Sociological Theory mind maps
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This GoConqr page gathers over 800 community-made Sociological Theory mind maps, covering Marxism, functionalism, feminism and post-colonialism. School students, university students and professional candidates can use them to study theories and thinkers, while teachers can find ready-made material. The collection spans school and university levels. Choose a map to begin exploring.
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- Classical Sociological Theorists36
- Positivism and Interpretivism19
- Consensus and Conflict Theories57
- Functionalism185
- Marxism115
- Feminist Theory35
- The New Right11
- Social Action and Interactionism77
- Structure and Agency21
- General Systems Theory9
- Material Culture18
- Power, Class and Inequality10
- Modernity and Postmodernism52
Mind maps
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94 nodesMarx Rise of Capitalism · Ideology
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294 nodesSociological Theory functionalism · Marxism · Feminist theories · Action theories · Globalisation, modern... · sociology&science
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53 nodesPart 2 - Ch 6: Functionalism: The Normal and the Pathological by Emile Durkheim · Crime is present in a... · There is no society n... · the form of criminali... · if the rate of crimin... · to classify crime amo...
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140 nodesCONFLICT Marxian Conflict Theory: · Symbolic Interaction ... · Family conflicts · Qualitative Studies · Neurobiology · Cognitive Theories
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97 nodesFoucault Introduction · 1) Power and Knowledge · 2) Confession · 3) Sovereign - discip... · 4) Normalisation · 5) Hierarchal Observa...
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61 nodesPost-colonialism History of Colonialism · Anti-Colonial Uprisings · Edward Saïd · Dipesh Chakrabarthy · Multiple Modernities ... · Problems of Postcolon...
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8 nodesSociological perspectives Feminism- a sociologi... · Functionalism- a cons... · Interactionism- a soc... · Interpretivism- a ter... · Marxism- a conflict p... · Modernism- Modernist ...
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43 nodesCriticisms of Functionalism The error of reification · Sharrock et al. (2003... · Robert Merton (1957) ... · Very much of the rese... · There is no recogniti... · The functionalist pic...
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50 nodesSocial Action Theory Weber · Symbolic Interactionism · Phenomenology · Ethnomethodology · Giddens Structuration
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57 nodesConsensus VS Conflict Consensus · Conflict · Similarities · Differences
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24 nodesSymbolic Interactionism/Labelling The Symbol · The Self · Interaction · Goffmann (1969) - Dra... · Labelling Theory · Evaluation
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47 nodesOrientalism & the Other Said (1978) · Olson (2005) · the Eastern came to k... · Sawant (2012) · Bhabha (1983) · Hall (1997)
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24 nodesFUNCTIONALISM Modernist Theory. · Industrialisation. · Social Order. · Generalise. · Structural Theory. · Value Consensus.
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39 nodesFunctionalism Talcott Parsons (1902... · See order and consens... · A Structuralist Theory · Social Order · CRITISISMS
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35 nodesEMILE DURKHEIM Changes in Society du... · Anomie · Division of Labour · 1858 - 1917
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33 nodesMax Weber The early career · Weber and modern capi... · The organisation of s... · Capitalism, rationali... · The methodological Weber · The legacy
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33 nodesÉmile Durkheim The study of social a... · The reality of society · The unity of society · Autonomy and constraint · The solidarity of soc... · Thought and society
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9 nodesAuguste Comte (1798 - 1857) French philosopher & ... · raised the question o... · argued case for a sci... · argued that all human... · adopted a "consensus"...
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14 nodesPost Colonialism Refers to any populat... · Edward Said · Michel Foucault · Imperialism · Gramsci
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12 nodesMarxism v.s. Functionalism Similarities · Differences
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23 nodesMARXISM Modernists Theory. · Structural Theory. · POSITIVISTS. · Capitalism. · Bourgeoisie.
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40 nodesFunctionalism consensus theory · Emile Durkheim · Talcott Parsons · organic analogy · evaluation
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22 nodesKey Concepts of Functionalism the functionalist per... · functionalist perspec...
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16 nodesFunctionalism consensus theory · modern society charac... · society effectively f... · complex division of l... · modern society charac... · Criticism/Evaluation
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11 nodesMarxism basics 2 social classes · Ruling class divide w... · The Proletariat accep... · Neo Marxism
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5 nodesFunctionalists VS Marxists Functionalist - every... · Marxists - society is... · Functionalists are in... · Marxists are not in f...
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196 nodesTheory and Methods Position 1 · Position 2 · Position 3 · Position 4
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21 nodesFunctionalism A2 continued. Merton's internal cri... · External critiques of... · Conclusion · Durkheim and Function...
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44 nodesMarxism Similarities with Fun... · Differences to Functi... · Marx · Humanistic/critical M... · Scientific/structural...
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36 nodesSOCIAL CAPITAL Bourdieu · Granovetter · Coleman · Putnam
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52 nodesFeminism liberal · Marxist · radical · triple systems · Hakim
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41 nodesKarl Marx Biography and Social ... · Early years: the crit... · The critique of polit... · The partnership with ... · The materialist conce... · Issues of interpretation
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189 nodesSocial theory Marx 1818-1883 · Durkheim 1858-1917 · Weber 1864-1920 · Other useful/related ... · Idealism vs Materialism
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114 nodesSociology - Theories Structural Theories (... · Action Theories (Micr... · Weberianism
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76 nodesA2 Sociology Theories Marxism (is a structu... · Functionalism (is a s... · Feminism (is a confli... · Action theories (micr... · Late Modernity
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57 nodesEveryday Resistance What is "everyday res... · What can be ironic ab... · Resistance is importa... · hidden, disguised, or... · Everyday resistance s... · 2 forms of resistance...
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141 nodesFunctionalism Main Ideas: · Functionalism and Edu... · Functionalism and fam... · Functionalism and crime · Functionalism and Bel...
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113 nodesfeminism ideals · 1. Liberal/reformist · 2. radical feminism · 3. marxist feminism · 4. Dual systems feminism · 5. difference and pos...
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93 nodesSociology Education · Crime and Deviance · Families And Households · Media
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57 nodesChapter 4: Sociological Analysis of Material Culture Methodology: Sociolog... · Methodology: Function... · Methodology: Taste Cu... · Methodology: Uses and... · Methodology: Race, Et... · Methodology: Status
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These maps let you follow branches through a theory or a thinker’s ideas. Marxism basics offers a starting point for studying Marxism, while Key Concepts of Functionalism focuses on functionalism. For a comparison, look at the map on Marxism and functionalism.
Other maps take a different focus. Post-colonialism includes types of colonies and effects on Europe. Social Action Theory covers Weber, types of action and symbolic interactionism. Maps on Émile Durkheim and Max Weber offer routes into individual thinkers.
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Which mind map should I start with?
Start with Sociological Theory if you want an overview. Its branches include functionalism, Marxism, feminist theories and action theories. If you are focusing on one approach, Marxism basics or Key Concepts of Functionalism may be a more useful starting point. You can then follow a topic into a more focused map.
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What can I study besides Marxism and functionalism?
The collection includes maps on feminism, post-colonialism and social action theory. There are also maps centered on thinkers such as Émile Durkheim and Max Weber. For a topic that connects approaches to a particular setting, look for the maps on Marxist and functionalist perspectives on the family.