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    which out REF ; martin 1992‚3 NOAM CHOMSKY Chomsky Linguistic Theory  Structure of language   formalism concentrates on the set of rules a language has (competence)‚ and not on the usage of this set when producing phrases (performance)  Moreover‚ humans are supposed to be genetically predetermined to learn language because of the language acquisition device REF ; http://www.chomsky.info/ FUNCTIONALISTFunctionalist maintain that the communicative situation motivates constrain or otherwise

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    compare to the rest of the country in term of mobility rates? Is it above or below the national mean? North Carolina is above the national mean in terms of mobility rate. North Carolina has a mobility rate of 46-55% and the national mean for mobility is 45-46% in the U.S. What factors may account for your state’s mobility status? Factors like developments‚ jobs‚ and the economy are leading to North Carolina’s high mobility rate. An increase mobility rate means that many people are moving into North

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    Compare and Contrast the Functionalist and Marxist views on the Family 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. Broadly speaking it is assumed by functionalists that societies operate in the interests of all of their members so that there is no reason for fundamental conflict in society. Instead

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    2.3.5. Shared Mobility in North America Technology enabled shared mobility: With the increase in the smartphones and the Internet-based technologies‚ the Intelligent transport system and the mass level marketing of the connected vehicles helps in the improvement of the efficiency of the shared mobility and the multi modal transportation system. The increment in the availability‚ capability and the affordability of the various ITS‚ GPS and wireless technologies available joined with the data availability

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    Examine the contribution of functionalist sociologists to an understanding of the family (24 marks). Functionalists regard society as a system made up of different parts that depend on each other such as a family. They see family as an important “organ” in the “body” of society. This is because they tend to look at the family in terms of the functions it performs for the benefit of society and the individual. They see the nuclear family of 2 parents with 2 children as the “ideal”. George Peter

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    In sociology‚ conflict theory states that the society or organization functions so that each individual participant and its groups struggle to maximize their benefits‚ which inevitably contributes to social change such as changes in politics and revolutions. Prostitution is a way for an individual to maximize their monetary intake (benefit) by selling the thing that have readily‚ their bodies. Because this power that individuals have‚ the government had to come in and outlaw prostitution. The

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    By Using the Structural Functionalist Approach‚ Discuss Zambia Political Parties and Their Contribution to Liberal Democracy. By Floti1 | July 2013 Zoom In Zoom Out Page 1 of 5 Rule by the people is what a democracy is made of‚ this might be achieved by having the party in power elected into office into office by the majority‚ the term democracy and the practice itself is diverse in each country but it has similar features which characterize all forms. This essay explains the impact

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    In this article I read looking at it from a sociological perspective the commercial space company headed by TELSA CEO Eon musk is finding ways on how to help society with ways of inventing cars that you need no gas they work by using solar power he is a great man investing on things to make this world easier to live in. Traditionally‚ rockets have been left to burn up in the Earth’s atmosphere after launch‚ and that’s why going to space has been so expensive. The necessary level of precision is astounding

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    “Assess functionalists explanations for patterns of crime and deviance.” The patterns of crime and deviance have proven to be a popular topic amongst sociological groups‚ arguably because it crosses over with many key ideas and debates discussed within sociology. Functionalists are just one of numerous groups who have thrown there hat in the ring by attempting to provide a definitive answer behind the patterns of crime and deviance. However‚ like all explanations in one way or another‚ functionalists

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    Assess the strengths and weaknesses of the functionalist approach to society (33 marks) Functionalism is seen as a macro-scale approach to society; it sees society as a whole rather than looking at parts of it. Due to this‚ functionalism sees society as a body (organic analogy)‚ all the institutions work together to make society. This is particularly useful when observing society in order to understand the way in which it functions and the way in which all the institutions (organic analogy: organs

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