Crime is socially constructed. What does this mean and how does ‘crime’ differ from ‘deviance’? Nowadays hard to imagine daily life without news telling us stories about shocking tragedies happening around the world. Unfortunately almost everybody is interested in actions that can harm somebody. In media even existing a victim hierarchy (more sensational victim goes on top) of attraction interest of audience. People are ‘measure’ beings. It is in our habits to judge ourselves and people around us
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without chaos. It is this relative uniformity in social action‚ on a macro level‚ that has pre-occupied the minds of sociologists for some time. A defining fact of human social life is that people will gravitate to each other in various ways. Macionis and Plummer (2008) defines a social group as “…two or more people who identify and interact with one another.” Social Groups range from
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Contents 1. Key Information 3 2. Introduction to the Module 3 3. Intended Learning Outcomes 4 4. Outline Delivery 5 4.1 Attendance Requirements 6 5. Assessment 11 6. How is My Work Marked? 12 7. Assessment Criteria and Marking Standards 15 8. Assessment Offences 17 9. Learning Resources 19 9.1. Library 19 9.2. Other Resources 20 10. Module Evaluation 21 11. Report on Last Delivery of Module 21 1. Key Information Module/Unit title: Comparing
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WHAT IS THE FUNCTION OF THE WELFARE STATE? The question set is so broad that I shall have to be selective. I shall conduct my answer in relation to the British Welfare State. Before we can successfully understand the function of the Welfare State we must first be clear of its definition. Although I recognise that Britain has a long history of providing forms of welfare to its citizens though relief like the poor-law between the sixteenth and twentieth centuries‚ I intend to look at the post-war
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References: Blainey‚ G 2000‚ A Short History of the World‚ Viking‚ Ringwood. Henslin‚ J‚ Possamai‚ A & Possamai-Inesedy‚ A 2011‚ Sociology: A down-to-earth approach‚ Pearson‚ Frenchs Forest NSW. Macionis J & Plummer‚ K 2012‚ Sociology: a global introduction‚ 5th edn‚ Pearson Prentice Hall‚ Harlow. Povos Indigenas no Brasil n.d.‚ Yanomami family‚ digital image‚ viewed 22 November 2014‚ <http://pib.socioambiental.org/en/povo/yanomami/580>.
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of opportunity is highly valued in education policy.’ (Considine and Dukelow‚ 2009‚ p287) ‘Conflict theorists argue that schools routinely tailor education according to students’ social background‚ thereby perpetuating social inequality.’ (Macionis and Plummer‚ 1998‚ p539) ‘Educational disadvantage is strongly related to poverty‚ as students from lower social class groups are more likely to be at a disadvantage in terms of participation and achievement in the education system.’(Kelleghan et al. 1995;
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question: is there a clear distinction of sociology from the other social sciences? To begin discussing this argument one must first ask the question: What is sociology? Sociology can be defined as‚ “the systematic study of human society”. (Macionis & Plummer 4) More technically‚ sociology is the analysis of the structure of social relationships as constituted by social interaction‚ but no definition is entirely satisfactory because of the diversity of perspectives. (Abercrombie 232) Sociology then
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life skills and more demanding subject principles. These skills are aimed at helping these individuals to create a livelihood for themselves‚ satisfy personal curiosities and fulfill one’s personal desire for personal fulfillment to better oneself (Macionis 2008). As Moore’s et al (2008) explains‚ functionalism from a functionalist’s perspective on education is having consensus perspective: it is a perspective in which one examine how the society is maintained for the common good. Such a functionalist
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Historically‚ the dominance men had over women from social and economic pressure was once reflected as natural and rights (Macionis & Plummer‚ 2012). This incongruence is the cornerstone of conflict theory‚ which would place men in the power-class‚ and women in a lesser-class. These roles‚ conversely‚ are changing. Due to the social recession‚ the ratio of men to women in the workplace
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philosophers on "imagining the ideal society" (Macionis‚ Plummer‚ 1997‚ p.15). One factor‚ which has had an immense impact on the change and development of society‚ was the industrial revolution. The industrial revolution began in
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