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What is the difference between conflict and consensus theories of society?

Consensus theorists support the idea that everyone in society has a shared, communal goal which they work together in harmony to achieve. This is known as social solidarity. One consensus theorist, Emile Dur...
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Applying material from Item A, analyse two changes in the position of children in society over the last 100 years.

Item A: Parents today spend a great deal of time and money trying to make sure that their children enjoy a comfortable upbringing. They want their children to have opportunities that they themselves never ha...
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Explain the difficulties in measuring the extent of religiosity in society

Whilst religiosity can be defined in terms of the act of being religious, especially in terms of levels of beliefs, behaviour and commitment, difficulties arise with respect to defining religion and religiou...
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Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of unstructured interviews in sociological research.

Interpretivists argue that sociological research should take the form of unstructured interviews. This is due to the fact that to get a well rounded and subjective understanding, interview questions should b...
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What is the difference between primary socialisation and secondary socialisation? (4 marks)

Primary socialisation is the early socialisation process where individuals learn the basic norms and values of society such as saying please, and thank you. A key functionalist Parsons argues, the key role f...
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