Society consists of many different groups of people with various levels of social class, wealth, birth status, occupation and lifestyle. These differences have a massive impact on defining a particular population group and individuals. Because of these factors all inequalities are visible and their origins are possible to compare. Sociological way to explain the society and its structure is using a conflict and a consensus theories. These two perspectives both perceive a society as a system of social structures, however they differ in the view on the purpose of these structures. Functionalists believe that society works like a human organism – all the parts work together for the benefit of all. All the norms, traditions, customs and institutions must cooperate effectively like organs to keep the body alive. Anderson (2009)
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That system is preventative, focused on the causes of illnesses. Predominatingly these factors are mostly environmental and social, such as poverty, deprivation and exploration. That social model of medicine is supported by Marxists who believe that individuals are responsible for the lack of money and the stress so more likely that group of people will get sick, because of the poor lifestyle choices. That way of living- without any long-term aims, day by day is called an immediate gratification. Taking for instance a builder living at the Somerset Road in Coleraine who after finishing work everyday thinks only about spending his money on vodka. That individual does not think about his future, he only desires a short-term reward for his work. On the other hand an opposite example can be a engineer living at the Adelaide Avenue in Coleraine who buys a good quality wine and enjoys drinking a glass twice a week with a dinner. More likely the builder will have a liver failure than the engineer drinking fine alcohol
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That system is preventative, focused on the causes of illnesses. Predominatingly these factors are mostly environmental and social, such as poverty, deprivation and exploration. That social model of medicine is supported by Marxists who believe that individuals are responsible for the lack of money and the stress so more likely that group of people will get sick, because of the poor lifestyle choices. That way of living- without any long-term aims, day by day is called an immediate gratification. Taking for instance a builder living at the Somerset Road in Coleraine who after finishing work everyday thinks only about spending his money on vodka. That individual does not think about his future, he only desires a short-term reward for his work. On the other hand an opposite example can be a engineer living at the Adelaide Avenue in Coleraine who buys a good quality wine and enjoys drinking a glass twice a week with a dinner. More likely the builder will have a liver failure than the engineer drinking fine alcohol