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 […]
Book summaries
Late modernism
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
Family diversity
Explaining the increase in family and household diversity (part 2/3)
Feminism and changing gender roles, social policy changes and individualisation.
Families and Households, Postmodernism and Late Modernsim
The Postmodern Perspective on the Family
More individual freedom and choice means more family and life course diversity.
Families and Households, Postmodernism and Late Modernsim
Late modern perspectives on the family
The pure relationship and the negotiated family become the new family norms. Choice but within structure.