of the various schools of thought in psychology. Edward Titchener initiated a school of thought called structuralism. He believed that experimentation was the best way for a science of psychology. He went further viewing the study of consciousness as something that was not scientific because sensations and feelings could not be seeing by anyone except the person reporting them. Structuralism dominated psychology in the earliest years. The other was functionalism. This school of thought focused
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the relevance they may have today within the organisation of society. Marxism‚ Neo-Marxism and Functionalism have been chosen as although each are unique there still lies an undercurrent that threads these theories together with social conflict and economics being apparent throughout. Marxism is a theory that focuses on class and social conflict. It ultimately is an economic critique of capitalism and class struggle. Marxism uses economic and socio-political understanding in its’ methodology and
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between people’s hearing a ball hit a platform and their pressing a telegraph key; Wundt was seeking to measure “atoms of the mind” (the fastest and simplest mental processes) * First psych lab in Germany at University of Leipzig * Structuralism and fundamentalism- two earliest schools of psychology * Edward Titchener- aimed to discover the mind’s structure * Introspection- looking inward; training them to report elements of their experience as they looked at a rose‚ listened
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recognize at first. Because of the reader-response‚ the readers’ are able to connect with one another and share their interpretations pertaining to the piece of literature. Others‚ however‚ can contradict the idea of a morality within a story. Post-structuralism‚ mainly deconstructionism can often occur to a reader when reading a
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Wundt by having similar beards‚ the same authoritative style‚ and similar formal lecture manners. But when Titchener came from Germany to America‚ he dramatically altered Wundt’s system of psychology. Titchener’s approach to psychology was called structuralism. Wundt’s focus was more on the elements or contents of the consciousness. Titchener claimed that his approach was set fourth by Wundt’s approach but the two systems were very different. Titchener’s approach to psychology was prominent in America
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The evolution of modern psychology. In the 21th century it is relatively easy to define psychology‚ however many forces has led to emergence of modern psychology. Much of the history of psychology has been characterized by heated debates about what constitutes the appropriate subject matter and methodologies for a science of mind and behavior. This ‘summary’ will be the period of history in which some of the critical groundwork for modern psychology has laid down. ‘Psychology has a long past but
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which describes a normless state in society. Marxism‚ the structural conflict sociological theory is a very significant chapter in sociology. It was founded by Karl Marx who believed strongly in communism. Marxism is understood as the theory and practice of working class self-emancipation. This theoretical and political tradition is radically different from the way Marxism is generally described by both critics and many ’adherents’ who identify Marxism with the repressive state capitalist regimes
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Foundations: Feminism and the Question of Postmodernism‚" in J. Butler and J.W. Scott (eds) Feminists Theorize the Political‚ New York and London: Routledge. * Collinicos‚ A * Culler‚ J. (1982) On Deconstruction: Theory and criticism after structuralism‚ Ithaca‚ NY: Cornell university Press. * Evans‚ Judith. Feminist Theory Today: An Introduction to Second-Wave Feminism. London: SAGE publication‚ 1995. * Foucault‚ M. * ’ ’ (1972) The Archaeology of knowledge and the Discourse on Language
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SEMESTER EXAM – NO TUTORIALS RESEARCH ESSAY READING WEEK – NO TUTORIALS Part B: Post-Rationalist Approaches 9 23 Sep 7. Constructivism MID SEMESTER BREAK: 30 Sept – 4 Oct 10 11 12 13 7 Oct 14 Oct 21 Oct 28 Oct 8. Critical Theory and Post-structuralism 9. Normative Theory 10. Feminist IR Theory TAKE-HOME EXAM – NO TUTORIALS STUDY VACATION: 4 Nov – 7 Nov EXAMINATION PERIOD: 8 Nov – 28 Nov 2. Tutorial Information Tutorials begin in Week 1 (week commencing 27 March). You should have already
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relates it to film. Ideological critique is something that involves “symptomatic reading” which relies on a “subtle and sometimes wishful approach” to analyzing and interpreting film. The book also talks about poststructuralism which‚ rather than structuralism‚ stresses the open-mindedness of stories and explores subjectivity with film structures. Poststructuralism analysis also includes many distinct areas of thought from psychoanalytic to postcolonial to feminist. Spring Breakers could be analyzed
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