Functionalists see divorce from a negative point of view. A functionalist would blame divorce on the failure of social institutions, as opposed to looking into the individuals involved in the divorce. Their view is that institutions have not provided adequate instructions and that marriage partners should seek higher knowledge. ... They look for problems within the individuals, as opposed to society in general. ... Based on my own views of divorce I feel that a pre-marriage class and a pre-divorce class should be something people have to partake in. ...

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In example, the online dictionary resource views feminism as a belief as opposed to a theory. ... Although politics is somewhat related to sociology, the Sociology Dictionary defines feminism as "A theoretical and ideological framework that directly opposes sexism by supporting gender equality" (Dictionary of Sociology Terms and Phrases 89-90). ...

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From a western point of view this all may seem very unorthodox, mainly because we view most things in the world as inanimate matter that does not have the ability perceive. ... For example, we view the motion of a flock of birds as one entity as opposed to several different ones. ... Many western religions view the afterlife as a non-earthly place. ... Essentially, if you wanted to contrast a Christian view of the afterlife with a tribal view you could say that the tribal equivalent of heaven and hell and the living world are all the same place, as opposed to being some non-physical location. ...

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The author emphasized the opposing views of many white males used to discredit Affirmative Action. ... Another opposing argument to Affirmative Action is that promotions given to white males employees were based solely on merit and intelligence, reason being that white males score higher on standardized test. ...

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In example, the online dictionary resource views feminism as a belief as opposed to a theory. ... Although politics is somewhat related to sociology, the Sociology Dictionary defines feminism as "A theoretical and ideological framework that directly opposes sexism by supporting gender equality- (Dictionary of Sociology Terms and Phrases 89-90). ... The word feminism is also viewed many times in today's literature. One example of this can be viewed in the online essay "What does it mean to be a woman? ...

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The film demonstrates the contrasting educational views of Welton Academy and the English teacher, John Keating. ... This opposes Welton's beliefs by allowing the students to grow through taking risks and being able to make individual decisions in life. ... Through this physical intimidation students are repressed to the extent that many of them feel powerless and cannot stand up for their views and values. ... Keating believes in internal discipline, as opposed to Welton who believe that there is a need for an external force to discipline individuals. ... Weir criticises Welton's vi...

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Therefore, if a person seeks out individuals, who like to tell stories, they will have a more positive view of the value of close relationships. Conversely, if an individual spends too much time on the internet at home or for these purposes at work, he or she will exhibit more depression than an individual, who has the opportunity to relate with others through the verbal language, as opposed to e-mailing and "chatting". ... He believes that it will not be the person, who is sharing their arsenal of collected facts or their political views, but the person, who is entertaining his or her audie...

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Less Developed Nation: A country with a large rate of population growth, coupled with low national income, along with substantial unemployment and dependence on other countries for commodities Mixed Economy: An economy with characteristics of multiple types of other economies, where both public and private enterprises own pieces of each aspect Nationalization: To bring to a national level; to unify a country or to bring under the control of a nation, specifically industries or land Neoliberalism: "New liberalism ", a combination of liberal political views with an interest in economic growth...

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Finke and his partner Rodney Stark, also a professor of sociology and comparative religion, oppose Wilson's viewpoint and feel that religion is not experiencing secularization. Finke's thesis is supported from both economic and political point of views. ...

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Billy Elliot is a movie based in the 1980's where we see a typical English family transitioning from traditional family views to modern family views. ... But with the modern change in gender roles in society, our current views allow us to "switch camera angels" and just focus on the talent. ... When watching the movie, we realize that Tony in hardly ever seen alone in a scene, he is always with either Billy or his father, and is usually opposing the familial value of the person in the scene. ... He also shows us the difficulty of maintaining this balance, in how he is always on...

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This cannot only be viewed from the context of sociology and social movement research. Many people would now maintain that what we are witnessing is some kind of metaphysical contest, an evolution of consciousness that manifests itself into two opposing camps. ... In an age of polarity, it is argued that these two opposing camps could not exist without the other, indeed it is said that they feed off each other. ... Two opposing camps will form, each defining itself against the action and positions of the other. ... Alongside the opposing components there must be a third, one which Della Porta ...

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This is, I feel, a discrepancy between the west's theoretical point of view and that which it practices. ... As such if body modifications were still viewed as Lombroso viewed them they would merely indicate far greater internal turmoil. ... This is a point of view which many in the West partially adopt and which is, in many cases, true. ... However, for Modern Primitives it is their own sense of identity, rather than how mainstream society views them which is of paramount importance. ... This is particularly difficult because as members of a group starts to define themselves by culture ...

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He took into account more than just economic factors such as social status and parties as opposed to Marx, which allows for a more in depth explanation of social inequality. ... The economic order in his view constituted three important dimensions to be considered: class, status, and parties. ... In Weber's view any system of social inequality need both material and moral support (Owen: 22). ... Weber gave a more complex view of social stratification taking into account other factors such as status, or the effective claim to positive or negative privilege and parties envisaging a continu...

