Social order can be defined as a stable system of s social institutions that bring about the regular patterns of shared‚stable and predictable behavior.It refers to a set of linked social structures ‚social institutions‚social practices which conserve‚maintain and enforce "normal" way of relating and behaving‚Functionalist theory assumes that a certain degree of order and stability is essential for the survival of social systems.Without it‚society may expose to chaos and disorder.An example showing
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Socialization TAKE HOME EXAM ______1. ______is the lifelong process of social interaction through which individuals acquire a self identity a. Human development b. Socialization c. Behavior medication d. Imitation _____2. All of the following statements regarding socialization are TRUE‚ except: a. Socialization is essential for the individual’s survival and for human development. b. Socialization is essential for the survival and stability of society. c. Socialization enables a society
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SOCIAL SCIENCE THEORIES OF EDUCATION Education is one of the major institutions that constitute society. There are various various social science theories that relate to education. These are; consensus‚ conflict‚ structural functionalist and interactionist theories. Conflict theory deals with the emergence of conflict within a particular human society and the larger issue for this theory is the role the education plays in maintaining the prestige‚ power and economic and social position of the dominant
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I observed a local senior center on a weekday afternoon. The demographic of this area was mainly the elderly and some younger workers. There were occasional visitors and the ages ranged from young children to old adults. The mood of the senior center was for the most part emotionless. The workers were friendly and nice toward the elderly. The mood of the elderly varied drastically from some being super happy and enthusiastic‚ to being emotionless and the occasional moaning or crying. Using the
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political and economic needs‚ which dictated the function of education. Today‚ sociologists and educators debate the function of education. Three main theories represent their views: the functionalist theory‚ the conflict theory‚ and the symbolic interactionist theory. The conflict theory Conflict theory sees the purpose of education as maintaining social inequality and preserving the power of those who dominate society. Conflict theorists examine the same functions of education as functionalists
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Racial prejudice and discrimination have unfortunately been about of our society for a very long time. There a many ways to view why these things take place‚ but the three sociological perspectives are three different but effective ways to look at them. From the Functionalist perspective they would say that people of different race categorize themselves in different In-groups. Meaning the group together with people of the same race and believes. When you bring people together that share the same
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Background of the study Socialization is a lifelong process of change. Even though the socialization experienced in the family is in some ways the most consequential‚ individuals typically have important socializing experiences throughout their lives. A central theme in the life course literature is the degree of continuity and consistency in personality as an individual moves through the life course. Socialization has had diverse meanings in the social sciences‚ partly because a number of disciplines
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Characteristics of Language Development By J.L. Frost|S.C. Wortham|S. Reifel How early does language development begin? It begins in the womb when the fetus hears her mother’s voice and language in the environment. Babies who are 4 days old can distinguish between languages. Newborns show their preference for the language that is familiar by sucking more vigorously on a nipple when they hear it as compared to an unfamiliar language (Cowley‚ 1997). Like cognitive development‚ acquisition of
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According to comtemporary sociologists use the word family to mean a social group whose members are bound by some type of tie legal‚ biologoical emotiional or a combination of all three. In sociology‚ functionalist‚ conflict theorist‚ and symbolic interactionists have different view points on families. Family involves symbolic interactionalism becuause the basis of both family and symbolic interactionalism are similar. With symbolic interactionalism the basis of the concept is that interaction with others
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Discuss genetic explanations for aggression. Early research concentrated on chromosomal abnormalities but no specific genotype has been associated with aggression. Genes determine how much testosterone a person’s body produces and how quickly it circulates around their body. Genes also determine the synthesis of testosterone receptors‚ and how many and how sensitive such receptors are. The gene called monoamine oxidase A (MAOA) produces an enzyme which regulates the metabolism of serotonin in
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