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    1.1 Explain the background and development of theoretical ethical approaches? BACKGROUND AND DEVELOPMENT OF THEORETICAL ETHICAL APPROACHES Deontological Theory The deontological theory state that the consequences or outcomes of actions are not important‚ what actually matter is that the actions are morally justified. For example drunken driving is wrong‚ now if a person argues that he safely navigated his way back home and for that reason he/she should not be held accountable by law‚ they

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    Asses the functionalist role of education in society The role of education is to educate individuals within society and to prepare them for working life in the economy‚ also to integrate individuals and teach them the norms‚ values and roles within society. There are many different sociological theories that differ within the role of education within society that attempt to try and explain how society or aspects of society work together. There are several perspectives on the sociology of education

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    Societies in Conflict Class distinctions are prevalent in many societies. The disparity in values‚ traditions‚ and culture between the rich and the poor is evident through the lifestyles of each social group. If a person interacts with different societies‚ he or she can experience conflicting situations. In Katherine Mansfield’s “Her First Ball” and in Witi Ihimaera‘s “His First Ball‚” the characters‚ each from different backgrounds‚ are placed in high society functions that conclude very

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    Compare and Contrast There are significant changes in our life that we used to live in the past and the way we live nowadays. These changes are caused by changed generation and technological advancements. I have completed graduation in India in 2010‚ and I am studying advanced diploma in Canada which differs in many ways. First of all‚ In India I have completed Bachelor Degree which was much harder and theoretical. The program comprises of 8 semesters with 6 months in each semester‚ and

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    Symbolic Interactionist Perspective Media Analysis University of Phoenix Symbolic Interactionist Perspective Media Analysis People often use nonverbal communication through meaningful objects or behaviors such as facial expressions‚ gestures‚ body language‚ symbols‚ clothing articles‚ and posture standings to interact and communicate his or her idea or opinion. These meaningful objects and behaviors are viewed as a sociological framework called symbolic interactionism. The receiving

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    Narrative and Systemic Approaches with Refugee Populations Colleen Cummings SOWK 5208 - 090 August 7‚ 2013 Narrative and Systemic Approaches with Refugee Populations In today’s world millions of displaced people have had to flee or have been forced to leave their homes. These people may be internally displaced within their own borders or living in another country with refugee status‚ having left due to war‚ natural disasters‚ shifts in political

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    A Comparison of Marxist and Functionalist Views on Society There is a division between functionalists and Marxists over the functions of the society. Marxism was founded by Karl Marx. Marx saw society as divided into two major parts‚ the economic base otherwise known as the infrastructure and the super-structure. Functionalists see society as a set of parts which work together to form a whole. Functionalism is also called a consensus theory. Marxism and functionalism are similar

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    Compare and Contrast Economic Market Systems In differentiating between market structures one has to compare and contrast public goods‚ private goods‚ common resources‚ and natural monopolies. All of these are major factors that need to be considered. Public goods are those goods in which all of society benefit from and are equally shared among everyone within. These types of goods can be consumed simultaneously by several individuals without diminishing the value of consumption to any individual

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    learning about the functionalist perspective aka functionalism. I do know that it is one of the major concept theories and perspectives in sociology. From class we learned about Emile Durkheim’s interest in this theory on how social order is possible on how society remains relatively stable through functionalism. “Functionalism does interpret every part of society on how it all contributes to the stability and the survival of society”. I guess the reason why I liked the study of functionalism is

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    Theoretical and treatment approaches to family treatment Structural family therapists have developed a number of techniques; some of the following techniques are frequently used in restructuring families (Janzen) Confirmation: The therapist who is giving a sympathetic response to a family member’s affective presentation of herself‚ for example‚ may employ this technique: “You seem to be worried.” Confirmation can also be executed by describing an obviously negative characteristic of the client

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