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    Outline and evaluate postmodern views on the diversity of family life” Postmodern sociologists support the view that family has become diverse in contemporary UK. They see that people have become fragmented and identities are more individualistic‚ meaning everyone is different and let them be. Family life is different for everyone. Stacey (1996) says that the family no longer progresses through a range of stages. Meaning everyone is diverse‚ and that there is no longer a dominant type of

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    What is the hedonist view about the good life? Assess one major problem it faces. Hedonists believe that a good life is one that contains the greatest amount of happiness possible and goes well ‘to the extent that it is filled with pleasure and free of pain’. A problem that will be assessed is the idea of ‘false happiness’ where a person believes that they have led a good‚ happiness-filled life‚ unaware that this happiness is based upon false beliefs. Hedonism begins with the premise that there

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    In Laudrie’s novel‚ Montaillou¸ the author provided his readers with a window by which to view peasant life in a remote‚ mountainous village in early 14th century France. Utilizing the Inquisition Register of Jacque Fournier (from 1318-1325‚ Bishop of Pamiers in Ariege in Comte de Foix‚ Laudrie weaved an intricate web of personal connections and relationships as he strove to unlock the elusive‚ accurate portrayal of peasant beliefs‚ customs‚ and traditions. This essay will display the research methods

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    Position Essay/Speech Voice of Democracy Subject: Why I’m Optimistic About Our Nation’s Future? Name: _________________________________________________ Date: ___________ (Essay and Oral Presentation) STEP ONE: Write it Hook Nobody likes to be bored. So put yourself in your audience’s shoes. Find an interesting way to start your speech. For instance‚ Abraham Lincoln’s most famous speech was the "Gettysburg Address." It began: "Four score and seven years ago‚ our Fathers brought forth on this

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    The five views of sanctification: The Wesleyan View is derived from love. To truly love God is to desire Him‚ and want Him in your life. Westley said “to renew men’s and women’s hearts in (God’s) image.” This view of sanctification for Wesley begins at conversion‚ and that God is calling all to Him. He believes that after we are sanctified that we can choose not to sin‚ but since we live in a world of sin that we are influenced by those around us. There is a second sanctification that occurs in this

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    topic: 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). The world view I hold in regards to education and

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    ‘globalisation of culture’ Discuss the contrasting views of ‘positive’ and ‘pessimistic’ globalists and make use of examples to illustrate where you stand in the argument. Globalisation means the period of time that products and services‚ or social and cultural influences‚ gradually become similar in all parts of the world. It can be seen that globalisation is creating a homogenized culture so‚ there is considerable evidence to support the pessimistic globalists viewpoint that many disadvantages of

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    View of marriage In this novel Jane Austen explains that during early 1800’s marriage is considered to be the only way‚ for women in particular‚ to live a comfortable life and free from financial worries. However‚ if women fail to marry‚ one of their only other options would be to become a governess‚ completely under control of their employer for the rest of their lives. This is why marriage is so significant for people of a lower social or economic status. Despite whether they love their marriage

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    how they are linked to the essay question . Evaluate strengths and weaknesses. Conclusion - Compare marxist view with functionalist view that the education system benefits society as a whole‚ e.g. social solidarity‚ specialist skills. Explain how the New Right argue that schools fail to meet the needs of employers - much of the teaching is irrelevant to workplace. Functionalist view of education. Definitions for the following terms: Functionalism - The theory that all aspects of a society

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    meaningfulness of life‚ philosophers Viktor Frankl and Arthur Schopenhauer hold very different yet intrinsically similar views. Schopenhauer was a german philosopher who did not gain much recognition during his lifetime‚ however‚ is currently regarded as one of the first western philosophers to embrace and accept the ideologies of the Buddha. Schopenhauer lived in the 1800s‚ during which time he made many efforts in order to gain widespread acceptance of his views regarding the meaning of life‚ as addressed

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