Outline and evaluate the Marxist view of the family
Outline and evaluate the Marxist view of the family Marxism looks at the methods of control of the ruling class (bourgeoisie) in determining the way society is organized. The family is seen as part of the structure of society and is one of a number of social institutions which help maintain the capitalist system. Marxists state that it is the requirements of this system that has come to shape the family in modern societies. From a Marxist perspective, society revolves around the infrastructure and social superstructure. The superstructure maintains the infrastructure whilst the infrastructure shapes the superstructure. The family helps to maintain this system. Friedrich Engels' 1884 study provides a basis for the Marxist view of the family. Engels aimed to trace its origin through time, and found that changes to the structure of the family were strongly linked to the evolution of the capitalist system. He also explored the concept of monogamy and argued that the monogamous nuclear family developed with the emergence of private ownership of the 'means of production'. Engels stated that this system is maintained by the socialisation of capitalist social norms and values. Marxists do not see this as benefiting the family at all, only the system, and therefore this helps support their theory that the family exists as a largely negative institution. Zaretsky (1979) looked at
Easyjet
From: Pablo Cortez To: Tracy Feist Date: 29/09/08 Overview: The following is a report into a private sector organisation known as Easyjet. Easyjet is a Public Limited Company and trades on the London Stock Exchange. It is a financially strong company being Europes No.1 Air Network. Easyjet's principal activity is providing airline services on short-haul and medium-haul point-to-point routes within Europe. Flying 872 times a day, It operates a fleet of 137 aircraft through 77 airport networks in 21 countries with a workforce of 5493 employees. This report will look into the purpose of the easyjet, how easyjet is run, its mission statement , concept, culture, overall performance, financial information, and other general operating activities. Main Findings: The airline was founded by Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou in 1995, and he and his family remain major shareholders in easyJet PLC . easyJet currently operates throughout the UK and mainland Europe. The fleet of aircraft consists of 55 owned and 82 under operating lease, comprising of 107 Airbus A319's and 30 Boeing 737-700's. easyJet favours an informal company culture with a very flat management structure, which it believes eliminates unnecessary and wasteful layers of management. easyJet has a casual dress policy for all office based employees and bans ties with the exception of pilots. The airline is based at Hangar
The Human Genome Project
Amira Nicola January, 2001 The Human Genome Project The Human Genome project is a scientific research effort to analyse the DNA of human beings and that of several other types of organism. The project began in the United States in 1990 under the sponsorship of the U.S. Department of Energy and the National Institutes of Health. It was scheduled to be completed in 15 years. The project's goal is to identify the location of every human gene and to determine each gene's precise chemical structure in order to understand its function in health and disease. In the nucleus of every cell in the human body, there are 23 pairs of chromosomes, each of which is composed of several genes. Genes are discrete stretches of nucleotides that carry the information the cell uses to make proteins. The most important component of a chromosome is the single continuous molecule of DNA. This double-stranded molecule, which is shaped as a double helix, is composed of linked chemical compounds known as nucleotides. Each nucleotide consists of three parts: a sugar known as deoxyribose, a phosphate compound, and any one of four bases-adenine, thymine, guanine, or cytosine. These parts are linked together so that the sugar and the phosphate form the two parallel sides of the DNA ladder. This double-helical structure of the DNA molecule was discovered Watson and Crick in 1953, for
The Gradient Function
The Gradient Function Aim: To find the gradient function of curves of the form y=axn. To begin with, I should investigate how the gradient changes, in relation to the value of x. Following this, I plan to expand my investigation to see how the gradient changes, and as a result how a changes in relation to this. Method: At the very start of the investigation, I shall investigate the gradient at the values of y=xn. To start with, I shall put the results in a table, but later on, as I attempt to find the gradient through advanced methods, a table may be unnecessary. As I plot the values of y=x2, this should allow me to plot a line of best fit and analyze, and otherwise evaluate, the relationship between the gradient and x in this equation. I have begun with n=2. After analyzing this, I shall carry on using a constant value of "a" until further on in the investigation, and keep on increasing n by 1 each time. I shall plot on the graphs the relative x values and determine a gradient between n and the gradients. Perhaps further on in the investigation, I shall modify the value of a, and perhaps make n a fractional or negative power. Method to find the gradient: These methods would perhaps be better if I demonstrated them using an example, so I will illustrate this using y=x2. This is the graph of y=x2. I will find out the gradient of this curve, by using the three methods -
The Effect Of Temperature on the Respiration Of Yeast.
