an overview of thomas kuhns views on paradigm shift and
... Islands, and Bali. Much of her work was devoted to a study of patterns of child rearing in various cultures. She also analyzed many problems in contemporary American society, particularly those affecting young people. Her interests were varied, including child care, adolescence, sexual behavior, and ...
... Islands, and Bali. Much of her work was devoted to a study of patterns of child rearing in various cultures. She also analyzed many problems in contemporary American society, particularly those affecting young people. Her interests were varied, including child care, adolescence, sexual behavior, and ...
Motivational appeals arouse the audience to take action
... According to Maslow, if you are trying to motivate your listeners to satisfy a particular need, you want to make sure the lower level needs are being met before you can motivate them to address an upper level need. The basic requirements build on the first step in his pyramid. If there is any defici ...
... According to Maslow, if you are trying to motivate your listeners to satisfy a particular need, you want to make sure the lower level needs are being met before you can motivate them to address an upper level need. The basic requirements build on the first step in his pyramid. If there is any defici ...
The IDEA of a Social Science
... the social and natural sciences in such terms as these would have required some investigation of the different reasons for the inadequacy of the Humean account as applied to the natural scientific use of the word ‘cause’ and for its inadequacy as applied to talk about ‘reasons’ and ‘motives’ for hum ...
... the social and natural sciences in such terms as these would have required some investigation of the different reasons for the inadequacy of the Humean account as applied to the natural scientific use of the word ‘cause’ and for its inadequacy as applied to talk about ‘reasons’ and ‘motives’ for hum ...
SPORT FITNESS CULTURE
... and more). When doing research in sociology, we also need to be aware that there are different levels of thinking, dominant culture vs. subculture. The dominant thought processes reflect the viewpoints of the majority in a given culture, while the subculture thinking is the thinking of a smaller gro ...
... and more). When doing research in sociology, we also need to be aware that there are different levels of thinking, dominant culture vs. subculture. The dominant thought processes reflect the viewpoints of the majority in a given culture, while the subculture thinking is the thinking of a smaller gro ...
Chapter 1 Exemplars and rules - Mongolia and Inner Asia Studies Unit
... consists of de facto links, such that we are conditioned to react in this way, Taylor (1993:47–48) argues against this that the background is an understanding, a ‘grasp on things that, although unarticulated, may allow us to formulate reasons and explanations when challenged’.2 Taylor goes on to que ...
... consists of de facto links, such that we are conditioned to react in this way, Taylor (1993:47–48) argues against this that the background is an understanding, a ‘grasp on things that, although unarticulated, may allow us to formulate reasons and explanations when challenged’.2 Taylor goes on to que ...
Africa Economic Brief - Libya - Post-War
... avoid reforms oil exporters create intricate social contracts that target ...
... avoid reforms oil exporters create intricate social contracts that target ...
Alvin W. Gouldner:Studies on Bureaucracy and the
... The New Class’s intelligentsia are controlled by two echelons above them: one, the bureaucratic officialdom, the “line officials” directly above them; two, the political appointees managing the bureaucracy at its pinnacle, who are not appointed on the basis of their technical competence, but because ...
... The New Class’s intelligentsia are controlled by two echelons above them: one, the bureaucratic officialdom, the “line officials” directly above them; two, the political appointees managing the bureaucracy at its pinnacle, who are not appointed on the basis of their technical competence, but because ...
Aalborg Universitet The Emancipatory Potential of Ecological Economics: A Thermodynamic Perspective
... 1.2 Sustainable development and environmental economics Environmental problems were once commonly believed to be solvable in isolation from social issues, but this changed with the arrival of the influential Brundtland Report (World Commission on Environment and Development [WCED] 1987). The report ...
... 1.2 Sustainable development and environmental economics Environmental problems were once commonly believed to be solvable in isolation from social issues, but this changed with the arrival of the influential Brundtland Report (World Commission on Environment and Development [WCED] 1987). The report ...
Research Paper Series Thomas Aquinas on Justice as a Global Virtue
... the human being is endowed with rational capacities sufficient for earthly life; they may be supervened, but are not contradicted or annihilated by „supernatural‟ (lumen supernaturale), i.e. revelation-based, knowledge (S. th. I-II, 109, 1 ad 2). In emphasizing the capacity of human reason to reach ...
