In this recent article – Care of the self, resistance and subjectivity under neoliberal subjectivities Stephen Ball (2012) effectively argues […]
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.
Modernism and Postmodernism – What’s the difference? The table below is taken from David Harvey’s Condition of Postmodernity (in turn
An overview of theory and methods for second year A level sociology – a very brief overview covering the bare-bones
Verstehen and the Protestant Ethic are two things Weber is well-known for
I’m presently enjoying re-reading Bauman’s major works – I thought offering up my summaries might be useful to some students.
We can divide sociological theories into two broad types: structural and action theories. Functionalism, Marxism and Feminism are all structural
Positivists argued that sociologists should study society using ‘objective’ quantitative scientific methods. Interpretivists and others argue that sociology should not and cannot be scientific and that it should be more humanistic with multiple interpretations, and they also question whether science itself is truly objective!
Wallby’s six structures of patriarchy are paid work, household production, culture, sexuality, violence and the state.
The increasing automation of jobs could (should?) result in us all working less – but instead, most of us seem