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    Outline and evaluate the learning theory of attachment The learning theory‚ firstly proposed by Dolland Miller (1950) argues that attachment is a form of nurture and so is learnt. Behaviourists came up with the idea that it is learnt either through classical or operant conditioning. The learning theory was introduced by behaviourists who base most of their explanation on the effects of nurturing. They proposed that all behaviour is learned rather than inborn and In terms of attachment‚ through

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    Describe and evaluate social influences on gender roles (25 marks) Bandura and Walters (1963) proposed the social learning theory initially to explain aggression in children‚ yet they argued it can be readily applied to any behaviour. SLT suggests we acquire new behaviours via observing others‚ then modelling the observed behaviour. We are more likely to model behaviours if the behaviour is rewarded‚ via indirect‚ vicarious reinforcement. We can also learn new behaviours via being reinforced

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    “examine the view that the family is universal” Universal can be described as worldwide. I will be examining whether the family‚ in particular the nuclear family is found in every society. George Murdock examined the institution of the family in a wide range of society. Murdock took a sample of 250 societies of different cultures and discovered that there was some form of the nuclear family which existed in every society. Murdock then concluded that the family is universal and provides four function

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    The Feminist View of Marriage The Awakening by Chopin was written in a time where marriage and love did not have the same meaning as it does today. The women in this time was forced into an arranged marriage at a young age‚ they had no time to experience life they self. In today society we have a choice on who we marry and for what reason why we choose to marry. Edna marriage was to escape from her family cage only to replace by Mr.Ponteller cage. She was forced in to a loveless marriage for the

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    * Feminist criticism defines a literary theory showing how women were portrayed as less valuable than men in literature throughout history. Usually called feminist literary criticism‚ it studies how early writings condoned the oppression of women because men dominated society. Feminist criticism also explores how women writers were taken less seriously than male authors from a historical A criticism advocating equal rights for women in a political‚ economic‚ social‚ psychological‚ personal

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    The biological approach to aggression includes the belief that genetic factors play a role in aggressive behaviour and lies within an individual’s genetic make-up. There is supporting evidence of a genetic component of aggression. Psychologists have looked at twin studies to try and find evidence for a genetic basis o compare the degree of similarity of aggression between sets of monozygotic (MZ) twins and dizygotic (DZ) twins. In general it was found that aggressive behaviour is more highly correlated

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    Assess functionalist views of the role of the family. What do Functionalists believe the role of the family is? Try to back these up using examples of functionalist sociologists. The whole family has an important part to play within our society and each member have a job to do to keep the family together. Just as Talcott Parsons suggested the theory of functionalism means that the function of anything is about the job that is set to do. However Parsons‚ along with Wilmott and Young argued that

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    criticisms of person-centred therapy by other writers and weigh these up‚ along with the strengths of using person-centre therapy and when it will be most suited to treat certain disorders. I will also look at Carl Rogers in more depth with his views‚ responses and approaches in treating clients with his theory and at the different theoretical constructs such as Maslow’s self actualisation‚ self concept and conditions of worth when evaluating the person-centred therapy approach. I will

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    the nuclear family are influenced by the theory of functionalism‚ which dominated thinking in the sociology of the family for many years. Functionalists are interested in how the functions for the greater good of society and how it contributes to the maintenance of social order. (Moore‚ 2008). Functionalism defines the family as having its part or function within society. Functionalists suggest that if a social institution is apparent then it must have a role or function. The family is looked at

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    George Peter Murdock (1949) wanted to know if the family was not just cultural but universal (he claimed that it was universal). * Common residence * Economic co-operation * Adults including both sexes * At least two have socially approved sex * One or more children * Biological or adopted This he thought was the universal minimum. Which adults had sexual relations depended on the culture. He believed the nuclear family was the universal core of the world’s large variety

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