Outline and evaluate the functionalist view of the role of the family in society. 33 marks - 25 minutes. A family is a kinship - people related by blood or marriage. Functionalism is a macro theory which means it looks at a wider sociological view. It focuses on the importance of the nuclear family (mother and father married with children)‚ the universality of the family‚ changing roles and how the nuclear family “fits” into modern society. The theory of “fit” is argued by Parsons‚ where he believes
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Outline and assess the functionalist’s view of education Functionalists look at how society works in a scientific way to see how it works. They have similar ideas about education too. There are three main functions. The first is socialisation. Education is a source of secondary socialisation. It helps to teach young people values‚ norms equality and achievement. Schools are the main part of a child’s day and therefore influence them greatly. The second is learning skills. When in education‚ you
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The role and functions of the mass media are frequently a subject of debate in modern societies and critically asses a range of theories of their influence on beliefs and behaviours. From the beginning of 15th century with the development of media‚ it had the simple meaning of communication‚ which used tools to produce‚ store and deliver information. Later‚ society witnessed new ways of spreading more types of information as in data‚ image‚ sound and communication tools between people. Modalities
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The Functionalist View of Religion First Last name Bluegrass Community Technical College There are several key elements that are found in every society. These elements are called cultural universals. One of these cultural universals is religion. From the earliest known societies to our every day modern lives religion has performed many vital functions. To explore these necessary duties of religion we must first understand the definition of religion. Many describe religion as a feeling
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Theoretical Perspective Level of Analysis How it views family Strengths of this Perspective – what it focuses on and contributes to our understanding of families Weaknesses or Criticisms of this Perspective Examples of Major Questions that a Researcher might ask with this perspective Structural-Functionalist Macro The family maintains and ensures a social continuity This perspective focuses on how families contribute to a society’s stability. Weaknesses of this perspective are considered too conservative
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this. Within sociology there are many different views on suicide on the causes and explanations for it‚ these come from two main methodologies which are Positivists who believe that sociology is a science and they should aim to make causal laws on suicide rates‚ compared to Interpretivists who believe that they should look for meaning behind occurrences and certain individuals experiences before the suicide. Other perspectives also put in their views on what they believe to explain suicide for example
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Discuss the contribution of the feminist perspective to our understanding of religion? While studying feminism‚ it is very hard not to notice that all the major religions are patriarchal‚ they all have male Gods and favor men to be the officials on earth. They frequently devise ways of excluding women from both church and society. Many more new age movements seem to be keeping this patriarchal order. This essay will explore the feminist perspective on religion and the different feminist opinions
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5 (a) Explain the factors that influence the content of the news. The mass-manipulative model argues that the content of the mass media is largely controlled and determined by members of ruling class‚ with the object of using the mass media to maintain their control over the proletariat. The do this either by diverting them from seeing the class relations of a capitalist society for what they are‚ or by portraying any groups who challenge bourgeois control as sinister‚ dangerous and misguided
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WRITING TASK How have the mass media affected human life? * * * The role of mass media in the civilized society is still provoking much controversy. Some individuals claim that mass media converts the world into a better place to live in‚ others‚ in the meantime‚ argue that it brings us nothing but trouble. From my perspective‚ mass media is widely acknowledged for its merits regarding entertainment and information purposes. In the first place‚ mass media is considered a source of entertainment
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Introduction The Mass Media is a unique feature of modern society; its development has accompanied an increase in the magnitude and complexity of societal actions and engagements‚ rapid social change‚ technological innovation‚ rising personal income and standard of life and the decline of some traditional forms of control and authority. There is an association between the development of mass media and social change‚ although the degree and direction of this association is still debated upon
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