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What is meant by Parsons 'instrumental' and 'expressive' roles?

This is an important theory when looking at the domestic division of labour from a functionalist perspective. Parsons (1955) argues that in the nuclear family the husband and wife have different separa...

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Explain what is meant by socialisation

Socialisation is the process of learning a particular cultures norms and values. There are two types of socialisation; primary and secondary socialisation. 

Primary socialisation takes pl...

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What is cultural capital?

Cultural capital refers to the knowledge, attitudes, values, language, tastes and ability of the middle class. Middle class culture is a type of cultural capital because, like wealth, it gives people w...

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Identify and explain three reasons why women are more religious than men

1. Visions of God 

Women associate visions of god with love, comfort and forgiveness which are linked to femininity and family. Women tend to lean more towards people orientation then men...

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Identify and explain three reasons why memberships of sects may be short lived

1. It is hard to maintain commitment and fervour.

Finding those with enough commitment is hard to maintain especially after the 1st generation. This means a sect will either fade away or ...

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