Modernity is defined as the state or quality of being modern and the theories of development have emerged as a result of this concept. Sociology and Modernity developed hand in hand and were based on similar foundations. Rational forms of thought and organisation; a belief in the ability and right of humans to shape and control their own lives; faith that technology and science could fix human problems and reliance upon manufacturing industries to improve living standards are some of the concepts
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Discuss the relationship between persuasion and attitude change. The procedure of changing attitudes to then furthermore change behaviour has led psychologists to develop research into the topic of how persuasion takes place. The Hovland-Yale model was initially developed to persuade the American public for more support in the last stages of WW2. It was learnt that in order to persuade effectively‚ the need was to focus on who and what. Principally the content‚ the audience and the communicator
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Discuss the role of the supernatural beings in A Christmas Carol In the story a Christmas carol‚ by Charles Dickens‚ a greedy‚ selfish man named Ebenezer Scrooge was visited by three spirits that try and get him to be a better person. On Christmas Eve‚ all of these Spirits had an influence on him First of all‚ this Spirit was dressed in a way that scared scrooge. The first spirit that visited Scrooge looked like a young adult type‚ and the second was like a giant. Unlike these spirits‚ the
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Discuss the criminal liability of Dave for the murder of Edward. (25) I would charge Dave under s18 of OAPA (1861). For a s18 offence‚ there needs to be a Mens Rea of intention where the defendant must see some harm and consequence‚ and the Actus Reus of GBH or Murder. For s18 to be applicable‚ direct intention needs to be proven. When Direct Intention cannot be proven‚ oblique intention (as per Woolin‚ however more recently Matthews and alleyene” is applied‚ which has more criteria. When it
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What determines culture? Discuss and use examples. Culture is the way of thinking and doing things that are passed on from one generation to another such as language‚ norms and values of society. It is the total pattern of human behavior which creates human beings and human societies. Culture is cumulative‚ by slow accumulation over many generations; culture is the product of human societies and of the individuals who compose them. Culture holds society together. It is the way of life that people
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Critically discuss Foucault’s notion of power and knowledge? Michel Foucault is the one of the first contemporary social theorists. Born in France‚ he was‚ like most sociologists of his time‚ involved when students heavily revolted against the people in power in May 1968.He was not only a sociologist‚ but also worked in a range of fields: history‚ philosophy and psychology. His key works include Madness and Civilisation (1961)‚ The Order of Things (1966)‚ Discipline and Punishment (1975) and
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Discuss the reasons for the global distribution of heart disease. Consider: "h The nature of Coronary Heart Disease. What is it? "h The Global distribution of Coronary Heart Disease. "h The likely causes for this - include diet‚ smoking‚ lack of exercise as a minimum. For the heart to function properly‚ your heart needs a steady supply of oxygen from the blood‚ which flows through the coronary arteries‚ to the heart muscle. Coronary heart disease is a term used to describe the condition when
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Throughout this journal‚ I will discuss examples of walking in someone else’s shoes. First off‚ one person that shows that people should walk in someone else’s shoes is the Ewell family. To begin‚ one way that the Ewell family are a prime example is because there are eight children in the Ewell family. Since the children do not have a mother‚ Mayella Ewell has to step forward to fill in the roll. Many people do not understand the stress that Mayella is under when taking care of seven other children
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Discuss what is meant by sustainable competitive advantage Sustainable competitive is what all the companies want to gain it and maintain it‚ it can let the company to keep the position of market leadership and let the company be successful. Evans et al. (2003‚ p.225) states that “no advantage is sustainable for ever‚ as competitors will seek to imitate it. “It has told that a sustainable competitive advantage it should be unique and can’t be copy easily by the competitors‚ also Evans et
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3. ------------------------------------------------- “SEA is a region without an identity”. Discuss this statement with reference to at least 3 examples. The term “Southeast Asia” has been debatable to be an imaginary “Unicorn” or true “Rose” as suggested by Ronald K. Emmerson in 1984. Over the years‚ “Southeast Asia” remains as a name given to this particular region‚ seemingly for convenience sake‚ to address the countries within this region collectively. “I began by picturing Southeast Asia
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