Do Now Activity! Consider the two texts presented to you. What do they tell us about the changing priorities in contemporary society? Why is this? Ten minutes and feedback

G673: Power and Control Lesson 4: Feminism and Modernity Vahide: Can I identify and compare Feminist and Modernist viewpoints? Writing down today’s learning objective and title – 2minutes Kinza: Can I evaluate Feminist and Modernist viewpoints against other social theories?

First Task! This lessons’ key terms: Late modernity Structuration theory Rules & Resources Duality of structure Ontological society Reflexivity Transformative capacity You are asked to look at the following images and describe how they link to society? Feminism deals with the ideals of patriarchy and stems from each of the following social theories. How? Ten minutes and feedback – writing down key words

The ruling class The working class 9.35am – 9.40am The working class

I am society… argggh! Family Education The Law Media Work The People 9.00am – 9.05am Family Education The Law Media Work The People

Modernity vs Post Modernity Late modernists adapt traditional social theories to find meaning in society. Late Modernity High Modernity Sociological project was a period in history, linked closely to economics and social circumstance. We have now moved on where society is based around principals of image and communication. Old theories are worthless. 25 minutes analysis Post Modernity

Giddens is God! Anthony Giddens 1984 Structuration Theory: The difference between society and nature is that nature is not man made but society is. Society is created by and recreated by participants in every encounter. This happens because every member of society is playing an active part in creating it whether they want to or not. 1984

Procedures we generally follow in everyday life Procedures we generally follow in everyday life. The can be formal or informal depending on situation and perceived seriousness. Rules are not fixed and can be changed with time. Rules 25 minutes analysis People have different resources (or power!). These resources consist of material resources (wealth), symbolic resources (status or prestige), biological resources (attractiveness) and cognitive resources (intelligence or skills) Resources

Transformative capacity Duality of structure Agents or people behave in a certain way because of the rules of society. They use their resources to know when to co-operate and when to not do so. Agents make society giving themselves the levers by which it operates Ontological Security Society has a desire for conformity and security of rules and regulations. Change takes place because agents are constantly managing and monitoring their place in society. By seeking this change they have transformative capacity Reflexivity Transformative capacity

How do Modernist views and Marxist views differ on society? (22 marks) Exam Practice Exam style question: How do Modernist views and Marxist views differ on society? (22 marks) 10 minutes– responding individually Literacy Focus: Make sure to use capital letters and full stops. Have you used paragraphs to separate your ideas?

G673: Power and Control Lesson 4: Feminism and Modernity Vahide: Can I identify and compare Feminist and Modernist viewpoints? Writing down today’s learning objective and title – 2minutes Kinza: Can I evaluate Feminist and Modernist viewpoints against other social theories?

Two things I have learnt in today’s lesson… Recap! Two things I have learnt in today’s lesson… 5 minutes and pack up