The New Right is functionalism with a ‘political edge’ because they wish to influence social policy Education Marketisation –… Read more The New Right – Unit 4 – Theories
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Postmodernism – Unit 4 – Theories
Key assumptions of postmodernism Postmodernists claim that contemporary western societies have moved from the modern to the postmodern age.… Read more Postmodernism – Unit 4 – Theories
Social Action Theory – Unit 4 – Theories
The social action theory was founded by Max Weber. There are two main types of sociological theories; the first… Read more Social Action Theory – Unit 4 – Theories
Feminism – Unit 4 – Theories
Types of feminism Feminist Fran Ansley famously said, “Women are takers of shit”. Feminism therefore exists to tackle patriarchy,… Read more Feminism – Unit 4 – Theories
Functionalism – Unit 4 – Theories
Functionalism Functionalism is a structural theory created by Durkheim, which studies society as a whole by looking at the… Read more Functionalism – Unit 4 – Theories
Marxism – Unit 4 – Theories
Marxism Marxism is a structuralist theory in that it argues that the organisation or structure of capitalist society, especially… Read more Marxism – Unit 4 – Theories
Sociology and Social Policy – Unit 4 – Theories
Sociology and social policy Sociologists are divided as to whether there should be a relationship between sociology and government… Read more Sociology and Social Policy – Unit 4 – Theories
Sociology and Values – Unit 4 – Theories
Subjectivity, objectivity and value freedom Subjectivity is judgment based on individual personal impressions, feelings an opinions rather than external… Read more Sociology and Values – Unit 4 – Theories
Sociology as a Science – Unit 4 – Theories
What is Science? It is a set of principles that tell us how to produce valid knowledge. It aims… Read more Sociology as a Science – Unit 4 – Theories
Suicide – Unit 4
Durkheim Durkheim was a positivist sociologist who believed that even a supremely ‘individual’ act such as suicide was influenced… Read more Suicide – Unit 4