12 Facts about Gender Inequality
Evidence from Kat Banyard (2010) The equality illusion– the truth about women and men today, Faber and Faber. Today it […]
Feminism, Sex and gender
Social Theories
Globalisation, Social Theories
Runaway World by Anthony Gidden: A Summary
In Runaway world Giddens examines how the rise of a ‘risk consciousness’ and detraditionalisation’ have affected social life. He argues
Crime and Deviance, Social Action Theory (Interpretivism and Interactionism)
The Labelling Theory of Crime
Labelling theory argues that criminal and deviant acts are a result of labelling by authorities – and the powerless are more likely to be negatively labelled.
Book summaries, Consumerism, Culture and Identity, Globalisation, Marxism, Postmodernism and Late Modernsim, Social Theories
Zygmunt Bauman’s Liquid Times – A Summary
Zygmunt Bauman is one of the world’s leading sociologists. He is particularly interested in how the west’s increasing obsession with
Book summaries, Marxism, Postmodernism and Late Modernsim, Social Theories
Zygmunt Bauman’s Liquid Modernity – A Summary of Chapter One
A brief summary of Zygmunt Bauman’s Liquid Modernity, chapter one. A level sociology labels Bauman as a postmodern Marxist. Chapter
research methods, Social Theories
Research Methods – Key Terms for A Level Sociology
Definitions of core concepts covered as part of the research methods component of AS and A Level Sociology. Organised in
Feminism, Sex and gender, Social Theories
Feminist Perspectives on Society – A Summary Grid
Topic Area Summary A2 Main Ideas Feminism the Basics: Gender inequality primary lens for analysis Gender is socially constructed Patriarchy
Postmodernism and Late Modernsim, Social Theories
Postmodern and Late Modern Sociological Thought
A brief summary of post and late modern thought, for A Level Sociology. Postmodern Thought Late Modern Responses to
Postmodernism and Late Modernsim, Social Theories
Modernity and Postmodernity – A Summary
Technological changes, globalisation and the move from Modernity to Postmodernity Two key processes which underpin the move from ‘Modernity’ to
Social Action Theory (Interpretivism and Interactionism), Social Theories
Social Action Theory – A Summary
A summary of Webers’ Verstehen Goffman’s Dramaturgical Theory, Symbolic Interactionism and and Labellling.