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Thursday, 19 June 2014
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Sociologist perspectives:
Positivism: Is a sociological approach to research which uses scientific processes, using experiments to test hypothesises. e.g. giving people situations and observing their responses, also gathering statistics, using surveys and historical sources are all methods used.
Subjectivism: Is a sociological approach to research which tries to get into the minds of people they are observing. These types of sociologists...
Tuesday, 27 May 2014
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Different approaches and theories on media:
The hypodermic syringe model: Is the idea that the media has power over its audience; it can control and persuade people. The audience recieves "daily injections" of information from the media and this determines their behaviour. It has an immediate effect on the audience *Refer to Bandura doll experiment* Watch it below...
The uses and gratification model: (Mcqual) The media...
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Sociological approaches to family:
Functionalists: See family as positive for society. They believe that the nuclear family is beneficial to society as it provides functions such as reproduction, primary socialisation and economic support.
New Right: See the family as negative for society, if not nuclear. They say children from Nuclear families do better at school, get better jobs and do not turn to crime.
Marxism:...
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Tripartite System: Students sit the 11+ exam at the end of primary to decide which high school they will go too. There are three types...
1. Grammar: For those who passed the exam - considered intelligent
2. Technical: Those who didn't pass but showed strong abilities with technical work.
3. Secondary Modern: Any one who didn't go to grammar or technical school get a basic education for less skilled jobs.
There...
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