In nations where the official language is more than one such as Belgium, political implications that give advantage to one particular group of speaker often takes place. ... According to Lado (2009) for instance, lost bread expression to mean French toast is a translation of pain perdu in France, part of Southern Luciana vocabulary. ...
While Weber did not deny the importance of economic factors, he was not prepared to accept that man acted for bread alone, and he organised much of his work to show that other factors were important influences (Owen: 20). ... Thus members of complex societies must perform more specialised tasks and as a result of these tasks becoming more specialised, rewards in unequal amounts in order of importance must be given out in order to fill these positions where talents may be scarce and to give people the motivation to fill these positions in society. ...
This stands opposed to the Catholic tradition which did not give such worldly matters any moral emphasis. ... Jobs had little meaning except that they placed bread on the table to eat. ... One example of a man who is dedicated to serve God through fulfilling his calling is a man of this era who (being elderly) was asked to retire. he had made a sizeable sum of money in his lifetime and his friends wondered when he would give the chance to younger workers to accumulate their fortunes. ...
Functionalism gives a rose-tinted perspective on the family, as with views such as the 'warm bath theory', it creates a perfect picture of monogamous, love-filled relationships and reproduction, creating a cycle in which forms society. ... In my opinion, the welfare state supports the family unit, with financial benefits; families are able to stay above the bread line even if unemployed. ...
This attitude comes from an "embedded rugged individualism where people are reluctant to give up too great a share of their earnings to ensure the common welfare" (Adler & Adler 183). ... This is equivalent to the invisible hierarchies demonstrated by the brand of bread we purchase, or the amount of French cooking appliances we indulge in, or the records we collect (People Like Us). ...
