inequality. Rather‚ they believe that the educational system reinforces and perpetuates social inequalities arising from differences in class‚ gender‚ race‚ and ethnicity. Where functionalists see education as serving a beneficial role‚ conflict theorists view it more negatively. To them‚ educational systems preserve the status quo and push people of lower status into obedience. The fulfillment of one’s education is closely linked to social class. Students of low socioeconomic status are generally not
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anything‚ the government should spend time preventing people from the desire to cheat and steal. I believe that governments’ priorities are improperly ordered. With concern to political parties‚ I am most defiantly not republican. I think that their views are far too extreme and in some cases‚ insensitive. For example‚ republicans believe that abortion should be completely illegal; I know that abortion is a very controversial topic‚ however I am very pro-choice. For this reason I know that I am not
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I have never fully been sure about my political views‚ but I have always known that I don’t support abortion and gun control‚ I believe in life and freedom‚ and I believe in personal responsibility. I now know that my views make me a mostly-conservative republican. A few of my most opinionated views are on abortion. I am certain that abortion is immoral and should be illegal. You can legally have an abortion at the 12-week stage of pregnancy‚ but one of the first parts of a baby to form is the
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continue to affect my attitudes towards education and higher learning. Our world view though ultimately based on our upbringing‚ our community‚ age and gender is critiqued and analysed‚ added to and discarded till it forms our own individual world view‚ seen through our approach to education and learning. To be able to fully understand this‚ the foundational concepts must first be fully understood. The term ’world view’ is accepted by most people in its definition though strongly argued in how it
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Examine how utilitarian arguments might be applied to one issue of your choice? ACT UTILITARIANISM Act Utilitarian theories start with specific cases from which general principles can be deduced. Bentham’s Hedonic Calculus weighs up the following measures of the consequential pleasure/pain: CertaintyDurationExtentIntensityRemotenessRichnessPurity Situation 1 – Abortion would be morally right if the mother’s life is in danger. The period of the pain of the loss of the mother will be ongoing‚ the
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Outline and assess the functionalist’s view of education Functionalists look at how society works in a scientific way to see how it works. They have similar ideas about education too. There are three main functions. The first is socialisation. Education is a source of secondary socialisation. It helps to teach young people values‚ norms equality and achievement. Schools are the main part of a child’s day and therefore influence them greatly. The second is learning skills. When in education‚ you
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CRITICALLY COMPARE MARXISM AND FUNCTIONALISM IN THE WAY EACH PERSPECTIVE CONCEPTUALIZES THE PHENOMENON OF SOCIAL STRATIFICATION. Social stratification refers to the presence of distinct social groups which are ranked one above the other in terms of factors such as prestige and wealth (Haralambos & Holborn‚ 2004). Those who belong to a particular group or stratum will have some awareness of common interests and a common identity. They also share a similar
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Abortion: Points of View It is nearly impossible anymore to find someone who doesn’t have an opinion about abortion‚ and probably a strong opinion at that. Yet the endless debates on the topic usually go nowhere‚ leaving the opponents even more committed to their positions and the open-minded observers confused. Both sides make a good case. An unwanted child is a pitiful thing‚ and the attendant social problems (single motherhood‚ financial destitution‚ child neglect‚ and urban overcrowding‚ to
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Feminist views on society; Feminists believe that society is male dominated (patriarchal). Feminists want women and men to have equal rights and powers as there is inequality between the two sexes. They look at society on a macro scale so the ideas are generalised to the whole of society. Feminists also believe that society is based on disagreement and conflict between the sexes as women believe they have been disadvantaged in society. Liberal feminists believe that men and women are becoming
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My view on Couchsurfing I have heard of Couchsurfing a long time ago‚ but I wasn’t so bold so I have never tried it. As I knew more about Couchsurfing‚ I found it an excellent way of traveling around the world by sleeping on other people’s couches. And I really want to actually try it. To my way of thinking‚ CS has many advantages. To begin with‚ it is cheaper than the traditional ways of travel. In our youth‚ we usually want more experiences and adventures. But as college students‚ we don’t
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