Assess the view that the nuclear family is no longer the norm. A conventional nuclear family consists of a traditional setting. A husband‚ wife and one or more children living together under the same roof. As such‚ the customary breadwinner would be the husband‚ while the wife is responsible for the housework and the emotional welfare of the children. But in today’s society‚ a nuclear family is seen as one of many family types in modern day society. There are some sociologists that say the nuclear
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Throughout those twelve years many families were torn apart and separated. During the Holocaust many families were separated. Families knew they would not be able to be together in the concentration camps. To avoid being separated and hurting their children‚ parents would place their children in convents‚ orphanages‚ and foster families before they were taken. This was the parents only hope to save their children. When this war began many men left their families and tried to flee the country for
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Outline and evaluate biological explanations for schizophrenia (8+16marks). It has been showed that schizophrenia has a tendency to run in different families. This implies that genes play a role. The closer the genetic relationship the more likely the people are to share the disorder. Gottesman (1991) showed that when both parents are schizophrenic‚ there is a 46% chance of the child also getting it‚ however‚ if only one parent had it‚ it dropped to 16% and dropped to a further 1% when the sibling
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1.3 Evaluate own role and responsibilities in lifelong learning Any roles come with own responsibilities. We have to act within professional codes which involve knowledge of the Code of Professional Practice (2008). This was introduced by the Institute for Learning‚ to cover the activities of teachers in the Lifelong Sector. The code is based on seven behaviours: Professional integrity‚ Respect‚ Reasonable care‚ Professional practice Criminal offence disclosure Responsibility during institute
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It is fact that innovations in technology have led to changing the way of teaching in recent times. This brings us to the question of whether the role of teacher will be as important as it did in the past. In this essay the arguments surrounding teachers’ role in the modern world will be examined. At first place‚ there are some people out there who champion no matter how technology of communication via computers is advanced‚ the teachers’ position will remain steady all the time. They argue
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Changing Role of Women in Society How was the status of woman and their rights represented in western society in the 1600 to early 20th century? For centuries‚ woman and their rights have been oppressed by the dominance of man. There has been continued struggle for the recognition of woman’s cultural roles and achievements‚ and for their social and political rights. It was very much a patriarchal society for woman‚ which hindered or prevented woman from realizing their productive and creative possibilities
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Gender roles are associated with the norms‚ or standards that are created by society. These roles have surpassed the expectations of what our grandparents and ancestors were accustomed to. Men are viewed as strong‚ aggressive‚ and dominant; while women are viewed as nurturing‚ passive‚ and subordinate. The changes have impacted the world in great form by defying the odds in household duties‚ education‚ and work. At a very young age women are told they are to learn to cook‚ clean‚ and anything
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When we think of challenging institutions we first think of the Enlightenment and the role the movement played in completely changing the course of human reason and thinking. Religion is and has been a central part of people’s lives throughout history‚ it dominated how many people thought and felt about the world around them. Before the Enlightenment‚ the Christian Church was an absolute power and domineering institution that persecuted people as heretics if they attempted to discredit or disprove
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Outline and evaluate two social psychological explanations There are two social psychological approaches to aggression. These are social learning theory (SLT) and deindividuation theory (DT). Both these theories stress that aggression is a learnt process‚ they believe that aggression is due to our nurture and not in our nature. They dispute the biological approach to aggression. Social learning theory was proposed by Alburt Bandura. He used the word modeling to explain how humans can quickly learn
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