Cross-cultural studies in the social sciences[edit] Main article: cross-cultural studies The term "cross-cultural" emerged in the social sciences in the 1930s‚ largely as a result of the Cross-Cultural Survey undertaken by George Peter Murdock‚ a Yale anthropologist. Initially referring to comparative studies based on statistical compilations of cultural data‚ the term gradually acquired a secondary sense of cultural interactivity. The comparative sense is implied in phrases such as "a cross-cultural
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the categorization. In fact‚ had Melville not peppered the story with his narrative‚ light-hearted‚ internal musings‚ and shared with the audience a "grasping at straw" style of rationalization‚ the main theme could only have been categorized as tragic. Regardless of the two perspectives from which Herman Melville relates the story of Bartleby‚ the telling of a tragic story sprinkled with humorous subjectivity‚ the actual story line‚ through its progression should determine its categorization. For
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These questions aimed at analyzing how long the effect of the fright lasted in the participant‚ how useful the DSM-IV categorization was‚ the range of symptoms experienced because of the fright‚ and how the viewing-situation was in predicting the effects of the media stimuli and how long those effects lasted. The four research questions included: (1) How prevalent and long
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what his life was like when he was still a slave. In The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass Douglass uses metaphors to describe the cruel treatment of slaves at Colonel Lloyd’s plantation. An example of this would be the categorization of slaves at Colonel Lloyd’s plantation after the former masters of the estate had passed away. At this time‚ Douglass was sent to live with his master’s brother but was brought back to be valued with the other property for the new heirs of the
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In this essay‚ I will look at how the Nazi regimes policy on sexuality was inconsistent; I will also explore how the policies were vague and affected women. I will also look at how the Third Reich regime regulated sexuality‚ and had ambiguous definitions for classifying unacceptable sexual behaviour. In Nazi Germany‚ there was a façade of chastity or rather of women only having sexual intercourse in the privacy of their wedded home. The aim of the Third Reich system was to uphold‚ reinforce and strengthen
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Even before the 18th century‚ European academics busied themselves attempting to craft the ideal theory that emphasized the distinct differences between the European population and other groups - specifically their superiority. This categorization eventually led to race science: the supposed biological division of all human populations. Just as with other taxonomies‚ race science included a hierarchy with Europeans as the superior race. The advancement of race science allowed racism to become an
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Literature review Diversity and equal opportunities Diversity is conducted within organizations while differences are valued and respected.But when it comes to equal opportunities‚ it means that no matter what gender‚race‚sexual orientation or other categorizations individuals are belong to ‚they will be equally treated (Bratton & Gold‚2007). First and foremost‚equality policies emerged longer than diversity‚the former mainly concerned social justice and is regarded for the sake of social discrimination
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Kristen Harrison and Joanne Cantor designed a study‚ in 1999‚ to examine the effects‚ frightening media had on children and if those effects continued into adulthood. Their study had three major goals. The first goal was to classify the types of media stimuli that contributed to the fright reactions. Their second goal was to uncover the different symptoms that the participants’ had within these reactions. Their final goal was to survey the developmental trend in the stimuli and the different coping
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n.d. 24 Sept. 2013 . "Economic and Social Rights." NESRI. n.p. n.d. 24 Sept. 2013 . "Wahab Ohid Legal Aid: Human Rights: Definitions‚ Characteristics‚ Classification‚ Indivisibility & Categorization." Wahab Ohid Legal Aid: Human Rights: Definitions‚ Characteristics‚ Classification‚ Indivisibility & Categorization. 24 Sept. 2013 . "What are children’s rights?" Law Stuff. n.p. n.d. 24 Sept. 2013 .
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