Michael Jones Political Science 4341 Education In her article “From the Moon to the Earth‚” Yulia Latynina discusses several pressing issues facing Russia and citizens on a daily basis that have gone largely ignored by the Russian government in favor of lavish‚ ultimately meaningless projects that do little to help the people of the nation. Latynina draws a stark comparison between extravagant projects such as the 2018 Sochi Winter Olympics‚ which will cost her country an estimated
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Value of Post-High School Education Education is the most important quality to success. With education you can expand your knowledge and allow yourself to move forward and higher up in the socioeconomic system. Since I was a young girl I have always aspired to help others‚ in any way‚ shape or form. Being helpful and meaningful to others is something that I am very passionate about. To ensure that I follow through with my success and aspirations‚ I have decided that I will study Nursing at a four
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that threatens the quality of their lives and their values‚ and agree that something should be done about it. Even though people agree that something should be done about this social problem‚ not all people think it should be handled the same way. One person may have a different perspective on how to handle the situation and another person may have a different way. There are three basic perspectives on social problems and they are; The Functionalist Perspective‚ The Conflict Perspective‚ and The Interactiontionist
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Outline and evaluate Functionalist views of the role of the family in society. (33 marks) Functionalist macro theory looks at the society as a whole‚ and analyses how it fits together. Functionalist view of the role of the family in society is that it maintains social order‚ and it’s a tool for socialisation and a key social institution in sustaining the value consensus‚ which is harmony in the society as well as social solidarity. Functionalists focus on the positive functions of the family such
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Examine Functionalists explanations of the family (24 marks) Functionalists believe that society is based on a set of shared values and norms; this is known as a value consensus. These norms and values socialize its members‚ which enables them to cooperate with each other so society’s needs are met‚ this creates social order. It offers a structural and macro view of the family which is top down. Functionalists see society as being similar to a biological organism for example the human body.
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Functionalism The functionalist theory focuses on society as a system of interrelated institutions and structures that are designed to address human needs. They view society as functioning best when there is agreement about the social values and norms. The functionalist theory asserts that our lives are guided by social structures‚ which are relatively stable patterns of social behavior in each society. Each social structure has social functions for the operation of society as a whole. Functionalists see social
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Theoretical Perspective Level of Analysis How it views family Strengths of this Perspective – what it focuses on and contributes to our understanding of families Weaknesses or Criticisms of this Perspective Examples of Major Questions that a Researcher might ask with this perspective Structural-Functionalist Macro The family maintains and ensures a social continuity This perspective focuses on how families contribute to a society’s stability. Weaknesses of this perspective are considered too conservative
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Whether or not college is worth the cost is a very controversial topic among teens and their parents. Many people believe that a college education is not worth the huge amount of debt after graduating. Despite the stressed caused by the financial aspects of attending a university‚ college is worth the cost in many ways. The way students are taught in colleges can positively affect their lives after graduating. I know many adults who have attended college and almost every single one of them has told
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Durkheim’s functionalist theory -Functionalists see society as based on value consensus (members of society sharing common culture). -Culture: Set of shared norms (rules)‚ values‚ beliefs and goals shared culture produces social solidarity and binding people together. -Functionalists argue there are two mechanisms needed for society to achieve solidarity: Socialisation: instils the shared culture into its members ensuring we internalise the same norms and values‚ and meet society’s requirements
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With climate change causing increasingly chaotic weather patterns‚ natural disasters are becoming more common across the world. To properly set up plans to protect against natural disasters‚ it’s important to understand exactly what effects they have on society by looking at past disasters. A natural disaster is anything ranging from a volcanic eruption to a tropical storm. This is regardless of whether the natural disaster was indirectly caused by mankind‚ like those caused as a result of global
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