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    children are being raised in gay and lesbian households " (Family Find law). Furthermore‚ having parents from the same sex will influence the children depressingly in their adulthood and might be mortified having two mothers or two fathers or one of the parents dating another person from the same sex. Will these children be harassed by the society? Legalizing adoption for the same sex parents is definitely a tough and long procedure since raising a child is one of the hardest steps that one can make

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    Family The changing values of society have put pressure on the legal system. With this‚ new problems have occurred with some legislation‚ regarding families. It is vital that effective modifications of pervious leglislation be enacted to solve these problems. Continuing to do so as the society continues to change in the future. Family violence Under the Family Law Act 1975‚ family violence is defined as: ’Conduct‚ whether actual or threatened‚ by a person towards‚ or towards the property

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    Harifah Hendrickson Conflict Theory Dr. Starner April 17‚ 2014 The conflict theory is one of three major ideologies of sociology that explains social life. It conveys life as a constant struggle between groups for power and scarce resources. This rationale was established by Karl Marx who observed small powerful groups exploiting the people in social classes below them. Marx and other conflict theorists believe that we need inequality to survive‚ and struggle among social classes is normal

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    Conflict and Labeling Theory Labeling theory is concerned less with that causes the onset of an initial delinquent act and more with the effect that official handling by police‚ courts‚ and correctional agencies has on the future of youths who fall into the court system. Labeling theory states that youths violate the law for a number of reasons; these reasons are poor family relationships‚ neighborhood conflict‚ peer pressure‚ psychological and biological abnormality and delinquent learning experiences

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    UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI COLLEGE OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY GROUP MEMBERS REGISTRATION NUMBER KIARIE NJUGUNA C01/44463/2012 SOSPETER NJUE MUNYI C01/44968/2012 JACINTA WAMBUI NDEGWA PAMELA ASIGI ABDINASIR ROBLE SARAH MUTHONI NDUNGU FLORENCE CHEPNGETICH C01/44645/2012 KIMATHI MUNYAMBU C01/45623/2012 BENSON MAINA VICORIA NDINDA 2013 CONFLICT SYSTEM THEORY What is Conflict? Conflicts are generally defined as relational disputes between two or more parties‚

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    Ethic Theories on Gay Marriage Outline 1. Introduction 2. History of Gay Marriage a. First Gays to sue for right to marry b. 1991 Hawaii ban on Gay Marriage c. Vermont’s Stance on Gay Marriage d. Gay Marriage is the responsibility of the states 3. Utilitarian View e. Best for the Majority f. Who is the Majority 4. Relativism g. Cultural views h. Benefits to gay marriage 5. Which Theory do I fit into 6. Conclusion

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    Why Should Same-Sex Couples Be Married?   As United States citizens we are all entitled to our own opinions. One of the great attributes of this country is our freedom of speech. "The 1st amendment of the Constitution states that a person’s religious beliefs or a lack of there for must be protected. Legislatures also cannot discriminate against marriages of the minority party which‚ homosexual people fall into that category"(Strasser).There is also an amendment stating there is separation of

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    Class conflicts of power and status as well as economic class can be seen with the discussion of enforcement of marijuana. Conflict theory can be applied to the changes (legalizing marijuana) in the social structures as this theory argues that people “pursue their interest in conflict with others and according to their resources for social organization” (Collins 414). Pertaining to a conflict theorist perspective‚ the social problem of legalizing recreational cannabis

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    SYNOPSIS: SOCIOLOGY CONFLICT THEORY OF PROSTITUTION Introduction: Social conflict theory is a social theory propounded by Karl Marx which argues that individuals and social groups within society with greater power exploit the weaker sections of society. In this project‚ we discuss how the conflict theory would assert that the main reason why prostitution still exists is due to the fact that women have not had access to economic opportunity and have had to rely on economic support from men (Women

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    Functionalism‚ Conflict Theory & Symbolic Interactionism November 13‚ 2012 “Knowledge is shaped by the social world.” (Karl Mannheim.) Though trying to understand the social world may seem difficult‚ sociologists managed to create three theories on how different areas of the world fit with one another as well as working hand in hand with each other. The three theories are known as Symbolic Interactionism‚ Functionalism and Conflict Theory. Each theory serves as a significant

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