Assessment for this module is 100% coursework. You will be required to write two essays. The word limit for each essay is 2500 words. Choose one assignment from each of the sections below:
Essay 1
Answer one of the following questions:
1. How would you assess Talcott Parsons’ contribution to social theory?
2. What are the strengths and weaknesses of Erving Goffman’s portrayal of social conduct as a matter of ‘impression management’?
3. What did the Frankfurt School contribute to our understanding of the social consequences of modern capitalism?
Essay 2
Answer one of the following questions:
4. How does Jürgen Habermas depict the ‘colonization’ of the ‘lifeworld’? How should we respond to this?
5. What has Michel Foucault contributed to our understanding of the social dynamics of ‘power’ in society?
6. What has Pierre Bourdieu contributed to social theory through his account of our ‘habitus’?
7. What is a ‘postmodern’ perspective in social theory? Is this desirable?
8. What is the ‘problem of patriarchy’? What does this imply for sociological theory?
9. How are we ‘civilized’? In what ways can we become ‘decivilized’? How would you assess Norbert Elias’ contribution to the possible answers to these questions?
10. What is at stake in ‘the globalization debate’ for contemporary sociological theory?
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