John Berger
John Berger was a marxist cultural thinker who argued that art reflects ruling class ideology.
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Culture and Identity, Sociology key terms
Marxism and Culture
Culture is what distinguishes humans from animals, but under Capitalism culture becomes a tool of the elite used to repress the masses. However, there is capacity for individuals to rise above false consciousness and usher in communism which is where the spontaneous production of culture can happen under free conditions.
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Culture: Functionalist Perspectives
Functionalists Durkheim and Mauss argued that social structures shaped human cultures. Aboriginal societies with simple structures had simpler (‘primitive’) cultural classification systems, industrial societies had more complex cultures.
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Marxism applied to Rishi Sunak
Rishi Sunak, the choice of the Global Elite for British P.M..?
Culture and Identity, Sociology key terms
Four Types of Culture
Folk culture, mass or popular culture, high culture and low culture
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What is the Cost of Living Crisis?
The cost of living crisis is a social problem in Britain in 2022. It is when the cost of basic goods such as gas, electricity and food increase rapidly and faster than average wages, pushing more people into poverty. This post explores what items have increased in price, and who is affected the most.
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Children on Free School Meals earn less as adults
New research from the Office for National Statistics suggests more support for the long term impact of material deprivation on
Social Theories, Sociology key terms
The Queen’s 70th Jubilee – It feels like the last gasp for Modernity….
I can’t think of any individuals who represent Britishness, continuity and stability better than THE QUEEEN – she’s just always
Social Theories, Sociology key terms
Marxism Applied to Topics in A-level Sociology
The easiest way for students to prepare for the Theory and Methods parts of the A-Level Sociology Paper 1 and
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Sociological Perspectives on the 2020 Downing Street Christmas Party
There seems to be increasing evidence that around three dozen people attended a party at Downing Street in December 2020,