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What are the functionalist perspectives on crime and deviance?

Functionalists believe that crimes are functional for society. Durkheim argues that crimes have 6 positive functions e.g. prostitution acting as a safety valvue to ensure that the most important part of s...

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Why do Marxists view the education system as an apparatus of the ruling class? (6 marks)

Marxists ideology is that the dominant ideology of capitalist society serves to further the status and wealth of the ruling classes. Education is an institution which is an example of this b...

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Explain what sociologists mean by primary socialisation.

Primary socialisation occurs when a child learns the values, attitudes and beliefs of their particular culture. This usually occurs in the family, for example, a child will be told off by their parent for...

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Describe one way in which parental values can influence a child’s attitude to education and explain how this may affect a child’s chance of success in school.

Parents influence their children's attitudes towards school and education. This affects the child's progress as if they feel encouraged and supported by their parent, for example if a parent regularly sho...

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Outline three ways in which school may mirror work in capitalist society.

Schools and work both have hierarchical structures. In school, the headteacher has the most control/power, whereas the students have the least control/power. This is mirrored at work in capitalist society...

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