In establishing classical Marxism‚ Marx adopted a philosophy of history called the materialist conception of history‚ or historical materialism. Marx’s theory of historical materialism states that material or economic conditions structure culture‚ law‚ politics‚ and other aspects of social existence. Combining the theory of historical materialism along with the dialectic‚ the concept of progress as a result of an internal conflict between a thesis and its antithesis‚ Marx was able to explain historical
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Right realism advocates ‘small’ government and considers the phenomenon of crime from the perspective of political conservatism. Right realism assumes it takes a more realistic view of the causes of crime and deviance. Right realists believe crime and deviance are a real social problem that requires practical solutions. It is said that right realism perpetuates moral panics as a means of swaying the public to agree with their views. For example‚ the media claims that elderly people are scared to
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EXPLANATIONS OF THE ECONOMIC SUCCESS OF EAST ASIA NATIONS: Introduction The economic success of the East Asian countries has inspired many economists to study the background of their rapid growth. Interestingly‚ different economists interpret this success in entirely different ways. During the 1970s and an important part of the 1980s advocates of the neoclassical model argued that growth in East Asia was the result mainly of the market mechanism and the emphasis on export promotion in these
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Literacy Benchmark Assessment: Mini-Lesson on Still I Rise by Maya Angelou Jennifer Bell Grand Canyon University: EED-525 December 3‚ 2014 Still I Rise Reading Mini Lessons The seventh grade students at Tapestry Charter School will begin their poetry unit with “Still I Rise” by Maya Angelou. This lyric poem‚ while optimistic‚ deals with important themes such as slavery‚ racism‚ and overcoming trauma. The students will dissect the poem‚ first looking at vocabulary and figurative language‚ later
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biological explanations of OCD (10 marks) The biological approach as an explanation of OCD believes that the disorder is caused by a fault in our body‚ either through genes‚ hormones‚ the brain‚ or neurotransmitters‚ therefore suggesting that OCD is caused by our nature‚ rather than our upbringing. This means that since we are born with the body we have‚ if we have OCD‚ it is innate within us. One biological explanation for OCD is the genetic explanation. The genetic explanation believes that
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fit into all scientific explanations. For instance‚ it is said that explanation is an asymmetric relation because x can explain y‚ but given the same laws and evidences‚ y may not explain x. Hempel’s law does not respect this asymmetry as it implies that explanation should be a symmetric relation. I find it more difficult to come to a concrete conclusion concerning this model; I agree with the three elements that should be utilized to form a sound argument or explanation‚ but I also see the issue
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Outline and evaluate biological explanations for aggression (24) The biological explanation for aggression states that aggression is innate behavior in people and the environment around them does not cause it. Neurotransmitters in the brain‚ chemicals that allow impulses to be transmitted from one area to another‚ can be used to explain why some people are aggressive. There is evidence to suggest that the neurotransmitters serotonin and dopamine are linked to aggression‚ low levels of serotonin
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Outline and evaluate the biological explanation of depression. Biological explanation of depression can be explained by neurotransmitter dysfunction. Neurotransmitters such as noradrenalin and serotonin have been shown to be linked with depression. Bunney at al (1965) found that there was low levels of noradrenaline function in the brain of depressed individuals. Also‚ post mortem studies found increased noradrenaline receptors in the brains of depressed suicide victims. When there is low noradrenaline
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Sociological Explanations for the Existence and Persistence of Poverty Dependency based Explanations These sorts of explanations argue that the poor are in some way‚ the cause of their own poverty. At their most extreme‚ they suggest that the welfare system in Britain actually makes people dependant on it by providing an attractive alternative to work. Different approaches exist‚ based on: The dependency culture The culture of poverty The underclass The Dependant Individual This idea
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Using material from Item A and elsewhere‚ assess different sociological explanations of suicide. (21 marks) Suicide is the intentional taking of one’s own life and sociologists over the years have tried to put forward various explanations for why someone may do this. Within sociology there are many different views on suicide on the causes and explanations for it‚ these come from two main methodologies which are Positivists who believe that sociology is a science and they should aim to make causal
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