Marxist sees ‘all social institutions as serving the interests of capitalism’. This including the family‚ it suggests that they help to maintain and justify capitalism by reinforcing class inequality and exploitation from the rich. Another opinion on this is the functionalist approach in which they think the family performs the essential needs of the society. Both Marxist and functionalist ideas contrast as functionalists see society based on value consensus in which everyone agrees whereas Marxists
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Marxists Views on the Family There are three Marxists views of the family‚ Karl Marx‚ Friedrich Engels and Eli Zaretsky; they all see all institutions such as education‚ the media and the family as maintaining class inequality and capitalism. Marxism is a as conflict perspective as it describes a form of inequality where groups could potentially competes for power. Modern Marxist agrees that: * Families socialise children to be obedient and hardworking‚ which benefits capitalists; * Wealth
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Using material from Item A and elsewhere‚ assess the view that the education system exists mainly to select and prepare young people for their future work roles. (20 marks) As stated in Item A sociologists see the education system as performing a vital role in modern societies. Item A also highlights that the education system can equip individuals with the specialised knowledge and skills they will need when they join the workforce. Therefore‚ the education system helps select and allocate individuals
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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 opinions are completely contrasted‚ as Marxists think that we live in a Capitalist
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essay question (above) is from a marxists point of view.DONE Main- Identify ways in which the education system serves capitalist society. Talk about Education as an ISA‚ the hidden curriculum‚ meritocracy‚ correspondence principle‚ the lads anti-school subculture. Give a definition of all the above points‚ and explain how they are linked to the essay question . Evaluate strengths and weaknesses. Conclusion - Compare marxist view with functionalist view that the education system benefits
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inequality. Rather‚ they believe that the educational system reinforces and perpetuates social inequalities arising from differences in class‚ gender‚ race‚ and ethnicity. Where functionalists see education as serving a beneficial role‚ conflict theorists view it more negatively. To them‚ educational systems preserve the status quo and push people of lower status into obedience. The fulfillment of one’s education is closely linked to social class. Students of low socioeconomic status are generally not
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Examine the Marxist View of the Family (24 Marks) Marxists believe that the nuclear family is dominant in Society. They see the family in the classic way and they all perform essential functions and do a lot of things for each other and stick to the classic roles of the man is the breadwinner where he goes out and makes all the money to supply for the family‚ the mother does the house work but still earns money to supply for the family and looks after the children etc‚ the traditional family sort
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assumptions of the Functionalist and Marxist perspectives on religion. ______________________________________________________________________________ “Religion is an organized collection of beliefs‚ cultural systems and world views that relate humanity to an order of existence.” Sociologist study religion as both a belief system and a social institution. As belief system – Religion shapes what people think and how they see the world. As Social Institution – Religion is a pattern of social action organized
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Examine the Marxist view that the main role of the family is to serve the interests of Capitalism Within sociology there are many different many sociological perspectives on the role of the family‚ however I believe that the Marxist view on the role of the family is most critical. Marxists believe that the sole purpose of family within society is to serve the ruling class i.e. ‘Bourgeoisie’. Marxists believe that the current economic system is exploitive towards the proletariat as it keeps profit
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Explain and Assess the Marxist explanation of Crime and Deviance According to Wickham (1991)‚ deviance is behaviour that violates the standards of conduct or expectations of a group or society. Karl Marx says that deviance is due to unequal power relationships and is a function of class struggle. Crime‚ however‚ is an act of deviance prohibited by law. The conflict theory of crime states that those in the higher social classes will benefit more from the government‚ compared to those in the lower
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