question “what is family?” was asked to a group of people‚ many different answers would be given. This is because the word family is too broad and therefore does not have a concrete definition. However‚ there has to be some settlement to a basic generalization about family which can be described as blood related‚ marriage or adoption. People have their different views but there is an early conception of family. For example‚ in kindergarten when kids are asked to draw a picture of their family‚ it usually
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TO WHAT EXTENT IS UTILITARIANISM COMPATIBLE WITH CHRISTIANITY The main idea of utilitarianism (U) is to create ‘the greatest pleasure for the greatest number of people’. This is similar to Christianity and the golden rule ‘love your neighbour as yourself’. With situation ethics‚ in a dilemma you should always do the most loving and compassionate thing. However in contrast to the utilitarian idea that you should try and greatest happiness for the most people‚ Christian ethics would look at everyone
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To what extent is there a ‘democratic deficit’ in the UK? The extent to which there is a ‘democratic deficit’ in the UK can be argued to varying degrees of accuracy. A democratic deficit would be when a democratic institution‚ such as the UK Government or in the courts of the UK‚ breaks or falls short of its democratic principles in their principles. An example of democratic deficit in the UK is when In parts of London‚ Sheffield‚ Manchester and Birmingham‚ thousands of would-be voters had to stand
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************ February 27‚ 2006 Current Changes in Society‚ Families‚ and Schools 1. Major changes have been occurring in the everyday lives of families over the last generation. Elkind discussed a shift from the modern time period in the 1940’s to early 1960’s‚ to the post modern time period from the 1960’s to the present. He reports that schools begin to mirror the changes in society and families. Parent involvement in schools brought about changes; for example
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PERSPECTIVES ON THE ROLE OF THE FAMILY WITHIN SOCIETY Functionalist views: • Interested in how the various institutions and groups within society function together • The family maintains the social system by producing the next generation of citizens‚ workers and parents • G.P. Murdock: o Four main functions 1. Production of new generations 2. Regulation of sexual activity 3. Provision of economic support and the necessities of life through the division of labour 4. Socialisation of
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Spirituality In Family Can Change Society On December 14 2012‚ the United States experienced one of the worst mass shootings in history‚ the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. Noah Pozner six years old‚ Ana Marquez-Greene six years old‚ Grace McDonnell seven years old‚ to name but a few‚ were the victims of Adam Lanza. The loss of basic principles in life love‚ patience‚ perseverance‚ compassion and forgiveness have favored the emergence of a new type of individuals‚ fuelled with meaningless
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To what extent is religious language meaningful? There are two ways to approach whether religious language is meaningful. Some philosophers such as logical positivist have a cognitive approach based on facts and learning through experience. Anthony flew is one philosopher whom shares the belief that something can be seen as meaningful through assertion‚ statements that can be proved empirically through synthetic reasoning. The other approach to the statement is a non-cognitivist method‚ which
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Spencer Woo Professor Losh Cat 1 6 November 2012 Carr’s Argument in Vital Paths I. Introduction Vital Paths is the title of the second chapter in Nicolas G. Carr’s book‚ The Shallows. This chapter continues Carr’s argument‚ posed in chapter one‚ in highlighting the dangers of the internet‚ regarding our cognitive abilities. Specifically on format‚ this chapter argues for our brains neurological flexibility through an array of examples‚ ranging from historical observations to scientific experiments
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Population Indicators – Vital Rates Vital Rate Definition/Explanation Calculated by… Example Birth Rate Dividing the total number of births in a year by the population and multiplying by 1000. Total number of births in the US (2008) = 4‚247‚694 Total population US = 307‚006‚550 Birth Rate = ___________ (per 1000) Death Rate Dividing the total number of deaths in a year by the population and multiplying by 1000. Death rate UK (2008) = _______________ per 1000 people Death rate in
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To what extent was the Tsarist economy transformed between 1881 – 1905? The torpor of the Russian economy compared to other European Great Powers was a prominent predicament to both Alexander III and Nicholas II. In order to sustain Russia’s Great Power status‚ both Tsars engaged in a policy of economic renewal between the years 1881 and 1095. Despite success in managing to proliferate economic growth rates‚ the attempts of economic reform between 1881 and 1905 weren’t sufficient in order to make
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