6. “Robust knowledge requires both consensus and disagreement.” Discuss the claim with reference to two areas of knowledge. Robust Knowledge is the knowledge that is relevant and accepted by actors in the context of its application. This is achieved when the knowledge is credible‚ noticeable‚ and produced in a legitimate way. Knowledge is credible when it is accepted globally by a majority and is passed down from person to person. Knowledge is noticeable in everyone’s everyday experience and encounters
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Conflict theory cannot be fully introduced without defining two views social theorists have argued about for many years. The first is the consensus perspective. Consensus theorists state that society has a consensus of values among it members. This perspective puts a lot of emphasis on the state stating that it is organized to protect the interests of the general public‚ and has the duty to intervene when groups have differing views. The state is the representative of the general public’s values
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Conformity can be used in many different types of ways. Sometimes conformity can be used in a bad way like in behavior like changing to fit in. Then‚ it can be used in a good way like when a person can look up to someone to be there for them. Conformity can be used in many negative ways like a person changing who they really are just to fit in. When one is forced to be like by others part self respect is lost because never should a person to like something because they have to. “You lose something
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This reasoning was confirmed by another experiment conducted by Sis trunk and Mc David. They used tasks and items with which women were more familiar than males. The results showed that in this case males yielded much easily and showed greater conformity. Other reason cited for females’ higher
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Unit: Conformity and Obedience Produce a written description/evaluation of Sherif’s (1935) and Asch’s (1956) studies of conformity‚ with an emphasis on the reasons why people conformed in the experiments. Conformity is defined by Aronson (1988‚ cited in Psychology for A Level‚ pg. 43) as ‘a change in a persons behaviour or opinions as a result of real or imagined pressure from a person or group of people. Sherif’s (1935) study of the autokinetic effect‚ which was an optical illusion‚ is
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assignment I will be comparing and contrasting the terms conformity and obedience. I will also be answering the following questions: 1) Does research into conformity and obedience explain the horrors of war atrocities‚ such as The Holocaust‚ the Mi Lai Massacre in Vietnam or the abuse suffered by Iraqi detainees in Abu Ghraib prison? 2) Does research into independent behavior suggest these atrocities could be averted in future conflicts? Conformity is a form of social influence in which a current state
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Decision Making Process . Introduction Robbins (1998: 103) states that decisions are choices made from two or more alternatives. Decisions are made as a reaction to a problem. That is‚ there is a discrepancy between the current state of affairs and some desired state requiring consideration of alternative courses of action. This however requires any person in the position where he/she must make decisions to
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ultimately‚ people yearn to be just right. According to social psychology‚ conformity causes people to yield such behavior and to act according to other’s behavior. For example‚ within the African American culture‚ the return of natural hair styles‚ which constitutes afros‚ kinky curls and many other hairstyles that does require the use of processing or straightening chemicals‚ have strongly promoted conformity. It has promoted conformity so strongly‚ that I have even begun to wear natural hair styles because
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The Consensus Model vs The New Jersey Board of Nursing Abstract Advanced practice nursing is a growing and evolving career in nursing. Understanding the definition and the core roles of an Advanced Practice Nurse is imperative. According to the Consensus Model‚ “Advanced practice registered nurses are licensed independent practitioners who are expected to practice within standards established or recognized by a licensing body.” (Consensus Model for APRN Regulation: Licensure‚ Accreditation
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1.) Do you believe achieving absolute consensus is possible‚ or do most group processes result in achieving only modified consensus in which one or more members are not in complete agreement regarding the decision ultimately reached? Discuss. I believe that it is possible to achieve absolute consensus. But it may be better off to not have all parties agreeing. To achieve absolute consensus will take time but insisting on it may prove to be counterproductive when there is a need for a quick decision
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