Theory and Methods for A Level Sociology: The Basics
An overview of theory and methods for second year A level sociology – a very brief overview covering the bare-bones […]
Social Theories
Social Theories
Social Action Theory (Interpretivism and Interactionism)
Max Weber’s Social Action Theory
Verstehen and the Protestant Ethic are two things Weber is well-known for
Book summaries, Social Theories
Summary of Liquid Modernity – Chapter Two – Individuality
I’m presently enjoying re-reading Bauman’s major works – I thought offering up my summaries might be useful to some students.
Social Action Theory (Interpretivism and Interactionism), Social Theories
Social Action Theories for Second Year A Level Sociology – A Summary
We can divide sociological theories into two broad types: structural and action theories. Functionalism, Marxism and Feminism are all structural
Sociology and science
Is Sociology A Science?
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!
Feminism
Sylvia Walby: Six Structures of Patriarchy
Wallby’s six structures of patriarchy are paid work, household production, culture, sexuality, violence and the state.
Marxism, Work and the welfare state
Why workers aren’t benefiting from the automation of jobs…
The increasing automation of jobs could (should?) result in us all working less – but instead, most of us seem
Social Theories
What is Postmodernism?
So what is this postmodernism of which many now speak? No one agrees as to what is meant by the
Globalisation, Neoliberalism and The New Right
Donald Trump’s Political Appointments – TNCs to shape U.S. Social Policy?
Trump’s political appointments seem to illustrate an extreme neoliberal approach to politics – those who are successful at business are
Social Theories
Criticisms of the Functionalist View of Society
Marxists criticise functionalists for having a rose-tinted view of society, Interactionists criticise them for being too deterministic.