Identity and Difference
A summary of Kath Woodward’s theory of how identity is constructed.
Culture and Identity
Goffman
positivism, research methods
Outline and Explain Two Reasons Why Interpretivists Prefer to Use Qualitative Research Methods (10)
A model answer to a possible 10 mark question which could appear on the AQA’s A-level papers 1 or 3.
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
Book summaries, Culture and Identity
Erving Goffman and Judith Butler’s Perspectives on Identity
A summary of one chapter from Steph Lawler’s Book – ‘Identity: Sociological Perspectives’ – Masquerading as ourselves: Self-Impersonation and Social
Social Action Theory (Interpretivism and Interactionism), Social Theories
The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life
The self is a performance!
Social Action Theory (Interpretivism and Interactionism), Social Theories
The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life – A Summary
Erving Goffman’s classic 1959 work, The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life, is one of the most influential texts in