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    Assess the strengths and weaknesses of the functionalist approach to society (33 marks) Functionalism is seen as a macro-scale approach to society; it sees society as a whole rather than looking at parts of it. Due to this‚ functionalism sees society as a body (organic analogy)‚ all the institutions work together to make society. This is particularly useful when observing society in order to understand the way in which it functions and the way in which all the institutions (organic analogy: organs

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    Outline and assess Functionalist explanations of crime and deviance. This question includes assessment of your understanding of the connections between crime and deviance and sociological theory. Functionalist explanations of deviance begin with society as a whole looking for the origins of deviance in the nature of society‚ not the biological or psychological make up of an individual. Functionalists favour quantative methods to look at society‚ using statistics to see society as a whole‚ rather

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    that the current educational system breeds is establishing and then reinforcing social stratification. In sociology‚ functionalism is known as a structural theory. Functionalists see society as a whole being structured like the anatomy of a human body with many interconnected systems that function together to sustain a healthy body. Functionalists argue that in order to have a strong society‚ each individual must obey the social norms and standards of the society. Each person is socialized into obeying

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    6. What are the key beliefs of structural functionalists? Structural functionalist is a macro and mid-level analysis. The key beliefs roots on how society have different parts that are connected and related with each other. For a society to work as a healthy and normal nation‚ every function should do their designed duty with harmony. It’s like a domino effect‚ if one structure fell it’s going to affect everything. 7. Structural functionalist discuss three types of functions. What are they

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    Topic: The conflict perspective views society less as a cohesive system and more as an arena of conflict and power struggles. Compare and contrast the main tenet of the Functionalist and Conflict Perspectives. Over the years‚ sociologist has put forward their views when it came to defining‚ studding and understanding society. Society can be defined as a group or unit of people living in a geographical area‚ sharing a similar background and/or culture. In sociological term‚ a society is any group

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    progressing rapidly. Sociological theories are ways sociologists explain society and its mega structure. The structural conflict and structural consensus theories are inevitable chapters of sociology. With some similarities‚ these two theories have different ideologies and ways of explaining the society. In this essay‚ the similarities and differences will be compared and contrasted. Functionalism‚ the structural consensus sociological theory is a key theory that was developed by Emile Durkheim

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    Assess the Functionalist view of education. (20 marks) Functionalists is a consensus theory that sees society as working well like a well oiled machine. In this essay I will be assessing Functionalist views of education with juxtaposition from Marxists‚ Interactionists and Feminists over the following concepts; equality of opportunity‚ meritocracy‚ role allocation‚ skill provision‚ secondary socialisation‚ and education allowing for upward mobile mobility. Functionalists believe that education

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    Outline and evaluate Functionalist views of the role of the family in society. [33 marks] Functionalism is a structuralist theory; this meaning that it sees social structure (the social organisation of society) as more important than individuals. Functionalist sociologists believe that people have a range of basic needs that must be met if society is to run smoothly. Different groups and individuals in society are important because they perform certain functions which meet society’s needs. Functionalism

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    Natalie McNulty Outline the Key features of the Just War Theory The base of the Just War Theory starts with philosophers such as Aristotle and Cicero. Their first ideas of any war being ‘just’ involves the act of self-defence as the reason the war began. In their eyes‚ this reasoning made a war just. Ambrose of Milan and Augustine of Hippo developed this idea by coming up with a series of specifications for a war to be called ‘just’. They took this idea from the existing Roman ‘justum bellum’ and

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    Professor Gonzalez April 19‚ 2012 Reaction Paper: Classical Just War Theory and Its Relevance Today Cian O’Driscoll‚ author of the article Re-negotiation the Just War: the Invasion of Iraq and Punitive War‚ explains how the arguments of punitive war‚ or wars of punishment‚ from both Presidents George Bush and Tony Blair relate to the justification of going to war with Iraq in 2003. O’Driscoll‚ after explaining the justification of both presidents then relates

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