Routledge. Bilton‚ T.‚ Bonnett‚ K.‚ Jones‚ P.‚ Lawson‚ T.‚ Skinner‚ D.‚ Stanworth‚ M. and Webster‚ A. (2002) Introductory Sociology. Basingstoke: Macmillan. Lippa‚ R.A. (2005) Gender‚ Nature‚ and Nurture. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates‚ Inc. Macionis‚ J. and Plummer‚ K. (2005) Sociology: A Global Introduction. Harlow: Pearson. Marsh‚ I.‚ Keating‚ M.‚ Punch‚ S. and Harden‚ J. (2009) Sociology: Making Sense of Society. Harlow:Pearson.
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Macmillan 2007 Private Schools and Cabinet power - Gráinne Faller - The Irish Times - 11th October 2011 - http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/education/2011/1011/1224305573965.html Figure 9.1 - Page 285 - Sociology: A Global Introduction John J Macionis & Ken Plummer - Pearson Education Ltd. 2012 Table 1 - Pages 127-130 - Human Development Report Statistical Annex http://hdr.undp.org/en/media/HDR_2011_EN_Tables.pdf Infant Mortality Rate - U.N. Data Bank - http://data.un.org/Data.aspx?q=infant+mortality+rate&d=PopDiv&f=variableID%3a77
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Crime is socially constructed. What does this mean and how does ‘crime’ differ from ‘deviance’? Nowadays hard to imagine daily life without news telling us stories about shocking tragedies happening around the world. Unfortunately almost everybody is interested in actions that can harm somebody. In media even existing a victim hierarchy (more sensational victim goes on top) of attraction interest of audience. People are ‘measure’ beings. It is in our habits to judge ourselves and people around us
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During the time period of 1500-1800 there were many advancements‚ which led to the evolution of how humans existed on a daily basis. . In this era a considerable amount of time and energy was geared towards the collection of food and the sustainability of their communities. This is contrasted to the objective of today’s people focusing mainly on earning money and enjoying life. In this essay it will explore not only the location and context of how the people survived but also what significantly
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without chaos. It is this relative uniformity in social action‚ on a macro level‚ that has pre-occupied the minds of sociologists for some time. A defining fact of human social life is that people will gravitate to each other in various ways. Macionis and Plummer (2008) defines a social group as “…two or more people who identify and interact with one another.” Social Groups range from
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WHAT IS THE FUNCTION OF THE WELFARE STATE? The question set is so broad that I shall have to be selective. I shall conduct my answer in relation to the British Welfare State. Before we can successfully understand the function of the Welfare State we must first be clear of its definition. Although I recognise that Britain has a long history of providing forms of welfare to its citizens though relief like the poor-law between the sixteenth and twentieth centuries‚ I intend to look at the post-war
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Contents 1. Key Information 3 2. Introduction to the Module 3 3. Intended Learning Outcomes 4 4. Outline Delivery 5 4.1 Attendance Requirements 6 5. Assessment 11 6. How is My Work Marked? 12 7. Assessment Criteria and Marking Standards 15 8. Assessment Offences 17 9. Learning Resources 19 9.1. Library 19 9.2. Other Resources 20 10. Module Evaluation 21 11. Report on Last Delivery of Module 21 1. Key Information Module/Unit title: Comparing
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References: Blainey‚ G 2000‚ A Short History of the World‚ Viking‚ Ringwood. Henslin‚ J‚ Possamai‚ A & Possamai-Inesedy‚ A 2011‚ Sociology: A down-to-earth approach‚ Pearson‚ Frenchs Forest NSW. Macionis J & Plummer‚ K 2012‚ Sociology: a global introduction‚ 5th edn‚ Pearson Prentice Hall‚ Harlow. Povos Indigenas no Brasil n.d.‚ Yanomami family‚ digital image‚ viewed 22 November 2014‚ <http://pib.socioambiental.org/en/povo/yanomami/580>.
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of opportunity is highly valued in education policy.’ (Considine and Dukelow‚ 2009‚ p287) ‘Conflict theorists argue that schools routinely tailor education according to students’ social background‚ thereby perpetuating social inequality.’ (Macionis and Plummer‚ 1998‚ p539) ‘Educational disadvantage is strongly related to poverty‚ as students from lower social class groups are more likely to be at a disadvantage in terms of participation and achievement in the education system.’(Kelleghan et al. 1995;
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question: is there a clear distinction of sociology from the other social sciences? To begin discussing this argument one must first ask the question: What is sociology? Sociology can be defined as‚ “the systematic study of human society”. (Macionis & Plummer 4) More technically‚ sociology is the analysis of the structure of social relationships as constituted by social interaction‚ but no definition is entirely satisfactory because of the diversity of perspectives. (Abercrombie 232) Sociology then
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