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    changing patterns in marriage and divorce in the last 40 years (24 marks) In the last 40 years‚ there have been some major changes in family and household patterns. Changes in partnerships include fewer first marriages‚ a higher divorce rate than before‚ more re-marriages and cohabitation. We first look at divorce because it is one of the most major causes of changes in family patterns and greater diversity. Since the 1960s‚ there has been a greater increase in divorces in the United Kingdom

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    Functionalist are macro sociologist so they look at how education contributes to the whole of society. As they are consensus theorist they believe that education benefits society. The first functionalist sociologist is Durkheim ‚the founding farther. He said that education passes on the norms and values of society. They do this thought the teaching of history to give the children a sense of commitment as they can see that they are part of something much bigger than just themselves. This helps create

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    How the process and institution of marriage be viewed through the three sociological perspectives Through the symbolic internationalism perspective the constitution of marriage and the path to such establishment would be examined through a scope with less emotion but more specifically on the factors and the symbolic meaning of these in our everyday understanding. As symbolic internationalism centers its ideal on symbols (what we attach meaning to) and how an individual views the world and communicates

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    Gay Marriage One may argue that same sex marriage is unconstitutional‚ and the law discriminates allowing the federal government to pick and choose which marriages it likes and which it doesn ’t. On December 10th‚ 1924 The Society for Gay Rights‚ founded by Henry Gerber in Chicago‚ is the country’s earliest known gay rights organization. In 1948 Biologist and sex researcher Alfred Kinsey published a document called Sexual Behavior in the Human Male. In his findings we learn that homosexual behavior

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    = Anne Frank Anne Frank was born in Frankfurt‚ Germany on June 12‚ 1929. In 1942 her family went into hiding in a secret annex in Amsterdam‚ above the factory store where her father had worked. At that time‚ Hitler had oppressed the Jews and had forced many of them into concentration camps. To avoid being separated and imprisoned‚ Anne’s family chose to go into hiding for almost twenty-five months. Anne was only thirteen when they moved into the annex‚ and began their terrifying

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    facing hard times in their marriages‚ and they want to consider their options. Before making any life-altering decisions‚ they want to get the proper perspective on the issues involved and know what the Bible says about such things. It is wise and good that Tom and Jane have turned to a student of the Word for help. These issues can be addressed by answering the following questions. What is the biblical teaching on marriage? What is the biblical teaching on divorce? Is it ever acceptable for

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    Divorce within Christian Marriage Most of us have grown accustomed to the normality and legal ease of divorce. We are no longer shocked when people divorce‚ and we even have many support systems to help people recover from it. Even though I realize there are victims of divorce who didn’t want it and need love and care to help them heal‚ there is also in very divorce at least one person who is sinning against God by violating

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    Theoretical Perspectives The Functionalist Theory is the idea that a society is made up of multiple interrelated parts that work together to maintain stability. If one part fails to do their job‚ the other parts must pick up the slack in order to keep the balance. To demonstrate this theory‚ I will be examining the show The 100. The post-apocalyptic show is set nearly 100 years after nuclear bombs destroyed life on Earth. People took refuge in a space station and continued with their lives until

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    Social Media: Conflict VS Functionalist Perspective Social media is websites and other online means of communication that are used by large groups of people to share information and to develop social and professional contacts (Dictionary‚ 2016). Social media is constantly changing and has large social and economic impacts. From a functionalist perspective‚ social media is seen as productive and allowing for businesses to prosper‚ increases interactions and resources‚ and quick availability of information

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    Short Essay on Marriage & Divorce Recently‚ my friends Tom and Jane approached me about something very personal. They both feel as though they should start considering their “options” regarding their marriage. After we talked about their reasoning behind this desire‚ I wanted to let them know some things the Bible says about divorce and let them know of some resources that may be able to help them through the process… no matter which path they decided to take. I first wanted to let them know

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