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    What do we mean by life chances? There is a belief that depending on where people live‚ their life chances can vary tremendously. The term life chances was first used by sociologist Max Weber in 1948 he believed that people’s life chances were guided by their economic position. This also affected their ability to gain employment or own a property. People’s life chances can therefore be positive or negative depending on their social and economic background. Different life chances are all connected

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    Franklin achieved his intellectual and literary prowess in an era known for its philosophical advances. The eighteenth century is frequently cited as the beginning of the so-called modern era in philosophy. The century is known as the Enlightenment‚ or the Age of Reason‚ an ideal also found in the literature of the period‚ whether colonial‚ British‚ or Continental. Two factors‚ more specifically‚ two intellectuals—epitomize this era: Sir Isaac Newton (1642-1727) and John Locke (1632-1704). Newton

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    departments and individuals for wasteful spending he found in the bureaucracy. Senator Proxmire’s focus on spending abuses helped end many wasteful and unwise practices. Writing in the first decades of the twentieth century‚ the German sociologist Max Weber theorized on governments‚ institutions‚ and bureaucracies. Weber believed that bureaucracies function to implement the policies of elected government in a rational‚ efficient‚ non-partisan manner. He felt that workers in bureaucracies develop

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    “If Sociology does its work properly we have a better chance to make society fit for a changing world.” – Albrow (1997‚ xii) Sociology is primarily the study of individual men and women’s social lives as well as the study of singular groups and entire societies both on a local and national level. There great is a focus on social rules and processes that both bind and separate these societies. Although there are various different theoretical models associated with Sociology‚ they all revolve around

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    Theories of Deviance: Conflict Theory Why are some people ’s behaviors more apt to be negatively labeled by the criminal justice system? Labeling theorists point to the role of moral entrepreneurs or social movements‚ but what about the forces that underlie a particular moral crusade? Why‚ for example‚ would American society want to criminalize the production‚ sale‚ and consumption of alcoholic beverages in the 1920s? Why the increased penalties for domestic violence in the 1970s‚ or the War on

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    A. Identify and briefly explain three functions of religion (9 marks) Marxism believes it acts as the ‘opium for the exploited working class people’. Religion would cushion the pain of oppression and exploitation in unequal societies such as in a capitalist society. It legitimized and maintained the power of the ruling class – helps to maintain the status quo by preventing the less powerful from changing things. Feminists see religion as a conservative force because it acts as an ideology that legitimates

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    long run demands commitment and sound moral behavior. This demonstrates dedication to all stakeholders‚ ethics enhance how a company operates and also enhances a company’s reputation and this brings more profits to the organizations. MAX WEBER PROTESTANT ETHICS Max Weber a German sociologist and political economist (1864 - 1920) aim at understanding the revolution power based of political stability and control of capitalism. With his social and religious

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    particular people or improve particular conditions. The relationship between the state and its territory is not pre-given but rather is a product of constant claims and the authority of the state has to be created and sustained. The German sociologist Max Weber defined the state in a lecture given in 1918 as ‘A human community that (successfully) claims the monopoly of the legitimate use of physical force within a given territory’. (Blakely & Saward‚ 2009‚ Page 361) This implies‚ the state being the

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    05-Volti-45440.qxd 11/12/2007 5 12:46 PM Page 79 Bureaucratic Organization A lthough modern societies are for the most part lacking in castes‚ guilds‚ and other socially embedded ways of recruiting‚ training‚ and organizing workers‚ personal connections and social networks are still highly relevant to many aspects of working life‚ especially in regard to the way jobs get filled‚ as will be noted in Chapter 7. In a parallel fashion‚ the rules and procedures governing the

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    Administrative Discretion NAME SCHOOL Should public administrators be restricted to only laid down rules in the discharge of their duties as espoused by Max Weber or should they have some amount of discretion? To me that is a very open question in regards to public administration and depending on the situation either administrators’ following guidelines is best or administrators following their best discretion can be the best for the situation at hand. So when answering this question I

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