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    Assess the usefulness of functionalist theories in understanding religion today (33 marks) There are a variety of different definitions of religion including substantive definitions‚ which refers to focusing on the content or substance of a religious belief such as God‚ functional definitions‚ which refers to religion in terms of the social or psychological functions it carries out for the individual and there are also social constructionist definitions which focus on how members of society actually

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    grandfather and the father and mother. The father and mother disapprove of the language he uses around their children. A structural-functionalist might question how the members of the family are performing their specified functions. They may look at each member’s values‚ beliefs‚ and social norms and see how they relate to one another. By doing this‚ a structural-functionalist will be able to identify why conflict or despair is occurring within a family unit. For example‚ if the mother’s belief system

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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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    The Functionalist Perspective sees society as a system. Regarding the technology gap facing the poor and minorities‚ a functionalist perspective would cover this issue based on the society’s consensus due to their core beliefs and values. If there would be a technology gap with the poor and minorities‚ there would have to be a reason for the gap to be occurring. There can be a positive and negative side to the technology gap with the poor and minorities‚ such as; it is a downfall due to them not

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    Movie Review – The Just War Theory and “Glory” RS-289-WB - Religion‚ War & Peace Glory is a movie that reenacts the formation of the first Negro infantry‚ the 54th Massachusetts‚ during the Civil War. Led by Colonel Robert Gould Shaw‚ the volunteer Massachusetts infantry endured grueling training and strict discipline. Under his watchful eye‚ they slowly transformed from being wild and unruly to proud‚ courageous‚ and patriotic soldiers. Although the North believed in the abolition of slavery

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    University of Alberta professor of psychology‚ Jeff Schimel’s experiment on self-projection indicated that we see in others what we fear in ourselves. Keeping this in mind‚ racism does then serve a purpose. Using the functionalist perspective in Sociology‚ racism suppresses and discriminates against people of distinct physical differences. Plainly‚ it keeps minorities working for cheap and without hopes of reaching their full potential; this also keeps the dominant working

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    experiences the Puritan life. In Chocolat‚ written by Joanne Harris‚ you are placed in the middle of France around the 1960’s during lent. Both of these stories have similar women characters in them. In the communities that they live in‚ the town’s people have a problem with them. Both Hester and Vianne have committed sins and must find a way to live with their own guilt and the judgmental opinions of the people. Although Hester is in Scarlet Letter and Vianne is in Chocolat‚ they both show determination

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    Summer Reading Project: Chocolat Literary Terms 1. Simile: a figure of speech in which two essentially unlike things are explicitly compared‚ usually by means of like or as Example- Her eyes are like the midnight sky just as they were sparkling. 2. Metaphor: a figure of speech in which a word or phrase that designates one thing is applied to another in another in an implicit comparison Example- Life is a journey; choose the right path. 3. Style: the way in which something is said‚ done

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    will compare and contrast the functionalist and conflict perspectives. Both are on a macro level but are different theories with how the sociologists view the social problem of poverty. An examination of the two theories will show the differences of the functionalist theoretical perspective‚ which focuses primarily on the positive and some negative‚ and the conflict theoretical perspective‚ which focuses on the negative. (Leon-Guerrero‚ A ‚ 2013) The functionalist theoretical perspective accepts

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    three areas I am going to focus on are those of the Functionalist‚ Conflict and Symbolic-Interactionist. The Functionalist theory believes that society functions so that each individual plays a specific role. Their perspective of social inequality is the belief that "inequality is not only inevitable but also necessary for the smooth functioning of society." (Davis-Moore (1954) p. 214 chapter 8 Society In Our Times: The Essentials) Functionalists believe that all societies have important jobs and

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