Explain how social class is related to sport participation. It is argued that sport is formally open to all‚ however in 2008 the British Journal of Sports Medicine published a ten year study in which it stated that “there are no signs that the gap in participation between lower and higher socioeconomic strata is narrowing” (Stamatatakis‚ & Chaudhury‚ 2008). People in high income‚ high education and high status occupations participate in more sport. It is statements like this that are at the
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Assess the contribution of functionalist sociologists to our understanding of the role of the education system in society (20) Ferne bryan Functionalism is a structuralized theory which says the individual is less important compared to society. They say we’re a part of a complex system where various parts work together to benefit the whole. E.g. The human body; there are some organs more important than others but they all work together to help the human body function properly. Functionalists say
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not the case and that education produces an unequal society and is a negative institution where individuals are socialised to accept such inequality. This essay will explore the inequalities in education to establish how they occur. By examining Marxist‚ Functionalist and Interactionist perspectives‚ explanations for such inequalities can be understood. Historically‚ in Britain formal schooling was a preserve of higher social classes. Education was largely provided by private institutions‚ such
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Assess the usefulness of functionalist theories in understanding religion today (33 marks) Functionalists have put forward their perspective on religion and how it benefits both society and the individual starting with how religion brings people together harmoniously‚ creating social cohesion and a sense of belonging as people believe in the same thing and all abide by the same rules. Religion creates and maintains a value consensus whilst giving society social order. By conforming to religious
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civilizations such as Ancient Egypt and Persia and although slavery no longer exists the inequalities that stratification brings to individuals in society is still clearly evident in modern society‚ which is the viewpoint of conflict theorists such as the Marxists and the Feminists‚ however the sociological debate also means that consensus theorists such as Davis and Moore would have society believe that social stratification is in fact needed and indeed justified. Social Stratification lives at the core of
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problems‚ which leads to social change. Functionalists see education as a process that instils the shared values of society as a whole‚ where everyone has a chance at education and also has a chance of achieving the best job for themselves. However Marxists argue with this and believe that education is a capitalist society only transmitting the ideology of a minority in this case the ruling class. As the
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education as meritocratic. That is‚ people are judged according to their ability and effort rather than who they are. CRITICISMS Marxists argue that it benefits the ruling class. They see it as promoting the values of powerful groups. Hargreaves (1982) believes it promotes competition and individualism rather than shared values. Feminism sees it as benefitting men. MARXISTS Bowles and Gintis (1976) argue
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institutions that make up society. Social structures are present in society and affect all parts of human experience. It enables individuals in the society to interact and live together. This essay will compare and contrast the Functionalist and Marxist views of the role of the family in the social structure. Functionalist theories operate on the basis of consensus; they believe the family plays a vital role in maintaining the social structure as well meeting the needs of various systems in the society
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The role of education is to socialise young people into their future roles. Discuss to what extent this is true. The education system is one of the most influential institutions throughout society. Pupils from ages 5 to a minimum of age 16 are bombarded with a vast amount of knowledge‚ attitudes and skills which are acquired either through set lessons or the hidden curriculum which explains the processes involved in being ’schooled’ and the various interactions which take place whilst in school
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The Marxist Perspective on Education Marxists such as Louis Althusser‚ Samuel Bowles and Herbert Gintis refute the Functionalist view that industrial capitalist societies are meritocracies and that every ones’ position in society is based on talent and hard work. They suggest ideas for why this is the case. Althusser bases his theory around the idea of education being an ideological state apparatus. Bowles and Gintis’ theory is based on the ’long shadow of work’ and the legitimation of inequality
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