Modernity, Postmodernity and Late Modernity: What’s the Difference?
The short answer: So the pairs work the same way each time. The word ending in -ity names a period […]
Postmodernism and Late Modernsim, Social Theories
Late modernism
Families and Households
Thinking about Divorce Might help marriages last longer!
Sociology students should be well aware that we live in age of persistently high divorce rates, with almost half of
Families and Households
Changing Family Values in the UK
Attitudes to family life in the UK and Europe have become more liberal in the last decade
Book summaries, Social Theories
Summary of Zygmunt Bauman’s The Indivdualised Society (preface)
It may sound odd doing a summary of a preface, but there is a lot of heavy stuff in here….
Crime and Deviance
Postmodern Criminology: Post and Late Modern Theories of Crime
Postmodern and late modern criminologists argue that crime has changed since the 1970s, and that the older theories no longer
Culture and Identity, Postmodernism and Late Modernsim, Social Theories
Post and Late Modern Perspectives on Society and Identity
This is intended to be an uber-brief summary, for fuller accounts please see other relevant posts. The postmodern view of
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
Book summaries
What is Sociology? (According to Giddens in Modernity and Self-Identity)
This is a rough outline of some of the purposes Sociology might be put to according to Giddens, gleaned from
education, Education Policy, Postmodernism and Late Modernsim, Social Theories
Postmodern and Late Modern Views of Education – A Summary
The Postmodernist View of Education Postmodernists stand against universalising education systems – it there is no one truth, then it