AQA A-level Sociology Theory and Methods: Theory - Traditional Marxism (Karl Marx)

Detailed lesson with lots of scaffolding based on adaptive teaching that help students understand the key terms and concepts used by Karl Marx to explain his view of society and to analyse and evaluate Marx's key terms, concepts and ideas about society.

Covers the following key terms:

Materialism ​

Social relations of production ​

Historical Materialism​

Mode of production​

The economy ​

Super-structure ​

Base structure ​

Primitive communism​

Class societies ​

Class polarisation ​

Class consciousness​

Economic determinism

Covers the following sociologists:

Karl Marx

Makes reference to the following key terms students might know: Profit - social class - proletariat - ownership - exploit - Inequality - capitalism - means of production - Bourgeoisie - False consciousness – Bourgeoisie – Proletariat - Alienation

RESOURCES CAN BE FOUND AT THE END OF PPT

Activities require pages from the AQA A Level Sociology Book Two by Rob Webb, Hal Westergaard, Keith Trobe, Annie Townend

INCLUDES TWO 10 MARKERS

INCLUDES KEY TERM AND DEFINITIONS SHEET FOR THE LESSON

ANSWERS TO MAIN ACTIVITIES INCLUDED