Anthony Giddens – High Modernity and Religious Revival
Anthony Giddens argues that the shift to late modern society results in religion becoming more popular. Giddens is one of […]
Religion, Postmodernism and Late Modernsim
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Postmodernism and Late Modernsim
Postmodernism – An Introduction for A-level Sociology Students
A summary of the work of three postmodern thinkers: Lyotard, Baudrillard and Bauman who argue that we need to think differently about the social world now we have moved out of the modernity.
Sociology key terms
What is the Sociological Imagination?
A brief summary of, and elaboration on Anthony Giddens’ take on what the sociological imagination involves… Learning to think sociologically
Book summaries
Giddens – What is Sociology?
A summary of Giddens’ ‘Sociology’ (2017): The Introduction ‘The world we live in today can feel liberating and exciting but,
Social Theories
Structuration Theory – A Summary
From a structurationist perspective, a social theory must explain both social reproduction (social order being reproduced over time by people
Book summaries, Social Theories
Giddens’ Structuration Theory – A Summary
structure emerges out of and enables action, the two are fundamentally linked!
Sociology soundtrack
Chas and Dave on Modern Relationships
Chas and Dave may not realise it, but I think many of their songs demonstrate how their (working class male)
Social Theories
Anthony Giddens on Late Modernism – Introductory Questions
A few ‘pop’ questions to introduce students to some of Giddens’ core concepts in an easy and accessible manner… Think
Book summaries, Culture and Identity, Globalisation, Social Theories
Giddens: Modernity and Self-Identity – Introduction and Chapter One (A Summary)
Anthony Giddens is one of the world’s leading sociologists and one of the main critics of Postmodern thought – and
Culture and Identity, Families and Households, Social Theories
Giddens – Modernity and Self-Identity
A brief summary of Anthony Giddens’ work on the relationship between the self and society in late-modern age. Self-identity, history,