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(the respect for what is sacred) and religare (to bind‚ in the sense of an obligation)‚ the word religion is an organised collection of belief and practice systems‚ focusing on what people determine to be sacred or spiritual. Throughout history and societies across the world‚ religious leaders have used sacred narratives‚ symbols and traditions in an attempt to give more meaning to life and to gain wisdom through the understanding of the universe. In every known culture throughout centuries‚ a form of
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Critically evaluate the contributions of functionalism to the study of society. Functionalist theory is one of the major theoretical perspectives in sociology. It can be argued that the functionalist theory has made a significant contribution to the study of society. It originates from the work of Emile Durkheim who suggests that social order is possible and society remains stable due to the functioning of several institutions. Everything has a specific function in society and society will always function
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Haute-Savoie‚ France Residence Poland‚ France Citizenship Poland (by birth) France (by marriage) Fields Physics‚ chemistry Institutions University of Paris Alma mater University of Paris ESPCI Doctoral advisor Gabriel Lippmann Doctoral students André-Louis Debierne Óscar Moreno Marguerite Catherine Perey Known for Radioactivity Polonium Radium Notable awards Nobel Prize in Physics (1903) Davy Medal (1903) Matteucci Medal (1904) Elliott Cresson Medal (1909) Albert Medal (1910)
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Critically discuss the contribution of positivism to the study of society The positivist research method in the social sciences become more influential by August Comte‚ who tended to build a methodology based on facts rather than speculation. For Comte‚ the social sciences should concentrate on scientific laws rather than contemplation (Marcuse‚ 1941‚ p. 345). This theoretical perspective continues to be the present method of conducting research. This essay argues that positivism has accelerated
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Assess the contribution of Marxism to our understanding of society [33 marks] Marxism is a macro/structural approach to society‚ meaning that it looks at the large-scale societal structure for answers about how society works and operates. They believe that structure is categorised into two kinds of structure; the infrastructure and the superstructure. They believe the infrastructure is made up of the economic base and is made up of the social relations between the producers and who owns the means
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Access the contribution of functionalism to our understanding of the society The key concepts within functionalism are collective conscience‚ that all of society must have shared values and beliefs as it is crucial to achieve social order for the well being of society‚ they believe that this can be achieved through value consensus‚ that for society to live in consensus it must socialise its members into a set of norms and values to ensure society can work harmoniously and to meet it’s basic needs
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Functionalism sees society as based on value consensus‚ meaning they see members of society as sharing a common culture. Culture‚ meaning‚ a set of shared norms (rules)‚ values‚ beliefs‚ and goals. Sharing the same culture produces social solidarity‚ binding individuals together‚ telling them what to strive for and how to conduct themselves. Deviance is defined as a disobedience to social norms based on the value consensus‚ deviance is vital within society in order for it to be cohesive and functional
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The Economic Growth of India from 1800 to Today Sources: A Theoretical Approach to the Indian Economy by CT Kurien. Poverty Alleviation in India: Policies and Programs by Abdul Aziz. Aggregate Savings of the Indian Economy by PK Mitra. An Indian Rural Economy 1880-1955 : The Tamilnadu Countryside by Christopher John Baker. The economic growth of India has has gone through many ups and downs throughout the country’s history. With the main income of the land being sea trade and agriculture
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1. Communication is a two-way process. Communication is successful only when the receiver understands the message intended by the sender. Effective workplace communication is very essential for smooth and efficient functioning of an organization. The manager should have proper communication with his subordinates‚ else it will lead to absenteeism amongst workers‚ lower productivity‚ development of grapevine networks in an organization. There should be two-way communication in an organization. Manager
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