psychology of friendships to the social structures that influence and underpin them. This shift in sociological view of friendship is a reflection of the growing interest of mixed methodologies in research. What the social structures are that bind friendship in terms of manners agreed between the perpetrators of the friendship, so the rituals and routines become particular to those people in their understanding of the relationship. The understanding of the influence of class and gender on friendships is
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overcome problems faced by social and economic issues like poverty, violence, ill health discrimination among the children based on race, ethnicity etc. I - UNICEF span and work focus The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) takes a large number of measures to provide the best start for a child’s life as a good care in the initial stages of an individual’s life ensures the best foundation for its future. The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) encourages education for girls making sure that
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Outline and assess the view that teacher labelling causes social class differences in educational achievement The labelling theory suggests that teachers judge pupils by their characteristics that relate to class, gender and ethnicity. For example teachers are likely to label middle class pupils as bright and more able to achieve in education, whereas, teachers would see working class as less able pupils. The attachment of labels has important consequences for how others see a person and how he/
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how it is practiced and defended, racism promotes power, recognition, advantages, and opportunity for some people at the expense of others. Racial discrimination destroys what many strive to build. Racism leads to hate, war, and the worst forms of social injustice. On the other hand, a world without racism is one in which the benefits of love, forgiveness, kindness and understanding would flourish. Race has been a problem in the United States for a long time. More specifically, people have been
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* Assess functionalist views of the role of education (20 marks) There are multiple views in society of the education system. The first view is functionalist – they believe that the education system is positive. The second view is Marxism – they believe that education in negative. The final perspective is feminism and they believe that again education is a negative thing. Functionalists such as Durkheim believe that the education system is positive because it gives us a shared sense of belonging
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FUNCTIONALIST THEORY A consensus theory. Society has basic needs, including the need for social order. School is fair to all, and helps encourage positive social solidarity, and socialises students effectively. DURKHEIM * Durkheim saw education as the transmission of society’s norms from one generation to the other. This is vital to produce social solidarity. * The school is a miniature society, where students are trained to interact with other students much like they are trained
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efficient educational systems in the world because it guarantees high quality in education. This is because a country’s wealth is partially determined by the amount of money and resources spend on education as well as the achievements of higher education. Therefore, countries that are struggling to obtain basic necessities are unable to afford educational system that would help reduce their poverty rate. The differences in education varies among countries and states, thus the states with the low socioeconomic
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DISCUSSION What are the dimensions of cultural diversity? Identify and briefly explain the dimensions by referencing both textbooks. My initial response to the question “What are the dimensions of cultural diversity?” were religion, race, ethnicity and gender. However, upon reading a chapter in the book Understanding and managing diversity : readings, cases and exercises by Harvey and Allard, the chapter A World View of Cultural Diversity by Thomas Sowell (2009), changed my perspective. After
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they were right (Cenziper, Mellnik, 2013) Many public schools lack the resources to expose students to the world beyond their own poverty-stricken communities. The large disparity among schools in areas such as academics, advantages in higher education, and extracurricular activities particularly sports is based on the economics of the surrounding area. Funding for sports programs are the first to go when a school has difficulty meeting financial obligations despite it being proven that participation
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Race and Ethnicity has been equivalently used by people as referring to both meanings being the same. Race is a biological myth, because society believes that it’s real. Ethnicity is a self-identity with a shared culture. Society is structured around one’s social perception of race and ethnicity, which enables society to categorize according to importance. I’ll discuss how one’s position in the racial hierarchy encourages and permits prejudice and discrimination. Today’s society is structured
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