How significant is the concept of time as a way that we classify society? Explain some different cultural notions of time. The concept of time is not universally defined; it is a socially constructed entity‚ as different cultures in the world interpret time in different ways. So‚ do we share time? We all live in the present‚ but do all cultures in the world view the past and the future as holding the same level of importance? In a globalised world it is easy to synchronize clocks‚ but is synchronizing
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UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS General Certificate of Education Advanced Level 9708/42 ECONOMICS Paper 4 Data Response and Essays (Supplement) October/November 2011 2 hours 15 minutes Additional Materials: Answer Booklet/Paper * 2 1 8 2 6 0 2 5 0 5 * READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST If you have been given an Answer Booklet‚ follow the instructions on the front cover of the Booklet. Write your Centre number‚ candidate number and name on all the work you
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Classical Social Theory essay. Rationalisation (Weber) The concept of Rationality is defined as the ‘Preoccupation with calculating the most efficient means to achieve one’s goals’ (Bilton et al‚ 2002. Pg31) rather than ‘motivations derived from custom‚ tradition or emotion’ (Encyclopaedia‚ 2003). Rationalisation involves concepts such as logic‚ calculation and efficiency‚- fundamental aspects of Modernity as proposed by Max Weber. Weber believed that modernity
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CONFLICT: BASIC CONCEPT The word conflict has been derived from the Latin word ‘Confligere’; which means to Strike or attack altogether. In the present world‚ there are conflicts found everywhere. Each conflict has a reason behind it. these conflicts usually occur when two or more individuals or groups feel they have irreconcilable differences‚ or they feel that there needs‚ interests or wants are threatened by the existence of the other groups demands. Hence clashes become inevitable. People
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law forbidding or commanding it and for which punishment is imposed upon conviction. Crimes violate the law and order of a society and it negatively affects the social structure and the society’s fundamental values‚ morale and belief system. The concept of Crime can vary from society to Society The crimes are events and actions that are proscribed by the criminal law of a particular country (Wilkins 1968) In general‚ the society and its existing laws define crime. Sometimes crime in one society
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INTRODUCTION TO DEVELOPMENT CONCEPTS TASK: Discuss the Rostowian Stages of Economic Development and Critic the theory. ADM NO: BACD/NRB/2631/13 LECTURER: GERALD KWERI DATE: 10TH JUNE 2012 Rostow’s theory of economic growth is one of the most influential theories in the 20th century. It was established in the 1960’s during the cold war. His theory illustrates assisting not only the lower income earning countries but also focuses on communist states like Russia. His theory describes the patterns
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ECONOMICS conimists- 16th and 17th centuries. hysiocrats (farmers) ercantalists (traders) Father of Economics/ Father of the classical school of economic thought- Adam Smith (In 1776‚ he wrote ’An enquiry into the nature and causes of the Wealth of Nations’) According to Smith‚ self interest was an invisible hand which would work for the common benefit of the community. The Great Depression of 1929 was a phase in which supply exceeded demand. John Maynard Keynes (a British economist)
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Frankly‚ to know more about Islamic economic‚ lets briefly look at differentiation between Islamic economic and conventional economic. The first different is the role of moral values. Basically‚ conventional economics is more concern towards behavior and preferences of individuals as given. However‚ Islamic economics more concern on individual and social improvement throughout the moral elevation. This moral evaluation or known as uplift moral aims to the changes of individual and preferences of
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The concept of the underclass Access to humanities The concept of the underclass As a lone parent myself‚ I have quickly realised over the years that there seems to be a prejudice towards certain types of individuals within our social stratification. Views that if a person is from a specific background will therefore fall into a certain bracket‚ suggesting then he or she must therefore be a
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CHAPTER Entrepreneurship is the act of being an entrepreneur‚ which can be defined as "one who undertakes innovations‚ finance and business acumen in an effort to transform innovations into economic goods". This may result in new organizations or may be part of revitalizing mature organizations in response to a perceived opportunity. The most obvious form of entrepreneurship is that of starting new businesses (referred as Startup Company); however‚ in recent years‚ the term has been extended to
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