Discuss the extent to which the role of the family in modern society can be explained by the conflict approach. The conflict theory is a Marxist perspective; they believe that the different classes within society create a divide with the powerful‚ wealthy ruling class exploiting the poor‚ working class. They argue that the modern family is the main reason for this and so it is a bad thing for society. Karl Marx identified three ways in which the family unit benefits the capitalist society. One
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Outline and assess Marxist explanations of the causes of crime (50 marks) It is to a large extent that Marxism is a useful theory in explaining the causes of crime. This is because it highlights the inequalities in society and how the ruling class owns the means of production. This fails to show reasons why not everyone is facing status frustration and lower income turn to crime. One way in which Marxism is a useful theory for explaining the causes of crime is the concept of capitalism‚ criminogenic
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The Marxist perspective is that health care should eliminate inequalities and help those who aren’t able to get the care for themselves. This would be a great‚ but the cost in taxes would be high to cover everyone. The Pluralist perspective is the health care
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Book Critique Two: Family to Family Presented to In Partial Fulfillment Of the Requirements for: Bibliographical Entry Pipes‚ Jerry and Victor Lee. Family to Family‚ Families Making a Difference. Lawrenceville‚ GA: Jerry Pipes Productions‚ 1999. Author Information The authors of the book are Jerry Pipes and Victor Lee. Content Summary In the book‚ Family to Family‚ Families Making a Difference‚ the writers detail the major
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Essay title: Assess the usefulness of the functionalist theory theory of the family The functionalist theory portrays the idea that society is built on harmony and consensus which is free from major conflict. Functionalists see the family as one of the most important social institutions as it is beneficial both for the individual and society‚ meeting the needs of society for social order and stability. Murdock agues that the family performs four essential functions which meets the needs of society
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School Feeding Programs: Improving effectiveness and increasing the benefit to education. A Guide for Program Managers The Partnership for Child Development Joy Miller Del Rosso‚ Consultant June 1999 The Partnership for Child Development (PCD) was established in 1992 to help co-ordinate global efforts to assess the developmental burden of ill health and poor nutrition at school age. It brings together a consortium of countries‚ donor organisations and centres of academic excellence to
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Evaluate the view that the family is the most important agency of socialisation? The essay title is asking me to debate whether the family is the most important agency of gender role socialisation or not. This means that throughout our lives while we learn gender role culture have we learnt it mainly from our family? There are many reasons why this claim is correct one reason is that your family has canalised you into gender role socialisation. This means that family members will channel you as
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Using the concept of a ’world view’‚ identify some of the beliefs and attitudes‚ particularly to education and learning that you bring to your learning now. Reflect critically on how your worldview has been shaped by factors such as your gender‚ age or community. In your answer refer to Hobson (1996) and Samovar and Porter (2004) from the SSK12 Reader‚ and Chapter 1 in A Guide to Learning Independently (Marshall and Rowland‚ 2006‚ 1-18). Through our world view we hold a “set of beliefs through
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The Marxist notion of law as the handmaid of exploitation is everywhere in evidence ’ (Keith Dickson). Discuss this view of Der kaukasische Kreidekreis. Der kaukasische Kreidekreis‚ like many of Brecht ’s plays‚ is‚ at its heart‚ a platform for the dissemination of Marxist ideology and a critique of bourgeois values and institutions. The key Marxist message of the play is that resources should be distributed to those able to make best use of them; as demonstrated by the prologue‚ in which one
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The social aspect contains two social classes‚ the proletariat and the bourgeoisie. This type of capitalist society is relevant in the play by Arthur Miller‚ Death of a Salesman. In the play‚ a dedicated salesman Willy Loman struggles to aid his family near his retirement. Inevitably‚ Willy is part of Marx’s proletariat classes and lies to cheat himself into believing he is of higher class. The influence of Willy’s lies is apparent in his oldest son Biff‚ who is able to analyze his father’s dream
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