The Sociological Detectives:

We Have A Situation

In this simulation students play the role of Sociological Detectives in order to investigate a situation - in this instance the behaviour of “unruly youth” – which they subsequently have to explain using a sociological approach of their choice.

This can, of course, be adapted to your own particular teaching by, for example, asking different students to apply different approaches (Marxism, Feminism, etc.) and bringing their ideas together as a class.

Alternatively, you may want the whole class to focus on a single approach, such as Right Realism, that can be studied in depth.