The Sociology of Childhood – Topic Overview
Subtopics 5.1 – To what extent is ‘childhood socially constructed’ 5.2 – The March of Progress view of childhood (and […]
Childhood, Families and Households
Families and Households
Families and Households, Feminism
Gender Roles, Domestic Labour and Power Relationships – Topic Overview
Families and Households Topic 4 – Changes within the family Gender Roles, Domestic Labour and Power Relationships Overview of the
Families and Households
Marriage, Divorce and Cohabitation
An Overview of Families and Households Topic Two – Marriage, Divorce and Cohabitation, covering key sub-topics, key concepts and some
Families and Households
Sociological Perspectives on the Family
This is the first of seven* broad topics within the sociology of the family for A-level sociology (*as defined by
Family diversity, research methods, Statistics
Families and Households in the UK – Social Trends
married family households are decreasing, cohabiting family, lone parent family and single parent family households are all increasing.
Families and Households
Post and Late Modern Perspectives on The Family – A Comparison
The Postmodern View of Family/ Personal Relationships The fact that we see a dazzling array of personal, intimate relationships and
Families and Households, Feminism, Functionalism, Marxism, Social Policies
Sociological Perspectives on Social Policy and the Family
Sociological Perspectives influence ideas about social policies. Views range from the New Right who believe in policies to support the traditional nuclear family to Radical Feminists, some of whom argue for the abolition of the nuclear family.
Culture and Identity, Families and Households, Social Theories
Giddens – Modernity and Self-Identity
A brief summary of Anthony Giddens’ work on the relationship between the self and society in late-modern age. Self-identity, history,
Families and Households
Sociological Perspectives on Romance, Love and Modern Relationships
If a couple were to discuss honestly how a modern ‘pure relationship’ is likely to pan out then the conversation
Family diversity
Sociological Perspectives on Single Person Households
people increasingly choose to live alone because of increased wealth, urbanisation, improved communications and living longer