Functionalist Murdock saw the nuclear family as so vitally important, that it was considered universal.  However, this is debatable considering historical examples and contemporary trends would suggest the nuclear family is not and will not be universal.

(Sociology Bri) AS Sociology: Is the nuclear family universal?

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An overview of the neo-liberal & New Right perspectives on the role and purpose of education, discussing similarities and differences with the functionalist approach.  Discussion includes the concepts of marketisation and parentocracy

Unit 1: Role & Purpose of Education: Neo-liberal / New Right perspective

An examination of the Marxist view of the purpose of education, looking at the ideas of Althusser, Bourdieu, Illich, Bowles & Gintis

Unit 1: The Role & Purpose of Education: Marxist view

This podcast outlines the functionalist view of education by outlining the ideas of Durkheim, Parsons, Davis & Moore

Unit 1 The role & purpose of education: functionalist view

A brief discussion for SCLY3 on media representation of ethnic minority groups

(Sociology Bri) A2 Sociology: Media representations of ethnicity

A brief discussion of the topic media representations of disability for A2 Sociology SCLY3

(Sociology Bri) AS Sociology: Is the nuclear family universal?

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