The Condition of Postmodernity, Chapter 1 Summary
A summary of chapter one of David Harvey’s (1989) Condition of Postmodernity
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Book summaries, Sex and gender
Solutions to the ‘Crisis of Masculinity’
In the final section of Zimbardo and Coulombe’s ‘Man Disconnected’ the authors outline a few suggestions about how to combat
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Technology Enchantment and Arousal Addiction
A summary of Zimbardo and Coulombe’s Man Disconnected, part 4. It seemed appropriate to devote a whole blog post to
Man Disconnected
Amid shifting social, economic and technological climates, young men are getting left behind, at least according to Philip Zimbardo and
Book summaries, Digital sociology, Pot Luck
Sociomaterial Perspectives on the self in digital networks
Sociomaterial perspectives hold that datafication via digital devices (both personal and public) are fundamentally intertwined with the way we construct
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Big Data: Controlling its Use
Changes in the way we interact and communicate lead to changes in the way we govern ourselves and just as
Book summaries, education
Is Digital Technology Good for Education?
Digital technology is now an integral part of education. Devices such as tablets and smartphones are now common means of
Book summaries, Countries, Global Development, Theories of development, USA
Forging the American Empire
Is it possible to perceive the making of modern America as a sort of colonial project? One in which the
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The End of Development?
A summary of The End of Development: A Global History of Poverty and Prosperity, by Andrew Brooks (2017) This blog
Book summaries, Marxism
The Capitalist Mode of Production
Understanding the Capitalist Mode of Production is crucial to an understanding of both Modernisation Theory and Dependency Theory – I