The main function of education is to maintain a value consensus in society As stated in Item A‚ functionalists believe that value consensus‚ or agreed social values are necessary for the well-being of society‚ and this correlates through to education as well. For example‚ when you are educated‚ you aren’t solely taught about lessons‚ but you are also taught about responsibility‚ and how you are expected to act as a member of society. However‚ not all sociologists agree with the statement. For
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Assess the view that‚ despite recent changes in family life‚ “the conventional nuclear family remains the norm” for families and households in Britain today. (24 marks) The nuclear family if made up of a mother‚ father and their children all living in the same household. This is seen as the traditional family type. In recent years‚ family types have become more and more diverse. There are many reasons for the nuclear family to no longer be the norm‚ for example‚ one in ten households are headed
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Nuclear Familly The nuclear family or elementary family is a term used to define a family group consisting of a pair of adults usually a husband and his wife (from global and historical perspective) and their children. This is in contrast to a single-parent family‚ to the larger extended family‚ and to a family with more than two parents. Nuclear families typically center on a married couple; the nuclear family may have any number of children. There are differences in definition among observers;
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Discuss the extent to which the role of the family in modern society can be explained by the conflict approach. The conflict theory is a Marxist perspective; they believe that the different classes within society create a divide with the powerful‚ wealthy ruling class exploiting the poor‚ working class. They argue that the modern family is the main reason for this and so it is a bad thing for society. Karl Marx identified three ways in which the family unit benefits the capitalist society. One
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Modern Family Nowadays‚ it seems that the traditional family structure is disappearing and the modern family is replacing it. The family used to be formed by the grandparents‚ the parents‚ their brothers and sisters and their kids‚ living together in the same house‚ but now the nuclear family formed by the father‚ the mother and their children‚ live in a single house without the rest of the family (“Nuclear Family”). I believe that some of the advantages of living in a modern family are:
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Evaluate postmodern views on the diversity of family (33marks) The idea of family diversity suggests that there is no dominate type of family‚ therefore none can be considered as the norm. However there are studies to suggest that in historical periods of Britain like when it was industrializing there is dominating types‚ in this period it was considered to be the nuclear family. Rapoport and Rapoport agreed that there are five types of diversity in a contemporary family‚ these are: Organisational
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improve their social life. They wanted to build a new country which is free from all kinds of political and religious conflicts. The result that they have started to search for solutions can build a new civilization thus they used the ideology of consensus. In politics‚ they needed to make a social harmony by supporting in both taste and common sense. They faced many problems‚ including the conflict between the Whigs and Tories and Lack of respect for the monarchy (paper). They found that the
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Compare and contrast traditional families with modern families Family patterns are changing dramatically because of the demand of modern life. This essay will examine the similarities and differences between traditional families with modern families. The main similarity is that traditional and modern families are the same as in terms of constitutional concept. Both are a “unit structure” or “basic organism” of which society is composed. Traditional and modern families similarly have to complete functions
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The 21st Century Modern Family The 21st Century Modern Family Let us review a global institution. The family is an institution found in every culture of society on earth. Families around the world live‚ love and work in uniquely different ways depending upon their cultural norms. Vissing says that over the life course every person has a family – even if it is a family of one (Vissing‚ 2011). The 21st century American family has been reshaped by the changes in moral family values‚ rising infertility
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ijpn@markallengroup.com Sales Manager Roger Allen email roger@markallengroup.com Editorial Make-Up Peter Constantine Production Manager Jon Redmayne Associate Publisher Liam Benison Publisher Matt Cianfarani Managing Director Mark Allen Building consensus ave you ever begun walking up a steep hill when it has been raining and misty‚ the route that you need to take is not clear‚ and the ground is wet and muddy underneath – you know that you need to reach the top but you are not sure how to get there
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