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    SOCIOLOGY REVISION Couples What two conjugal roles does Parson identify? Why does he believe this?(functionalist) * Instrumental Role-Male‚ breadwinner‚ wage earner * Expressive role-Female‚ home maker‚ nurturing role * Because the domestic division of labour is biologically based What two types of conjugal roles does Bott identify? * Segregated conjugal roles- wife and husband have specified roles within the family and spent their leisure time separately. * Joint conjugal

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    All question are answered NAME: MUSOKOSHI PIOUS PROGRAME: BARCHELOR OF ARTS BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION COURSE: SOCIOLOGY SIN NO. 1301111423 1) Sociology is a science that uses scientific methods in its investigation. Outline the sociological research procedure in its sequence. Sociologists use the tools they have to design research that best fits the Circumstances‚ issues‚ and questions they are investigating. There is no exact Process that they follow

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    3 FIELDWORK AND ITS INTERPRETATION Theory without data is empty‚ but data without theory are blind. — C. Wright Mills FIELDWORK Anthropology distinguishes itself from the other social sciences through the great emphasis placed on ethnographic fieldwork as the most important source of new knowledge about society and culture. A field study may last for a few months ‚ a year‚ or even two years or more‚ and it aims at developing as intimate an understanding as possible of the phenomena investigated

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    DISTNGUSH BETWEEN STRUCTURALISM AND FUNCTIONALISM 1879 a new child was born into an unsuspecting world. The sire of this grand progeny‚ William Wundt. Thomas Leahey 1987 states that “Wundt is the founder [of modern psychology] because he webbed together philosophy and physiology and made the resulting offspring independent” this new age birth of magnificent proportions was the cornerstone of modern psychology. He started Structuralism which was based on philosophical ideas but merged with a science

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    socJoey Torres Sociology 101 July 24‚ 2013 Structural Functionalism The structural theory sees the family as a social group that preforms certain essential functions for society. If these functions are not carried out then the family is odd or known to be dysfunctional. The family is like our body that has different parts and each part has a different function. The family is the backbone of the society and if it fails to pass on certain values and attitudes to its members then society will

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    The Birth Of Sociology The term sociology was coined by French philosopher Auguste Comte in 1838‚ who for this reason is known as the “Father of Sociology.” Comte felt that science could be used to study the social world. Just as there are testable facts regarding gravity and other natural laws‚ Comte thought that scientific analyses could also discover the laws governing our social lives. It was in this context that Comte introduced the concept of positivism to sociology—a way to understand the

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    Functionalism is the theoretical perspective in sociology today that believes society is a whole unit made up of interrelated parts that work together. It is also known as functional analysis and structural functionalism. August Comte and Herbert Spencer first started this idea because they saw society as a living organism. They describe this idea by comparing the organs of an animal or person working together in the body like separate parts of society working as one. These “parts” will only function

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    I wonder what impact the fast food industry has had on society. The fast food industry has easily become one of the biggest industries around the world. More and more fast food restaurants have opened as a result of the number of consumers increasing. Within a mile of where I live there are about six fast food restaurants to choose from‚ and the number increases as you drive through the city. This plays an important role in the society as a whole when you realize the benefits that they possess. Therefore

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    Assignment of Sociology Topic: Systems of Stratification Submitted To: Submitted By: Md. Sameer Siddique Date of Submission: 02-08-2012 Table of content Topic page 1. Background/definition…………………………………

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    SOCIOLOGY OBSERVATION OF HUMAN BEHAVIOR AND REACTIONS Abstract The purpose of this essay is to outline and observe human behavior in a normal social setting. The setting of choice is located in Ansbach‚ Germany and is equal to the American version of a mall. This shopping center is not only frequented by the locals which are

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