1. Ascribed vs achieved status- position in social system assigned at birth; position in social system that a person attains voluntarily a a result of his or her efforts 2. Roles- the set of particular behavior associated within particular statuses 3. Manifest vs latent functions- expected outcome/effects; unexpected outcome/effects ex- cell phones 4. Power tactics: the specific strategies people use to influence others in everyday life a. Hard vs soft – harsh forceful direct; focusing on
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SESSION TEN LANGUAGE AND POWER (2): POWER BEHIND DISCOURSE Main points in this session: 1. Power behind discourse: Standard language 2. Power behind discourse: discourse types as ‘effects of power’ 3. Power and access to discourse The idea of ‘power behind discourse’ is that the whole social order of discourse is put together and held together as a hidden effect of power. Fairclough (1989) = three aspects of ‘power behind discourse’‚ i.e. of hidden effects of power: 1. Standard language
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The global market for power rental systems is expected to reach USD 24.08 billion by 2020‚ according to a new research report by Grand View Research‚ Inc. Increasing grid instability coupled with power spikes in times of peak demand is expected to be a key driver for the development of the market. In addition‚ the increased focus towards reduction of peak power consumption in order to reduce electricity cost is expected to augment the growth of the market. Power rental systems are used in a variety
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The Power of the Individual It is historically acknowledged that an individual with great character and profound principle can and will alter the course or collective consciousness of a community‚ society or government. So-called "Civilization" is fundamentally‚ the result of families forming communities‚ which develops societies ’‚ that establishes laws/rules that are to be obeyed‚ thereby forming a Government ’ to maintain Civilization. This is a code of behavior and cooperation that men and
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* Solar electric system that were connected to an electricity utility grid( electricity utility grid were heavily regulated by government bodies and were often separate from electricity providers * Either “ ground mount” or “ rooftop”: in a field or desert area * Range from 1kW to 10 kW on residential home or 10 kW to 5 mW on commercial buildings * Off- grid * Independent of the main electricity grid * A solution to providing power in isolated rural areas
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Solar power From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia This article is about generation of electricity using solar energy. For other uses of solar energy‚ see Solar energy. The PS10 concentrates sunlight received from a field of heliostats onto a central tower. Solar power is the conversion of sunlight into electricity‚ either directly using photovoltaics (PV)‚ or indirectly using concentrated solar power (CSP). Concentrated solar power systems use lenses or mirrors and tracking systems to focus
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The Power of Root Kits ITT Technical Institute 08/17/15 A rootkit is a type of malicious software that has the ability to compromise a computer without the user or operating system knowing it. Rootkits allows malware and viruses to hide out in the open by disguising as files that are necessary that your antivirus program will overlook. A rootkit itself is not dangerous; it is when they are then used to hide malware‚ viruses‚ bots‚ and worms. How rootkits got their name is from the Unix term for
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Information Age Transformation Series Power to the Edge Command... Control... in the Information Age David S. Alberts Richard E. Hayes with a Foreword by John Stenbit About the CCRP The Command and Control Research Program (CCRP) has the mission of improving DoD’s understanding of the national security implications of the Information Age. Focusing upon improving both the state of the art and the state of the practice of command and control‚ the CCRP helps DoD take full advantage
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Introduction This report will focus on analysing the existence of power‚ control and resistance within an organisation with particular reference toward Australia’s largest and most successful telecommunications provider‚ Telstra (Telstra‚ 2013). Applying widely recognised theoretical frameworks and concepts against these focus areas‚ a critical analysis has been conducted and assessed with the findings referenced throughout the report determining the positive and negative impacts each are having
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’separation of powers ’ is incomplete within the current unwritten UK constitution." The ‘separation of powers’ is doctrine of the UK constitution first termed by Montesquieu‚ a French political philosopher‚ in his 1748 book De l ’esprit des lois (The Spirit of the Laws) he argues that there are three bodies of government – the executive‚ legislature and judiciary – which each have a discrete area of power with clear functions that no other body can imitate: this is true ‘separation of powers’. The purpose
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