Weber believed that before in preindustrial times people had different set of values. This is because they would’ve all lived the same simple life. He believed that religion had a lot to do with how people behaved and lived their lives.
This can be linked with gender inequality …show more content…
This is how males have such high status within society. As they earn more than females they are seen as being the superior.
Socialisation
Socialisation “is the process of learning a particular cultures norms and values. There are two types of socialisation; primary and secondary socialisation.
Primary socialisation takes place at home and in school. This includes manners, what is right and wrong and even walking and talking.
Secondary socialisation occurs in adulthood. It takes place outside of the home. This builds on a person’s primary socialisation and enables them to live in society. Examples of secondary socialisation includes how to behave at work and public and interact with colleagues.” (My Tutor Web, 2016)
Social Stratification
Social stratification “refers to the way people are ranked and ordered in society. In Western societies, stratification is primarily seen and understood as a result of socioeconomic status, which produces a hierarchy in which access to resources, and possession of them, increases from the lower to the upper strata.” (Nicki Lisa Coyle, 2017)
They order in which people are ranked can be based on the systems of class, gender, age, race and …show more content…
Families offer companionship, security, and a measure of protection against an often uncaring world. But family structure, like society at large, has undergone significant changes in the years since World War II. (Michael Meyerhof, 2018)
Todays modern families include:
The Nuclear Family- this family structure consists of 2 parents and children. There can be many children in this family or an only child. It is seen as being the ideal family structurer.
The Extended Family- this family structure includes any other family member related by blood or marriage - the grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins.
Working Parents- this is a family where the parents are working. This can be a decision made by the parents based on finance. It is a tough thing for parents to do as they may miss out on a lot of their childs life as they grow up.
Single Parents - this family consist of only one parent raising the family due to either divorce, death of their partner or one that was never married having a child out of wedlock. It can be tough to raise the children with only one parent as they may lose out on the bonding experience and life lessons from them whether that be the mother or