Functionalist Perspectives on Age
Talcott Parsons developed a Functionalist perspective on age and ageing in the 1950s. He argued that society mainly functioned around […]
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The Precariat
The precariat are generally in low-income, insecure employment, rent rather than own their own homes and have low levels of social and cultural capital.
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The Transition from Youth to Adulthood in Modern Britain
youth transitions in postmodern society are full of uncertain choices and constrained by government policy and social class.
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Old Age
sociological perspectives on when old age begins and the norms surrounding later life.
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Age and the Life Course
ageing is socially constructed, to an extent, shaped by social norms, the age structure and generation experiences.
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Nationalism and Modernity
Ernest Gellner argued that the nations, the nation state and nationalism had their origins in modernity, more specifically in the
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Nations without States
Many national identities do not have formal nation states with full autonomy: examples include the Welsh, the Basques, the Kurds and the Palestinians.