Asses the Functionalist explanations of Social Inequality. (40) Social Inequality refers to any difference between groups or individuals in society which results in one having inferior life chances than the other. Functionalists believe these inequalities are the result of the meritocracy we live in. This is a system based on the idea that social stratification is necessary and desirable for the society. Functionalists argue that inequalities have a purpose; they are functional for society. Functionalism
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Welsh national song of devotion at donning occasions in The Millennium Stadium and Twickenham Stadium and God Save the Queen at Wembley Stadium. She showed up in the Doctor Who turn off arrangement Sarah Jane Adventures in 2010. Who is Lucie Jones dating? Lucie is locked into kindred artist Ethan Boroian‚ who she met at X Factor boot camp. They had been companions for quite a long time‚ yet sentiment bloomed when Ethan welcomed her to supper one night. Ethan popped the question by making a super
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(competence)‚ and not on the usage of this set when producing phrases (performance) Moreover‚ humans are supposed to be genetically predetermined to learn language because of the language acquisition device REF ; http://www.chomsky.info/ FUNCTIONALIST “Functionalist maintain that the communicative situation motivates constrain or otherwise determines grammatical structure” “The forms of natural languages are created and used for communicative functions.” REF : Bates and Mc Winney 1982‚ Mc Winney;
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For the Functionalists‚ education performs a positive function for all individuals in society and has a powerful influence over it. The education system serves the needs of an industrial society by providing a more advanced division of labour; socialising new generations into societies shared norms and values and‚ according to meritocratic criteria‚ allocates roles in. Education supposedly meets societies through three related economic roles; socialisation; allocation and vocational training.
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Jayna Kovel World Theatre Greg Justice 07 November 2013 The View Unnerving. That’s the only way to describe walking into a dimply lit black box theatre to realize that the actor you have come to watch…is watching you. He’s acting‚ yes‚ but the whole premise of “The View” could not have been more clearly stated as we sat down to the crackle and pop of white noise in the background. In the tiny theatre‚ I couldn’t have been more than ten feet from what we were soon to learn was the main character
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they were romantically involved with (Do Something‚ n.d.). Teen dating abuse victims were more likely to suffer from alcoholism‚ eating disorders‚ promiscuity‚ suicidal ideation‚ and violent behavior (Do Something‚ n.d.). It was also predicted that one in three young teenagers would be in an abusive or unhealthy relationship (Do Something‚ n.d.). Around 33% of youths in America were victims of sexual‚ physical‚ verbal‚ or emotional dating violence (Do Something‚ n.d.). In regards to high school girls
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To solve this ever so apparent problem‚ dating violence presentations should be made in schools. This will show the warning signs of abuse that may be highlighted. It can also show what to do and how to remove oneself out of said relationship. A presentation of this sort will show that people must be aware of these relationships and that they do happen. Presentations like this‚ when presented in schools‚ can help troubled students who are in abusive relationships. These presentations can also help
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• Applying a Structural-functionalist perspective can help understand how the issue is affecting society. A way that teen pregnancy in low socioeconomic areas helped shape society is the production of more jobs in certain industries; e.g. planned parenthood • Another way this theory can be applied shows the increase of taxes Australians pay. According to the NCPTP “teen childbearing costs taxpayers at least 9 billion each year” [1] • Studies also show that 52% of mothers on welfare had their first
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Paulette Lee May 17‚ 2011 Professor Kim Felsenthal Interviews Thoughts on Dating‚ Love and Marriage There are many different thoughts about dating‚ love and marriage. I had the pleasure of interviewing six co-workers from different lifestyle regarding their views on these matters. I will compare their thoughts with the theories of love and attachment. The social science theories that help us understand the components and processes of love include attachment theory‚ Reiss’s wheel
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differences between the two. In western civilizations‚ dating was limited to either meeting someone on your own‚ or being introduced through a friend. However‚ for many people finding the time to meet someone became increasingly difficult as they would be too focused on work or other activities. People in these situations‚ who were still looking for love‚ turned to the internet to help solve their problem. The use of internet dating in more traditional societies has come to fruition through
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