where do sociological theories come from

Question 1

whats meant by ‘ placing theories in context’?

Answer 1

-showing awareness of time and plcae theories came about and now ideas changed overtime

Question 2

conext of durkheim writing and how society different today?

Answer 2

-establish social facts leading to idneitfying social issues
-at the time people had shared values and before rapid tech changes
-reflective of new right and conservative ideas

Question 3

what was context of marx writing?

Answer 3

-rise in industrial capitalism caused w/c to become exploited and evolution

Question 4

is marxism still relevant today

Answer 4

-informs us of the left realist theories
-not only social effects but today we know ethnitcity and gender
-capitalism still remains centre of society

Question 5

what was the context for emergence of the second wave feminism in the 1960s

Answer 5

-lack of women views and social movements at the time
-feminism have progressed to look at differences between women and that they dont all share same experiences

Question 6

what is society now like for women

Answer 6

-women remain disadvanatged in many ways comapred to men
-signficant inequalities
-liberal fems would say theres now diff legsialations in place

Question 7

how is interpretivisim diff to other sociological theories

Answer 7

-focus on small scale meanings to explain wider social phenomena

Question 8

is interpretivism still relevant?

Answer 8

-ignores social factors affecting individuals in ways they cant control
-BUT helps understand everyday intercations e.g school subcultures

Question 9

how is postmodernism different to other sociological theories

Answer 9

-rejects total explanation but focuses on characterstics of the global world