A. Identify and briefly explain three functions of religion (9 marks) Marxism believes it acts as the ‘opium for the exploited working class people’. Religion would cushion the pain of oppression and exploitation in unequal societies such as in a capitalist society. It legitimized and maintained the power of the ruling class – helps to maintain the status quo by preventing the less powerful from changing things. Feminists see religion as a conservative force because it acts as an ideology that legitimates
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In Beowulf‚ Beowulf has three major battles. The battle with Grendel‚ the battle with Grendel’s mother‚ and the dragon. Beowulf exemplifies a youthful and boastful warrior. Beowulf‚ who could very possibly have the strongest and most powerful body‚ became the option for King Hrothgar to fight with Grendel‚ who had recently terrorized the city. Beowulf shows a strong and loyal warrior who grows up to become one of the best rulers in the land. The first battle that Beowulf came in contact with happened
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with which we can view our social world. A theory is a set of interrelated propositions or principles designed to answer a question or explain a particular phenomenon. Sociological theories help us explain and even predict the social world in which we live. There are three major theories that are used by a sociologist. Those three major theories are Symbol Interactionism‚ Functional Analysis‚ and Conflict Theory. I chose these three theories because I wanted to learn more about the three theories that
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There are three major sociology theories known as functionalism‚ conflict theory‚ and interactionist perspective. Symbolic interactionism is the use of symbols and is face-to-face interaction. Functionalism has to do with relationships between the parts of society and how the aspects of society are adaptive. The last‚ conflict theory is the competition of scarce resources and how the elite control the poor and week. The symbolic interactionist perspective which is known as symbolic interactionism
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The major theoretical perspectives; functionalist‚ conflict‚ and interactionist perspectives are the three most popular viewpoints used among sociologists. Functionalists regard that the many different sectors of a community makes a society progressive because each part plays some type of role that contributes to the society as a whole. But what happens if one group or part does not aid a society and has very little worth? German sociologist‚ Niklas Luhmann‚ claims that eventually it will disappear
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Tranquillity Fountains. Business Description: Conair Pty Ltd is a global business with a division operating within Australia under the title of Conair Australia Pty Ltd‚ with its head office located in Sydney. This office is made up of a Sales/Marketing/Administration team. In addition to the Sydney office‚ they have Sales offices located in both Melbourne and Brisbane as well as having independent selling agents in Tasmania‚ South Australia and Western Australia. Conair Pty Ltd produces and markets
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ADVANTAGES OF MARKETING RESEARCH IN A COMPANY 1. Market research guides your communication with current and potential customers. Once you have your research result‚ you will have enough knowledge on how to have the best communication with your customers and those potential ones on what their likes and dislikes and this can be a way to attract them with a new product tailored just for them. 2. Market research helps you identify opportunities in the marketplace. Research might make it obvious
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with others‚ they often go to work early and then come back home late. Actually‚ it can make us to be cold and selfish. Therefore‚ public transport is like one of ways to mend this issue. Let imagine that we are sitting in the train and talking with others about our life or our work on the road to association‚ and then on the road to come back home after working hard we can free to share our working day to others‚ how wonderful it would be? Certainly‚ we will never get that feeling if we drive our car
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tution and learn about the advantages & disadvantages of going for tution. Thinesh : Back in those day‚tution was not necessary as education was not give much emphasize.But nowdays many students prefer to go tution Because they believe it can help them achieve success in examination.Aiman what do you think about advantages of going for tution. Aiman : Going for tution may help us to gain extra knowledge that may not learn in school .Futhermore‚ can be more concentrate as tution centre envirement
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affected by multiple levels of the surrounding environment‚ from immediate settings of family and school to broad cultural values and programs (Berk‚ 24). This theory has three major structures; the microsystem‚ the exosystem‚ and the macrosystem. The following will include how each system has been applied to my virtual child as well as how different biological‚ psychological and social forces affect development during transitions such as childhood to adolescence. Microsystem is considered to be the innermost
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