The Short Cuts package consists of a number of short video programmes designed to give teachers the flexibility to integrate illustrative video material into their lessons in whatever way they choose. This compact DVD features three bite size videos capturing, illustrating and clarifying the key ideas behind these foundational concepts as well as exam advice and guidance.

Culture

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The meaning of culture: norms, values and cultural diversity illustrated; culture and social change; are we moving towards a global culture?

Socialisation

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Culture and socialisation; feral children; agencies of socialisation, primary and secondary socialisation; socialisation scripts illustrated with gender socialisation.

Identity

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Socialisation and identity; social and personal identity illustrated; looking glass self; identity and social contexts.

Exam Advice and Guidance

Exam advice and guidance from senior AQA and OCR examiners, with specific reference to the new 2008 specs.

Free Teaching Resources

To complement and enhance the videos we’ve produced a range of free teaching resources to download. Although these supporting materials have been developed to ensure close-integration with the videos - to provide a complete learning package for a particular topic - many of the materials can be used as stand-alone resources.

Culture
Activities and Web Links (PDF Document 464.84 KB.)
PowerPoint Slides (MS Powerpoint Document 489 KB.)
PowerPoint Handouts (PDF Document 129.06 KB.)

Identity
Activities and Web Links (PDF Document 197.49 KB.)
PowerPoint Slides (MS Powerpoint Document 526 KB.)
PowerPoint Handouts (PDF Document 152.25 KB.)

Socialisation
Activities and Web Links (PDF Document 210.65 KB.)
PowerPoint Slides (MS Powerpoint Document 525.5 KB.)
PowerPoint Handouts (PDF Document 158.07 KB.)
Socialisation Game Board (PDF Document 208.63 KB.)