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These are detailed student notes for Chapter 5 of Child Development, covering how infants and children develop their sensory, perceptual, and motor skills. The notes are rewritten in clear, easy-to-follow language, with real-life examples and exam tips included. Topics covered: Sensory abilities in newborns: smell, taste, hearing, vision How infants integrate information across different senses Object perception, face preference, and early recognition skills Development of depth p...

These are detailed student notes for Chapter 1 of Child Development, covering the foundations of developmental psychology. The notes are rewritten in clear, student-friendly language, with examples and exam tips to make complex theories easy to understand. Topics covered: Plato vs Aristotle on innate knowledge vs experience Rousseau’s belief in children’s natural goodness vs Locke’s blank slate (tabula rasa) Biological perspectives: Darwin, Hall, Haeckel, Gesell (maturational t...

These are detailed student notes for Lecture 6 of Political Sociology, focusing on the impacts of colonialism on gender, Weber’s theory of bureaucracy, and Michels’ “iron law of oligarchy.” The notes are rewritten in plain, student-friendly language with examples and exam tips included. Topics covered: Pre-colonial Indigenous societies and the powerful roles women held in politics and agriculture How colonialism imposed patriarchy, excluding women from leadership and land owners...

These are detailed student notes for Lecture 5 of Political Sociology, focusing on gender inequality, patriarchy, and democracy. The notes are rewritten in clear, easy-to-follow language, with examples and exam tips included. Topics covered: Application of Dahl’s requirements for democracy to gender inequality Explanations for women’s underrepresentation: supply-side, demand-side, and cultural The concept of patriarchy as a social (not biological) system of male dominance Hist...

These are detailed student notes for Lecture 4 of Political Sociology, focusing on the theories of Michel Foucault and Robert Dahl. The notes are rewritten in clear, student-friendly language with examples and exam tips, making complex concepts easier to grasp. Topics included: Foucault’s theory of discourse and how language shapes reality The link between knowledge and power in institutions like schools and hospitals The concept of the episteme and how what counts as “truth” c...

These are detailed student notes for Lecture 3 of Political Sociology, covering the foundational perspectives of Émile Durkheim and W.E.B. Du Bois. The notes are rewritten in clear, simple language with examples and exam tips, making abstract theories easier to understand. Topics included: Durkheim’s concept of society as more than individuals (social facts) How rituals, symbols, and collective identity create social cohesion The importance of civil society and its role in support...

These are detailed student notes for Lecture 2 of Political Sociology, covering the foundational theories of Karl Marx and Max Weber. The notes are rewritten in clear, simple language with examples and exam tips, making complex theories easier to understand. Topics included: Marx’s materialism and the role of the economic base in shaping society Dialectical change and stages of history (feudalism → capitalism → beyond) Marx’s theory of the state and class conflict Critique...

These are detailed notes from the first lecture of Political Sociology, rewritten in clear, student-friendly language. This lecture introduces the foundations of sociology and political sociology, covering how sociology is defined as a science, the role of social structures and institutions, and the main perspectives on the relationship between politics and society.

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