sociology

• conflict theories


  believes there is a disagreement in society
• feminists believe


  there is a conflict or divide between men and women
• examples of where women can be treated differently

  • pay gap of 17 percent
  • men tend to be ceos and managers
  • women are expected to stay home and look after the children
  • women and girls can not be educated
  • cannot walk at night without fear
• consensus theory


  members of society in agreement on how to behave in society.
• marxism


  believes theres a conflict between rich and poor
• examples of inequality between the rich and poor

  • rich can buy better things
  • richer people have better housing
  • keep property in the family
  • stigmatisation
  • education- can not afford private education, tutors, equiptment, school trips,laptops.
  • employment- poor may face discrimination or work more hours and unsociable hours.
• macro theories


  studies large social groups as a whole
• micro theories 


  focus on small scalwe interactions and individual people
• functionalists


  sees society as harmonious with there being a broad agreement over our norms and values. social institutions perform positive functions for society.
• biological analogy


  functionalists- each institution acts like organs, if one part fails the whole system fails.
• social solidarity


  having a shared agreement on how to behave in society. social glue bonding people together, shared experiences bonds people.
• functional prequists

  the basic needs of society in which they can survive
• anomie

  society fails to function, leading to individuals suffering anomie. lack of norms, chaos and uncertainty. eg london riots 2011