Outline and assess Weberian explanations of ethnic inequality (40 marks) Classic sociologist Max Weber was strongly influenced by Marx’s ideas‚ but rejected the possibility of effective communism‚ arguing that it would require an even greater level of detrimental social control and bureaucratization than capitalist society. Weber developed the three-component theory of stratification and the concept of life chances. Weber supposed there were more class divisions than Marx suggested‚ taking different
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representation in the UK workplace? To what extent do you agree with the argument that the UK is ‘lightly regulated’ in this regard? Introduction This paper seeks to analyse the characteristics of employee representation in the UK and concerns about is the UK ‘lightly regulated’ in regard of the employee representation. Employee representation can be known as the right of workers to seek a union or an individual to represent them to negotiate with their organizations with a wide range of management
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ABTRACT Our aim was to study and analyse the Industrial Relations at Shrinivas (Gujarat) laboratories Pvt. Ltd. Our focal point was its West Bengal manufacturing plant and for this plant we have tried to explore how the management and the employees have been interacting in the organization. We have tried to find answers to a few questions in relation to Industrial Relations and related it with the theoretical understanding that we possess thereby applying our classroom learning while studying
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Chapter 4: Conflict in Multi-Ethnic Societies 1. Causes of conflict in Sri Lanka Citizenship Right When Sri Lanka gained independence in 1948‚ the Sri Lankan government passed the Ceylon Citizenship Act of 1948. This act granted citizenship only to those who were either born in Sri Lanka or whose forefathers were born there. As a result‚ many Indian Tamils found themselves stateless. Though the Indian Tamils have lived in Sri Lanka for many years‚ they do not have basic rights such
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Concept of Industrial Relations: The term ‘Industrial Relations’ comprises of two terms: ‘Industry’ and ‘Relations’. “Industry” refers to “any productive activity in which an individual (or a group of individuals) is (are) engaged”. By “relations” we mean “the relationships that exist within the industry between the employer and his workmen.” The term industrial relations explains the relationship between employees and management which stem directly or indirectly from union-employer relationship
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12:33 PM Page 43 2 Human Relations Theory and People Management The minutiae of the human soul … emerged as a new domain for management Nikolas Rose Conventional textbooks often set up a simple story about organization theory which has a very appealing structure. In this story‚ there is a good guy and a bad guy. Who gets to play which role sometimes shifts‚ but most often the bad guy is the scientific management approach and the good guy is human relations theory. This is a flawed story in
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without worrying about government enforcement."(Kwong 81) This exploitation is able to exist because it exemplifies the principles of Imperial China. The ideology of tax collection and preventing local rebellions within the informal political structure of Imperial China has made its way overseas along with many Chinese immigrants. Although it may be an abomination of civil rights outside the gates of Chinatown‚ a huge emphasis on tax collection went unquestioned due to the ethnic practices of the
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Realism is an international relations theory which states that world politics is driven by competitive self-interest.[1] ------------------------------------------------- Common assumptions[edit source | editbeta] Realism is a tradition of international theory centered upon four propositions.[2] 1. The international system is anarchic * There is no actor above states capable of regulating their interactions; states must arrive at relations with other states on their own‚ rather than it being
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The Causes and Solutions to Ethnic Conflicts Scholars of International Security have been trying to develop a theoretical approach to explain the causes of ethnic conflict for a long time. These studies have led to contentious debates but have also probed so deeply that their findings help shed new light on these issues‚ providing better understanding and possible solutions. Ethnic groups are defined as a community of people who share cultural and linguistic characteristics including religion
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Introduction This essay aims at explaining the state of industrial conflict in Singapore presently. An employment relation is the relationship between managers and employees in an organisation which is usually informal – for example‚ between supervisors and subordinates. At the industrial level‚ the relationship between the management of an organisation and its union is more formal and referred as industrial relation which is a subset of employment relations (Tan‚ 2007). Industrial conflict
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