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    A functionalist view of stratification views stratification as necessary for a society to function efficiently which enables it to reach its full potential economically and socially. Functionalists view society as a set of interconnected parts which work together to form a whole. (Haralambos et al 1996) Institutions are part of the social system they are a prime contributor to the maintenance of a society. The functionalist view has been criticised‚ this essay seeks to explore some of these criticisms

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    The four main causes of World War One were militarism‚ alliances‚ imperialism‚ and nationalism. After World War One there was a need to prevent these four things from causing another war. So the Fourteen Points and the Treaty Of Versailles were created but which one was the most effective to prevent these main causes of world war one from happening? The fourteen points addressed the main causes of world war one more effectively than the treaty of Versailles. The fourteen points addressed one cause

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    Referring to Herbert J. Gans’ use of social functionalist theory in his essay titled “Uses of the Underclass in America”‚ four of the thirteen manifest and latent functions Gans applied to the problem of poverty could also be applied to the issue of Islamophobia in America. The first (manifest) function of Islamophobia emphasizes that the existence of Islamophobia supplies popular culture villains. Because many within American society oftentimes associate real-world terrorism with Muslims (at a

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    security‚socialisation and companisionship. This essay will highlight the different types of family in our society observe the different sociological perspectives of the family by Functionalist‚ Marxist and Feminists. Functionalist writer Durkheim believe that society is like the human body‚as each part has a specific function which contributes to the running and social order of society. Thus it is a value consensus theory as individuals have little control as society is socialised in this way but collectively

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    we still ask ourselves many questions. Like‚ what caused the war? What was life really like in the trenches? How did the United States enter the war in the first place? There were four main causes of World War 1. The causes were militarism‚ alliances‚ imperialism‚ and nationalism. As said above‚ there were four main causes of World War 1. Militarism was about policy of aggressive preparedness. Militarism was a huge part in this war because people walked around feeling as if they had to keep the

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    Cause & Course of World War I Essay Archduke Ferdinand was assassinated on June 28‚ 1914 by Gavrilo Princip. This was seemingly the cause of World War I‚ but it was really just the spark that started the war in Europe. The four main causes of World War I were militarism‚ alliances‚ imperialism‚ and nationalism. They affected war in positive and negative ways. Militarism is building up military as a display of power and keeping an army ready for war. Most European countries did this

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    functionalist’s perspective will be examined on their viewpoint of the family. Also Marxists‚ feminists and new rights perspective will be taken into consideration. The overall functionalist theory on the family is that it performs positive functions for individuals and society. One of the most influential functionalists was Talcott parson whose understanding of the family was that it provides the primary socialisation of children‚ which means to teach the culture of society to the child. Another

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    Criticisms of the functionalist view of the family Functionalism is the theory that all aspects of society serve a function‚ and these functions are necessary for society. Functionalists believe that the survival of society depends on all of the different aspects which is a like the human body. The human body has all different aspects of it working together to make it function (organs) and without one of these the body wouldn’t work‚ this is what functionalists believe society is like. Marxists

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    most devastating war mankind had experienced to that point. Hundreds of thousands fought and died for somewhat unclear causes. Historians claim that there were four main causes of such a devastating war. Militarism‚ Alliances‚ Imperialism‚ and Nationalism all contributed to the cause of a global human catastrophe. To further explain these four causes‚ Militarism is the desire of the government or the people that a country should maintain a strong military capability. Military should also be well prepared

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    Discuss the functionalist perspective on religion. (20 marks) The functionalist perspective is a consensus theory; it believes that society has a set of shared values and beliefs. Durkheim was the 1st functionalist to develop the idea that religious institutions play a central part in creating and maintaining value consensus‚ order and solidarity. The anthropologist‚ Malinowski‚ built on Durkheim’s idea and expanded with his own ideas. The functionalists‚ Parsons and Bellah later added their own

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