The Effect Of Temperature on the Respiration Of Yeast Introduction: - I am going to find out how temperature effects the respitory action of yeast. I am going to do this by using six different temperatures, 25oC, 30oC, 35oC, 40oC, 45oC and 50oC and a solution called TTC which is absorbed by the yeast cells turning them pink when hydrogen is removed from the metabolic pathway by the dehydrogenase enzyme. Background Information: - Yeast: - Yeast is unicellular fungus that buds profusely under favourable conditions. They are classified as sac-fungi (Ascomyctes) even though they are unicellular. Yeast is common in areas where there is sugar because of this they are given the name saccharomyces (Sugar fungi). They grow on the surface of fruits, in the nectar of flowers, in sap excluded from trees, in the soil and in fresh water. Yeasts are used in all sorts of arrears such as alcoholic fermentation (fermentation is the name given only to the anaerobic respiration of yeast) to baking bread. Yeasts are of a great economic importance and are yeast for biochemical research for example in respiration and enzymes. Yeast exists as Diploid or Haploid cells and divides by mitosis and meiosis. Yeasts are not plant or animal because they do not photosynthesise and they do not have any chloroplast. Yeast is a saprophyte. This is an organism, which obtains its nutrients from dead or
In what ways and to what extent does the concept of Spain's Golden Age apply more specifically to the reign of Philip II than to the whole period 1474 - 1598?
In what ways and to what extent does the concept of Spain's Golden Age apply more specifically to the reign of Philip II than to the whole period 1474 - 1598? Justify your answer by reference to the similarities and differences you detect between the periods before and after the accession of Philip in 1556 The concept of a Golden Age is a highly contested issue among modern and contempory historians. There is debate over the dates of such an age, or even its existence at all. Working on the assumption that a golden age occurred in some form, to deduce whether it was more specifically under Philip's reign, we must look at the condition of Spain in key areas before and after Philip's accession in 1556. If differences arise a judgement must be made on whether they were an improvement for Spain, or signify a decline. The keys issues include religion, the military, territory, the economy, law and order and the organisation of government. The Golden Age over all should be the period where most of these concerns have reached their peak. The point of entry into the Golden Age in terms of the army is complex, and depends on the definition, i.e. whether it is the number of troops or their individual skills, loyalty and motivation which determines it. In the period 1525 - 1536, the army was highly thought of and comprised of members of the aristocracy fighting for social pride and
Too Much Information: Genetic Testing
Too Much Information: Genetic Testing Biology OAC ISP Essay - By Daniel Perez Genetic testing offers a whole new world of information about us and how our bodies work. The data we get from delving into our own genetic code can help us to cure or even prevent disease, stop medical conditions such as cancer or cystic fibrosis from even manifesting, or even correct these sorts of errors before birth, and many other beneficial uses. However, at this point in time, all of this is beyond us. We have no miracle cures, no 'magic bullet' with which to fight disease or genetic conditions, in fact, our understanding of the genetic code is so limited that it's as if we cannot see the forest for the trees. We have taken our first baby steps into understanding human genetics with the completion of the Human Genome Project, and now that we have the big picture, we can begin to interpret it. Through information gleaned from our DNA, we now know that there are certain medical conditions that are caused by certain patterns within the genes. Some examples of these genetic conditions include Tay-Sach's disease, Bloom syndrome, Deafness, cystic fibrosis, and many other diseases (http://www.einstein.edu/e3front.dll?durki=7158). Although many of these conditions are fatal, the ones that are not can be treated early, even before symptoms develop when possible, or if not treated, at least monitored
