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    Racism and Life Chances

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    in America"…n. pag.). Racial discrimination is an ongoing human judgment that U.S. citizens can’t really stop. The life chances and opportunities of people of color in the United States are limited as compared to whites ("Race In America"…n.pag.). The legacy of historic discrimination continues to weigh on the present; and current day discrimination persists throughout American life-in access to healthcare‚ educational services‚ employment opportunities‚ wage levels‚ capital‚ the criminal justice

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    Sense vs. Sociological explanation. Common Sense. • An opinion • Theories are subjects based of the interested opinions of social groups and individuals • Individualistic - explaining situations through a personal point of view • Naturalistic - offers a biological explanations‚ therefore ignoring the role of socialisation. Sociological Explanations. • An objective that is knowledge which attempts to be free of predjudice • Theories based on sociological research

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    Using material from Item A and elsewhere‚ assess different sociological explanationsof suicide Suicide can be defined as the killing of oneself intentionally or death that occurs as a sequel of intentional self harm of undetermined intent. There are thousands of sociological studies and explanations of suicide- Emile Durkheim’s being the most influencial. Although some disagree with Durkheim’s choice of research methods and analysis‚ most do agree that the study of suicide should be take a societal

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    Using material from Item A and elsewhere‚ assess different sociological explanations of suicide. (21 marks) Suicide is the intentional taking of one’s own life and sociologists over the years have tried to put forward various explanations for why someone may do this. Within sociology there are many different views on suicide on the causes and explanations for it‚ these come from two main methodologies which are Positivists who believe that sociology is a science and they should aim to make causal

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    Feral children (also known as ‘wild children’) are children who have been deserted by their parents‚ or have run away at a very young age. These children are then raised by animals in the wild. They become feral children because they acquire‚ from the animal species which raised them‚ wild behaviours and instincts. (Hehrer‚ 2009). Isolated children are children who are raised by one person (or a small group) but they are kept in a completely isolated area with no (or minimal) contact to any society

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    FAMILY LIFE IN BRITAIN

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    FAMILY LIFE IN BRITAIN I.CHANGING VALUES AND NORMS OF THE BRITISH FAMILY The family in Britain is changing .The one typical British family headed by two parents has undergone substantial changes during the twentieth century .In particular there has been a rise in the number of single-person households‚which increased from 18 to 19 per cent of all households between 1971 and 2002.By the year 2020 ‚it is estimated that there will be more single people than married people.Fifty years

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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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    Assess the sociological explanations for the growth of new religious movements. By: Amy Rashid Over the years‚ there has been a growth of new religious movements in the society. This growth can be explained in terms of why people chose to join the movements or in terms of wider social changes. Hence‚ in this essay‚ I shall discuss several sociological explanations for this occurrence. Firstly‚ Steve Bruce (1995‚ 1996) attributes the development of a range of religious institutions‚ including sects

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    Assess the sociological explanations of the role of culture in contemporary society Culture is the behaviour‚ beliefs and characteristics of a particular group of people. Age groups‚ ethnic groups and social groups etc… are all examples of groups of people that possess their own unique culture. The people within a culture are expected to follow the norms and values that are passed down through generation to generation. Over the past 30 years‚ different cultures have gradually intermingled due

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    Assess sociological explanations of ethnic differences both in offending and in victimisation Intro: I will explore and evaluate the explanations that sociologists offer for the ethnic differences in offending and victimisation Define key words (crime‚ official stats‚ ethnicity) · What are you going to be exploring‚ re –write aim? · What theories will you need to do this? · Who supports the statement? And why? E.g. · Who critiques the statement? And why? E

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