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    Society of the 1800’s During the 1800’s there were three prominent cultures that could be found within Antebellum or Pre-Civil War America. These cultures include the North‚ South‚ and the Southern Black or Slave culture. These societies differed in many ways‚ some to an extreme degree. The Northern culture is the closest to the modern day America that we know as it was the most progressive culture. The Southern culture was extremely elitist and intolerant of social reform not benefiting the slave

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    Is Family Important for the Society? Take a pause for a few seconds and ask yourself‚ “Why do you work so hard? “. What motivates you to do so‚ day after day? Most of the readers may point out a single word to answer both questions – a “family”. But‚ what is a family and why is it important? As a potter molds clay to form a beautiful creation‚ so does a strong bond of family and good values create a strong personality. The family bond is a link to our beginning and a guide to our future. That

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    Assess the view that the main function of religious belief is to promote social stability. (33 Marks) PLAN INTRO: * Define Religion: sociologists struggle to define religion – Substantive definition (Max Weber) defines religion as a belief in a god or supernatural power‚ however this excludes Buddhism - Functional definition (Emile Durkheim) defines religion as performing social or psychological functions of social integration‚ however this definition also applies to football fans. PARA 1:

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    Families Comparison EssayA family is a most precious identity a person can have. An individual from a noble‚ average or poor family can be distinguished by the character‚ acts‚ behavior‚ and living style. A person spends most of his time in life with the family and thus the family contributes the most in an individuals growth‚ thinking and behavior. When we think of a western family‚ the standard nuclear family comes to mind‚ working father‚ stay-at-home mom and a flock of children. This is no longer

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    Using material from Item A and elsewhere‚ assess the functionalist view that religion benefits both society as a whole and its individual members. Functionalists believe that society is similar to a living organism and that all social institutions perform specific functions in order to help society function effectively. They believe that religion contributes to value consensus and social integration. For example Durkheim sees religion as a method for integrating individuals into a community by

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    compared to today. The most tremendous differences do seem to affect teenagers more than adults. Some of the most important are related to fashion‚ technology‚ school and work. In the 60’s fashion have many similarities but also many differences to the present. A few very popular fashion items in the 60’s such as baby doll dresses‚ miniskirts‚ and hippie dresses are still very popular today. There are many fashion items that are not so popular‚ one of these are smocks. The 1960’s put forth

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    The family is an example of a social structure. It is made up of a group of people in society related by blood or marriage‚ ties or strong bond‚ usually consisting of one or two parents and their children. Social structure is the unique organised arrangement of social relationships and social institutions that make up society. Social structures are present in society and affect all parts of human experience. It enables individuals in the society to interact and live together. This essay will compare

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    functionalist view of the family Broadly speaking‚ the functionalist perspective has focused on the functions of the family in society and for its members. In other words‚ it looks at how the family‚ as an institution‚ helps in maintaining order and stability in society‚ and the significance of the family for its individual members. There are two main functionalist views on the family – Murdock’s view and Parsons’ view. Murdock’s view on the family is that the family performs four basic functions for its

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    The function of EST in the modern society English for Science and Technology is designed for graduates an students of the Faculty of Sciences and Technology who are interested to enrich the scientific and technical English language and for people working or training to work as engineers and technicians. The material covers a wide range of technical areas‚ including mechanical engineering‚ electrical engineering and electronics. In learning a language‚ the aim is to be able to utilize the language

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    the Marxist View of the Family (24 Marks) Marxists believe that the nuclear family is dominant in Society. They see the family in the classic way and they all perform essential functions and do a lot of things for each other and stick to the classic roles of the man is the breadwinner where he goes out and makes all the money to supply for the family‚ the mother does the house work but still earns money to supply for the family and looks after the children etc‚ the traditional family sort of lifestyle

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