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What is ‘cultural capital’?

This concept comes from research of Marxist theorist Bourdieu, and it can be linked (as an opposition) to meritocracy. Cultural capital theory focuses on the fact that society is dominated by middle class...

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Describe and Evaluate Marxist Views of the Family.

Marxism views family as an institution to advance capitalism and maintain its needs. Engles argues that originally we lived in ‘promiscuous hordes’ and the family was only created as a capitalist concept ...

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Explain how economic inequalities can cause social inequalities

An inequality is a difference in access to resources leading to social, economic, cultural advantages and disadvantages. Economic inequalities can cause and reinforce social inequalities.

The econo...

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How would sociologists define crime?

A simple definition of crime would be that a criminal behaviour is a behaviour that is breaking the law. However, crime is a much more complex concept to define. To extend the previous simple definition, ...

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Identify and briefly explain two ways in which gendered subject choice in reinforced within schools (a typical 4 mark question)

Gendered subject image is one of the key factors contributing to the divide between subjects which have come to be associated with typically male or female students within schools. For example, subjects s...

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