Outline and assess the functionalists’ theory of social inequalities The Functionalist theory believes that Social stratification‚ including age inequality‚ is necessary for the functioning of a healthy society. Their perspective of social inequality is the belief that "inequality is not only inevitable but also necessary for the smooth functioning of society’. Functionalists believe that Age has become more important in modern society; age provides the function of social integration leading to
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the UK in the 21st century. Use two contrasting theories and relevant studies in your answer. (2009) Inequality exists in all societies‚ sociologists concern themselves with social inequality including social prestige‚ economic privileges and power. Stratification‚ in particular social stratification is different. Stratification shows that inequality is rife in society and the inequality is also structured in the form of strata. In Britain there are many differing class stratification systems
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The author of Savage inequalities is Jonathan Kozol and this chapters describes life in East St. Louis. East St. Louis is a black community on the Mississippi floodplain. Kozol states that East St. Louis is the most distressed small city in America. The people of East St. Louis are exposed to the burning garbage and foul chemicals from nearby industries. The people are also exposed to toxic waste‚ raw sewage‚ and the dangers of lead poisoning. The city‚ which is 98% black‚ has no obstetric services
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Math 107 002 Homework 5 (due 13 Oct 2011) Fall 2011 Please use your calculators and give your final answers to 3 significant figures. Show your work for full credit. Please state clearly all assumptions made. 1. Classify each random variable as discrete or continuous. (a) The number of visitors to the Museum of Science in Boston on a randomly selected day. (b) The camber-angle adjustment necessary for a front-end alignment. (c) The total number of pixels in a photograph produced by a digital camera
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Inequalities of Race and Ethnicity The inequalities shown within these articles demonstrate and unfortunate example of the prejudice‚ discrimination‚ and racism that our country has developed. As of this very minute our nation is still debating whether or not to allow refugees from Syria and neighboring countries into the US because of Isis liked threats. Normal families with children seeking asylum from these terrorist groups and safety as well as good jobs in a nation where they can be whomever
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Social Inequality and it’s Representation in Elysium Introduction Movies are an important vehicle for the transmission of cultural norms and understandings as they allow producers to present their views on present day problems and increase our understanding of particular historical events or the lives of people in other places (Dowd 2010 in Sutherland & Feltey 2013). This is reflected through the film Elysium (2013) in which director Neill Blomkamp constructs and challenges the concept of social
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Whether society likes it or not‚ inequality occurs in America. It is a matter that has been discussed in the past and present‚ yet not many measures have been taken to help take care of the problem. I closely read an article by a senior organizer and research associate at the Institute for Policy Studies in Washington which touches upon the topic of a black and white split in our country. “Sociologists have long documented the fact that the class system is more rigid for African Americans than
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There is an ongoing problem that I would love to understand and possibly solve. That problem is racial inequality and the dehumanizing of “others”. The world we live in today justifies killing people who are not like us‚ people that we consider “the others”. We go to war with other countries over things like land and resources something we all shared at once. When we go to war with other countries people seem to forget that we are killing other people. People with families‚ friends‚ and lives to
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The unalienable right of Pursuit of Happiness can be defined as the right to prosper and thrive in the time Jefferson had written the Declaration of Independence. From the time of the liberation of the colonies to present day‚ there has been an inequality in the ability to pursuit happiness‚ whether it was because of how much money one possessed‚ which race or gender one belonged to‚ or even which religion you wished to practice. In Martin Luther King Jr.’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail”‚ he says
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(Jonathan Kozol at BOOST Conference). This was the beginning of a long and passionate journey into education. The “Savage Inequalities” Kozol has written a book titled Savage Inedualities: Children in America’s Schools to help share with the people of America what is truly going on in the schools. Kozol (2011) shared in his speech at the BOOST Conference that one of the biggest inequalities that children face have to do with the schooling in inner city versus suburban schools. Most inner city schools have
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