Explain how and why the Functional Perspective is the legitimating rationale (explanation or justification) for a Capitalist economy‚ and give examples of this justification through race‚ religion‚ class‚ gender‚ and educational level. Then‚ critique the Functionalist ideology from the Conflict Perspective and describe how the stratification system produces deviants (not criminals‚ but rather those who fall outside the expectations in actions‚ thoughts‚ appearance‚ credit-score‚ etc) and the result
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Issues in Psychological Testing PSY/475 October 24‚ 2011 Issues in Psychological Testing What are at least two ethical issues associated with psychological testing? What impact do these issues have on the field of psychological testing? Informed consent involves the process by which a psychologist gain an individual’s voluntary consent prior to the administration of an assessment or test. As stated by Hogan (2007)‚ “The psychologist is responsible for informing the person about
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Ch 10: 3‚ 4‚ 5‚ 7; Ch 14: 4 3. Jersey mining earns $9.50 a share‚ sells for $90‚ and pays a $6 per share dividend? The stock is split two for one and a $3 per share cash dividend is declared. (a) What will be the new price of the stock? New Price: $90/2 = $45 (b) If the firm total earning do not change‚ what is the payout ratio before and after the stock split? Before: $6/9.50 = 63.16% After: $3/4.75 = 63.16% 4. Firm A had the following selected items on its balance sheet: Cash: 28‚000‚000
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THE P1 TIMES www.lsbf.org.uk THE ACCA’S FAVOURITE NEWSPAPER (probably) - Since 2007 P1 STUDENT PASSES EXAM !! By PAUL MERISON Blank quits Lloyds By PAUL MERISON Sir Victor Blank has retired from Lloyds Banking Group.Blank was Chairman of Lloyds‚ but “went before he was sacked”‚ according to Lloyds insiders. Blank had been heavily criticised for being the main person behind the takeover of HBOS‚ which had far worse losses than Lloyds predicted. He is now being held accountable for
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MOODULE 2: THEORIES OF PSYCHOLOGICAL COUNSELLING THE BEHAVIOURIST THEORY OF COUNSELLING Introduction to Theories A theory can be defined as a systematic way of explaining a fact or an event. It refers to procedure that has been put forward empirically tested that explains a situation as a phenomena. Importance of Theory in Counselling Theories help a counselor to; • Explain the existence of a behaviour by understand if how it’s conceptualized‚ perpetuated and its manifestations
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P1 Identifying health needs of the population – The health needs of the population are determined by the incidence of disease and trends identified. Nationally collated can identify health trends in the entire country. Statistics can be used to determine how health can be improved or how areas of concern can be highlighted and effects of ill health reduced or prevented. A responsibility of health professionals is to report incidences of specific diseases and illnesses so
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There are many different perspectives in sociology. There are three main views that are used by almost all sociologists‚ though. These are the functionalist‚ conflict‚ and interactionist perspectives. The functionalist perspective emphasizes the way that parts of a society are structured to maintain its stability (Schaefer 13). Functionalism uses the macro-level approach. Macrosociology concentrates on large-scale phenomena‚ or entire civilizations (Schaefer 13). The functionalist approach
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Introduction to Psychological Testing PSY/475 May 28‚ 2012 Dan Riner Introduction to Psychological Testing Tests are used to evaluate‚ identify‚ and give meaning to human thought and behavior. A test is a process that is used to observe behavior and describe that behavior using numerical scales or fixed categories. The five major categories of psychological tests include mental ability‚ achievement‚ personality‚ interests and attitudes‚ and neuropsychological. Tests are primarily used in clinical
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SPECIALIZATION IN PERSPECTIVE Specialization is a method of production in which each person concentrates on a limited number of activities. The gains from specialization‚ whether they arise from developing expertise‚ minimizing downtime‚ or exploiting comparative advantage‚ can explain many features of our economy. For example‚ college students need to select a major and then‚ upon graduating‚ to decide on a specific career. Those who follow this path are rewarded with higher incomes than those
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Defining Testing The term test can be defined as a standardized process that produces information about behavioral and cognitive processes in a quantified manner (Hogan‚ 2007). Throughout the history of tests and testing‚ standards for psychological testing has changed and evolved over the years (Camara & Lane‚ December‚ 2006). Most people have had at least some experience with testing. As early as childhood‚ people are given tests for various reasons. Early on children may undergo medical
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