The article‚ Adult Learning Theory: Applications to Non-Traditional College Students‚ focused on identifying the present day non-traditional college student is and the strategies that educators need to apply when teaching these students. The authors provide a broad overview of the present day non-traditional college student. Those students are identified as financially independent‚ between the ages of 25 and 50 with minimal previous college credits. Many of these students have been recently unemployed
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of a competent sociology student is not how familiar he is with sociological concepts‚ theories‚ and empirical findings‚ but the ability of sociological imagination. The sociological imagination is a state of mind with which people recognize that their (and those of others) social conditions‚ experiences‚ and ways of understanding the world are placed within larger social‚ cultural‚ and political forces. Essentially‚ the sociological imagination requires that we “look up” and recognize how our lives
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Sociological study counts on the power to categorize the people being studied in order to arrive at accurate conclusions. Classifications include groups‚ aggregates‚ and categories. A group consists of two or more people who are precise in their interaction over time‚ they have a sense of identity or belonging‚ and they have norms that nonmembers don’t have. An example is a class of students because classes consist of more than two people‚ meet at least a few times a week for a whole semester‚ and
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From a sociological perspective‚ explanation for criminality is found in two levels which are the subculture and the structural explanations. The sociological explanations emphasize aspects of societal arrangements that are external to the actor and compelling. A sociological explanation is concerned with how the structure of a society‚ institutional practices or its persisting cultural themes affect the conduct of its members. Individual differences are denied or ignored‚ and the explanation of
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APPLICATION OF QUEUEING THEORY TO SEAPORT CONGESTION PROBLEM IN NIGERIA By 1Oyatoye E.O. Ph.D Department of Business Administration‚ University of Lagos. Nigeria Email: eoyatoye@unilag.edu.ng 2Adebiyi‚ Sulaimon Olanrewaju Department of Economics and Financial studies Fountain University Osogbo‚ Osun state. Nigeria. Email: lanre18april@yahoo.com 3Okoye John Chinweze Torcelik International Company United. Apapa‚ Lagos. Nigeria ABSTRACT This paper stresses the importance
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Individualism and the Sociological Imagination The belief that the individual controls his destiny and succeeds or fails based on talent‚ hard work‚ and perseverance is a central theme in the American way of life. This strong belief in individualism often dictates how Americans explain‚ and resolve social problems. This view that individuals are solely responsible for their success or failure in life‚ mostly unaffected by surrounding social forces‚ runs counter to the sociological imagination. C
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DRAFT MANAGING LOCAL REVENUE IN INDONESIA Raksaka Mahi *) Prepared for: CAN DECENTRALIZATION HELP REBUILD INDONESIA? A Conference Sponsored by the International Studies Program‚ Andrew Young School of Policy Studies‚ Georgia State University‚ Atlanta May 1- 3‚ 2002 Introduction The role of local owned revenues had been very small for a long period of time. In the past‚ almost ninety percent of total district’s revenue came from central government transfers and subsidies. Moreover‚ those transfers
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they are less concerned with factual research that shows how things occur. Sociologists want to know why things happen‚ and to do so they must look at the broader view of their subjects and cultivate their sociological imagination. American sociologist C. Wright Mills (1959) defined the sociological imagination as “the ability to link our personal lives and experiences with the social world.” This means that one must have the ability to break free from the immediacy of personal circumstances and put
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Elements of Safety Management & System Subhadip Manna 1. What are the Regulatory Agencies/Authorities having control over petroleum Industry? • • • • • • • • • • • • Following is the list of various regulatory/statutory agencies having jurisdiction over the petroleum industry. Central Pollution Control Board ( CPCB)‚ under the Minist ry of Environment and Forest Respective State Pollution Control Board‚ under the Ministry of Environment and Forest of The State Chief Inspector
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Chapter 1: Sociology: Perspective‚ Theory‚ and Method What is the Sociological Perspective? Reveals the power of society to shape individual lives. C. Wright Mills called this point of view the “sociological imagination‚” which transforms personal troubles into public issues. Being an outsider or experiencing a social crisis encourages the sociological perspective. The Importance of a Global Perspective Global awareness is an important part of the sociological perspective because: Where we live
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