it can shape what we know about the world and can be a main source of ideas and opinions (2002:2). As the media continues to compel such power over socialisation‚ many researchers have set out to perceive the power of the mass media (Curran‚ Gurevitch‚ Woollacott 2006:1). This essay will discuss these theories‚ namely the liberal-pluralist and Marxist approaches as well as the role of media in society according to these approaches. Marxism takes the view that media has an undisputable influence over
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O 8 Unit 7: sociological perspectives for health and social care Functionalism was a dominant perspective during the 40’s and 50’. It is best understood by comparing society to the human body as they believe everything has a function‚ for example‚ people in society have to work together like organs in order to deal with problems and ensure that society is running positively. Talcott Parsons believed that one of the main role of an institution is to be governed by norms to ensure that the people
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Introduction In the essay I’m going to talk about criminology and criminology is the scientific study of crime and criminals. Is one social group involved in crime more than other social groups? Crime is an unlawful act punishable by the state‚ harmful act or omission against the public which the state wishes to prevent and which‚ upon conviction is punishable by fine‚ imprisonment and in some countries death. No conduct constitutes a crime unless it is declared criminal in the laws of the country
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‘The extent to which the individual is free to choose their own social identities has been underestimated in the main theories of socialisation.’ Explain and assess this view. By: Amy Rashid In this answer‚ I shall assess the view on how far the freedom of an individual to choose their own social identity has been underestimated in the main theories of socialisation. First and foremost‚ from a Functionalist’s point of view‚ the society lives with value consensus‚ which is an agreement about values
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Evaluate postmodernist explanations of the role and functions of religion in contemporary society. Postmodernist religion can be defined as any type of religion that is influenced‚ interpreted or shaped by postmodernism and postmodern philosophies. Postmodern religion is not an attempt to banish religion from society; rather‚ it is a philosophical approach to religion that considers orthodox assumptions that may reflect power differences in society rather than universal truths. A postmodern interpretation
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Some would argue that the education system mainly exists to select and prepare students for their future work roles and careers. Marxists believe that the education system’s role is the ideological apparatus of the state; it spreads ruling-class ideology and favours the middle class. Marxists such as Althusser‚ Bowels & Gintus and Bourdieu disagree with this statement as they argue working class children get a second class education compared to middle class and are given an unrealistic expectation
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When we say that something is divers it means that it has different forms and different variables. This is the same thing with families in the contemporary UK. However regarding the family it’s a difficult to get everyone to accept the different types of diversities. Some people accept and are happy with the diversity whilst there are some people who think there is only one type of family and that all other types of families are unacceptable. There are different thing which makes up divers family;
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nothing about? Gerry Stoker believes ‘our understanding of the key issues that face our societies are substantially influenced by the concerns‚ focus or even the obsessions of the media’. In this paper‚ I will tackle the question primarily from a Marxist prospective‚ evaluating the predominant view that the media performs an important‚ positive role in society. Classical Marxism believes that the media perpetuates the ideology of the dominant classes‚ helping to create a false consciousness. The
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Analyse one area of social life using three sociological theories Education plays a major role in the early years of human life‚ further developing the skills and abilities taught to individuals by their families during primary socialisation and instilling upon them the necessary requirements to become functioning adults in society. Since the Education Reform Act 1988 (Legislation.gov‚ n.d)‚ there has been a national curriculum in place that teaches academic knowledge‚ this essay will focus more
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Left and right realism; Left realism demonstrated by Lea and Young who have a marxist approach suggesting crime is a result of a capitalist society and criminals should be seen as a victim of crime they have three main points to explain this view‚ relative deprivation where people look at people who lead more affluent life styles and
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