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    with the undeniable truth of drugs being an epidemic seen across the country. The question that is left with our society is the dawning debate if drugs should be legal or illegal. There are many differencing opinions on this topic by many notable people but one that will be focused on in this essay is the wise and educated Aristotle and what his view point on drugs would be like in today’s society based on his beliefs. Aristotle would be against the legalization of drugs because of virtue and the Golden

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    Social change: a significant modification of behaviour‚ beliefs or culture within a society. There are two main schools of thought on how and when this is brought about. The structural functionalist perspective (hereby called functionalism) views society as a bunch of interdependent parts‚ all of which perform a function that is essential to the stability of the society as a whole. It sees change as mainly gradual and due to advancement‚ and considers rapid change to be threatening to society. Conflict

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    Alcohol and drug abuse among the youth and the adult population is a growing social problem in the United States. The teenage population is very influential to when around its peers. With peer pressure and social roles‚ teens tend to try and be like the person they look up to‚ and will do just about anything to look and seem cool in an effort to fit in. Adults tend to turn to alcohol and drugs due to life experiences‚ such as getting laid off of a job‚a death of a family member or friend‚ or simply

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    Compare and Contrast the Functionalist and Marxist views on the Family Functionalists argue that societies consist of inter-related social institutions such as schools‚ mass media‚ political systems‚ the Church and the family each of which contribute positively to the maintenance of stability of society as a whole. Broadly speaking it is assumed by functionalists that societies operate in the interests of all of their members so that there is no reason for fundamental conflict in society. Instead

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    stratification is universal but variable. Third‚ it persists over generations and fourth‚ it is supported by patterns of belief. There are different sociological perspectives which have been put forward about social stratification; the Functionalists and the Marxists. A Functionalist‚ (Parsons‚ 1954 in Haralambos & Holborn‚ 2004)‚ has argued that stratification systems derive from common values. He proposes that those who perform successfully in terms of society’s values will be ranked highly and they will

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    inequality and patriarchy. Capitalism and patriarchy foster economic inequality between men and women and force women to view their bodies as commodities. • Conflict theorists suggest that criminalizing prostitution uniquely affects poor women‚ especially poor women of color‚ who are overrepresented among street prostitutes. The Functionalist Perspective • The functionalist perspective argues that the presence of a certain amount of deviance in society contributes to its overall stability. According

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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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    Functionalist perspective on the role of education A functionalist’s perspective on education is to examine society in terms of how it is maintained or in other words how it is ran effectively. A functionalist exaggerates on positive aspects of schools such as socialisation‚ learning skills and attitudes in school. This is because functionalists believe everything in society happens for a reason to instil the smooth running of society. They see no wrong in society and turn their nose down at the

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    My favorite perspective in sociology was learning about the functionalist perspective aka functionalism. I do know that it is one of the major concept theories and perspectives in sociology. From class we learned about Emile Durkheim’s interest in this theory on how social order is possible on how society remains relatively stable through functionalism. “Functionalism does interpret every part of society on how it all contributes to the stability and the survival of society”. I guess the reason why

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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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