Using material from Item A and elsewhere assess sociological explanations of the nature and extent of family diversity today. Family diversity is the idea that there are a range of different family types‚ rather than a single dominant one like the nuclear family. It is associated with the post-modernists idea that in today’s society increasing choice about relationships is creating greater family diversity. Item A makes clear that different sociologists ‘are divided over both the extent of family
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Each group in society has a different idea on what the main role of the family is. As Item 2B says‚ “Marxists see all social institutions as serving the interests of capitalism.” This includes the family‚ and they say that it serves the interests of capitalism by maintaining and justifying class inequality and exploitation by the rich. Other groups‚ however‚ have different opinions‚ such as Functionalists who think that the family performs essential needs of society. Marxists and Functionalists
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Using material from item 2b and elsewhere assess the contribution of functionalist sociologists to our understanding of the family. Functionalists employ the idea of the nuclear family being the main universal family in society and most benefitting. The nuclear family functions to meet the pro dominant means of society (sexual reproduction‚ educational and economic functions). The family allows each member of the family to shine individually and enjoy success. Functionalist Charles Murray also argues
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Using material from Item A and elsewhere‚ assess the claim that gender differences in educational achievement are primarily the ’result of changes in society’ Some sociologists claim that gender differences in achievement are the result of external factors such as changes in wider society‚ e.g. The impact of feminist ideas and changing employment opportunities (as stated in Item A). However‚ this could also be an outcome of internal factors such as the education system becoming ’feminised’‚ which
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Assess the view that crime and deviance are the products of the labelling process (21 marks) The labelling theory is a micro interactionist approach‚ this is because it focuses on how individuals construct the social world through face-face interactions. It recognises the concept of the ‘procedural self’ where ones identity is continuously constructed and recognised in interaction with significant others‚ this results in the individual’s behaviour‚ including that related to crime and deviance
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The term‚ Sensitive periods are blocks of time in the child’s life when he is particularly absorbed with one characteristic of his environment to the exclusive of all others area of life. The activity provides the child is drawn to inherently aid to the child in her physical‚ mental and emotional development. During these sensitive periods‚ the child learns the skill or knowledge with the greatest ease and to the greatest perfection. We must recognize this as natural and powerful motivator for learning
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There are many reasons for educational underachievement and it has been said that ethnicity is one of these key factors. It has been found that Indian and Asian pupils are of higher educational achievement than White‚ African-Caribbean‚ and Black‚ Pakistani and Bangladeshi pupils. One possible cause of ethnic differences in education could be at the fault of the education system. To investigate this Sewell conducted a study using semi-structured interviews and observations in an inner-city boys’
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Religion can be powerful under the right certain circumstances for social change. However it can be argued that religion can be a conservative force. Weber argues that religious beliefs contributed to major social change- specifically the emergence of modern capitalism in Northern Europe in the 16th and 17th centuries. Modern capitalism differs from capitalism as it is based on systematic‚ efficient and a rational pursuit of profit and profit for its own sake rather than consumption. Weber calls
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Using material from Item A and elsewhere assess the contribution of functionalism to our understanding of the role of education (20 Marks) In this essay I am going to assess the role and purpose of education in society according to different sociologists. I will go through some sociological theories and evaluate their perspectives using material from Item A. I will then look at criticisms from different sociological theories‚ then I will draw up a conclusion to my analysis and evaluation. Functionalists
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LAW (LL.M) 2013/2014 COURSE: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW 1 COURSE CODE: PUL 801 TOPIC: THE ICPC AND EFCC WERE ESTABLISHED IN RESPONSE TO THE NEED FOR ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY IN ADMINISTARTION: TO WHAT EXTENT HAVE THEY ACHIEVED THEIR OBJECTIVES? BEING A SEMINAR PRESENTATION IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF LL.M DEGREE GROUP 15 PRESENTED BY: 1. ABIDOYE‚ INNOCENT
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