Official crime statistics are quantitive date and come from different sources such as The British Crime Survey‚ Official Government Statistics and Self-report Studies. The Official Government Statistics are accumulated from police and count records; these include convictions‚ cautions and Crown prosecution service. Whereas‚ the British crime survey is a victim study which takes place every year. It shows a representative sample of over 16s living in private residents in England and Wales. It is
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To what extent do Sociologists agree that religion is a force for social change? Throughout history‚ there has been an on-going debate as to whether or not religion is a conservative force‚ or a force for social change. Whilst many Sociologists such as Durkheim‚ see religion as a positive conservative force; creating social harmony and solidarity‚ others disagree claiming religion to be a strong force for social change and as neo-Marxist Otto Maduro believes‚ religion has the power to initiate revolutionary
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Examine the problems sociologists may find when using participant observation in their research. All sociological research methods involve observation‚ however‚ according to Hughes participant observations is defined by when the researcher themselves participates in the activities of those he or she is observing and studying. Participant observation is a primary research method in which a sociologist studies a group by taking a role within it and participating in its activities. There are two
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How far would sociologists argue that the nuclear family is the ideal family type? The conventional nuclear family is seen as the best type of family for modern life by functionalists and the New Right. However the number of nuclear families in Britain has been in decline as there has been a massive rise in other families such as lone parent families. The roles of nuclear families are often stereotyped in media and politics. The stereotype contains two ideas: That a family should be made up
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Examine the problems sociologists may find when using participant observation in their research. When sociologists carry out an investigation‚ they can carry out their research in a number of ways. One way to do this is participant observation. Participant observation is a primary research method in which a sociologist studies a group by taking a role within it and participating in its activities. This approach is referred to as the ’Ethnographic Approach’. Ethnomethodology refers to the use of
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Describe the Functionalist‚ Conflict and Interactionist approach to the Socialization of Education. Education - A Functionalist Perspective Emile Durkheim proposed an explicitly functionalist explanation of the role of education in society. The major function/task of education was‚ according to Durkheim‚ the transmission of society ’s norms and values. Durkheim considered that all societies must have means of passing on their norms and values to the young. If they did not‚ they could not continue
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Briefly discuss what education claims to do for us. What do sociologists show it often does? Illustrate with examples from the Caribbean Education begins the day we are born and ends the day we die (Ballantinee and Hammack). According to Haralambos and Holborn education involves the acquisition of knowledge and skills. Although this is may be seen as the most appropriate explanation for what education is regarded as universally‚ education in modern developed and developing societies is
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In this essay I will be talking about how feminist have contributed to our understanding of family roles and relationships. There are several different types of feminist theory‚ but all of them share certain characteristics in common; there is a fundamental division in society between men and women‚ that women are to some extent exploited by men and that society is male dominant or patriarchal this means “rule by the father” but is used by feminist to indicate that men have more power than women
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d) Examine the reasons why some sociologists choose not to use experiments when conducting research. (20 marks) The three different experiments that sociologists are able to use are laboratory experiments‚ field experiments and the comparative method. Sociologists don’t tend to use experiments as they include lots of practical‚ theoretical and ethical problems. In laboratory experiments‚ it is very difficult to control‚ as well as identify‚ all the possible variables that may have an influence
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Critically evaluate the contribution made by sociologists to our understanding of health and illness Sociology‚ the study of society and social behaviour of groups‚ at various levels and from different perspectives‚ from solid interpretations to generalisations. It can vary from the study of two individuals encounter to the analysis of global social processes. There are three main areas of sociology‚ social structures such as education‚ family and social stratification‚ social systems for example
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