Social Inequality Revision notes‚ exam requirements and exam questions GCSE Sociology 2012 Absolute poverty | A situation in which someone lacks the money to pay for the food‚ clothing and housing necessary to maintain a healthy way of life. | Achieved status | A social position which individuals are able to gain through‚ for example‚ hard work and or educational qualifications. | Ageism | Being prejudiced against people because of their age. | Ascribed status | A position or social
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operational objectives identified at the higher echelons of command. The aim of any force‚ therefore‚ is always determined with a view to furthering the aim of the higher commander. It is thus vital that commanders clearly express their intent in a concise and clear manner. Maintenance of Morale. After leadership‚ morale is the most important element on the moral plane of conflict. It is essential to ensuring cohesion and the will to win. Morale is nurtured through discipline‚ self-respect
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In Peter A. Brown’s “Restoring Perspective: $1‚000 for the Prom Is Immoral”‚ I believe he is attempting to show the importance of the morality of money and I think in made the prom his main point. My hero is the principal‚ who canceled his school’s senior prom‚ not just to prevent underage drinking and sex at post-event parties‚ but also to make the kids and parents consider how they spend their money. It is the best recent example of an authority figure standing up to both the culture of conspicuous
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summarization it helps conform the meaning of life. There is no correct meaning to the definition of religion‚ but it can be best defined as a system of myths‚ doctrines‚ ethics‚ and rituals for the expression of ultimate relevance‚ as stated from the book‚ Invitation to world religions. Although many components of religion such as‚ doctrines‚ rituals‚ symbols‚ myths‚ and many more have not changed as we have transitioned into the modern world‚ but some religious practices have adapted to the changes in belief
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P1 Explain the principal sociological principles Functionalism: Functionalism (or structural functionalism) is the perspective in sociology according to which society consists of different but related parts‚ each of which serves a particular purpose. According to functionalism‚ sociologists can explain social structures and social behaviour in terms of the components
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The Tipping Point How Little Things Can Make a Big Differene Malcom Gladwell’s book The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference focuses on defining and outlining why trends and phenomenon occur. Gladwell outlines the occurrence of trends through three laws: The Law of the Few‚ The Stickiness Factor‚ and The Power of Context. The Law of the Few suggests that roughly twenty percent of the nations population stimulate the occurrence of trends. These sorts of people include Connectors
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First published in the Madras‚ India‚ newspaper The Hindu in 1960‚ ‘‘A Horse and Two Goats’’ did not achieve a wide international audience until 1970 when it became the title story of R. K. Narayan’s seventh collection of short stories‚ A Horse and Two Goats and Other Stories. It reached an even wider audience in 1985 when it was included in Under the Banyan Tree‚ Narayan’s tenth and best-selling collection. By this time Narayan was well established as one of the most prominent Indian authors writing
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Chapter 1: Using Rhetoric in our everyday lives. Chapter 2: Changing the mood‚ mind‚ or willingness to act. Chapter 3: Three issues with rhetoric Chapter 4: Character‚ Logic‚ and emotion Chapter 5: Decorum Chapter 6: Converting character into a tool for persuasion. Chapter 7: Tactics of Practical Wisdom. Chapter 8: Using selflessness for personal gain. Summary: Rhetoric is the art of influence‚ and therefore
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could appreciate the complexity of mummies. Throughout all these diverse cultures of art‚ I was questioning myself and started to wonder how I could understand art beyond others’ opinion about them. Moreover‚ I realized that it was a question John Berger‚ critic of art and author of the Ways of Seeing‚ raised in his essay‚ and it is a question that will always be raised while demanding how to understand a certain art. Walking through a room where various French artists had their paintings exposed
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relative deprivation as appeal of sects/NRMs) Bellah Functionalist: religion in US = ‘Americanism’ + Decline in influence of religious institutions not evidence of secularisation‚ but move to individual belief/practice Civil religion + Americanism Berger Interpretivist: religious explanations enable people to make sense of world Homeless mind Bunting Religion now is characteristic of postmodernism i.e. way to construct ID (consumer choice of NRM/NAMs)has led to religion being like a DIY cocktail
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