Assess the usefulness of the Functionalist view of the family (24 marks) Functionalism is a macro theory and so looks at things on a large scale they consist of structural theorists. They see society as being similar to a human body‚ in that the essential organs in the body perform specific functions. This is like society as one of the essential organs in society is the family‚ as it performs essential functions which serve the needs of the family. And that each part of the body works in harmony
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I am going to look at the Feminist point of view on Education and also‚ the Functionalist point of view on Education. Feminism There are many different types of feminists‚ there are Radical Feminists who are the most extreme in voicing their opinion about gender and the rights of women. There are Conservative Feminists‚ who adopt and appreciate the male need for a career and public achievement as female goals‚ thereby denying women ’s need for intimacy‚ family‚ and children. There are Liberal
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Religion has always had a powerful influence on people as individuals and on society as a whole. It is evident in the past and in todays’ world that religion has caused quite a bit of controversy. In accordance to sociology‚ there is not one universal way that theorists’ look at religion. Rather it is seen and portrayed differently amongst sociologists. I will discuss the ways in which Karl Marx and Emile Durkheim view religion. Both view religion quite differently; Durkheim sees it in a more positive
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to different influences and circumstances‚ and so not everyone can be equally committed to the shared values and moral beliefs of society. Despite crime and deviance’s threat to society‚ Durkheim saw it as beneficial as it could perform positive functions in society‚ such as‚ firstly; By strengthening collective values. Values can waste away unless people are reminded of the boundaries between right and wrong behaviour. Secondly‚ by enabling social change. Some deviance is necessary to allow new ideas
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FUNCTIONS AND DYSFUNTIONS OF RELIGION 2 “A religion is a unified system of beliefs and practices relative to sacred things‚ that is to say‚ things set apart and forbidden—beliefs and practices which unite into one single moral community called a Church‚ all those who adhere to them” –Durkheim (Henslin‚ 2009‚ p. 374). When sociologists do research on religion they’re goal is not to prove that one religion is better than another nor is it their goal to prove or disprove anyone’s faith
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Functions and Roles of Law in Business LAW/421 December 16‚ 2013 Jane Schneider Functions and Roles of Law in Business I believe that the functions and role of laws in businesses and society are very integrated and important. Laws are used in order to ensure that businesses don’t monopolize the market just as an example. Laws are also very important because they ensure that businesses treat their employee’s correctly‚ they are used to regulate the relationship between employees and the
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In its simplest form any religion may be seen as a belief system. This system may affect values‚ laws‚ customs‚ rites and general behaviour patterns. Religion may affect the individual‚ group‚ community or nation. It may play a peripheral or an integral role within society. Its structure may be as complex as any large organisational bureaucracy or as simple as a two-way relationship between a person and object/subject of worship. The function of religion in a society is often to explain to
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Using material from Item A and elsewhere‚ assess the functionalist view that religion benefits both society as a whole and its individual members. Functionalists believe that society is similar to a living organism and that all social institutions perform specific functions in order to help society function effectively. They believe that religion contributes to value consensus and social integration. For example Durkheim sees religion as a method for integrating individuals into a community by
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Functionalists and Marxists do not agree that religion causes change within society. This is because they believe that religion acts as a conservative force within society. A conservative force means that religion prevents change within modern society. On the other hand feminists believe that religion does not act as a conservative force as it has helped to bring some changes within modern society‚ for example equal rights for women. Weber believes that religion is the force for change within society
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Religion has affected the human in many ways; rules‚ traditions‚ culture patterns‚ morality‚ etc. The most powerful and important role that religion plays is that how it controls the human. I believe that religion has created conflicts between people including whole countries. Religion has the societal effect of dividing people into "us" and "them". This unfortunately has the same characteristics as any other form of discrimination‚ such a as racialism. Then‚ it would come very easy to consider "us"
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