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    Anthropology: Theories

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    interesting anthropologist (local or international). • Explore the life of the anthropologist and present a short biographical sketch. • Identify at least five (5) important theories or assumptions of the anthropologist. • Argue of the relevance of the assumptions or theories in relation to the current condition of Philippines socio-cultural setting. Sir Edward Burnett Tylor (2 October 1832 – 2 January 1917) Edward Burnett Tylor‚ who is

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    Positive Accounting Positive economic theory and accounting practices are objective and based on fact. Positive accounting focuses on analyzing the economic statistics and data at hand‚ and deriving conclusions based on those figures. For example‚ if corporate growth allows a company to increase shareholder dividends over previous dividend payments‚ positive accounting theory would conclude that corporate growth causes a rise in stockholder dividends. Most bookkeeping and data collection involved

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    Cognitive Theory Paper Cognitive Therapy Ngina Hardy University of North Texas at Dallas COUN 5710- Counseling Theories November 12‚ 2012 Dr. Jennifer Baggerly Cognitive Therapy "The greatest discovery of my generation is that human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind." William James (Whitbourne‚ 2011) When we hear the word cognitive‚ several words come to mind such as‚ reasoning

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    the truth. It is possible that we believe things not because they are true but because of some other psychological or philosophical influence. Many writers and philosophers have acknowledged and elaborated on theories about the origin and development of beliefs and belief systems‚ but George Orwell is definitely one of the most prominent. In his article titled “The Burden of Knowledge‚” Orwell attributes the origin and development of beliefs to the general gullibility of a given era’s people. Beliefs

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    Hoeg Civil War Group Projects American Wars 3/14/06 George Brinton McClellan When you hear the name George McClellan‚ courageous‚ brave‚ heroic‚ and decisive are probably not the first words that come to mind. That’s probably because none of those words describe him. George McClellan was an indecisive coward‚ unfit for his position as a general‚ partially because of his sympathy for his troops‚ but also because of his "conspiracy theories" which constantly screwed over the union troops under his

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    Sociological Theories A sociological theory is a set of ideas that provides an explanation for human society.  Theories are selective in terms of their priorities and perspectives and the data they define as significant. As a result they provide a particular and partial view of reality. Sociological theories can be grouped together according to a variety of criteria. The most important of these is the distinction between Structural and Social action theories.   Structural or macro perspectives

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    George Smith Patton‚ Jr. was a United States Army officer best known for his leadership as a general during World War II. In WWII‚ he successfully defeated Nazi Germany on many battle fronts through his unique blitzkrieg military strategies. George Patton was a vital character in war history because of his tremendous achievements during his military years. Other than WWII he helped and inspired military ideas and strategies. For instance‚ he was the first to use a motor vehicle for battle. He was

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    Post-colonialial theory as a recent field of study has lately become one of the most attractive academic disciplines - if it can be called a discipline - that incessantly triggers piles and piles of literature written by art of critics‚ social reformists‚ political scientists‚ literary critics and political economists. The continuous expansion of post-colonialism in its recent version made its own domains of interest and areas of functionality overlap with other fields of global academic studies

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    CONTEXTUALIZING MANAGEMENT AND BUSINESS THEORIES FOR AFRICA Term Paper Organizational Theory MOI UNIVERSITY – NAIROBI CAMPUS Presented to : Dr. Komen Presented By: Mohammed Shakeel Salyani SBE/D/101/12  Table of Contents 1. The issue of the applicability of extant theories of management and business to the African context. 2 2. The underlying assumptions and prescriptions of dominant management theories and to what extent are they relevant to African challenges and

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    the task according to the established rules and procedures. 4. Carefully select workers who possess skills and abilities that match the needs of the task‚ and train them to perform the task according to the established rules and procedures. George Elton Mayo (1880 -1949) Mayo had discovered a fundamental concept. Working places should be like as a social environments and good relationship should be maintained between all the workers. People are motivated by much more than self-interest. Mayo

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