Possible sociology questions January 2012 Item 2A Sociologists analyse the domestic division of labour in many different ways. Parsons describes the division of labour in the traditional nuclear family in terms of an expressive role and an instrumental role. However, this traditional arrangement may have changed as families have changed, and many feminists use the term ‘dual burden’ to describe the woman’s role in the family today. Item 2B Government policies and laws include tax and benefit
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years has been to create an education market (20 marks) Educational policies are laws and strategies that have been introduced by the government to advice or inform schools on how to run. They were first introduced in the 19th century, when industrialisation created the need for an educated workforce. Over the past 25 years, the UK has seen a wide number of policies be introduced into the education system that affect how it works. Some claim that the main aim of these policies is to promote marketisation
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Assess the contribution of functionalism to our understanding of families and households. Functionalism is a macro approach to society. It is based on a consensus that society as whole is run by and for the benefit of all its members. Early Functionalists such as Durkheim believed that society is made up of many institutions which work together to function. Regarding families, Functionalists believe that the nuclear family is best for society. Functionalists look at what the functions the family
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How far do you agree that Stalin’s position as General Secretary was the main factor in his emergence as leader of Russia? After Lenin’s death in 1924, the Communist leadership of Russia was thrown into disarray. There were many different ideas for the future of the country, the strongest of which was socialism, which caused many various contenders for the party to emerge. There was a struggle of power between these contenders, but Stalin eventually emerged as the successful new leader of the
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With reference to Mattel and your own research to what extent do you think that a business strategy of targeting emerging markets is a good one (40marks) An emerging market is a country which is in the process of rapid growth and industrialisation and it can consist of the BRIC countries, which are Brazil, Russia, India and China. Targeting an emerging market could be a good strategy. This is because if the current market the business is operating in is in saturation, it could be then justified
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replaces imports with domestically produced goods eg by implementing tariffs and quotas on imports. Both strategies promote growth but they both have many advantages and disadvantages as explained throughout this essay. Import substitution industrialisation is a popular way, especially in Latin America from the 1950s to the 1980s, of promoting growth since it has many merits. Free trade, ie with no barriers to trade, means that domestic infant industries, which don’t benefit from economies of scale
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corresponding to different types of society. Therefore suggesting there is a particular family form that best suits the conditions of industrial society. Functionalist's believe that the nuclear family replaced the extended families because of industrialisation. Parson claim's the nuclear family is crucial in relation to the socialisation of the young and stabilisation of adult personalities. G P Murdock says: “The family is a social group characterised by common residence, economic co-operation and
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From past to present; the changing focus of public health by Maria Joyce Key sections include: Environment, infectious disease, locating public health, the enlightenment, the Sanitarians, national provision of services, the inception of the National Health Service, ‘crisis in health’, The New Right, The Third Way, new public health. Public health, the new ideology may be taken to mean the promotion of healthy lifestyles linked to behaviour and individual responsibility supported by government
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services. The correct incentive for applying automation is to increase productivity, and/or quality beyond that possible with current human labor levels so as to realize economies of scale, and/or realize predictable quality levels. In the scope of industrialisation, automation is a step beyond mechanization. Whereas mechanization provides human operators with machinery to assist them with the muscular requirements of work, automation greatly decreases the need for human sensory and mental requirements while
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Year Nine English AEP Frankenstein/Science Fiction Essay (Reading and Writing Task) Topic: Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein is the Science Fiction text that allowed all other examples of the sub-genre to follow. Discuss this proposition with specific reference to the Drama Script and Film versions of the novel, along with any other relevant Science Fiction texts you have read or viewed. * Your essay should especially consider Shelley’s context and that of other writers you refer to, as well
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