Social insects such as ants‚ bees‚ termites‚ and wasps‚ provide us with a powerful metaphor for creating decentralized problem-solving systems composed of simple‚ interacting‚ and often mobile‚ agents. The emergent collective intelligence of social insects lies not in complex individual capabilities but in networks of interactions that exist among individuals and between individuals and their colonies. The daily problems solved by a social insect colony include the following: finding food‚ building
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Social Stratification: Impacting Positions in Society Social stratification is vertical hierarchical arrangement which differentiate people as superior or inferior. Societies are stratified in three ways which are‚1) Social Class; 2) Racial and Ethnic stratification; and 3) Gender. 1) Social Class: According to Karl Marx‚ Class society is based around a primary line of division between two antagonistic classes‚ those who owns the means of production and those who do not own. Comer added to it
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SOCIAL BANKING INTRODUCTION Banking plays a fundamental role in economic progress of a country. It inculcates the habit of savings among people‚ hence helps in boosting the investment base and speeding up the capital formation. At the same time it also helps out the needy‚ by providing them timely credit at an affordable cost. But majority of poor rural and semi urban population in India are unable to avail the basic banking facilities. As a result they are made to rely on private money lenders
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page. SOCIAL NETWORKING AND ITS IMPACT ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE YOUNG NAME: NIKI MIN CLASS: ENGLISH 1-40 SUBMISSION DATE: 28 AUGUST 2012 0 Content Page 1.0 Introduction 2.0 The issue and the background to the debate 3.0 The social significance of the debate. 4.0 The participants in the debate 5.0 Differing opinions 5.1 Social networking can enhance the development of the young 5.1.1 5.1.2 Develops social skills Enhances technological skills 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 5 6 5.2 Social networking
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Social pedagogy As an idea social pedagogy first started being used around the middle of the nineteenth century in Germany as a way of describing alternatives to the dominant models of schooling. However‚ by the second half of the twentieth century social pedagogy became increasingly associated with social work and notions of social education in a number of European countries. Social pedagogy is based on humanistic values stressing human dignity‚ mutual respect‚ trust‚ unconditional appreciation
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SOCIAL STIGMA Social stigma is the extreme disapproval of (or discontent with) a person or group on socially characteristic grounds that are perceived‚ and serve to distinguish them‚ from other members of a society. Stigma may then be affixed to such a person‚ by the greater society‚ who differs from their cultural norms.Social stigma can result from the perception (rightly or wrongly) of mental illness‚ physical disabilities‚ diseases such as leprosy‚ illegitimacy‚ sexual orientation‚ gender identity
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47% of American adults used social networking sites like Facebook‚ MySpace‚ Twitter‚ LinkedIn‚ and Classmates.com in 2011‚ up from 26% in 2008. [26] On social media sites like these‚ users may develop biographical profiles‚ communicate with friends and strangers‚ do research‚ and share thoughts‚ photos‚ music‚ links‚ and more. Proponents of social networking sites say that the online communities promote increased interaction with friends and family; offer teachers‚ librarians‚ and students valuable
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Outline Notes Direct Aid * No one escapes pain and suffering‚ Some hurts are related to personal causes. Other pain is brought about by Underlying causes. * The Works of Mercy: * Corporal works * Feed the Hungry * Give drink to the thirsty * Clothe the naked * Visit the sick * Shelter the homeless * Visit the imprisoned * Bury the dead * Spiritual Works * Counsel the doubtful * Instruct
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Of Belize Date: 17/4/2014 We are aware that there are a variety of different types of stratification however social class is the main area of division in people. A number of different theories have been made to bring together an explanation on the ways social class is viewed and how society notices this effect. I will give comparison of Marx and Weber ’s perspectives on social class and inequality will be made‚ as we know it is quiet debatable on who ’s view is correct but I will compare and
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6033 The use of social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter have increased dramatically over the past years. Prepared for Dr. Thi Lip Sam NAME: NUR KHAIRIAH MUHAMMAD MATRIC NO: 814827 MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION UNIVERSITI UTARA MALAYSIA ATC/UUM SerembanTable of Contents TOC \o "1-3" \h \z \u HYPERLINK \l "_Toc402116437" Abstract PAGEREF _Toc402116437 \h 2 Case Questions PAGEREF _Toc402116438 \h 2Social Media History PAGEREF _Toc402116439 \h 2Statistics of Social Media Usage PAGEREF
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