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Description
Mind Map by Callum Mackenzie, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Callum Mackenzie
over 10 years ago
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Functionalism
- consensus theory
- modern society characterised by industrial production
- society effectively functions due to shared norms and values
- complex division of labour (various job roles)
- modern society characterised by MERITOCRACY - race, gender and age aren't limiting factors
- sex discrimination act, 1974
- equal pay act, 1970
- sex discrimination act, 1974
- Criticism/Evaluation
- too much focus on harmony in society
- evidence against meritocracy
- middle class professions
- doctors, opticians, dentists, vets etc
- education has become more expensive than ever - off putting to those of lower income households
- doctors, opticians, dentists, vets etc
- middle class professions
- too much focus on harmony in society
- Durkheim
- worried about disorder in society and wrote about how order can be maintained
- worried about disorder in society and wrote about how order can be maintained
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