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    deviant by nature. The last sociological principle to have a better understanding to as what deviant is to understand the social norms and values that involve social power. We can see this in many forms such a protesting‚ to campaign rallies. Both have a political speech and they both disturb traffic‚ but they both get two similar drawn reactions from police. These are three sociological principles that we can agree on that can describe deviance on a more sociological perspective. Functionalism

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    GCSE History Controlled Assessment: The impact of war on Britain c1914-50. During c1914-1950 social attitudes towards life in Britain varied amongst the British civilians dramatically. The main reason social attitudes changed so much was because this was a period of ‘total war’‚ a time where men‚ women‚ boys and girls were all involved in the war be it on the front line fighting or at home trying to stay alive. The attitude of some people changed positively as social classes were brought together

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    Critique Analysis Giving people a second chance Ernest Martinez‚ Giving People a Second Chance. Ernest Martinez is saying that ex- convicts should be given an equal opportunity as any other person to work. “Hispanic brethren who are ex-convicts who need employment avenues for reentry into society‚ we close our eyes and ears to their cry for assistance”. Everyone should have an equal opportunity to work because everyone deserves a second chance to make things right and change their lives around

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    Obesity: A Sociological Epidemic Abstract The sociological aspect of obesity shown through the impact of families‚ the government and the economy. The rapidly growing‚ fast-paced‚ technological society creates an epidemic of sorts. Families pursue the use of technology‚ restaurants and fast-paced eating as well as single parenting and parental denial. The government sets a significant health care cost to obesity‚ which prevents a solution and increases risks. A non-stable economy brings about

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    BRITAIN: REVIEW QUESTIONS Below you will find a list of questions on Britain which can be used to test yourself on the weekly reading assignments. They are meant as self-study aids; several of the questions may well be used in the exam‚ in one form or another. The answers are –evidently – in the book. Questions on chapter 1 1. What are ‘Crown dependencies’? Mention one example. Crown dependencies are two small parts of the British Isles which have special political arrangements.

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    In “The Sociological Imagination” by C. Wright Mills’ has been clearly written statements about how the nature of sociology is part of human being’s everyday life in which‚ to have a better understand of the topic at hands social structure could be changed to help everyone. Mills goes into detail about why many feel like their everyday life is a trap and they cannot seem to overcome troubles that happen. Along with the understanding of feeling trapped there is much support on the topic of historical

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    Theories Functionalist The family has a function in society just like everything else in society Society benefits from the family and it’s the heart of it Murdock Sampled 250 families Nuclear family is universal Serves four functions: SEXUAL   REPRODUCTION    ECONOMIC    EDUCATIONAL  Parsons Nuclear family is stripped to just two basic functions: SOCIALISATION OF CHILDREN AND STABILISATION OF ADULT PERSONALITIES (warm bath theory - Steele and Kidd) Evaluation - Family functions are

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    education‚ studies have been carried out by interactionists to observe the social interaction that occurs between children in the classroom and on the playground. I believe that the interactionist perception helps us to gain a true insight into the explanation of one’s behaviour. For example‚ some studies have shown how children’s playground activities reinforce specific gender-roles. Results of these studies show that girls are more inclined to play cooperative games‚ while boys are more inclined to

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    other friends of men have a much better life in Britain‚ than anywhere else. In Britain they have special dog shops‚ selling food‚ clothes and other things for dogs. There are dog hair-dressing saloons and dog cemeteries. The English arrange dogs’ shows and organize dogs’ supper parties for winners of dogs’ competitions. Lots of families in Great Britain have got one or more pets. Dogs are the favourite pets and there are about 6 million of them in Great Britain. The second favourite are cats (about

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    I read the book Second Chance Summer‚ by Megan Matson and it really made an impact on my life. The main character Taylor runs away when things become tough. I tend to run away from things to avoid getting hurt. In 8th grade‚ I was excluded by a group of girls I thought were my friends. I never realized how many knives were stabbed in my back because I was blinded with manipulation. I still have memory of tears‚ and sadness. (prep.) Since I feared change‚ running away always seemed like the safest

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