Social Science (ECC): Contemporary social theory (SCS206)

Blackman, S. J. (2014) ‘Subculture theory: an historical and contemporary assessment of the concept for understanding deviance’. Deviant Behavior, 35 (6). pp. 496-512 available here

Gans, H.J., (1971) ‘The uses of poverty: The Poor Pay All.’ Social Policy July/August pp20-24. http://www.sociology.org.uk/as4p3.pdf 

Lea, J. (2010) ‘Left Realism, community and state-building’ Crime, Law and Social Change  54 pp141-158 available here

Marsland, D. (1989) ‘Universal welfare provision creates a dependent population. The case for.’ Social Studies Review. November

Marsland, D. (1991) ‘Beyond the Welfare State’ Political Notes. No 65 Libertarian alliance. http://www.libertarianalliance.co.uk/lapubs/polin/polin065.pdf

Mills, C. (2008a) ‘Opportunity and resignation within marginalised students: towards a theorisation of the reproductive and transformative habitus’  Critical Studies in Education Vol 49 No2 pp99-111 available here

Mills, C. (2008b). ‘Reproduction and transformation of inequalities in schooling: The transformative potential of the theoretical constructs of Bourdieu’. British Journal of Sociology of Education, Vol 29 (1), pp79–89. available here

Nehere, K. (2016) ‘The Feminist Views: A Review’ Feminist Research 1 (1) pp3-30

Young, R. (2002) Basil Bernstein's sociolinguistic theory of language codes.

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