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
Late modernism
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 and Late Modern Criminology
A Summary sheet covering post and late modern theories of crime – focusing on Jock Young’s ‘Vertigo of Late Modernity’,
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
Crime and Deviance, Essay plans
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
Social Theories
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
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