The Undercover Policeman is a 2003 documentary from investigative journalist Mark Daly. He went undercover with Manchester Police to see if racism
existed in their ranks. Students could watch the following documentary and, linking to research methods, identify the difficulties with covert observation
that Daly encountered. They can additionally identify the strategies Daly used throughout his covert observation, see above video.åÊA Guardian
feature on the documentary can be found here:
Discover More Stephen Lawrence: Murder that shook UK's racial dynamics
Discover More The Guardian Newspaper Undercover Cop
Discussions could take place after watching the documentary about the individuals seen in the programme and the extent to which their behaviour is
considered racist. Another discussion point is the strategies that could be used to try and identify individuals with racist views in a recruitment
process.
Social divisions, and the inequalities that these inevitably bring, continue to be the most ce...
Students can read about the issues in different countries, creating their own overview, before mo...
Begin with a brainstorm of the names of any artists the students are aware of. It might be that s...
This briefing paper from the University of Manchester and the Joseph Rowntree Foundation exami...
Students will learn a lot about the work of Karl Marx during their study of social inequalities a...
Video overview of social inequality
In this Thinking Allowed broadcast, Laurie Taylor talks to Owen Jones whose book, »Chavs: T...
The Fawcett Society is a UK charity that promotes gender equality and women’s rights at work.
The Great British Class Survey was led by sociologists Mike Savage and Fiona Devine and was a col...
Working in pairs or small groups, students have five minutes to draw a picture of someone f...
The 2015 General Election has provided sociology teachers and students with a wealth of inform...