Methods in Context

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Which functionalist theorist uses the concept of functional pre-requisites
Parsons
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What does Merton argue about the functions of institutions?
There are manifest and latent (unintended) functions, the social system can go wrong which is called dysfunction
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What is Durkheim's main theory?
The organic analogy, which regards society as a social system with a collective conscience
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Which educational theorists can be used in a functionalist essay?
Davis and Moore- sifting and sorting
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Which crime theorist can be used in a functionalist essay?
Hirschi- bonds of attachment
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Which methods would functionalists use?
Positivist quantitative methods like statistics, surveys, and structured interviews
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Why does Durkheim favour scientific methods?
Because he believed objective social facts exist and can be measured/used quantitively
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Which theory may present greater validity in modern day?
Interpretivism / Neo-marxism ?
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In Marxism, institutions work together to form the...
Economic base (family, education, religion, CJS, healthcare, politics, military)
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What does surplus value mean?
It is extracted by owners of production, when workers produce more than it costs to pay them
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Which functionalist theory does Marx reject?
Consensus- values were not shared by all but are the values of the ruling class imposed on the rest of society
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Unlike functionalism, Marxism can explain...
why societies have divisions and disagreements (conflict theory- proletariat and bourgeoise)
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What is Embourgeoisement?
The model of 2 classes is oversimplified as there has been a growing middle class
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How would post-modernists criticise Marxism?
They would argue that it is based on metanarratives that no longer exist in society
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Which neo-marxist rejected the economic base and argued there are 3 levels of capitalism?
Althusser: RELATIVE AUTONOMY economic level, political level, and ideological level
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What neo-marxist theorist offers a social action concept ?
Gramsci- hegemony and bias in media coverage
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