Theories

• Byopsychological functionalism

  Most human behaviour can be explained by our biological needs.
• Violence continuum

  4 levels of violence, political, structural, symbolic and everyday (physical) (by Nancy Sheper-Hughes).
• Feminist theory

  Most human behaviour can be explained from a woman's point of view. Woman can be controlled and exploited by men (by Margaret Mead and Sherry Ortner).
• Functionalist theory

  Each aspect of society depends on each other and each contributes to the overall stability and functioning of that society.
• Structural functionalism

  Most human behaviour can be explained by how we are controlled by the structures of society.
• Marxist theory

  All behaviour in the world is explained by the concept of power. Only a few people in the world control most of the wealth and political power, they also control the worlds economy (by Karl Marx).
• Actor network theory

  Doesn't just focus on people, but also how objects and technology affect our lives.