Review of International Studies (1997)‚ 23‚ 5–26 Copyright © British International Studies Association The concept of security* DAV I D A . B A L D W I N Redefining ‘security’ has recently become something of a cottage industry.1 Most such efforts‚ however‚ are more concerned with redefining the policy agendas of nation-states than with the concept of security itself. Often‚ this takes the form of proposals for giving high priority to such issues as human rights‚ economics‚ the environment
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After reading The Sociological Imagination Chapter One: The Promise by C. Wright Mills‚ I had mixed emotions about multiple topics in which he discussed. The overall subject of the Sociological Imagination is one that I found to be confusing. Firstly‚ I agree with his statement that‚ “Nowadays people often feel their private lives are a series of traps‚” (Mills 1). This statement is then followed by the acknowledgement that humans‚ as individuals‚ are nothing but spectators of our everyday milieu
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Financial Statements comply with relevant statutory requirements and regulations; (3) There is adequate disclosure of all material matters relevant to the proper presentation of the financial information subject to statutory requirements‚ where applicable; (4) Any changes in the accounting principles or in the method of their application and the effects thereof have been properly determined and disclosed in the Financial
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In three weeks‚ Jennifer will leave for college. She broke up with her boyfriend two weeks ago‚ and today she found out she was pregnant. Should Jennifer have an abortion‚ or stop all her plans and have a baby at eighteen? Either way the decision is hers to make. On January 22‚ 1973 the landmark decision of Roe vs. Wade occurring in the Supreme Court made abortion a "constitutional liberty" (Francome 20). Legally‚ Jennifer can receive an abortion. Socially‚ however‚ she will endure many
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What is the sociological imagination? Draw on Mills’s model to describe it‚ and explain how it can improve our understanding of our lives and our social world. The sociological imagination is a concept that immerged when the scientific‚ democratic and industrial revolution pushed individuals to think about the idea of society from a complete different perspective (Furze et al. 2015‚p.10). American sociologist C. Wright defined the term ‘sociological imagination’ as an individual’s ability to recognise
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Sociological Jurisprudence and Sociology of Law Roscoe Pound (l87O—1964) was the first jurist to make the social dimensions of law‚ a central concern of Anglo-American jurisprudence. He was by no means the originator of the sociological tradition in law‚ which in fact commenced in Germany and France. Pound’s achievement was to combine thoroughgoing technical study of the law in all its aspects with the insights and methods developed by sociologists of law. He called this branch of study sociological
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An overview of six psychological perspectives Psychodynamic perspective Sigmund Freud (1856-1939) developed a theory of the human mind that emphasised the interaction of biological drives with the social environment. Freud’s theory emphasises the power of early experience to influence the adult personality. Freud’s theories are called Psychodynamic theories. Psychodynamic refers to the broad theoretical model for explaining mental functioning. ‘Psycho’ means mind or spirit and ‘dynamic’ means
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Evaluating Concepts-Based vs. Rules-Based Approaches to Standard Setting INTRODUCTION In its new project on Codification and Simplification‚ the FASB indicates its intent to evaluate the feasibility of issuing concepts-based standards rather than issuing detailed‚ rule-based standards with exceptions and alternatives.[ 1] Related to this project‚ members of the FASB board and staff asked the Financial Accounting Standards Committee of the American Accounting Association (hereafter‚ the Committee)
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THE BANKING REGULATION ACT‚ 1949 (AS APPLICABLE TO COOPERATIVE SOCIETIES) Objectives of the Banking Regulation Act broadly are: 1. to safeguard the interest of depositors; 2. to develop banking institutions on sound lines; and 3. to attune the monetary and credit system to the larger interests and priorities of the nation. The Act was originally in force from 16 March 1949 as the Banking Companies Act‚ 1949. It was amended and renamed as Banking Regulation Act‚ 1949 and extended to the cooperative
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