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There are three theories that view the psychological explanation behind a criminal's behavior. ... Although there is a lot of research that opposes the theory, researchers believe that if new data were modified the theory, as a whole may still be helpful. ... It views that a lower class culture develops in disorganized areas. ... That's why; if Sander's view is right, there is really not much we can do about criminality. ... The opposing viewpoint of environmental factors is not without its doubts either as to being the prominent factor influencing antisocial or criminal beha...

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However, many opposing theorists will argue that this is unrealistic and that some form of state is needed in order to maintain law and order and protect society from certain individuals which may be a part of it. Anarchists reject the state outright, believing it to be an unnecessary and it is viewed to be inherently evil and oppressive. ... The reasoning behind this view of the state is the assumption that political authority in any shape or form is completely corrupting. ... Anarchists view human nature in highly optimistic terms. ... Collectivist anarchists have a hyper positive view of h...

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Sklair (1991) viewed globalization as being prevalent on three levels: 1-economic 2-political, and 3-cultural-ideological. ... Here opinion leaders were people who kept up to sped on the latest story, and appeared to be aware of all sides and opposing parties in any given topic. ... Everyone will view what they see in the media in the context of their social class, gender, religious beliefs and various other dynamic factors. ... James Lull (1993) views this nightmare to be impossible since culture is dependant on history, and ultimately its involvement of the current culture. ... It c...

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This is explained by Denscombe, (1998,p73): "How far can my description of the culture or event depict things from the point of view of those involved when I can only use my own way of seeing things, my own conceptual tools, to make sense of what is happening?" ... When studying the students at QMUC, the researcher may include information on personal beliefs for example, they may have a political stance, which opposes tuition fees and the stopping of student grants and this could affect the manner in which the financial situation of the students is portrayed. ... Permission should be view...

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Communism was seen as a new alternative to socialism, although it was often implemented due to the conditions of the society as opposed to the ideology. ... This shift allowed for more freedom of speech as well as opposing parties to run for office. ... The integration of immigrants changes the structure of society and how society views themselves. ...

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There will be those who exploit neuroprosthetics for their own gain and others who oppose the concept of human augmentation all together. ... Some people will also oppose neuroprosthetic implants for logical reasons that support the concept that changing the human body risks primarily changing who we are as a species. ... " Conflicting moral and logical views of human engineering surfacing to action in violent ways is a definite effect of the coming era of neuroprosthetic augmentation. ...

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This town is mining driven where their traditions such as boxing are important to them, as they have stereotypical views and a narrowed perception of the ideal masculine society. ... "Males do, football or boxing NOT ballet" , Jackie has a conservatorial view on the world which results in him not agreeing with his son's choice in choosing to pursue ballet. ... However this town has stereotypical views that shade their individualised opinions of stepping out of the societal normalities. ... Later in the novel mavis reinforces this view by 'There's somethin wrong whit th...

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Michel Foucault, a French philosopher of the 20th century, who uses opposing ideas of the Enlightenment in attempt to prove human worth and identity, has also addressed this question. ... The cameraman juxtaposes interviews with the natives about the tourists and vise versa, in attempt for the audience to see both perspectives constructing and expressing their views of the "other". Because of the panoptic power that the cameraman holds, the views of a presupposing audience are moldable, resulting in a society susceptible to manipulation. ... The documentary governs how an audience views the...

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As a result of Marx and Weber's opposing approaches to the analysis of capitalism their understanding and beliefs of the origin, the dynamics, and the future of capitalism are fundamentally different. ... Marx and Weber's views on the origin of capitalism are strikingly different, but their views on the dynamics caused by capitalism are very similar. ... Their view of the effects of capitalism on the spirit of man may have had similarities but their predictions of the future are as different as there theories on its origins. ... Weber's estimation of the future of capitalism ...

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Even though it says that the Republicans were no longer working towards Black civil rights, the fact that this minority group strongly affected the candidate's political views supports the subconstituency theory. ... "Because the average citizen does not feel intensely about the issue, a candidates advocacy of the minority position seldom prevents her from obtaining the support of the voter who is opposed to the position but does not feel strongly about the issue" (Bishin 2009; 285) He also talks about the discounting model which rejects the candidates who only talks about what ...

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The Purpose of Business It has become apparent that the accepted view of the role of corporations in society is evolving, and necessarily so. ... Many theorists have found Friedman's extreme laissez faire view of business responsibility to be untenable. ... Because, first, this view conflicts with the accepted view of ethical responsibilities. ... It appears that if one rejects the social responsibility view in principle, because it allows the imposition of costs on the basis of personal moral decisions, one must reject Friedman's view as well. The presence of costs so imposed c...

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These new views had been accepted and went without questioning until the postmodernist came along. ... They also tend to pull things apart and say that they have more than one meaning as opposed to what is stated. ... Postmodern views are always situational and temporary, making no claims to truth, reason, or stability. ... The rush of postmodern reaction from the old modern ways of thinking has swept some people into an even more radical view than the constructivists. ...

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