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Fundamentalists seem to go against the trend of secularisation, rejecting modern interpretations of faiths and seeking to return to the ‘literal truths’ of their religion. It is argued by some theorists t...

Social class is a constructed view of how we understand the placement of people in society. We traditionally have always had three classes, which exist in a hierarchy. This is the upper, middle class and ...

Radical feminists state that family life reflects patriarchy and would therefore argue the following two ways in which women are oppressed/exploited by men within their families.

Firstly, being sub...

A strength of the functionalist approach to society is the explanation of how social order is achieved.Parsons argues that social order is achieved through the existence of a shared culture, a set or norm...

Functionalists,such as the key figure Durkheim, see society in a mostly positive light. Therefore they are 'consensus theory' meaning they see society as currently fair and effective. They see society as ...