Gender inequality refers to unequal treatment or perceptions of individuals based on their gender.(Wikipedia) It seems quite often that women are unlikely to have top jobs (glass celling)‚and they are paid less in spite of doing the same workforce with men. Moreover‚ it is women who accept most part-time works and fill in those special areas like cashing (horizontal segregation). So‚ some experts suggest that in twenty-first century‚ women can be regarded as a ‘reserve army of labour’‚ prepared to
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References: Goffman‚ E. (1969) The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life. Harmondsworth Penguin. London. Haralambos‚ M & Holborn‚ M. (2000) Sociology Themes and Perspectives Fifth Edition. Harper Collins Publishers Limited. London. Macionis‚ J & Plummer‚ K (2002). Sociology A Global Introduction – Second Edition. Pearson Education Limited. London Mead‚ G.H Mills‚ C
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Education is the process by which knowledge is imparted‚ skills developed and abilities trained. It is used to prepare citizens for various roles demanded by social institutions‚ such as family‚ government and economy ( Schaeffer‚ 2001). A society’s survival depends on the ability of its members to maintain and pass on the culture to succeeding generations (Preston & Smith‚ ) Education is an ongoing process that takes place in all locations‚ such as while watching television‚ attending religious
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How do we define normal? Normality and abnormality is based upon subjective judgement. Views of abnormality differ between individuals and cultures. When does somebody stop being merely eccentric and become mentally ill? Judging mental illness is difficult because it relies upon sound judgement and extensive research into cultural variations in behaviour patterns. We should also consider that psychology deals with individuals and everyone is different. If it is so difficult to define ‘normal’ and
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References: Haralambos and Holborn (2007) Sociology‚ Themes and Perspectives (7th Edition) Nasser Mustapha (2009) Sociology for Caribbean Students A copy of the cover letter is as shown: 25th October‚ 2011.
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Compare and contrast any two sociological theories and briefly evaluate them. In the following essay I am going to compare and contrast the theories of marxism and functionalism‚ looking at the topics of the family and education. Functionalism has a macro-structural approach to society. It looks at society as a whole and is known as a consensus perspective i.e. everyone agrees on social norms and values and people work together to maintain society. These norms and values are learned by social
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health professionals in supporting people from different backgrounds‚ treating them fairly and protecting them from discrimination. Discrimination is the unfavourable treatment of people who are socially assigned to a particular category (Haralambos and Holborn 2000). They further explain how discrimination is closely linked with prejudices which are learned beliefs and values that make people biased against members of such groups. Discrimination
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Bibliography: Edwards‚ P. (1995). Industrial Relations‚ Theory and Practice in Britain‚ Blackwell Publishers Ltd. Hyman‚ R. (1994) Strikes‚ Fourth Edition‚ Macmillan Press Ltd Rose‚ E. (2001) Employment Relations‚ Prentice Hall. Haralambos‚ M and Holborn‚ M. (2000) Sociology‚ Themes and Perspectives‚ Fifth Edition‚ HaperCollins Publishers Ltd. Salamon‚ M. (2000) Industrial Relations‚ Theory and Practice‚ Fourth Edition‚ Prentice Hall.
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Briefly discuss what education claims to do for us. What do sociologists show it often does? Illustrate with examples from the Caribbean Education begins the day we are born and ends the day we die (Ballantinee and Hammack). According to Haralambos and Holborn education involves the acquisition of knowledge and skills. Although this is may be seen as the most appropriate explanation for what education is regarded as universally‚ education in modern developed and developing societies is generally
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