentation: How Britain Voted in 2017 - Click here
For How Britain Voted in 2017 [Ipsos Mori] - Click here
For Ipsos Mori presentation: How Britain voted 2017 - Click here
For You Gov presentation: How Britain voted in 2019 - Click here
For Ipsos Mori presentation: How Britain Voted in 2019 - Click here
Part Two: Teaching Notes
Political Parties and Pressure Groups
Pressure Groups - Click Here
Functions of Political Parties - Click Here
The Mass Media
Pluralist and Marxist Theories of the Mass Media: An Introduction - Click Here March 2015
The State
Introducing the State, Power, Authority and Coercion - Click Here
Introductory Presentation on Theories of the State - Click Here September 2012
Introducing Marxist Theories of the State [PowerPoint] -Click Here to Download February 2012
Link to Prof. Frank Elwell's Presentation on C.W. Mills [Middle Section has good information on Power Elite Theory] - Click Here
Link to Prof. G. W. Domhoff's site: Who Rules America - Click Here October 2012
Link to "Who Rules America?" [Seven Part US Documentary via You Tube] - Click Here January 2013
The Rich in America [G. W. Domhoff video via You Tube] - Click Here February 2013
For some recent information from Democratic Audit on trends in political affiliations of the British press - Click Here December 2013
Political affiliations of the British Press: June 2020
2015 - Click Here
2017 - Click Here
2019 - Click Here
Voting Behaviour
Voting Behaviour [1]: Part A: Electoral Stability, Party Identification and Social Class 1945-1970 and (2) Part B: Non- Class Influences on Voting Behaviour 1945-2010 follow link at bottom of Part A: For Part A - Click Here
Voting Behaviour [2]: Part A: Models of Voting Behaviour and Part B: The General Elections of 1992 and 1997 - Click Here
Voting Behaviour [3]: The General Elections of 1997, 2001 and 2005: Some Comparisons - Click Here
The above document now includes links to IPSOS MORI coverage of the 2010 General Election
The UK General Election of May 6th 2010 - Click Here
The UK Economy : Background to the UK 2010 General Election - Click Here
The UK General Election of May 7th 2015: Links - Click Here
The UK General Election of June 8th 2017: Links - Click Here
Part Three: Essays and Assignments
Assignment: Voting Behaviour and Social Class 1992 -2019 - Click Here
An Introductory Essay on Theories of Power - Click Here