1. What is a scientific theory? Please cite a definition you like. As Watson stated in "The Value of Theories"‚ a scientific theory is a systematic explanation that unifies various observed phenomena and facts. Based on observations we make‚ science operates under theories which are constantly revised and checked by experiment. A scientific theory also possesses many vital qualities for true understanding. 2. What is the difference between a scientific theory and common sense ideas about the same
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’‚ `meaning ’‚ `relevance ’ and so on‚ can be understood in many precise ways as a number of distinct properties of signs or of operations performed with signs. The theory of signs (semiotics or semiology) can transform our understanding of information systems (perhaps we should call them
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Tiffani Hall Socy 230 Essay #1 February 28‚ 2005 Introduction The Soup Nazi is a very famous episode of Seinfeld. This show is centered on a new soup stand that is owned by a gentleman who is not very conventional. He demands that his customers order their soup in a certain way and if you do not do it correctly he screams‚ "No soup for you!" Explanation of Deviance This violates the social prescriptive norm of "the customer is always right." The role of the person giving the service
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What Causes Social Intolerance? ‘Across multiple disciplines in the social sciences‚ the study of social inequality represents a prominent area of research.’ Social tolerance has commonly factored as a point of political study. This can be seen as a result of an increasingly pluralistic society‚ which encompasses vast elements of race‚ religion‚ ethnicity‚ sexuality and general diversity. Due to this greater emphasis has been cast upon the concept toleration. To a degree this can be
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breaking mores. Contrastly‚ a positive sanction is to recompense people for complying with the norms. Sociologists can explain this idea of deviance and consequences of it in three perspectives: symbolic interactionism‚ functionalism‚ and conflict theory. A
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for themselves” is often described as Altruism or an Altruistic act. This statement is not entirely true. It is possible for someone to intentionally act to benefit others‚ but this is something that does not happen very often. There are multiple theories as to why people do and do not perform altruistic acts. If someone is a member of your family you are more likely to help a person in need‚ if you feel sympathetic towards someone you are likely to help a person in need or if it is a social norm
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Breaking the Social Norm My social norm was walking on campus backwards for an entire day. This was a major challenge to me because when people are not doing the expected in a social environment‚ I have many opinions on those particular people. So this was definitely a new experience for me. When I first knew this was my idea‚ I was very nervous and anxious. I was so worried about what other students on campus would think about me. I had various questions going on in my mind. What were others
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Everyone in life grows up with their own distinct family values and family norms. According to James Henslin‚ values are the standards by which people define what is desirable or undesirable to them‚ and norms are the expectations of what is “right‚” which develop from our own values. The way people determine what is right or wrong are by the sanctions they receive‚ which are the expressions of approval or disapproval for what they have done. All societies in the world develop their own expectations
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Societal norms‚ societal structure‚ and our environment always affect the behaviors of individuals. Norms and structures are constructed to organize a group of people and set out expectations as to how one should behave. However‚ if one acts against the expected behavior a punishment is guaranteed. Different parts of society have set out different disciplines. The discipline you receive at home may vary from the discipline at school‚ and the discipline that the government may impose on you will be
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In the ’We toiled without end’: Publicity Crisis‚ and the Suicide Epidemic in Greece" Davis describes how the economic and social conditions is correlated to the gradually increasing suicide rates. She defines the three types of social conditions that Durkheim discovered to explain suicide stability. The three types of suicide include egoistic‚ altruistic and anomic‚ which deals with a large amount of "volunteer deaths". The author mentions the "’greek crisis’ as a symptom of Greek exceptionalism"
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