An overview of theory and methods for second year A level sociology – a very brief overview covering the bare-bones of (1) Positivism and Interpretivism, (2) Is sociology a sicence?, (3) Sociology and value freedom, (4) Functionalism, (5)...
In sociology, it is essential to understand the social context in which human behaviour takes place – and this involves understanding the culture in which social action occurs. Culture is a very broad concept which encompasses the norms,...
Social inequality occurs when resources in a given society are distributed unevenly, typically through norms of allocation, that engender specific patterns along lines of socially defined categories of persons. It is the differentiation...
Functionalists see the family as being integral to the ‘functioning’ of society, in the same way the heart is a basic need of the human body. Using this same principle the family is seen as a basic need for society, without it the society would...
Education is the process of facilitating learning, or the acquisition of knowledge, skills, values, beliefs, and habits. Educational methods include storytelling, discussion, teaching, training, and directed research. Education frequently takes...
The term media is defined as "one of the means or channels of general communication in society, as newspapers, radio, television etc." The beginning of human communication through designed channels, i.e. not vocalization or gestures, dates back...
