Some characteristics of a modern nation state are centralization of power‚ strong monarchs‚ and national identity and loyalty. It is based on the idea that the state can treat large numbers of people equally by efficient application of the law through the bureaucratic machinery of the state. (Nation state)An example of a nation is the Kurds. The Kurds‚ who are about 25 million‚ are the largest ethnicity in the world without a state of its own. Kurds now live in parts of Turkey‚ Syria‚ Iraq‚ Iran
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In sociology‚ quantitative research refers to the systematic empirical investigation of social phenomena via statistical‚ mathematical or numerical data or computational techniques.[1] The objective of quantitative research is to develop and employ mathematical models‚ theories and/or hypotheses pertaining to phenomena. The process of measurement is central to quantitative research because it provides the fundamental connection between empirical observation and mathematical expression of quantitative
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topography‚ availability of mineral and fresh water resources‚ favorable climate and soil fertility are some of the reasons affecting population distribution e.g.‚ Indo Gangetic Plains‚ Diamond Mines of South Africa etc are densely populated. b. Social and Cultural factors – Areas of better housing‚ education and health facilities are more populated. Places of religious and cultural significance also attract people e.g.‚ Varanasi‚ Jerusalem etc. c. Economic factors – Places having more industries
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Definition: Muscular endurance is the ability of a muscle or group of muscles to sustain repeated contractions against a resistance for an extended period of time. he combination of strength and endurance results in muscular endurance - the ability to perform many repetitions against a given resistance for a prolonged period of time (1). It is a crucial element of fitness for athletes such as distance runners‚ swimmers‚ cyclists and rowers. It’s also important for success in many team sports like
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SS 3 Jamar S. Matela BS-Psychology II Prof. Maria Salome Desoloc The Law of Demand The law of demand states that‚ if all other factors remain equal‚ the Higher the price of a good‚ the less people will demand that goods. In other words‚ the higher the price‚ the lower quality demanded. The amount of a good that buyers purchase at a higher price is less Because as the price of a good goes up‚ so does the opportunity cost of buying that good. As a result‚ people will natural avoid
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Singapore‚ May 2007 PROMOTING SCIENCE PROCESS SKILLS AND THE RELEVANCE OF SCIENCE THROUGH SCIENCE ALIVE! PROGRAMME Grace Teo Yew Mei Clementi Town Secondary School Chan Kaling Charlene Seah Xinyi Jessie Sim Kim Sing Karine Nai Sok Khoon Clementi Town Secondary School ABSTRACT The study explores ways in which students who have participated in a curriculum innovation‚ Science ALIVE! acquire Science process skills and perceive the relevance of Science in everyday life. It investigates whether
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variable The variable is the important aspects of the research. In research the concept are measure from variable. Variable are anythings that can take on differing or varing values. it mean that the value of variable vary from person to person‚ time to time or place to place but the meaning of variable are same to all. Thus variable are the charactestics of person‚ groups‚ objects‚ ideas‚ feeling or other thing that researcher want to measure. Variables are thus anything that can take on differing
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What is the value of research produced in the social science? Knowledge‚ produced through research investigation‚ is generally valued more highly than common sense or an opinion based understanding of the world. Humans are naturally inquisitive‚ with an instinctive urge to obtain new information and motivated by a need to discover more about society and the world they live in. However without a systematic methodology‚ these ideas and ways of thinking‚ tend to be based on a persons own experiences
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sanctioned a grant of Rs.30 crore under UPE Phase – 1 under this scheme for Interfacial Studies & Research and Holistic Development for a period of 5 years (20022007) and Rs.25 crore under the Phase - 2 (20112015). Rated a High Output-High Impact by NISSAT The University has also been rated by the NISSAT (National Information System for Science and Technology) of the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR)‚ Government of India‚ as the only University under the ‘High Output-High Impact’
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Sociology as a Social Science Social Science is defined as the hypernym of the academic disciplines concerning the human society and its social relationships. A hyponym of Social Science and is coined as the Queen of Social Sciences is Sociology. Sociology is a scientific study that seeks to discover interrelationships between people and societies and how an individual lives in the context of a group or society he or she lives in. Having said that‚ studying and understanding sociology is indeed
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