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This essay will explain the functionalist, Marxist and Social action theories of race and will incorporate an evaluation of the functionalist and Marxist perspectives
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The purpose of this essay is to describe four different sociological perspectives on 'race'. This essay will explain the functionalist, Marxist and Social action theories of race and will incorporate an evaluation of the functionalist and Marxist perspectives with the intent to discover the strengths and weakness of both studies. Sociologists have presented their various competing theories with regards to the controversial issue of 'race', in an attempt to understand the phenomenon of 'racial' issues. The term 'race' is used to provide distinction between the different human populations throughout the world; this distinction was initially thought to be determined by the biological differences between 'races' and consequently, this terminology is most commonly used to segregate and categorise individuals according to their visual characteristics, such as skin colour, facial features and hair types. 'Race' became a popular term in the 19th century, and various explanations accumulated pertaining to the different 'races'...
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