Critical Realism versus Social Constructivism in International Relations Roxana Bobulescu Abstract: This article discusses the methodological differences between the British school and the American school of international relations. It attempts to demonstrate that Susan Strange‚ representative of the British school‚ could be considered a critical realist. The aim of the article is to show that her vision of international political economy fulfills the methodological reorientation initiated
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Structuralism and constructivism are the concepts we focused most on in Culture and Diversity. These concepts merge together to illustrate Bourdieu’s concept that "power is culturally and symbolically created and constantly reified through the interplay of agency and structure." Before I explain how these concepts are relevant to the experiences of the acculturation and integration of African Americans‚ American Indians‚ and Hispanic Indians today‚ I would like the first define what structuralism
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Constructivism is a communication theory that seeks to explain individual differences in the ability to communicate skillfully. Jesse Delia and his associates at the University of Illinois initially developed the theory of constructivism in the communication discipline during the 1970s (Delia‚ O’Keefe‚ & O’Keefe‚ 1982). Those who developed the constructivist approach to human communication were interested in understanding how people’s interpretations of the social world influenced their communicative
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Clinical development professor David Elkind contends that the philosophical positions found in constructivism‚ though difficult to apply‚ are necessary elements in a meaningful reform of educational practices. The author used various well known researchers to substantiate his view point. These researchers include Jean Piaget‚ Lev Vygotsky and Jerome Bruner. They have basically contented that constructivism is indeed the best approach for students. They have compared the constructivist theory with the
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Excuse or Explanation? When the news report flashes across the television informing millions around the world of the murder of a family of six‚ it is obvious that the initiate reaction of the civilians would be terror and hatred. This hatred‚ a fierce‚ in-tolerant force behind these people that would instantly choose the worst for whomever the suspect may be. Often‚ this is the reaction of the people whereas there are a few of those individuals who may decide to view this case differently. These
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Abstract Anger is often a difficult emotion to express and understand and it has come to be recognized as a significant social problem that our society facing today. This paper discusses the efficacy of the Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) and the Emotion-focused therapy (EFT) for treating patient with anger problems and compared therapists’ view on emotion which how they see emotion as the prime mover in human experience in different ways respectively. Besides‚ the development‚ overview and the
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1. State whether Cognitive Ability is Modifiable in the Older Adult and if not‚ why not‚ but if so‚ please give an example. Yes According to Larkin (2015)‚ growing older is accompanied by loss of memory and decline in thinking and problem solving. Moreover‚ inability to learn and eventually dementia. One example of this cognitive decline is dementia or Alzheimer’s disease. Cognitive ability is modifiable through various brain stimulation such as‚ work related activities has a positive effect
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Biological and Humanistic Approaches to Personality Paper PSY/250 Traci Petteway January 12‚ 2013 University of Phoenix There are similarities and differences when analyzing the components of biological and humanistic approaches to personality. Maslow’s hierarchy of needs express important aspects of biological factors that approaches personality. Abraham Maslow hierarchy of needs focused on a theory of human motivation‚ management training‚ and personal development. Maslow divided organismic
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founders wanted to incorporate scientific research about childhood development into the classroom. Having rapidly grown to more than 200 students in preschool through third grade‚ the school has become a kind of national laboratory for integrating cognitive neuroscience and cutting-edge educational theory into curriculum‚ professional development and school design. “Schools were not applying this new neurological science out there to how we teach children‚” said Lindsey Russo‚ whose unusual title‚
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I find the approaches of psychodynamic‚ cognitive-behavioral‚ and person centered approaches to counseling fascinating. There are many different aspects to all three approaches that fit my personality. I do not believe that I would be able to pick one single approach and stick to it. I do however feel that if you have a client that would benefit from one single approach then that would be the responsible thing to do for the client. However‚ I am not sure if a persons (professional) human nature
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