Sociology Essays

The Control of Female Sexuality
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Introduction: The “sexual revolution” opened the way for greater expression and practise of female sexuality, at least in Western cultures. However, society has historically and still does exert contro...

Effect of Consumption on Identity in Britain
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Introduction: “We are what we consume.” To what extent does consumption contribute to the construction of identity in contemporary British society? In order to understand the extent to which consumptio...

Fordism and Post-Fordism: Concepts of Capitalism
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Introduction: Understanding Dawn & Dusk: The Evolution of Capitalism from the Perspectives of Fordism and Post-Fordism. The pursuit of profit was not a science born perfect. Instead, as one technological or ...

Post-War Changes to British Society
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Introduction: Life is more uncertain now than it was in the early 1950s. Discuss this claim. Introduction The welfare state, which was a feature of 1950s Britain was predicated on an optimistic view of the world, ...

Effect of Pornography on Violence Against Women
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Introduction: Critically assess the case that the products of the contemporary pornography industry are both a cause of violence and discrimination directed against women and also ‘intrinsically harmful’. ‘E...

Changes to British Identity and Attitude Since the 1950s
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Introduction: How has British identity and attitude changed since the 1950s? Introduction Many people find it difficult to cope with changes in people’s attitudes and identity, particularly since the 1950s. They...

Social Exclusion and Social Capital Theories: Urban Areas
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Introduction: Introduction The idea of social exclusion, the forces within society which have contributed to it, and results of social exclusion are all issues that have been described in the following terms by Mu...

Applications of Positivism in Social Research
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Introduction: Scientific methodology in sociology, the study of the social world, is most often associated with what is known as the positivist approach. In this essay, to determine whether or not it is indeed pos...

Cultural Phenomenon of the Celebrity: Hermeneutic Analysis
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Introduction: New ways of thinking can often illuminate new ideas that would not come to light using our conventional and most natural modes of reasoning. We can be stretched in dynamic ways by altering our method...

Pierre Bourdieu: Taste and Class
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Introduction: ‘Taste, a class culture turned into nature, that is, embodied, helps to shape the class body. It follows that the body is the most indisputable materialization of class taste’ (Bourdieu, 1984: 19...

Importance of Social Conflict Theory
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Introduction: Why is theory important in the area of sociology? A theory is a proposed relationship between two or more concepts. In sociology, sociological theories are statements of how and why particular facts ...

Who Is to Blame for the Underclass?
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Introduction: The Underclass: Who is to Blame?  Upper class, middle class and working class; these are the traditional classifications of social classes in nearly all societies in the world. But, what if a group ...

Sociology Concepts on the Individual and Society
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Introduction: Sociology developed as an academic discipline throughout the 18th and 19th centuries. Provide an explanation of the historical and social context from which sociology developed. Sociology has its roo...

Peter Osborne's Analysis of Modernity
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Introduction: Give an account of the specific characteristics of ‘modern time’ as outlined by Peter Osborne. The term modernity has become deeply contested in the last quarter of a century. The emergence of de...

Postmodernism Effect on Family
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Introduction: CONTEMPORARY PARENTING ESSAY Contemporary Parenting? The post-modern society has been created out of a backdrop of pluralism, democracy, religious freedom, consumerism, mobility, and a plethora of te...

Meritocracy in UK Education: Bernstein and Bourdieu
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Introduction: ‘Education policy in the UK now contributes to a more meritocratic society’. Discuss the various explanations that sociologists have offered for differences in educational outcomes Introducti...

Sociological Theories of Leisure: Marx and Weber
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Introduction: Leisure is an area of sociological study that has, according to many sociologists including Chris Rojek[1] been neglected. The literature, certainly in the countries of Britain and Australia, has bee...

Gender-Based Household Divisions of Labour
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Introduction: THE DIVISION IN HOUSEHOLD LABOUR BETWEEN MEN AND WOMEN CONTENTS (JUMP TO) Abstract Introduction Literature Review Household Labour Defined The Gender Gap Research Methods Analysis Methods Historic H...

Jean Baudrillard's Disneyworld Company Theory Analysis
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Introduction: In his essay ‘Disneyworld Company’ (1996), Jean Baudrillard suggests that we are living within “an immediate synchronism of all the places and all the periods in a single a-temporal...

Rowntree and Townsend's Theories on Poverty
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Introduction: Introduction Sociologists disagree over what poverty actually is. In this essay I aim to discuss and criticise Seebohm Rowntree’s theory from 1899 -1950 then I will discuss and criticise, Peter...

Is Class Still Relevant in a Modern Society?
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Introduction: The question of whether ‘class’ is still a relevant concept in the understanding of social divisions in contemporary Britain has two components to be analysed, firstly is class still and do s...

Positivist Approach to Sociological Research
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Introduction: Scientific methodology in sociology, the study of the social world, is most often associated with what is known as the positivist approach. In this essay, to determine whether or not it is indeed pos...

Sociological Analysis of Media Article
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Introduction: Select and present an article from a current newspaper or magazine in your country, (the UK), that offers an assessment of some social problem. Assess the data in the article in terms of a social sci...

Relationship Between Knowledge and Social Change
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Introduction: How are Changes in Knowledge Connected to Social Change? Introduction Knowledge and society have a reciprocal relationship. Religious and scientific ideas bring changes to the social order, likewise ...

Realist and Constructivist Approaches to Social Problems
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Introduction: Critically analyse the way social problems are constructed and prioritised for intervention. Distinguish between the realist and construction approaches to social problems and offer an assessment of ...