Are Downshifters Resisting Neoliberalism?
This is a summary of Verdow: The subject who thinks economically? Comparative money subjectivities in neoliberal context The findings below […]
Neoliberalism and The New Right
Social Theories
Neoliberalism and The New Right
What is the Neoliberal Subject?
What are the key aspects of the neoliberal subject? Below is a brief summary of some of the key theorizing
Social Theories
Bourdieu’s Structuration Theory
Bourdieu didn’t like the label ‘social theorist’ because he insisted that there was a fundamentally important relationship between empirical data,
Social Theories
Structuration Theory – A Summary
From a structurationist perspective, a social theory must explain both social reproduction (social order being reproduced over time by people
Neoliberalism and The New Right
Neoliberalism in Conservative and New Labour Education Policy (1979-1997)
The resurgence of neoliberalism between 1979 to 1997 resulted in a rolling back of the collectivist principles of welfare state
Book summaries, Social Theories
Giddens’ Structuration Theory – A Summary
structure emerges out of and enables action, the two are fundamentally linked!
education, Education Policy, Neoliberalism and The New Right
The Neoliberal Approach to Education Reform
Stephen Ball argues that there are four central mechanisms through which neoliberalism has transformed the British education system (these are
education, Neoliberalism and The New Right
Care of the self, resistance and subjectivity under neoliberal governmentalities – A Summary
In this recent article – Care of the self, resistance and subjectivity under neoliberal subjectivities Stephen Ball (2012) effectively argues
Feminism
Feminist Theory: A Summary for A-Level Sociology
This post summarises the differences between Liberal, Marxist, Radical and Difference (Postmodern) Feminists. It covers what they believe the causes of gender inequalities to be and what should be done to tackle these inequalities and male power in society.
Postmodernism and Late Modernsim, Social Theories
Modernism and Postmodernism – What’s the Difference?
Modernism and Postmodernism – What’s the difference? The table below is taken from David Harvey’s Condition of Postmodernity (in turn