Examinable Skills AO1: Knowledge and Understanding (43% of all marks available) Knowledge of the subject or topic must be accurate Must have sufficient depth of knowledge To UNDERSTAND the material‚ you must be able to select the right knowledge to answer the question Must use SOCIOLOGICAL knowledge rather than ‘common sense’ knowledge AO1 Yes I know what they mean No I don’t and therefore need to revise what they mean (a )Sociological concepts and theory: You must know what the terms mean Social
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(1999) the sociology of work or industrial sociology‚ examines the direction and implications of trends in technological change‚ globalization‚ labor markets‚ work organization‚ management practices as well as employment relations. Emile Durkheim with his functionalism and systems theory has made relevant contribution to the discipline. From a functionalist point of view‚ industrialization is part of social evolution Durkheim’s systems theory gives an analogy of the human body. He argues that an organization
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SCLY4 Crime and Deviance with Theories & Methods Past Papers Use the following past papers to practise your exam writing techniques and aid your revision. Make sure you look at the mark scheme for each question to assess your answer. Also check the ‘model answers’ from students to see where good AO1 and AO2 marks were scored. Crime and Deviance Different theories of crime‚ deviance‚ social order and social control. The social distribution of crime and deviance by age‚ ethnicity
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Malthus‚ Marx‚ Durkheim‚ and Weber have engaged in describing the interrelationships between social phenomena. This paper will address functionalism from Robert Merton’s perspective by looking at his significant contributions to functional analysis. Robert Merton (1910-2003) attempted to rectify some of the weaknesses within structural functionalism. Specifically‚ he criticized the underlying assumptions of functionalism and added complexity to how structural functionalism dealt with the
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(Lecture Notes: Chapter 1) 1 [CHAPTER 1] Sociology: Theory and Method WHAT IS SOCIOLOGY? • Sociology is the scientific study of human social life‚ groups‚ and societies. • Sociology shows us that aspects of life we consider natural or take for granted are influenced by social and historical forces. • Sociology is a discipline that insists on studying people within their social context. Your textbook begins by defining sociology and then by asking you to consider an unlikely topic—autism—sociologically
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group structure/framework.” Karl Marx did not see society as being a harmonious and well integrated system as Emile Durkheim did‚ but he instead saw it as an arena of conflict and competing interests. Conflict may be defined as “an open clash between two opposing groups/individuals.” Perspective refers to a specific view that an individual has on a situation or topic. Emile Durkheim was the founding father of the Functionalist Perspective. He saw society as a balance system made up of interrelated
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History of sociological thought o August Comte – stages of human understanding o Emile Durkheim Durkheim on suicide Mechanical and organic solidarity; collective conscience; division of labor; interdependence o Ferdinand Tönnies – Gesellschaft and Gemeinschaft relationships o Max Weber – bureaucracy; “iron cage”; verstehen o Karl Marx – Bourgeosie and Proletariat; economic determinism o What did Durkheim‚ Tönnies‚ Weber‚ and Marx think were the social consequences of the movement from pre-modern
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The sociological imagination is a unique perspective on the social world. It enables us to see the connection between personal experiences and broad social and historical forces. More specifically‚ the sociological imagination is the ability to differentiate between personal troubles and public issues. There are many ways in which sociology and common sense differ‚ starting with the basic fact that sociology is a formal field of academic study‚ whereas common sense refers to people’s innate ability
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perspective in which we are going to be looking at and testing is Functionalism. We will also be examining arguments and evidence against the functionalist perspective such as Marxism and the New Right perspective. The French sociologist Emile Durkheim (1903)‚ the founder of functionalist sociology‚ identified two main functions of education; creating social solidarity and teaching specialist skills to children. By social solidarity‚ Durkheim means that he thinks society needs some sense of solidarity
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in a very diverse city and was raised in a traditional family: mother‚ father‚ grandparents. I think my family is the major framework for me. I believe that it is essential nucleus helps me function and be successful in society. I learned that functionalism in sociology supports idea of maintaining cohesion among different parties in society. Although‚ we are all so unique in our own ways of living‚ we still create harmony for functioning with each other. My mother is one of the major mentors in my
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