Durkheim – sociologytwynham.com: Recent Episodes
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A Level Sociology revision: education, media, beliefs in society, crime & deviance, families & households etc
Functionalists see religion as a conservative force – religion prevents social change, stabilises society to retain status quo because it functions to maintain social stability and prevent social change, this reinforces value consensus and strengthens social solidarity According to Durkheim, religion reinforces the collective conscience, which is shared norms and values, which unites society. An […]
Below are a selection of Education revision podcasts allowing you to gain even greater understanding of this topic. Education in Britain untill 1988 Education in Britain from 1988 onwards Functionalist Perspective Marxist Perspective Feminist Perspective Assessing Functionalist and Marxist Perspectives Explaining social class differences in education and achievement Underachievement of boys in Education Ethnic groups […]
The image below provides an overview of the different sociological studies of suicide. Beneath that is a slideshow taking you through the different sociological studies in more detail. Back to functionalist’s perspectives on crime
Durkheim was the main architect of the functionalist perspective of crime. However before you examine this perspective you will need to familiarise yourself with functionalist social theory. However before you look at that, it might be useful to refresh yourself with the AS level principles of functionalism here before moving into most complex areas of the theory. […]