An ideology is a system of ideas which attempts to explain reality. Ideologies are developed because reality is often too complex to be understood. They also reflect a biased point of view and serve the interests of a particular group. They are created by institutions such as church‚ state‚ school‚ etc. They tell people how to think‚ speak‚ feel or act. Ideologies tend either to over-simplify reality or to completely distort it. Ideologies sway people to think a certain way and in doing so they abolish
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“Social Stratification continues to be a key feature of Caribbean Society.” Using examples to support your answer‚ discuss the extent to which you agree with this statement. Social stratification refers to the ways in which a particular society ranks the various social groups according to one or more criteria that are valued in the society. This ranking indicates that some groups have more and some have less of what society values‚ including wealth‚ status and prestige. This system of social stratification
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Discuss the relationship between ideology and economy from a Marxian view point. A. Marx’s social theory was one of the great intellectual achievements of the 19th century. Marx set out to change the world‚ as well as to interpret it; and his theoretical analysis of the course of social development‚ especially in the modern capitalist societies. This answer aims to bring out the relation between ideology and economy as Marx perceived it‚ by looking at the ruling class ideology and its effect
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Stratification in Ghana Stratification in Ghana appears to use both caste and class systems. Many of the first kingdoms that formed in Ghana were separated into three traditional classes: the royal class‚ the commoner class‚ and the slave class. The royals preserved special rights to fill the chief offices of king and queen. Unlike European traditions‚ special status in pre-colonized Ghana was specified only to office-holders and not their families. For this reason‚ it was very common for members
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behaviors‚ activities‚ and attributes that a given society considers appropriate for men and women. In other words‚ it is a social and behavioral norm that are generally considered appropriate for either a man or a woman in a social or interpersonal relationship while "sex" refers to the biological and physiological characteristics that define men and women. These gender roles in many developing societies‚ although not in all‚ women have traditionally been under-represented or experienced disadvantages
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SOCIAL STRATIFICATION RELATED TO THE OCCUPY MOVEMENT The Occupy movement has been described as a movement where people utilize protest to voice their demands regarding equality for all in relation to power and economy (Maxwell). Some refer to Spain and the Indignant movement in May of 2011 as the beginning of the Occupy movement internationally. The Spanish protestors shared a common dissatisfaction with the lack of representation by their political parties‚ corruption of government created by
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Starting in 1815‚ Europe became quite torn with the various ideologies of liberalism‚ conservatism‚ and nationalism showing up. These beliefs and political views had a huge impact on the many events that happened in the early to mid-eighteenth century. Conservatism basically was an ideology that stressed order and traditional values. They insisted that the government should still be ran by the elite because they were meant to rule‚ and no one else was. They wanted authority to rest in the hands
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Ireland The social stratification in Ireland today is undefined. During the Celtic Tiger it was perceived that Ireland as a whole was very wealthy and many people were classed as ‘wealthy’ or ‘upper class’. However since the recession hit the social status regarding the wealth of the country has deteriorated. It appears now that a larger number of the population are working or middle class and only a minority group remain in the upper classes of society. The growing unemployment rate has forced many
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To define gender stratification even better‚ one could imply from the above that‚ it is a set of rights‚ obligations‚ expectations‚ and privileges that determines men’s and women’s behavior within the society. The last 40 years‚ women are getting high education and some of them combining their talent in the working field‚ are capable of doing as well as men in their jobs. On the other hand‚ some women who complain about outspokenness and assertiveness are treated unequally and have negative effects
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Gregory Sarksian Sociology 101 (Pulliam) 12/5/2012 America’s Caste System As this sociology course comes to an end‚ I’ve gotten a broader idea of not only who I am in this society‚ but also where I belong in this society. What this class allowed me to realize is that I was given an opportunity that other sperm cells were not. Why was I lucky enough to be the son of a successful certified public accountant‚ and the same for everyone else in my inner circle of friends? How was it decided that
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