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Consider any region, province, or community in South Africa that you have experience with and identify the ideal behaviours and the real behaviours you have been observing in terms of cultural norms in the recent times and while you also discuss behavioural chooses. Moreover, conclude and recommend on how cultural values can influence and leads to functional and dysfunctional behaviours.
Based on your review and experience in the community, compare and discuss the difference between ideal behaviours (what people are expected to do) and real behaviour (what people actually do) in the context of a community that you will consider as an example in this assignment
Cultures exert a powerful influence on our conducts most of the time without the society is even aware of its influence. Deviation from the cultural norms is found in all society for a number of reasons. To some extent there is individual free wills in every society to deviate or diverge from the culturally expected norms. However, choosing an alternative may result in unpleasant consequences. Based on your review and experience in the community, compare and discuss the difference between ideal behaviours (what people are expected to do) and real behaviour (what people actually do) in the context of a community that you will consider as an example in this assignment. Consult as an example a Cultural -Specific Disorder
What are the economic and social implications of the inadequate provision of social-rented housing in South African cities?
We all know that socialisation is a lifelong process and this process continues from birth to death. During our life course, both nature and nurture may or may not be playing an equal role in developing our own independent ‘self’. In your own life course till now, what (nature or nurture) would you consider to be a significant role played in your own socialisation process, and why?
provide a descriptive discussion on how you would apply these methods practically
respondents who will participate in the Impact of racial discrimination on academic performance of minority students in institutions of higher learning
ideas about “social reproduction”. Explain, in your
own words, the following terms, using examples from
the South African context.
NOTE: Do not only use examples from your
experience, but also those from experiences of
people from different socio-economic backgrounds.
In study unit 3, we discussed the Conflict Theory perspective on education. Explain your understanding of each of the points below by using examples from the South African context: § Inequality is evident in and perpetuated by education and/or educational institutions. § The highest drop-out rates are to be found in low-income schools and/or communities. § Schooling for capitalism is the idea that educational institutions “[produce] the right kind of workers for capitalist economies”
