Nationalism and Modernity
Ernest Gellner argued that the nations, the nation state and nationalism had their origins in modernity, more specifically in the […]
Culture and Identity, Sociology key terms
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Unequal parental choice
marketisation policies mean unequal parental choice as middle class parents have more cultural capital
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Speech patterns and educational achievement
restricted and elaborated speech codes explain social class differences in achievement.
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Feminist Perspectives on Socialisation
Oakley argued parents socialised passive children into traditional gender roles, but her work is criticised by the newer concept of gendering.
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Postmodernism and Popular Culture
Postmodern theories of popular culture emphasise a breakdown of the boundaries between culture, society, art and popular culture, substance over style and a decline of metanarratives
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Education Policy and Gender
How have education policies addressed gender differences in society and school?
Contemporary Sociology, Sociology key terms
The increasing cost of Christmas
25% of people say they can’t afford the Christmas they want in 2022, double the number from 2021.
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Culture, Class and Distinction
Recent sociological research criticises Bourdieu’s theory that social classes are divided by taste
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Global Population at 8 Billion People
the world population hit 8 billion on 15th November 2022, but the growth rate is slowing and the UN doesn’t present this as too much of a problem!
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Raymond Williams
Williams was a neo-marxist cultural theorist who argued that while economic structure and class position do influence culture, the economic base did not determine culture, and that people weren’t just passively subsumed by ruling class ideology.