By using the above sociological perspectives of functionalism and conflict theory, we will look at how education's primary role – that of a functionalist perspective of promoting a functional society, is at the same time accompanied by a juxtaposed conflict theory perspective where a "by-product" of education is one that perpetuates social inequality. The sociological theory of functionalism is known as a structural theory. ... This "by-product" reflects, and can also be understood, through a conflict theory perspective. The sociological theory of conflict the...

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Sociology: the study of human behavior in society 2. ... Functionalism: a theoretical perspective that interprets each part of society in terms of how it contributes to the stability of the whole society (cohesion) 8. ... Issues: problems that affect large numbers of people and have their origins in the institutional arrangements and history of a society 14. applied sociology: any use of sociological perspective and/or its tools in the understanding of, intervention in, and/or enhancement of human social life 15. diversity: the variety of group experiences that result from the social structur...

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Studies of popular music encompass a range of approaches from musicological, whereby music is commonly analyzed as a text, to sociological, which tends to focus on the social uses of popular music and the dynamic and interactive relationship between popular music, culture, and society. ... Sociological studies of popular music audiences tend to use either questionnaire-based survey methods; ethnographic approaches, such as participant observation and in-depth interviewing; or a combination of the two. ... To a certain extent, sociological approaches to studying popular music stem from cultur...

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Sociological Perspectives on Social Problems There are also different sociological perspectives on social problems such as the functionalist, conflict, interactionist, feminist, and the postmodernist orientations. The functionalist view on social problems focuses on the social structures that hold a society together over time and they also see sociology as the science of social order. ... The feminist orientation gives women a voice in a world that has been dominated by male-oriented perspectives in the past. ...

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1. Religion and Sex Religion plays a powerful role in regulating sexuality and influencing how we view experience sex. Identify a topic related to religion and sex (examples include but are not limited to: celibacy, virginity, sex as sinful, Adam and Eve, procreation, birth control, abortion, etc.). Then, using the two required references, explain the origin of the specific topic you have chosen, its impact on male and female sexuality, how the topic has changed over time, and its status today. One of the most debated topics about sexuality and religion today aside from abortion is virginity....

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