... the human being is endowed with rational capacities sufficient for earthly life; they may be supervened, but are not contradicted or annihilated by „supernatural‟ (lumen supernaturale), i.e. revelation-based, knowledge (S. th. I-II, 109, 1 ad 2). In emphasizing the capacity of human reason to reach ...
On the Optimal Social Contract: Agency Costs of Self
... exogenous reason, the quality of the public projects is improved. This change increases the value of being a citizen, i.e. increases the opportunity cost of violating the laws of the society. Hence, now a smaller amount of resources is required to incentivise the citizens; in other words, the state ...
... exogenous reason, the quality of the public projects is improved. This change increases the value of being a citizen, i.e. increases the opportunity cost of violating the laws of the society. Hence, now a smaller amount of resources is required to incentivise the citizens; in other words, the state ...
Well-being of Europe and Non-Europe
... in dollars-and-cents terms. But in economics, as in life, money is only a means to other ends. The measure that economists really care about is not money but people’s happiness or welfare».4 However, the situation is quite different from what was described by Krugman: the main goal of economic polic ...
... in dollars-and-cents terms. But in economics, as in life, money is only a means to other ends. The measure that economists really care about is not money but people’s happiness or welfare».4 However, the situation is quite different from what was described by Krugman: the main goal of economic polic ...
Humour and Social Protest: An Introduction
... more pay, because they often had to work overtime. Yet protesters cannot always use humour. In strongly polarized settings, humour is one of the first victims. Seriousness and a strong emphasis on the righteousness of the claims inhibit laughter and joy. It is not without reason that revolutionaries ...
... more pay, because they often had to work overtime. Yet protesters cannot always use humour. In strongly polarized settings, humour is one of the first victims. Seriousness and a strong emphasis on the righteousness of the claims inhibit laughter and joy. It is not without reason that revolutionaries ...
Emergence in Sociology
... there are only a few realizing states, or if those states display some common features, the reduction may not be problematic. However, reduction would be difficult if the neurobiological equivalent of a psychological term were an otherwise unrelated combination of many neurobiological concepts and t ...
... there are only a few realizing states, or if those states display some common features, the reduction may not be problematic. However, reduction would be difficult if the neurobiological equivalent of a psychological term were an otherwise unrelated combination of many neurobiological concepts and t ...
The economics of social order: contrasting Durkheim and
... group in the light of experience or are designed externally and imposed on society from above. Based on this criterion, Kasper and Streit (1998) classify institutions into internal and external, respectively. According to their approach, internal institutions are represented by conventions (e.g. rul ...
... group in the light of experience or are designed externally and imposed on society from above. Based on this criterion, Kasper and Streit (1998) classify institutions into internal and external, respectively. According to their approach, internal institutions are represented by conventions (e.g. rul ...
Vitality entry in Wiley encyclopedia
... degree that a group has organized itself as a pressure group to safeguard its interests in social institutions such as education, culture and administration. Status factors are the social prestige ...
... degree that a group has organized itself as a pressure group to safeguard its interests in social institutions such as education, culture and administration. Status factors are the social prestige ...
John Dewey and American Social Science
... Most writers have held that his influence was significant. Some of these think that this influence was a good one; others are critical, since for them it contributed to what is seen to be a technocratic version of social science.1 It is easy to infer what seems to have propelled this view: Pragmatis ...
... Most writers have held that his influence was significant. Some of these think that this influence was a good one; others are critical, since for them it contributed to what is seen to be a technocratic version of social science.1 It is easy to infer what seems to have propelled this view: Pragmatis ...
Culture and Socialization
... For sociologists, values form the foundation of what is considered acceptable. Values are the standards by which people define what is desirable or undesirable, good or bad, beautiful or ugly; in other words, they are attitudes about the way the world ought to be. Values are general beliefs that def ...
... For sociologists, values form the foundation of what is considered acceptable. Values are the standards by which people define what is desirable or undesirable, good or bad, beautiful or ugly; in other words, they are attitudes about the way the world ought to be. Values are general beliefs that def ...