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    Furthermore‚ rational choice theory is useful in trying to explain and understand why human trafficking and forced labor occurs. According to this theory‚ the decision-making process of rationality is what determines the opportunities taken after weighing the costs‚ anticipated benefits and risk of committing these crimes. The perpetuators from the case outweighed the consequences from their crimes with the benefits and decided to execute them anyway. This theory is both offender and offense specific

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    Social disorganization theory Social disorganization theory links crime rates to ecological characteristics. A person place of residents can determine whether or not they will commit a crime. Most people say that they’re a product of their environment. Some blame the way they grew up on the reason for their actions. A person’s living location is as important as a person characteristics. The theory suggests that youths growing up in subcultures has a disadvantage which will later result in delinquency

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    Constructivism is a communication theory that seeks to explain individual differences in the ability to communicate skillfully. Jesse Delia and his associates at the University of Illinois initially developed the theory of constructivism in the communication discipline during the 1970s (Delia‚ O’Keefe‚ & O’Keefe‚ 1982). Those who developed the constructivist approach to human communication were interested in understanding how people’s interpretations of the social world influenced their communicative

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    Broken window theory states that “a perceived lack of social controls‚ will correspond to more crime.” (Lecture notes: unit 9). This means that vandalism occurs when nobody is cares what goes on and because there is no punishment for it. This theory suggest that if one window in a building get broken and not repaired‚ that building will attract people who will tend to break the rest of the unbroken windows. This theory suggest that vandalism such as littering‚ graffiti‚ and other small crimes leads

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    A consequentialist theory of value judges the rightness or wrongness of an action based on the consequences that action has. ... A non-consequentialist theory of value judges the rightness or wrongness of an action based on properties intrinsic to the action‚ not on its consequences. Consequentialist means behaving in a manner that positive consequences which in a sense the ends justifies the means as well as what the rules say. However‚ when it comes to Non-consequentialist it is not based on

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    Frutas‚ Maria Angelica M. 03/07/13 PSY 104 SY1127 Q4: An Essay on Theories of Personality What model/s of personality theory would you use to give a comprehensive explanation of the person? Gordon Allport defined personality as the dynamic organization with in the individual of those psychophysical systems that determine his characteristic behavior and thought. Based on the definition it is stated that personality is dynamic meaning it is moving and changing (personality can be

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    in every aspect of life. To be or not to be moral is a decision whose outcome influences civilization. However‚ to know the difference between the evil and the marvelous deeds of life one has to have lived through both agony and joy. The Just War Theory is a set of six principles: last resort‚ legitimate authority‚ probability of success‚ proportionality‚ self-defense‚ and right intention‚ that helps determine if a war was justified or not. They summon human beings to contemplate the nature of

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    measure of value created. If 10 CDs are produced and sold at a price of $16‚ then $160 worth of value has been created. Because of the nature of the GDP calculations‚ natural disaster can provide a boost to the economy in much the same way as a war. An example would be the boost to GDP given by the recovery efforts following the destruction of hurricane Andrew. It also means the enormous sums spent on security tend to push GDP higher. As Cobb (1995) points out‚ the bombing in Oklahoma City gave the economy

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    1. What are middle-range theories? Why are they considered to be useful in conducting nursing research? Give at least three examples of middle-range theories; discuss what these theories are all about and how these theories are useful in nursing practice and research. Middle-range theory is a presence of related concepts that are fixed on a limited scope of the reality of nursing. These theories are made up of ideas and recommended connection among the ideas that can be related in a model.

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    Houses’ Path Goal Theory and its usefulness in today’s organizations” Subject: Organizational Behavior Introduction (205 words) Path Goal Theory is a theory proposed by Martin Evans and Robert House‚ which is then developed by Robert House himself which suggests how leaders of any organization can be effective towards their subordinates in order to achieve organizational goals. This theory was first introduced in 1971 which was created based on Victor Vroom’s ‘Expectancy Theory of Motivation’

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