is structured in such a way that some persons will benefit from it more than others and that it is intended to cause social reproduction of inequality. Sociologists and economists Herbert Gintis and Samuel Bowles argue (as cited in Haralambos and Holborn‚ 2004 p. 698) that “there is a “close correspondence” between the social relationships which govern personal interaction in the work place and the social relationships of the education system.” The education system in today’s society is considered
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the norm across all races‚ creeds‚ nationalities etc. The gender disparity that was now a norm was indoctrinated in the female kind through socialization in the home‚ community‚ schools‚ churches and almost everywhere they existed. Haralambos and Holborn‚ 2008 refer to gender as the human traits linked by culture to each sex. Using the education system of Zimbabwe as a case study‚ a number of ways have been identified that construct gender inequality. Subrahmanian‚ 2003 refers to gender equality
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SURNAME: KAILE NAME: BOITSHWARO LECTURER: MR SAULOS QUESSION 2: Discuss characteristics of a bureaucratic school/ organization. DUE DATE: 08/10/2014 According to Haralambos and Holborn (1995) “a bureaucracy is concerned with the business of administration with controlling‚ managing and coordinating a complex series of tasks” (p: 270). Therefore‚ the aim of this essay is to discuss the characteristics of a bureaucratic school/ organization and they are as follows: specialization‚
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The usefulness of interviews in Sociological Research In assessing the usefulness of interviews within sociological research it is noted that sociology is an academic discipline and such it requires a methodology to reach conclusions thus it must have ways of producing and analysing data in order to test theories(Haralambos and Halborn 1995:808) Two main methods of data collection exist within sociological research these are quantitative and qualitative methods. Quantitative methods are favoured
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taken of how many children choose which answer. I will analyse my data by looking at the percentage of correct answers in the questionnaire. I have favoured this method because questionnaires can be used easily with larger samples (Haralambos and Holborn‚ 1995‚ p. 837) and the results from questionnaires can be compared more easily than observations (Harris‚ 2003‚ p. 10). I considered using pupil observation alongside the questionnaire; however I decided against this because I feel the questionnaire
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A Description of a City Shower By Jonathan Swift Careful observers may foretell the hour (By sure prognostics) when to dread a shower: While rain depends‚ the pensive cat gives o’er Her frolics‚ and pursues her tail no more. Returning home at night‚ you’ll find the sink Strike your offended sense with double stink. If you be wise‚ then go not far to dine; You’ll spend in coach hire more than save in wine. A coming shower your shooting corns presage‚ Old achès throb‚ your hollow
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the theories relate to today’s society compared with their origination in the mid 20th Century. Functionalism in crime originated with Emile Durkheim in 1938. He argued that crime is an inevitable and normal aspect of social life‚(Haralambos and Holborn) and that deviance is functional in society. How can this be when deviance is usually related to crime and breaking of the rules‚ how can this be functional? Durkheim supported his theory by suggesting that; Societies have to have rules and rules
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Charles Dickens was born on February 7‚ 1812. Dickens was born at the height of the Industrial Revolution‚ a time which brought great change to Victorian society. Population in urban areas (London’s‚ in particular) soared. The overpopulation led to a lack of employment; soon poverty and crime increased. In response‚ the Poor Laws were put into effect. The Poor Laws established baby farms and workhouses to provide aid for those in poverty‚ and those who could not find work. Rather than provide
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