NC Moodle
From here, you can access all lesson resources and more.
OCR Sociology Website
From here, you can access Sociology past-papers, mark-schemes, examiner reports, pre-release materials and more.
NC Sociology Twitter Feed
The official NC Sociology twitter feed.
The Socjournal
A new online Sociology magazine for Sociology students at all levels, containing new studies, articles and updates.
Sociology Education Resource Guide
Very useful database of sociological resources and materials.
Sociology of Religion
INFORM (NRM Awareness)
Up-to-date information and advice on New Religious Movements, sects and cults
The Kendal Project
Gathering research on membership of NRMs/NAMs
JRF Children & Religion
Studying religion and religious beliefs among children
Human Religions
Up-to-date figures and articles on all aspects of religion (very useful for secularisation!)
Health & Illness
NHS
Official website for the National Health Service
Mind
Official website for the mental health charity 'Mind'
Crime & Deviance
The Crime Survey for England & Wales
Official website for the CSEW
The Islington Crime Survey
Details of the content, method and findings of this influential Left Realist Local Victim Survey
Police.uk
The UK policing website - includes the opportunities to research and explore crime in your own area (and all around England, Walkes and NI).
Social Inequality
PSE (Poverty & Social Exclusion)
Best resource for up-to-date information on poverty and exclusion in the UK. Includes surveys and research projects students can contribute to.
JRF (Joseph Rowntree Foundation)
Essential resource with masses of research on social inequality, aimed at informing social change and policy development.
Mass Media
Glasgow Media Group
Media research group whose website has a range of links to excellent publications and information.Their analysis of media representations of refugees and asylum seekers supports a neo-Marxist perspective and is very useful reading.
Ofcom
Regulator for the UK Communications/Media industries.
IPSO
Independent Press Standards Organisation: Regulator for the UK newspaper/magazine industries.