history study guide Vocabulary ● satellite nations countries dependent upon and dominated by the Soviet Union. (Albania‚ Bulgaria‚ Czechoslovakia‚ Hungary‚ Romania‚ Poland) ● containment an effort to block the Soviet’s attempts to spread their influence by creating alliances and supporting weaker countries. ● cold war the conflicting U.S. and soviet aims in Eastern Europe the state of hostility short of direct military confrontation that developed between the two superpowers
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Jose’s father is not in the picture leaving Christina as a single parent which is frowned upon in society. At school she is put down through racist remarks about her culture and about not having a father figure. ’At St Martha’s it’s all about money‚ prestige and what your father does for a living.’ These are all reasons why ’Looking for Alibrandi’ is a good related belonging text. Looking for Alibrandi is a good example of expanding on the theme of belonging. Jose is a confused girl who is searching
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1. PEOPLE WILL FEEL AWKWARD‚ILL –AT-EASE AND SELF-CONSCIOUS :- Whenever we ask people to do things differently‚ you disrupt their habitual ways of doing things. This tends to make people feel awkward or uncomfortable as they struggle to eliminate the old responses and learn the new. 2. PEOPLE INITIALLY FOCUS ON WHAT THEY HAVE TO GIVE UP:- Even for positive changes such as promotions‚ or those that result in more autonomy or authority‚ people will concentrate on what they will be losing.
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I have chosen the Adult Scale of Hostility and Aggression: Reactive/Proactive (A-SHARP) to further examine for reliability and validity. The A-SHARP instrument was developed to measure verbal aggression‚ physical and covert aggression‚ hostile affect and bullying behaviors exhibited by adults diagnoses with an intellectual disorder. The instrument uses a question and answer format that seeks to identify behaviors exhibited by the individual‚ the frequency of the occurrence and whether or not the
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shown to cause social disparity and many social problems as it’s an unjust system with monopoly of power and wealth; it affects life chances‚ lifestyles and prestige. In Pakistan It is a system whereby people rank and evaluate each other as superior and on the basis of evaluation reward with one another with wealth‚ authority‚ power and prestige. It is broadly organised into three parts; upper class‚ middle class and lower class on the basis of power and wealth which has resulted in the
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and networks are situational factors that influence encoding and decoding of both verbal and nonverbal messages within a culture. Norms are culturally ingrained principles of correct and incorrect behaviors that‚ if broken‚ carry a form of overt or covert penalty. They are unwritten guidelines people within the cultural group follow. Rules are formed to clarify cloudy areas of norms. A role includes the behavioral expectations of a position within a culture and is affected by norms and rules. The
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There are numerous meanings to define the term racism; the textbook defines it as “discriminatory behavior that is backed by institutional power.” The historical origins of racism are believed to date back to the 1400’s‚ when slavery began over seas; in 1619 is when slaves arrived in America. In early society‚ individuals grew up and experienced the darkest times of overt racism‚ where openly engaging in prejudice and discriminating remarks and actions towards individuals of a differing race‚ was
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that sociological research can and should be value free. [25] 2 Assess the view that the concept of childhood is socially constructed. [25] Section B 3 Compare the advantages and limitations of overt participant observation and covert participant observation. [25] 4 Assess the usefulness of questionnaires and interviews in terms of the concepts of validity‚ reliability‚ objectivity and representativeness. [25] Section C 5 Assess sociological explanations of the
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Self-identity is the concept of oneself as well as the individual perceptions about one’s abilities‚ flaws‚ status‚ and worth. The criminal lifestyle can be attractive to individuals that seek subcultural endorsements from those within a particular subculture because they may not have the means to do so in a legitimate manner (Climbing the Corporate ladder). When mentioning personal gain we can associate this with the street “hustler”. Criminal lifestyles center on deviant and reckless behavior
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Managerial theories of the firm Managerial theories of the firm place emphasis on various incentive mechanisms in explaining the behaviour of managers and the implications of this conduct for their companies and the wider economy. According to traditional theories‚ the firm is controlled by its owners and thus wishes to maximise short run profits. The more contemporary managerial theories of the firm examine the possibility that the firm is controlled not by its owners‚ but by its managers‚ and
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