Guide to Sociology for Students, Educators and Enthusiasts

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• Work, Poverty and Welfare

Rational Choice Theory The Hawthorne Effect and Behavioral Studies Labor Theory Of Value

Mode of Production in Marxism Means of Production Division of Labour

McDonaldization of Society What is Capitalism?

• Stratifcation and Differentiation

Proletariat Class Petty Bourgeoisie Class Bourgeoisie Class

Social Stratification Social Mobility Max Weber Conflict Theory

Achieved Status Ascribed Status

• The Family

Functionalist Perspective on the Family Marxist Perspective on the Family

Nuclear Family

• Culture and Identity

Reference Group Cultural Diffusion Acculturation

Ethnocentrism Gender Socialization Political Socialization

Socialization Examples of Socialization Agents of Socialization

Mores Folkways Norms Examples

Norms and Values

• Media

Cultivation Theory Hypodermic Needle Theory

Two-Step Flow Theory of Communication

• Education

Labelling Theory (Streaming & Subcultures) Self-Fulfilling Prophecy

Functionalist Perspective on Education Marxist Perspective on Education

Pygmalion Effect Golem Effect

Hidden Curriculum Ethnocentric Curriculum

Feminisation of Education

• Crime and Deviance

Broken Windows Theory Rational Choice Theory of Criminology Hirschi’s Social Control Theory of Crime

Sutherland's Differential Association Theory Subcultural Theories of Deviance

Routine Activities Theory Radical Criminology Theory

Social Construction of Crime Ethnomethodology Theory Anomie Theory

Concentric Zone Model by Ernest Burgess Social Reaction Theory Folkways

Deviant Behavior: Definition, Theories & Examples Social Control

Primary Deviance Secondary Deviance Tertiary Deviance

• Global Development

Dependency Theory Modernization Theory Transnational Corporations

• Feminism

Feminist Theory in Sociology Four Waves of Feminism Black Feminism

Postmodern Feminism Liberal Feminism Marxist Feminism

Patriarchal Society According to Feminism Patriarchal Ideology Radical Feminism

Ecofeminism Feminism Intersectional Feminism Malestream

• Beliefs in Society

Karl Marx on Religion

• Research Methods

Interpretivism Paradigm & Research Philosophy Personal Documents

Example of a Controlled Experiment (Zimbardo Prison Experiment)

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