The Functionalist view of the family. Functionalism was the dominant branch of western Sociology until the 1960s since when it has been increasingly criticised by sociologists favouring different sociological perspectives. Functionalists argue that societies consist of inter-related social institutions such as schools‚ mass media‚ political systems‚ the Church and the family each of which contribute positively to the maintenance of stability of society as a whole. That is: these institutions are
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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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Crime‚ by an agreed upon definition‚ is a violation of social rules and conduct. In the United States‚ people have conflicting views on crime and the reasons behind why certain behaviors are accepts and others are prohibited. These views can be categorized into three distinct perspectives. The consensus view on crime is favored by those that believe that laws apply to all citizens equally. In other words‚ the same rules apply to the lower-class as they do to the middle-class as they do to the upper-class
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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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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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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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Socialisation. 1) What do sociologists mean by the concept of socialisation & how useful it is in understanding human behaviour? Socialisation is the process of learning the culture of any society so the ppl will fit themselves into the society. It is a process that involves internalising the norms & values of a society so that way of thinking‚ behaving & seeing things are taken for granted. Although sociologists have different perspectives they share a very important basic idea‚ i.e‚ the culture
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1.How are the views of liberal and radical feminists different? Liberal feminist and radical feminist contrast sharply in certain of their fundamental views‚ Liberal feminists thinking are a more reasoned intellectual perspective than the radical feminists’ position‚ which has both emotion and political centering in its logical expressions. Their focus is on widespread cultural awakening rather than a scholarly debate. Liberal feminists believe that there has been an improvement in the position
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