. Functionalism Functionalists see shared norms and values as being fundamental to society. They focus on social order based on understood agreements and view social change as occurring in a slow and orderly fashion. Their primary concern is with large-scale social structures and institutions of society‚ their interrelationships and their constraining effects on actors. Functionalism assumes that society is a system whose various sections work together to encourage balance. It assumes that all
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"Socialization is the process by which the child acquires a cultural content‚ along with selfhood and personality". According to Horton and Hunt "Socialization is the process by which one internalizes the norms of his groups‚ so that a distinct "self" emerges‚ unique to this individual. Peter Worsley explains "Socialization as the process of transmission of culture‚ the process whereby men learn the rules and practices of social groups. Agencies of Socialization: The process of socialization
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The status of women in India has been subject to many great changes over the past few millennia.[4][5] From equal status with men in ancient times[6] through the low points of the medieval period‚[7] to the promotion of equal rights by many reformers‚ the history of women in India has been eventful. Women were considered inferior to men in practical life. But in scriptures they were given high position. Thus in past‚ the status of women in India was not clear. It was theoretically high but practically
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Student’s name Course Professor’s name Date of Submission Social Networking Social networking mainly involves social interactions among different people from various parts of the world through an established platform of social networks. Mostly‚ social relations is based on people who‚ for instance‚ share beliefs‚ interests‚ backgrounds‚ activities or real life connections. Social networking is primarily web-based; therefore‚ users interact over the internet by use of instant messaging‚ emails
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Sayeed to question gender equality in her culture? The things that made Almas Sayeed question gender equality in her culture were the arranged marriages and how they make the women wear the hijab. They were to cover up for the purpose of modesty and self protection. Which made Almas Sayeed
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-Intimacy- Closeness between two people Four key features of intimacy -Love and/or affection ‚ Personal validation‚ trust and Self-disclosure -Factors affecting commitment- The balance of costs and benefits‚ Normative inputs‚ structural constraints Benefits get from intimate relationships Central feature of romantic love Companionate love- warm and tender affection we feel for close others. It includes frienships‚ shared interests and activities‚ and companionships. May lack sexual attraction
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Levels of Sociological Analysis Macrosociology - places the focus on broad features of society. Conflict theory and functionalists use macrosociology. The goal is to examine large scale social forces that influence people. Microsociology - the emphasis is placed on social interaction. The Macrosociological Perspective The Macrosociological Perspective Social structure - the framework of society that was already laid out before you were born. Social structure guides our behavior. People learn certain
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abuse. Durkheim believed that under conditions of rapid cultural change‚ there would be an absence of common social norms and controls‚ which is a state he called “anomie”. If people lack norms to control their behavior‚ they are likely to pursue self-destructive behavior such as alcohol abuse. For example‚ when people are moving to a new neighborhood‚ experiencing divorce‚ or starting a new job or school year‚ they may
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hormones‚ internal reproductive structures‚ and outer genitalia. When babies are born it is used to identity male or female. Gender is a bit more technical because along with physical traits it the combination of the physical and the internal sense of self as either a male or female or neither as well as one’s outer appearance along with how we present ourselves and behaviours and how it is perceives internally. Gender socialization is the tendency for boys and girls to be socialized differently. Boys
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Society began its transition from traditional ways to present day living in the 1800’s‚ and sociology was the reason for this transition. Four events led to the creation of sociology. Skepticism is one of the events that led to the creation of sociology arises from the French and American Revolution. This idea led peoples to disbelief in the monarchy being a divine nature. The ideas were Individualism‚ democracy‚ and freedom. The second event was the start of the industrial revolution‚ which brought
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