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
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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
Ecological explanations of crime and deviance – Unit 4
Statistics and ecological theories The official crime statistics show that recorded crime is not evenly distributed between geographical areas.… Read more Ecological explanations of crime and deviance – Unit 4
Crime and the Media – Unit 4
Ways in which the media might possibly cause crime and deviance Imitation – copycat behaviour Arousal – through viewing… Read more Crime and the Media – Unit 4
The Functionalist View of Religion – Unit 3
Functionalist Theory Functionalists view religion in a positive way; they see religion to play the function of maintaining harmony and… Read more The Functionalist View of Religion – Unit 3
The Marxist View of Religion – Unit 3
Social Control Both Marx and his colleague Engels saw religion as a tool of social control. Social control is the… Read more The Marxist View of Religion – Unit 3