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Post modernists acknowledge increased family diversity in society and view it as a positive development. They would argue that other family structures could perform the four functions listed by Murdock equally well. The item informs us that Marxists (“Marxists snd feminists reject its consensus assumptions about who benefits from the family”) reject the functionalist theory of the family. They do not accept that the family performs the functions‚ which functionalist theorists such as Murdock and parsons
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family to the wider society because they are both based on meritocractic principles. In meritocracy everyone is given equal opportunities and individuals achieve rewards through their own effort and ability. This can be applied to the work place. 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
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society agree with this statement. For example‚ inadvertently‚ people in the UK agree that wearing clothes is a norm as is education. Education has many purposes such as secondary socialisation of children and allocation of roles‚ because of the meritocracy which education is also seen as. Functionalists‚ like Durkheim‚ believe that teaching about history in schools creates a link between the individual and society. This link allows the individual to feel ’part’ of the society and therefore is
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argue that processes within school such as the hidden curriculum maintain an unequal society. Using material from Item A and elsewhere‚ assess the view that the modern education system is meritocratic. (2o marks AO1: 8‚ AO2=12) A meritocracy means a fair system where pupils will achieve success on the basis of their own efforts and ability. This view sees education as a system where the most talented and hard working will succeed. According to Item A‚ structural theorists have
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The macrosociological perspective broadly examines society paying close attention to the dynamics of social structure. The social structure of a society is analyzed through the lens of different groups within society and the patterns among and between them. Therefore‚ this implies that our behaviour is shaped and guided by social structure. Social structure consists of many different elements but is impacted heavily by the effects of social institutions. These include things such as the family‚ education
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The Functionalist theory of stratification is more relevant According to Haralambus and Holborn‚ stratification is referred to as a particular form of social inequality. That is‚ the presence of distinct groups which are ranked one above the other in terms of factors such as prestige and wealth. Functionalism and Marxism are both sociological perspectives that ask and state certain theories about society and the people that live within it. They both explain how society influences people and how
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and Moore say we have to have unequal rewards (pay) to motivate the cleverer students to stay on in education to learn and to be willing to do the harder jobs. Functionalists see society as a meritocracy – people get what they merit/deserve in jobs based on how well they’ve done in school. Marxists Marxists say education does 3 things too • Helps capitalism by teaching kids what they need to work for the capitalists • Justifies inequality because the working class kids fail exams and look ‘thick’
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What do sociologists mean by social stratification? Discuss its consequences for society and for individuals living within it. Illustrate and support your response with sociological argument and evidence. Sociologists have varying views on social stratification‚ therefore their approach to how it can impact society and individuals results in very different concepts. This piece of work will identify and discuss the key points which are significant to the sociological debate. Social Stratification
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Outline and assess the view that the role of education system is to justify and reproduce social inequalities (50) The view that the role of educations system is to justify and reproduce social inequalities is one from a Marxist perspective. They believe that capitalism creates inequality and allows those with wealth to keep theirs. Bowles and Gintis argue that there is a very close relationship between education and work. This is called the correspondence principle. Bowles and Gintis argue that
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