Hochschild describes grisly details in a way just gruesome enough to make one appalled‚ but never disturbed. His writing style could easily be described as wordy‚ and he has an affinity for long‚ complex sentences. That said‚ his writing is never too confusing
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was in a very in high demand in Europe at the time‚ as it could be easily carved into many items‚ anything from jewelry pieces to false teeth. Leopold gave a clear command to Stanley to “purchase all the ivory which is to be found on the Congo” (Hochschild‚ 70). His orders were soon obeyed by Congo State officials and their African subordinates. Indeed‚ they got their hands on all the ivory they had stumbled upon‚ except that they did not “purchase” anything. In most cases they simply confiscated
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strong government infrastructure‚ it was easy for “armies [to] become self-financing networks of miners and smugglers … [and to] easily recruit children” (Hochschild 317). Not only did the invaders take advantage of the lack of options of the Congolese‚ they “helped themselves to more than 250 million worth of the Congo’s natural resources” (Hochschild 316). Violence in the newly formed state negatively impacted the lives of its citizen both by destroying infrastructure‚ stealing resources‚ and undermining
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Parks and Recreation creators Greg Daniels and Michael Schur put a humorous spin on the realistic problems management imposes on its employees through its episode “The Bubble‚” Season Three‚ Episode Fifteen. In this episode‚ Chris‚ the new manager‚ has come in and drastically changed the office‚ causing the workers to hate their jobs when before they enjoyed them. This hatred for the job came about because they were forced to perform differently than they were used to. Ron‚ someone who did not
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The universal process of attachment is conducted through out the individuals life cycle. Objects‚ bodies and things‚ play a important role in mediating that attachment. But how much do we know about attachment? What it is and how it is constructed. Sociology attempts to answer these questions‚ by defamiliarising attachment by viewing it through a broader sociological lens. In this essay we will use the ’Sociology of Attachment’‚ in its two orientations‚ practical mechanism and emotional investment
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Hochschild illustrates this with telling the reader that‚ "An official Belgian government commission in 1919 estimated that from the time Stanley began laying the foundation of Leopold’s state‚ the population of the territory had ’been reduced by half.’ Major
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distinct by Hochschild cited by Bryman (2004)‚ there are two types of acting; surface and deep acting. This is normally associated with physical gesticulations and presenting right feelings (Bryman‚ 2004). Deep acting is much further challenging as compared to surface acting as deep acting is real and genuine emotions that the worker feels while surface acting is just merely acting (Bryman‚ 2004). Emotional labour can also have a bad influence on individuals who endorse it as said by Hochschild (1983)
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ability to treat his subject poorly. Therefore‚ The Crime of Congo by Arthur Conan Doyle and King Leopold´s Ghost by Adam Hochschild are sources of particular value for this investigation.
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References: Brecher‚ J. (1997) Strike. ’ {South End Press). Graham‚ L. (1993-) On the Line at Subaru-Isuzu: The Japanese Model and the American Worker Hochschild‚ A. R. (1983) The Managed Heart: Commercialisation of Human Feeling Holloway‚ J. (2002) Change the World Without Taking Power The Meaning of Revolution Routledge‚ 2008‚ 306 pp.
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As social beings‚ people have innate tendencies to work in groups or relate with objects and people in their environment. The intra and inter relationships with people‚ at times‚ generate conflict which synonymously used as dispute‚ fight‚ war‚ battle‚ disagreement‚ and clash. It is described by American Heritage Dictionary of English Language (2004). Conflict as a form of intense interpersonal and/or intrapersonal dissonance between two or more interdependent parties based on incompatible goals
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