Sociology Resources (page 3)

The labelling theory originates from the action theory, symbolic interactionism who believe that the individual shapes society through their interactions and the use of symbols. Label...

The Marxist perspectiveMarxists see all institutions in capitalist society as contributing to the maintenance of exploitation. The family is seen as an oppressive institution that per...

The Functionalist perspectiveOrganic analogyFunctionalists see society as being like a biological organism, the body is a system made up of different parts that function together to m...

Learning according to John Hattie (2008), is the process of developing enough surface knowledge in order to move to a deeper understanding. This then enables appropriate transfer of...

Sociology: modernity or postmodernity?A textbook definition of sociology states that ‘sociology is the systematic (planned and organised) study of human groups and social life in...

The concept of double-consciousness was first coined by Du Bois in his seminal work of The Souls of Black Folk (1903). The concept described and explained the strange experie...

The study of hysteria is very fundamental to the development of psychoanalysis as a mean of investigating a new method of interpretations to its symptoms and therapy (Borossa, 2001...

In what ways is the recent Grenfell Tower tragedy illustrative of the deeper history of class domination in Britain?Her Majesty's Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea witnessed ...

Examine Marxist Views on the role of the family (30 marks) A key feature of the Marxist perspective is the belief that society is centred around an unfair class division which is mai...

Prison Education Reform Benjamin Frankilin statesman, diplomat, printer, publisher, inventor and scientist returned from England in 1775 to North America where he helped draft t...