Social Theories Archives – Page 10 of 21

Bowles and Gintis: The Correspondence Principle

School corresponds to work: both are hierarchical, both require passive pupils/ workers and both are motivated by external rewards.

This truly horrific, and avoidable tragedy seems to be a perfect illustration of the downsides of neoliberal policies – deregulation,

Positivists prefer to the limit themselves the study of objective ‘social facts’ and use statistical data and the comparative method

In the recent June 2017 General Election, Labour won more votes than it did in 2001, 2005, 2010 or 2015,

Below are a few quantitative and qualitative sources (case studies and statistics) that can be used to illustrate aspects of

Main Sub Topics The Interactionist Perspective – Introduces the topic area, make sure you can explain the difference between Interactionism

America’s two latest attacks on Syria and Afghanisatan have been headline news in the last fortnight – in case you

Radical Feminists point out that Globalisation may actually be leading to new forms of exploitation of women, and that, despite

This is a very brief introduction for first year A-level Sociology Students… Inequality between men and women is the most