Levels of Sociological Analysis Macrosociology - places the focus on broad features of society. Conflict theory and functionalists use macrosociology. The goal is to examine large scale social forces that influence people. Microsociology - the emphasis is placed on social interaction. The Macrosociological Perspective The Macrosociological Perspective Social structure - the framework of society that was already laid out before you were born. Social structure guides our behavior. People learn certain
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Using the material from item A and elsewhere‚ assess the view that working class children under-achieve because they are culturally deprived (20 marks). Cultural deprivation is the absence of expected and acceptable cultural phenomena in the environment which results in the failure of the individual to communicate and respond in the most appropriate manner within the context of society. There are three main factors that influence the cultural deprivation theory‚ IQ‚ language (elaborated speech
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Using material from Item 2B and elsewhere‚ assess the contribution of functionalist sociologists to our understanding of the family. The functionalist theory is about the idea of different parts of the body‚ the body needs certain parts In order to function which relates to society needing certain parts in order to be a society. In general‚ functionalism is a theory based on consensus which is where people agree on the same norms and values. This is different to Marxism which is a conflict between
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EVALUATE SOCIOLOGICAL EXPLANATIONS FOR DIFFERING LIFE CHANCES This assignment is going to explore an evaluation of various sociological explanations of life chances including health. This will be done by defining life chances and link them with the relevant theories such as the conflict‚ consensus‚ and social action theory. Life chances can be defined as the opportunities that arise in life that will determine the significant outcome of an individual’s life. Factors such as education‚ wealth‚ social
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Culture Culture can be defined as the language‚ beliefs‚ values‚ norms‚ behaviors‚ and even material objects that are passed from one generation to the next. (36) When you first look at someone you can see what culture they are from. Material culture is the things of culture such as jewelry‚ art‚ buildings‚ weapons‚ machines‚ hairstyles‚ and clothing. (36) Material culture is looking at the physical things about the culture. When people are judging other cultures it is usually by the physical
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Chapter One: Each perspective uniquely explains society‚ social forces‚ and human behavior. “Functionalist perspectives are based on the assumption that society is a stable‚ orderly system” (16). They say that the majority of members share a common set of values‚ beliefs‚ and behavioral expectations (16). I believe that our society has to have certain people‚ things‚ and parts to function properly. This is where the functionalism would come in. We need one thing to keep the other things going.
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Industrial revolution 5 changes New form of energy Centralization of work in factories Mass production Specialized division of labor Wage labor Economic Systems • Capitalist Private ownership of property Pursuit of personal profit Free competition and consumer choice a) Welfare Capitalism combines a mostly market-based economy with extensive social welfare to provide for basic needs. b) State Capitalism: companies are privately owned but co-operate closely with the government
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As human beings we all play a role in society. In the words of Shakespeare “The world is a stage and we all play different roles”. However how do we become social? Parents are the primary socialisers which later changes to teachers‚ friends and co- workers. Becoming social is an experience where an individual constructs their personal biography by collecting daily interactional rules and coming to terms with the wider patterns of their culture. To become social means to have grasped your social identity
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Asses the view that childhood is not a fixed universal experience People believe that childhood is a natural phase of life and that we all go through it at some point. It can be seen a biological state because of the physical and metal immaturity of children. However some people may argue with this and say it is not a biological state; they believe it is more of a social construction where it is a social role that is learnt through socialization. Different children experience different types of
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Cultural Conformity and Adaptation Essay Social control‚ social change‚ and resistance to social change are prominently represented in the movie One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. It’s primarily based on the experience of a criminal that chose to move to a mental institution to avoid serving his time at a prison work camp. The criminal‚ Randall McMurphy‚ did not realize was that once he was admitted to the institution‚ he would not be released until the medical staff felt he was safe for society.
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