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Tag: Late modernism

  • 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 all marriages ending in Divorce. While marriage is usually a result of romantic love, and the first months and even years might well be pleasant, eventually mere practical concerns such as money, career changes, and…

  • Changing Family Values in the UK

    Attitudes to family life in the UK and Europe have become more liberal in the last decade

  • Postmodern and Late Modern Criminology

    A Summary sheet covering post and late modern theories of crime – focusing on Jock Young’s ‘Vertigo of Late Modernity’, the cultural criminology of Katz and Lyng (edgework), and Foucault’s concept of discplinary power and the shift to control through surveillance.  Post and Late Modern Theories of Crime (PM/ LM Theories of Crime Control PART…

  • 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 society  Globalisation destablises social structures Consumer culture floats free from other institutions The media and hyperreality are important There is much more diversity The End of Metanarratives The corresponding postmodern view of identity Individuals identities are…

  • 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 about Globalisation – is there a ‘political, economic and/ or social structure at the global level, or is the world just characterised by random, chaotic flows? Think of the UK government – does it try…

  • 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 should be taught as part of the second year A level Sociology module in Theory and Methods. Below is a summary of one of his major works – Modernity and Self-Identity (the introduction and chapter…

  • Assess the Contribution of Post/ Late Modern Perspectives to our Understanding of Crime and Deviance (30)

    An essay plan on Post/ Late Modern perspectives on crime and deviance covering the relationship between consumerism and crime (Robert Reiner), The Vertigo of Late Modernity (Jock Young), the consequences of globalisation for crime, and the rise of cyber crime, all followed by some evaluations and a conclusion.  Brief intro outlining the key ideas of…

  • Modernity, Post-Modernity and Late Modernity

    Some of the Key Features of Modernity and Post-Late Modernity and Modern, Post-Modern and Late Modern Thought.  Historical Period Time Period Key Features of Society Modernity 1650 to 1950 (ish) Clear social structure (class/ gender) The nuclear family Jobs for life Nation States and Politics Trust in Science A belief in ‘progress’ Post and Late Modernity…

  • 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 a reading of his ‘Modernity and Self-Identity  Doing research to inform the ongoing process of reflexive modernisation at an institutional level Doing research into how flexible structures and what extent these structures are used (used…

  • 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 is not appropriate to have a one size fits all education system. Modernist education is oppressive to many students – students give up their freedom for 11 years in order to learn knowledge which will…