Explain different sociological approaches to health and ill health There are many sociological approaches that explain health and ill health. In this assignment I will be focusing on Marxism‚ feminism‚ interactionaist and functionalism perspectives. The Marxist perspective believe that the bourgeoisie (middle class) exploit the proletariat (working class) as we live in a capitalist system and that if we lived in an communist society that would be our ideal society because there would be equality
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Worldview High Context and Low Context High Context vs. Low Context High-context is that “most of the information is either in the physical context or initialized in the person‚ while very little is in the coded‚ explicit‚ transmitted part of the message.” (Hall). Low-context communication is “the mass of information is vested in the explicit code”. (Hall) 2 High Context High context refers to societies or groups where people have close connections over a long period of time. Many aspects of
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Agents of Socialisation Socialisation can be defined as a lifetime process wherein human beings constantly learn to be their unique selves through interactions with significant others in the environment. It is an absolutely essential guide in the navigation of life‚ establishing a sense of being and role in an ever changing world [1]. The nature versus nurture debate has provided an explanation for how human beings have evolved over time. Nature‚ the more scientific theory‚ suggests that hereditary
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How does secondary socialisation influence deviance ? Secondary socialisation is the way by which we learn how to behave appropriately as the member of a smaller group within the larger society. It is mostly associated with adolescents and adults and involves smaller changes than in primary socialisation. Influences on socialisation include the family‚ education‚ religion‚ peer groups and the media. If we define deviance as a ‘violation of social norms’ it can be characterised as any thought
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Sociological Approach to Health and ill health The functionalist approach in regard to health and ill health came from Talcott Parsons. Talcott Parsons urged that people must be health for the society to function well. He continued to verify that illness is a form of unaccepted behaviour and people who are ill play the sick role. Moreover‚ his approach towards these members is that the state comes with responsibilities. The rights that are related with the sick role include; People expect to
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Explain the different sociological explanations for crime and deviance Sociologists argue that there are many different sociological explanations for crime and deviance present. In this essay I will be discussing the different sociological explanations for crime and deviance. Firstly‚ a sociological explanation named inadequate socialization is based on young people’s involvement in criminal and deviant behaviour‚ which has been explained in terms of the negative influence of family background
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Safeguarding children in England Working Together to Safeguard Children (2010) sets out how organisations and individuals should work together to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people in accordance with the Children Act 1989 and the Children Act 2004. We will look at the Children Acts later. This document covers the following areas: A summary of the nature and impact of child abuse and neglect How to operate best practice in child protection procedure The roles and responsibilities
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Sociological perspectives There are 3 main perspectives: • The Structural/Functional Perspective – Relationship between parts of society‚ i.e. how aspects of society are functional and adaptive. – Macro – all aspects of society contribute to the way society functions as a whole. For example the government pays for school teachers and schools and bin collection etc. and in return citizens pay tax. The country couldn’t run without the citizens paying tax. People who believe in this theory believe
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Popular Culture in the Global Context Gourmet coffee has made a clear impact in an international environment. Starbucks coffee has become the latest trend here in the U.S.A. (United States of America)‚ as well as in China. The impact in the U.S.A. has been slightly different than Starbucks in China. The writer will explore some positive and negative outcomes of Starbucks coffee in the U.S.A. as well as in China. Starbucks Popularity Starbucks coffee is very popular in the U.S
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Pop Culture in the Global Context "A long time ago in a galaxy far‚ far away" is a phrase that has been translated into hundreds of languages all over the world. Star Wars is an influential science fantasy saga and fictional universe created by writer‚ producer‚ and director George Lucas in the early 1970s. In 2005‚ Forbes Magazine estimated the overall revenue generated by the entire Star Wars franchise‚ over the course of its 28-year history‚ at nearly $20 billion‚ easily making it one of the
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