Using material from item A and elsewhere‚ assess the view that religion is a force for social change There are two primary views on the issue of whether religion is a force for social change in society. Certain theorists adopt the view that religion is a conservative force‚ maintaining the status quo‚ whereas other theorists have the belief that religion is a force for social change‚ bringing about revolutions in society. With all views‚ the lack of a universal definition of religion remains a
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its role in reproducing inequality. Some sociologists see education as part of a meritocratic society‚ whereas others argue that processes within school such as the hidden curriculum maintain an unequal society. Using material from Item A and elsewhere‚ assess the view that the modern education system is meritocratic. (2o marks AO1: 8‚ AO2=12) A meritocracy means a fair system where pupils will achieve success on the basis of their own efforts and ability. This view sees education as
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Ciara Thomas- Sociology Essay Using information from item B and elsewhere‚ examine the usefulness of questionnaires in sociological research. “Item B: The first time we had this questionnaire‚ I thought it was a bit of a laugh. That’s the memory of it. I can’t remember if I answered in truthfully or not … it had a list of drugs and some of them I never heard of‚ and just the names just cracked me up” Source: Youth quoted in Parker‚ H.‚ Aldrige‚ J. and Meashem‚ F. (1998) Illegal Leisure‚
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Using material from the Items and elsewhere‚ assess sociological explanations for inequalities between husbands and wives (24 marks) It is quite evident that there are inequalities between husbands and wives‚ such as the division of domestic labour. However the inequalities do not only include housework and childcare‚ but also emotion work‚ domestic violence and decision making. Some sociologists would argue that the inequalities between husband and wife are beneficial for society. Firstly
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Using material from Item A and elsewhere‚ assess the contribution of functionalism to our understanding of families and households. In this essay‚ with the use of information from Item A and elsewhere‚ I will go into an extent to explain the functionalist view of understanding of the role of families and households. Functionalists believe that society is based on a shared value consensus‚ this is a set of shared norms and values into which society socialises its members‚ This enables society
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Using material from item A and elsewhere‚ assess the view that crime and deviance are the product of using labelling processes (21 marks) Some sociologists believe that the initial cause of crime and deviance is attaching a definition or meaning to an individual or group of individuals‚ due to their ethnicity‚ social background‚ or gender. Many sociologists argue that no act is criminal in itself‚ however it only becomes criminal when others label it so. The labelling theory tends to look more at
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Using material from item A and elsewhere‚ assess the value of the right realist approach to crime and deviance (21 marks) While theories such as critical criminology and labelling regard crime as socially constructed‚ realists see crime‚ as a real and growing problem that destroys communities‚ undermines social cohesion and threatens society’s work ethic. The right realist approach to crime has been very influential in the UK‚ the USA and elsewhere. For example its main theorist‚ James Q .Wilson
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When studying crime and deviance‚ in particular the causes of crime‚ it is often useful to look at the reasons behind why people commit crimes in the first place. For interactionists‚ crime and deviance is a product of labelling. They believe that when a crime is committed‚ it is because a public application of a negative description of a powerless individual has occurred and that is the reason why a crime has been committed by that individual. Labelling is deterministic of your future life. Interactionists
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Using material from Item 2B and elsewhere‚ assess the view that the nuclear family is no longer the norm. (24 marks) A nuclear family is a common type of family that consists of two parent living with their biological children (immediate family)‚ this type of family is considered the norm. An example of a nuclear family is ‘The Simpsons’. Leach calls this the
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21 Mark Essay – Using material from Item A and elsewhere‚ assess the usefulness of labelling theory in explaining crime and deviance. Focusing on interactionist approaches such as Becker (1963); labelling theory suggests that deviancy is a social process usually related to power differences but it doesn’t explain the causes of crime. It does however explain why some people or actions are described as deviant‚ and can help in understanding crime and deviance. Becker argues deviance is a behaviour
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