Social Sciences

The different types of families in the UK

The term ‘family’ is increasingly difficult to define in the modern world and statistics evidence an increasing number of family…

6 years ago

Children-Oriented Interventions and Attachment Theory

An explanation of the relevance of attachment theory to interventions dealing with children in social work

6 years ago

Women and employment during and after World War I

At the start of the First World War, working class women occupied paid employment in the traditional areas of agriculture…

6 years ago

Interpretive and Critical theories of Sociology

A short answer detailing the similarities between interpretive and critical theories of sociology.

6 years ago

Social Institutions and Family Planning

An overview of some of the relationships between social institutions and family planning in the UK

6 years ago

Correlational Research

A definition and exemplification of correlational research

6 years ago

Qualia

‘Qualia’ is a term which is used in philosophical discourse to refer to the subjective aspect of what an experience…

6 years ago

Social penetration theory

Social penetration is a psychological concept which was developed in the 1970s by two researchers: Irwin Altman and Dalmas Taylor.…

6 years ago

Sociology as a discipline assigns too much importance to the measurement of human behaviour and/or interaction.

A discussion of the epistemology of sociology, and differences between structuralist and interpretivist approaches.

6 years ago

The Syrian and Afghan Refugee Crises

A comparison of the Syrian refugee crisis with the Afghan refugee crisis

6 years ago