Assess the view that the nuclear family functions to benefit all its members and society as a whole. A nuclear family is universal and is defined as a two generational grouping; consisting of a father‚ mother and their children‚ all living in the same household. The idea of the nuclear family was first noticed in Western Europe in 17th century. The concept that narrowly defines a nuclear family is essential to the stability in modern society and has been promoted by modern social conservatives in
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of crime. For example‚ against the Marxist view‚ they point out that the old tend to be poor yet they have a very low crime rate. For right realists‚ crime is the product of three factors these are individual biological differences‚ in adequate socialisation and the underclass‚ and rational choice to offend. James Q. Wilson and Richard J. Herrnstein 1985 put forward a biosocial theory of criminal behaviour. In their view‚ crime is caused by combination of biological and social factors. Biological
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Identify and discuss the implications of social networking media for social interaction in late modernity. ___________________________________________________ Much has been written about the erosion of the influence of traditional agents of socialisation like family‚ schools‚ and communities. etc in the era of late modernity. Many a reason has been ascribed to this phenomenon‚ among others the view that traditional agencies do not fulfill the needs of the new generation of youths in this era
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reasoning‚ the argument from Evolutionary Psychology that our mind is a combination of complex modules that developed by evolution but at least be partly false. These critics who are supporters of SSSM may say that its idea of development due to socialisation explains why we experience mental illness. It is often said that glorification of thinness‚ the high standards of beauty and the social pressures exerted on us by media is the reason we develop mental illnesses like eating disorders. Because our
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w w ap eP m e tr .X w UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS s er om .c GCE Ordinary Level MARK SCHEME for the October/November 2009 question paper for the guidance of teachers 2251 SOCIOLOGY 2251/01 Paper 1‚ maximum raw mark 90 This mark scheme is published as an aid to teachers and candidates‚ to indicate the requirements of the examination. It shows the basis on which Examiners were instructed to award marks. It does not indicate the details
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It was the political journalist‚ George Megalogenis who wrote in his book Fault Lines that it was ‘wogs and women’ who laboured to create modern Australia (2003‚ p.28). Megalogenis posits ‘wogs’ as the low paid‚ unskilled or under-skilled ‘working’ class‚ post World War II migrants. The Marxist principle of a reserve army of labour – which includes unskilled as well as casual or precarious labour and women – proposes that‚ as supply of labour is constant and abundant; the wages of this group are
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the family fulfils a number of important functions for individuals and for society‚ such as the socialisation of children and the stabilisation of adult personalities. However‚ some sociologists suggest that‚ in today’s society‚ the family is losing its importance as these functions are being taken over by other institutions; for example‚ nurseries have an increasingly important role in the socialisation of young children whose parents are working full-time. Functionalists see the family as a particularly
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sociologists in this topic are Murdock‚ Parsons and Fletcher‚ who all have a different view towards family but main argument is the functions it provides for society. Murdock believes that the family have to provide 4 main functions: primary socialisation‚ financial support‚ the meeting of sexual and emotional needs and reproduction. These functions need to be provided by the family in order for children to be skilled and have common knowledge for the future. As quoted from Item 2B ‘the family is
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than the extended family. Secondly there was a real need for a socially mobile workforce. The pre-industrial family had many functions but due to the industrial revolution these functions have now changed into just two. The first is the primary socialisation of children and the second function is stabilising adult personalities. However‚ not everyone accepts the functionalist view of the family and its role‚ as the rise of the nuclear family was due to the march of progress‚ also functionalists
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their socialisation. Children are affected by internet addiction because it takes too much time. For example‚ children who spend too much time with computer can not spend enough time with their family. They can not have fun enough with their family. So they evaluate a weak relationship with their family. In addition‚ spending too much time with computer instead of reading books may cause a weak talking skill. Moreover‚ not playing classical children games might affect children’s socialisation. Children
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