Power and the medicalization of society
In this post I will introduce the sociological concept of power and how it has been applied to the context of health and illness.
View ArticleIs rational thinking good for your health?
In this post I will introduce the sociological concept of rationalization and explore its relevance to health.
View ArticleSocial Structures and Sociology
I am currently teaching a module designed to introduce social theory to new sociology undergraduates and I will write a few posts on here summarising some of the issues I highlight in these sessions...
View ArticleHow do social structures make us feel?
In this post I will discuss some of the ways in which early sociologists have suggested that social structures impact on how we feel. In a previous post in this series I have addressed how the...
View ArticleMax Weber, capitalism and the rational attitude
The work of Max Weber is large and diverse but there is one particular insight of his which has become rightly famous beyond sociology. This is from a book, The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of...
View ArticleAdorno, Horkheimer and the culture industry
I mentioned in the first post in this series that I chose to take the themes of “Sociology, Capitalism and Modernity” as the central strands in an introductory social theory module as a way of...
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