Do as we say and as we do: The interplay ofdescriptive and injunctive group norms in the attitude–behaviour relationship Journal Article Summary Smith‚ J.R. &Louis‚ W.R. (2008).British Journal of Social Psychology‚ 47‚ 647–666 a. The paper investigates the reasons behind discrepancies between attitudes and behaviour by observing how social factors impact upon attitude behaviour relationships. It was predicted that supportive descriptive and injunctive norms would increase engagement levels
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How accurate is it to say that the Black Power Movements of the 1960’s achieved nothing for the Black people? In some ways I agree that the Black power Movements of the 1960’s achieved nothing for the Black people because by 1968 little had changed‚ and it is therefore easy to claim that Black Power movements achieved nothing‚ and in fact had a negative impact on black Americans. However in some ways I disagree because the Black Power movements in the early 1960s coincided with the peak of success
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RESISTANCE TO FLORIDA’S MEDICAL MARIJUANA AMENDMENT GROWING: DEMONSTRATORS SAY LOOPHOLES LEGALIZE FOR ALL‚ EVEN TEENS (1888 PressRelease) Citizens decry the "pot shop" system and lack of parental consent; Cite state dispensaries as better alternative to help the sick and protect children Naples-Marco Island‚ FL - Families against Florida’s proposed constitutional amendment on marijuana plan to demonstrate at the corner of Golden Gate Pkwy and Goodlette Rd. in Naples‚ Florida on Thursday‚
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Compare & Contrast of Smoke Signals and This is what it means to Say Phoenix‚ Arizona The stories of Smoke Signals and “This is What it Means to Say Phoenix‚ Arizona” are built around the same narrative with a few dissimilarities here and there. Smoke Signals is the film version based from the short story “This is What it Means to Say Phoenix‚ Arizona.” Throughout the duration of the film there are recognizably a few alterations as compared with the short story; however‚ there are still a lot
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Humans often feel the fundamental oddity to find and give an explanation for everything around them. Some people would say ‘that it’s in our blood’. Others say that this characteristic separates humans from the rest of the animal kingdom. Our ability to ‘explain’ events‚ clauses‚ ideas and items gives us the capability to contemplate occurrences to bring different areas of knowledge into a higher and ample stature. In these areas of knowledge that we acquire through the process of explanation
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Imagine what you would do without ‘Facebook’. Imagine not being able to send that ‘WhatsApp’ message to your loved ones overseas. Imagine life without the Internet… The rise of the Internet in the past few decades has brought massive changes in political‚ social‚ economical and even environmental aspects across the world. These changes are not only for the better‚ but some of them are for the worse. I believe that these benefits‚ however‚ outweigh the Internet’s negative impacts. Traditionally
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When mathematicians‚ historians‚ and scientists say that they have explained something‚ are they using the word explain ’ in the same way? Marcel Wallace IB #001089 TOK #1(Final Draft) Word Count: We all have ways of acquiring information about the complex world in which we live. Mathematicians‚ historians‚ and scientists each have their own respective procedure of determining truths and justifying their judgments. Each uses their own Area of Knowledge to present findings and explain
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How accurate is it to say that the status of black people in the USA changed very little in the years 1945-1955? I would agree with this statement and say that the status of black people did not change much between the years of 1945 to 1955‚ I believe that there is a lot of evidence to back me up in my decision‚ for example‚ the federal intervention caused by the actions of Harry Truman‚ direct action from civil rights groups and the role of African Americans within society in this time period
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A)Explain the Concept of the Forms? Plato developed the theory that behind every concept or object in the visible world there is an unseen reality which he calls its ‘Form’. These Forms exist in the world of the Forms separate from our world of sensory perception. Within the world of the Forms the pattern or the objects and concepts for the material world exist in a state of unchanging perfection. Plato suggested the idea of forms in his book “De Republica”‚ which is a dialogue between Socrates
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How accurate is it to say that the Communist Government reforms brought widespread benefits to the Chinese People 1949-1956? Mao had no choice but to bring widespread benefits to the Chinese people in the years of 1949-56‚ this was because he was afraid of counter-revolution‚ and discoveries of large armaments in a GMD (Chinese Nationalist Party) base in the early years of his power shows he was right to be afraid. His initial aim was to get people on side and be conciliatory‚ which is important
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