Outline and evaluate the view that youth culture is created by the economy (33) Youth culture is the way in which youths behave and act in society. It is the stereotypical behaviour and look that people decide to link with teenagers. Youth culture is created by many different things in society one of which is the economy. The economy has a huge influence on the creation of youth culture. It benefits majorly from the youth being better educated and more mature‚ due to this the school leaving age
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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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Outline and evaluate social psychological theories of aggression Social Learning Theory Social Learning Theory is based on the fact that people learn from one another‚ via observation‚ imitation‚ and modeling. Social learning theory explains human behaviour in terms of continuous mutual interaction between cognitive‚ behavioral‚ and environmental influences. Outline of research: Bobo Doll experiment The Bobo doll experiment was conducted by Bandura and studied patterns of behaviour associated
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Eyewitness misidentification is the single greatest cause of wrongful convictions in the United States. After DNA testing came out‚ 72% of convictions were proved to be wrong because of false eye witness testimonies. Eye witness testimonies are the accounts given in the courtroom during a grand jury or trial by a witness at the event of a crime. False eye witness testimonies convict innocent people into prison. Out of the 80‚000 prosecutions a year that rely on eye witnesses‚ about half get convicted
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Outline and evaluate Functionalist views of the role of the family in society. [33 marks] Functionalism is a structuralist theory; this meaning that it sees social structure (the social organisation of society) as more important than individuals. Functionalist sociologists believe that people have a range of basic needs that must be met if society is to run smoothly. Different groups and individuals in society are important because they perform certain functions which meet society’s needs. Functionalism
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Outline each of the types of intervention and evaluate their effectiveness (9 + 16 marks). One intervention is through biological means. For example‚ methadone mimics the effects of heroin but is less addictive and produces euphoria but to a lesser degree. Initially a drug abuser is prescribed slowly increasing amounts of methadone to increase tolerance to the drug. The dose is then slowly decreased until the addict no longer needs either methadone or heroin. However‚ this needs to consider individual
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An Eyewitness Account of the Napoleonic War At the age of nineteen‚ Jakob Walter is enlisted in the French Army‚ under the rule of Napoleon Bonaparte. The Napoleonic period is often described as the rise of French Nationalism and the dissolution of absolutism in Europe (Backman 604). Throughout his three campaigns for the Napoleonic Army‚ Walter keeps a journal to portray his thoughts about the war; in this journal‚ he also shares his experiences away from home. Walter thoroughly explains the true
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Outline and evaluate psychological therapies as treatments of Sz. (24 marks) There are many psychological therapies used in the treatment of Sz. The use of drugs is common form of therapy however‚ it is thought treatment is more effective when used in conjunction with but psychological therapies which can help people develop the skills and the confidence to live normally in the community. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is the main psychological treatment of Schizophrenia (Sz). CBT is based
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Hello ladies and gentlemen of the jury my name is Brittany Marroquin. I am a hair analysis expert. I am here today to determine whether or not the suspects are responsible for the crime that has been committed. I have here the lab results depicting the crime scene. The trace evidence (small but measurable amounts of physical or biological material found at a crime scene) found at the crime scene was the killers hair‚ and the victim’s own hair to exclude any hair samples found similar to the victim
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Outline and evaluate restoration explanations for the functions of sleep [8 + 16] intro: Aleep is divided into several different stages. SWS and REM sleep are associated with particular benefits. Oswald (1980) proposed that each of these had different functions - slow wave sleep enables body repair and REM enables brain recovery. SWS – initiates body repair (Oswald) Growth hormone – important in childhood because it stimulates physical growth. Important throughout lifespan for protein synthesis
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