My paper will be answering the issues of diversity from Conflict theory‚ Functionalism theory‚ and the Symbolic Interactionism theory view points. I will be telling you how each of these theories would answer these questions. Do you think that corporate and government agencies should offer diversity training in the work place? If so‚ how can we develop diversity training that foster mutual respect? Can you suggest practical ways to develop workplaces undivided by gender and race ethnicity?
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1. What is sociology? What are the aims‚ uses and concerns of sociology? (Criteria 1.1‚ Level 2 and level 3) Sociology is the systematic study of patterns of human behavior between different societies and how they are transmitted through generations. It is concerned with the study of various social institutions within society and how they function and affect each other. For example‚ the influence the family might possibly have on whether a child is religious or not. Sociology is also the study of
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positive social institution and that the socialisation of the family develops adult personalities. The gender roles that family members participate in are believed to be fair and in accordance with the instrumental characteristics of their genders. Functionalism supports Capitalism and describes it as: democratic‚ meritocratic‚ and economically efficient. Therefore the socialisation process of people within the family is also necessary and beneficial. Factualists believes a consensus exists within society
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society there are many different sociological perspectives that can be used‚ and as people can interpret identical things in different ways more than one perspective could be used at any time. These perspectives include: Functionalism‚ Marxism‚ Feminism‚ Interactionism and Postmodernism. In this paper I will be comparing and contrasting the Marxist‚ Functionalist and Postmodernist perspectives and applying them to analysing the effect of the mass media upon society. Is the mass media used as a way of
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Outline and assess the five main theoretical perspectives of sociology Marxism Marxism is the political philosophy and practice resulting from the work of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. Any political practice or theory that is based on an interpretation of the works of Marx and Engels may be called Marxism. Under capitalism‚ the proletariat‚ the working class own only their capacity to work meaning they have the ability only to sell their own labour. According to Marx a class is defined
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Marxism proposes that all societies have an economic base that enables the rest to run efficiently. This economic base may be considered capitalist meaning the system is based on the pursuit of wealth highlighting social stratification and inequality. Capitalist systems aid individuals to follow wealth allowing them to keep profit after paying taxes therefore motivating economic success. Marxism views capitalist societies as two groups: the bourgeoisies
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perspectives that I will be focusing on in this assignment are: Functionalism‚ Marxism‚ Marxism‚ Feminism‚ the New Right‚ Collectivism‚ and Postmodernism. Functionalism: Functionalism is the sociological perspective that focuses on the institutions‚ e.g. the legal justice system and the healthcare system‚ as working in harmony with one another‚ making specific and clear contributions to the smooth running of society. Functionalism uses methods of social control to deal with deviant members and
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Key Sociological Perspectives Postmodernism Postmodernism looks at social rapid change and how many institutions are unstable due to social uncertainty and sudden changes. It looks at how the rapid change of society has affected all social expectancies‚ and how the social norms that we once understood and expected are no longer valid‚ as the society around us is changing so much. This includes the stratification of society‚ as well as social roles and the norms‚ the intermixing of cultures‚ the
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How does Postmodernity differ to Modernity? Compare through using the ideas of identity and culture. Evaluate the idea that postmodern ideas have superseded the structural theories of Functionalism and Marxism. A society‚ most of whose members spend a great part of their time‚ not on the spot‚ not here and now and in their calculable future‚ but somewhere else‚ in the irrelevant other worlds of sport and soap opera‚ of mythology and metaphysical fantasy‚ will find it hard to resist the encroachments
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mean. Functionalism- Functionalism is a sociological approach that’s sees the institutions of society as working in harmony with each other‚ making specific and clear contributions to the smooth running of society. Functionalism links society to the human body because they work together and use methods of social control. It interprets how each part of society contributes to its stability; the different institutions fill different needs and contribute to how society is shaped. Functionalism focuses
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