Using material from Item 2B and elsewhere assess the view that the main reason for the increase in the divorce rate is changes to divorce laws (24 Marks) According to the item the proportion of marriages ending in divorce has increased from 27‚000 to almost 55‚000 between 1961 and 1969. Although the changes in law might have an impact on the divorce rate of couples‚ I think that other factors are just as important or maybe even more important than changes to the law. The divorce reform act
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Using material from Item 2B and elsewhere‚ assess the view that the nuclear family is no longer the norm. (24 marks) A nuclear family is a common type of family that consists of two parent living with their biological children (immediate family)‚ this type of family is considered the norm. An example of a nuclear family is ‘The Simpsons’. Leach calls this the
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Using Material from Item a and Elsewhere‚ Assess the Strengths and Limitations of Participant Observation for the Study of Gender Relations in Schools. Item A How male and female pupils and teachers act towards each other has a major effect on pupils experiences of education. Sociologists are interested in the reason why gender relations take the form they do and their relationship to classroom interaction‚ subject choice‚ achievement and identity. Gender relations affect many areas of school
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Using material from item 2b and elsewhere assess the contribution of functionalist sociologists to our understanding of the family. Functionalists employ the idea of the nuclear family being the main universal family in society and most benefitting. The nuclear family functions to meet the pro dominant means of society (sexual reproduction‚ educational and economic functions). The family allows each member of the family to shine individually and enjoy success. Functionalist Charles Murray also argues
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Using material from item A and elsewhere‚ assess the view that the growth of religious fundamentalism is a reaction to globalisation As mentioned in item A ‘much has been written about the decline of religious beliefs and the secularisation of modern societies’ this states that the growth of fundamentalism represents a culture which tends to be a clash between the sacred an secular. Fundamentalism refers to ‘black and white’ thinking that opposes modernism or any sort of progressive beliefs about
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Using material from Item A and elsewhere assess sociological explanations for ethnic differences in educational achievement. As well as social class‚ ethnicity also plays an important part in educational achievement. Just as we can think of everyone as belonging to a social class‚ we can also see individuals being part of an ethnic group. Lawson and Garrod (2000) define ethnic groups as ‘people who share common history‚ customs‚ language and religion‚ and who see themselves as a distinct unit’
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Each group in society has a different idea on what the main role of the family is. As Item 2B says‚ “Marxists see all social institutions as serving the interests of capitalism.” This includes the family‚ and they say that it serves the interests of capitalism by maintaining and justifying class inequality and exploitation by the rich. Other groups‚ however‚ have different opinions‚ such as Functionalists who think that the family performs essential needs of society. Marxists and Functionalists
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Using material from item 2B and elsewhere assess different sociological explanations of changes in the status of childhood. (24 marks) Childhood is socially constructed‚ the only reason that ’childhood’ exists is because society makes it that way. Over time childhood has changed as different norms and values over each century of life have been different and are still changing today. Also in different places of the world there are different cultures and ethics so therefore their view of childhood
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Using material from item A and elsewhere assess the different sociological explanations of suicide. Suicide is the act of intentionally killing oneself‚ the issue of suicide is widely studied by many different sociologists including the positivist scientific approach which focuses on identifying the causation of suicide through use of statistics and quantitative methods. Also the interpretivist approach which looks to identify the meanings attached to the action of suicide. For interpretivists‚
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Using material from item A and elsewhere‚ assess the view that crime and deviance are the product of using labelling processes (21 marks) Some sociologists believe that the initial cause of crime and deviance is attaching a definition or meaning to an individual or group of individuals‚ due to their ethnicity‚ social background‚ or gender. Many sociologists argue that no act is criminal in itself‚ however it only becomes criminal when others label it so. The labelling theory tends to look more at
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