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A2 Level Sociology :
Differentiation and Stratification
Part One: Useful Links
The Class
Ceiling [BBC Radio 4 Series presented by Polly Toynbee]
NEWEST
An Anatomy of Economic Inequality in the
UK.
Guardian Interactive Graphic on An Anatomy of Economic Inequality in the UK
Guardian
Review of "The Spirit Level " by Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett
The Equality Trust [Follow links for
PowerPoint on "The Spirit Level", a critique from Peter Saunders and a
defence from the authors]
Social
Mobility Myths by Peter Saunders
2001
Cambridge University Video Lectures by Alan MacFarlane on Marx, Weber and
others [From YouTube]
Observer article: Is there a new class war?
The Great British Class Survey [Read interesting information, view video
clips and participate in a new major national survey]
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Part Two: Teaching Notes
Social
Class, Wealth and Income: an Introduction
Marxist Theory
and Capitalist Class Structures
The
Functionalist Theory of Social Stratification
Assignment:
The Functionalist Theory of Social Stratification
Varieties of Feminism
Conservative Governments and
Economic Inequality 1979-1997
Labour
Governments and Economic Inequality 1997-2008/09
Updated August 2011
Trends in the
Distribution of Income : An Appendix
Part Three: PowerPoint Presentations
Poverty and Inequality
[External link to Institute of Fiscal Studies PPT]
Part Four: Essays
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