What would drive two teenagers to comit such a horriffic tragedy as what happened at Columbine? In Bowling for Columbine director Michael Moore takes a look at gun violence in America and the causes behind such horriffic events that have led to Columbine. In the film Michael Moore explores the question "What makes the US have the most gun deaths than the rest of the world?" By exploring this Moore and his viewers explore a variety of reasons‚ The strongest point made by Moore is that largely
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Durkheim’s functionalist theory Outline the theory Functionalism sees society as based on value consensus. That is‚ it sees members of society as sharing a common culture. A culture is a set of shared norms‚ values‚ beliefs and goals. Sharing the same culture produces social solidarity-it binds individuals together‚ telling them what to strive for and how to conduct themselves. Functionalists argue that in order to achieve this solidarity‚ society has two key mechanisms: Socialisation instils
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different perspective on how to handle the situation and another person may have a different way. There are three basic perspectives on social problems and they are; The Functionalist Perspective‚ The Conflict Perspective‚ and The Interactiontionist Perspective. In this essay‚ I will explain the perspective of each. The functionalist perspective is that everyone has a position in life and that a person’s
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Functionalism The functionalist theory focuses on society as a system of interrelated institutions and structures that are designed to address human needs. They view society as functioning best when there is agreement about the social values and norms. The functionalist theory asserts that our lives are guided by social structures‚ which are relatively stable patterns of social behavior in each society. Each social structure has social functions for the operation of society as a whole. Functionalists see social
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Bowling for Columbine. 1. Give a short summary of the movie. 2. What is your opinion about the NRA? 3. Give examples where Michael Moore uses humor or irony! 4. What is the difference between USA and Canada? 5. What is the “welfare to work” – program? 6. Describe what happened at the K-mart. 1. Short summary: “Bowling for Columbine” is a humorous and horrifying film about the United States. The director of the film Michael Moore asks a country‚ who has plenty of guns‚ where schools have detectors
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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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Apply the functionalist point of view to the phenomenon of female juvenile gangs in Hong Kong and evaluate its explanation. The recent female juvenile gang problem has sparked off public concerns in Hong Kong‚ because they are more rampant in the newly-developed towns such as Tseung Kwan O‚ Tin Shui Wai and Tai Po. Comparing with the figures of girls joining gangs by Dr.T.W.Lo in 2001 and by the Federation in 2005‚ the trend of girls’s participation in gangs is increasing. In the following‚ the
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The Shootings at Columbine High School: The Law Enforcement Response Problem Statement: The response to the shootings in Columbine could have been handled more effectively if there was a solid coordinate effort from law enforcement and emergency units in the area. The plan of action to prevent the incident from playing out further was hastily put together and only cost more lives at danger. All possible lines of communication whether it be from law enforcement officials‚ emergency
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Lam ENG 3U Ms. Teacher September 25th‚ 2014 Bowling for Columbine Michael Marshall once said “you can’t stop being afraid by pretending everything that scares you is there” that evidently means that fear is not real. It is the product of thoughts you create‚ however danger is real‚ but fear is a choice. When following Michael Moore’s journey in the documentary Bowling for Columbine‚ it is proven that most‚ if not all Americans live in fear. In doing so‚ he learns that the conventional answers
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Functionalist Perspective on Family Meeting The significant event I have chosen to observe using my new sociological lenses from a functionalist perspective is our family meeting due to preparations for Aunty Mal’s 21st birthday party. All age groups from grandparents to parents and children have gathered here at Opa and Oma’s house for one purpose and that is to plan and host the most fun and memorable birthday party. Our grandparents decided to have the party at their house seeing that it holds
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