Using the material from item A and elsewhere‚ assess the view that working class children under-achieve because they are culturally deprived (20 marks). Cultural deprivation is the absence of expected and acceptable cultural phenomena in the environment which results in the failure of the individual to communicate and respond in the most appropriate manner within the context of society. There are three main factors that influence the cultural deprivation theory‚ IQ‚ language (elaborated speech
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Using material from Item 2B and elsewhere‚ assess the contribution of functionalist sociologists to our understanding of the family. The functionalist theory is about the idea of different parts of the body‚ the body needs certain parts In order to function which relates to society needing certain parts in order to be a society. In general‚ functionalism is a theory based on consensus which is where people agree on the same norms and values. This is different to Marxism which is a conflict between
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Introduction Fordism is "to standardize a product and manufacture it by mass means at a price so low that the common man can afford to buy it.“ Kennet The production pattern developed by Henry Ford in the United States Set up large factories equipped with assembly lines Combined the organizational innovations of Taylorism‚ namely the associated task fragmentation and simplification‚ with the introduction of special or single-purpose machine tools which made standardized and therefore interchangeable
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EVALUATE SOCIOLOGICAL EXPLANATIONS FOR DIFFERING LIFE CHANCES This assignment is going to explore an evaluation of various sociological explanations of life chances including health. This will be done by defining life chances and link them with the relevant theories such as the conflict‚ consensus‚ and social action theory. Life chances can be defined as the opportunities that arise in life that will determine the significant outcome of an individual’s life. Factors such as education‚ wealth‚ social
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Culture Culture can be defined as the language‚ beliefs‚ values‚ norms‚ behaviors‚ and even material objects that are passed from one generation to the next. (36) When you first look at someone you can see what culture they are from. Material culture is the things of culture such as jewelry‚ art‚ buildings‚ weapons‚ machines‚ hairstyles‚ and clothing. (36) Material culture is looking at the physical things about the culture. When people are judging other cultures it is usually by the physical
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Practice Questions Chapter 6: Systems Development Chapter 7: Enterprise Infrastructure‚ Metrics‚ and Business Continuity Planning 1. What is the structured approach called for developing software and information systems? A) Software design B) Prototyping *C) Systems development life cycle D) Systems methodology 2. Who is the person who typically manages the software development project? A) Software engineer *B) Project manager C) IT manager D) Technology director 3. In
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lasers are referred to as being “cw.” What does “cw” mean? 1) Circular wave 2) Constant white 3) Continuous wave 4) Clear white Science Quiz‚ Technology Quiz Question: What is the process responsible for producing photons in a diode laser? 1) Fermi level shift 2) Majority carrier injection 3) Carrier freeze out 4) Electron-hole recombination Science Quiz‚ Technology Quiz Question: What are three types of lasers? 1) Gas‚ metal vapor‚ rock 2) Pointer‚ diode‚ CD 3) Diode‚
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Principles of Accounting I Name__________Elizabeth Crabtree___ Park University Version A Exam 1A- Chapters 1-3 Multiple Choice Questions ( 2 points each) Select the ONE‚ BEST Answer 1.|External users of accounting information include: A.|Shareholders.|B.|Customers.|C.|Creditors.|D.|Government regulators.|E.|All of
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1.Economics is best defined as the study of A) financial decision-making.B) how consumers make purchasing decisions.C) choices made by people faced with scarcity.D) inflation‚ unemployment‚ and economic growth.Points Earned: 0.4/0.4Correct Answer(s): C 2.Scarcity can best be defined as a situation in whichA) there are no buyers willing to purchase what sellers have produced.B) there are not enough goods to satisfy all of the buyers’ demand.C) the resources we use to produce goods and services are
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CompuData owns a chain of five shops selling computer goods. In the past the company maintained a healthy cash balance. However‚ this has fallen in recent months‚ and at the end of May 2014 it had an overdraft of $100‚000. In view of this‚ CompuData’s managing director has asked you to prepare a cash forecast for the next six months. You have collected the following information: June $000s July $000s August $000s September $000s October $000s November $000s Cash sales
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