Before any useful debate as to the validity of 'class' can be achieved, it is necessary to summarise the various definitions of the word 'class'. ... It is here that we encounter one of the major stumbling blocks in this debate, that it is not possible to define and isolate a definition of class which is universally accepted as being the 'correct' definition from a sociological perspective. ... The foundings of the debate as to the 'declining significance of class are therefore well established in the roots of sociological theory. One of the main sources o...

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ESSAY ON THE RELATIONSHIP OF FEMINIST ONTOLOGY AND EPISTEMOLOGY AND SOCIAL RESEARCH Feminist theory, it should be mentioned from the beginning of the paper, is not a unified theory. As women experience the social world differently (according to class, age or "race"), there exist different feminis...

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Instead of entering into the debate of wether this area should receive top priority or not, we shall simply maintain, that the population problem has been defined and formulated not wholly indigenously, but to a large extent at the instigation and assistance of donor countries, and organizations. ...

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