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By now, you have practiced and should understand the sociological research process. You also have a good handle on how the major sociological theories explain social issues. Now, it’s your turn to apply this knowledge. For your final assignment, you’ll review a research article to identify the research conclusion. Then, you’ll take another look at that conclusion from the perspective of one of the major sociological theories.
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Running head: ASSIGNMENT 3
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Assignment 3: Using a Sociological Approach
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ASSIGNMENT 3
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Part A: The key Findings of the Research and the Conclusion Drawn from the Research
From the article “The narrowing, but persistent, the gender gap in pay” by Anna Brown
and Eileen Patten, 2017 the key finding is that in most cases, over the years, men have been
earning more than women. This gap is wide among the younger workers as compared to the
older workers. Women were believed to do less work as compared to men, and this was the
leading cause for them to earn less than men. They stayed out of a job to take care of their
children or other members of the family while all this time men are at work perfecting their skills
which led them to be paid more than women.
The conclusion drawn from the research is that women should be empowered and be
placed in a position to earn as much as what men deserve. This gender pay gap is considered as
discrimination against the female gender. Both the women and men face inequities in their
workplaces. Changes had to be made in that they give both men and women equal chances in the
workplace. There’s though a positive step towards that as the gap is reducing with time.
Part B:
Functionalism Theory
Functionalists believe that the society is held together by social consensus. This idea
meant that whatever the members of a society agree upon and can work together to achieve for
the benefit of the whole society is considered as right. It states that each aspect of the society
depends on another, and together they make the society stable and functional. The society finds
reasons for various things and the benefits they have in the society to make them acceptable and
workable.
ASSIGNMENT 3
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How Functionalism Theory explains the key Findings of the Research
Based on functionalism, women can earn that lower than men because they are not so
much into the jobs like men. Women are expected to take care of their families. It is also a man’s
duty but more of a woman’s role. Due to this fact, it’s reasonable for them to stay out of work for
those duties. It does not make sense for women to be paid the ...