Four Sociological Explanations of Racial-ethnic Inequality Micki Brisbin I had a hard time deciding which one to be the most persuasive so I decided to first talk a little about each one‚ and then maybe I could decide which one I thought was the most persuasive. Functionalist – those who criticize immigrations for not becoming Americanized quickly enough reflect a functionalist view of racial-ethnic relationship. To work harmoniously‚ newcomers must assimilate by adapting the dominant groups
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Contemporary feminist‚ sociological‚ and psychological theories tell us that social factors contribute to the way we grow‚ learn‚ and develop into men and women. The term ’doing gender’ refers to a constructed identity arising out of environmental influence rather than inborn character. Psychologists and sociologists alike offer research based on the idea that becoming a man or a woman is a result of causal construction. Within this context‚ the definitions of gender are many‚ not easily characterized
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Gender Inequality has been a long battling controversy about what makes a man and woman different from each other. What sets them apart in my eyes in their physical body parts but even those don’t define you do what you can and can’t do either. By looking at the three sociological theories we can get a better understanding of this topic. It’s always nice to see a topic from three points of views instead of just your own. Let’s start with the Structural-Functionalists they argue that preindustrial
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are many sociological explanations for female inequality in society. Inequality is where something/ someone is seen as not equal compared to something else. For example men have more opportunities than women in life‚ suggesting females suffer huge inequality in many factors of life. Firstly‚ Anne Oakley speaks about how women suffer inequalities in the work place. Oakley notes that after the industrial revolution in Britain acts were passed to limit women working; in 1851 one in four married women
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and assess sociological explanations for ethnic inequalities in modern Britain Different sociological theories have different perspectives in terms of explaining ethnic inequalities in modern Britain. For example functionalists would argue that ethnic inequalities have a purpose and are functional for society. In contrast to functionalists‚ Marxists would argue ethnic inequalities benefit the bourgeoisie (ruling class)‚ whereas Postmodernists reject the traditional sociological explanations because
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Topic: Outline and assess sociological explanations for gender differences in patterns of crime It is strongly believed that more crimes are committed by males. According to the criminal justice statistics‚ the number of crimes which committed by males is more than females does through at least ten years. Besides‚ there is also showed that four out of five offenders are males. On the other hand‚ there are gender differences among the criminal. For instance‚ more males are arrested and men are
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This essay will analyse the sociological explanation for health inequalities and illness experienced by the families in the case studies. there are many different sociological approaches to health and illness in society‚ but what is the meaning of "health"? According to the world Health organisation 1946 (WHO) health is described as " a state of complete physical‚ mental and social well-being. Although all the factors of health have been taken under consideration by WHO as to what is "the highest
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Outline and asses the feminist explanations of gender inequalities (40) Feminists believe that women are unequal to men‚ and the different groups think it is down to different reasons. Liberal feminists think it is because it is down to gender role socialisation. Marxist feminists believe it is down to capitalism. Radical feminists think women are not equal to men because of relationships within the home‚ and black feminist think they are unequal not just because they are women‚ but also because
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To begin my research‚ I used the Brevard Community College Library database to find information by typing in keywords like “gender equality”‚ “equality in the workplace”‚ and “gender role attitudes”. I found the articles suggested in the class assignment page in JSTOR‚ which was the database I found to be the most helpful. I then proceeded to use articles that were in the reference section of the suggested titles from the class assignment page. This way I found it easier to draw conclusions and make
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TITLE: outline and assess sociological explanations for gender difference in patterns of crime. What is the relationship between crime and masculinity? Crime can be described as an act that harmful to an individual as well as the society; such acts are against and punishable by the law.1While deviance can be described as acting against social norms‚ for example a boy wearing a skirt would be out of place in the society2 The sex role theory states that‚ when young males and females are younger they
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