Haiti is in a state of anarchy, controlled by violent street gangs due to a power vacuum. Factors like historical debts, dictatorial rule, and natural disasters led to poverty and gang recruitment. After the 2010 earthquake, aid mismanagement and lack of leadership worsened conditions. A federation of 12 gangs, led by Jimmy Chérizier, currently holds power, resisting political reestablishment. Efforts to restore order include international intervention and plans for elections in 2026. Despite the chaos, there is still hope for a better future in Haiti. The post Why is Haiti in a State of Anarc ..read more

Many migrant women in the UK working in domestic and home-care sectors face exploitation, including non-payment, long hours, racial abuse, and even rape. The global care chain sees workers from poorer countries supporting wealthier households. Limited state funding for domestic care in wealthier countries exacerbates the issue, with many migrant workers enduring poor conditions to support their families financially. The post The exploitation of female migrant domestic workers in the UK  first appeared on ReviseSociology ..read more

Gillian Keegan, the Education Secretary, claimed that school funding was at a record high, but an IFS report contradicts this. The government manipulates statistics by focusing on specific age ranges to present a positive image. Cuts have been made in sixth form, Local Education Authorities, and capital spending, highlighting government bias in statistics. This emphasizes the importance of critical analysis in government data. The post Is school funding at a record high in 2024? first appeared on ReviseSociology ..read more

Only one in 20 offenders in the UK get charged. This is because of two main reasons: Tory funding cuts leading to declining police numbers and the increasingly complex nature of crime. The post Why is the clear up rate for crime in the UK so low…? first appeared on ReviseSociology ..read more

Last Updated on February 27, 2024 by Karl Thompson A recent investigation conducted by the Sunday Times found that international students were being offered places at British University with much lower grades than British students.  However, on reading the article beneath the headline we quickly discover that the international students were being recruited onto one … The post Are British students being ‘pushed out’ by foreign students? first appeared on ReviseSociology ..read more

In 1980 50% of young adults aged between 18-34 owned their own homes. Today only 20% of young adults live in their own homes. (1) This is because of increasing house prices. In the 1980s the average house price was 4 times the average wage. Today the average house price is eight times the national … The post 81% of young adults are furious, frustrated or angry about house prices first appeared on ReviseSociology ..read more

Michaela Secondary School and Sixth Form lead by Katherine Birbalsingh is openly secular. It is also the BEST school in the country. It has ranked number 1 for Progress 8 in the last two years. It gets better GCSE results than many private schools despite having 25% of its pupils on Free School Meals. For … The post Is banning prayers in school discriminatory? first appeared on ReviseSociology ..read more

Kweku Adoboli was convicted in 2013 of the largest fraud in British history. While working for UBC bank as a trader he disguised the amount of risk his trades were exposing the bank to by creating fake hedging trades which could have minimised losses. He ended up losing the bank £2.3 billion, plead guilty to … The post Kweku Adoboli… From Rogue Trader to Critique of the Banking System… first appeared on ReviseSociology ..read more

Should Trans People have Equal Rights Purely on the basis of their self-declared gender? This issue came up recently in January 2024 in the case of Rachel Meade versus Westminster Council. Rachel Meade is a social worker who works for Westminster Council. She recently posted content on Facebook which criticised the idea that society should … The post Should Trans People have Equal Rights? first appeared on ReviseSociology ..read more

The latest PISA data, published on 5th December 2023, shows that Scottish education standards have dropped between 2018 to 2022. The downward trend in the standards of Scottish education, as measured by the PISA tests, mirrors trends in Scandinavian countries, France and Quebec.  What all of these countries have in common is the introduction of … The post Is progressive education the cause of declining education standards? first appeared on ReviseSociology ..read more