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    American Government Notes (Chapters 1‚ 2‚ and 3) IAG 6‚000‚000‚000 years average of how long there has been on earth. 6‚000 years (keeping track of ourselves‚ writing‚ etc.) Democratic Revolution Broad-based acceptance of democratic rule is a relatively new concept. The Origins of Society According to Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679) people voluntarily chose to leave a “state of nature” to form societies of individuals. Despite the presence of absolute liberty‚ Hobbes felt the state of

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    Culture - Power Distance This is a determinant basic to all societies that Hofstede has named. It is describing the distribution of "power" among individuals and groups in the society‚ and how inequalities in power are dealt with in these societies. Inequality of power is a basic fact of life. It cannot be 100% eliminated. Iit is impossible to have _no_ power distance‚ because this means everyone is exactly equal (skills‚ actions‚ genetics‚ etc) unless of course you are on about a bunch of identical

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    in the state of countries the running‚ administration‚ protection of its citizens and interests. Athenian democracy is recognised as a very radical system for its time its strengths and weaknesses will be compared to direct democracy and the elitistpluralists and Marxists ideas on the spread of power both in modern and contemporary views. Define democracy and politics. There are many forms of democracy most forms of democracy are placed under governments and the state is either governed by the

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    Flora & Flora (2009 & 2004) identifies seven types of capital; that plays a crucial part in communities. All these features are reflected as human factors that influence the community. The following capitals are: Natural Capital: This refers to natural resources that can be used in the community. Location is very important for this capital because it refers to the resources that can be locted in a specific space. Cultural Capital: Legacy is an important concept on culture because it relates to

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    launching the radio paper ($80 billion market). Pressuposing that in the near future‚ E-Ink could finally launch a successful IPO operation which would translate into bigger amount of money available for investments‚ it would be an interesting perspetive in analyzing how could E-Ink stop being Sony´s main supplier in the eBooks and becoming its competitor. After Philips quiting the display manufactoring businesses‚ a Taiwan company started making this transition. Since we have the optimal film

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    CHAPTER 1: 1. ‘Social order may be the product of consensus or coercion‚ depending on which sociological perspective is adopted.’ Explain and discuss. Ans: Social order is the product of consensus in terms of functionalism Social order is the product of coercion in terms of conflict theory in reality; society may be a combination of both - that is there is human free will which is also limited by social structure example institutions‚ laws Functionalist Theory and consensus: The functionalist

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    PERSONAL PERSPETIVES ON THEORIES AND DEVIANCE THEORIST THEORY OWN SUMMARY OF THE THEORY OWN SUMMARY OF DEVIANCE EMILE DURKHEIM CONFLIT THEORY The status of a person affects his life into the society. Because of this class status‚ it defines who will be the right person and who is wrong. ROBERT MERTON STRAIN THEORY When societal norms‚ or socially accepted goals‚ place pressure on the individual to conform they force the individual to either work within the structure society has produced

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    INTRODUCTION This essay focuses on the three dominant perspectives in industrial relations. These perspectives are unitary perspective‚ pluralist perspective and Marxist perspective as Dzimbiri (2008) suggests. The essay discusses each perspective in detail and further analyzes the one which provide an explanation of the employment relations in the modern work organizations. Having done that the essay finally gives a conclusion. It has to be mentioned that in the beginning‚ the essay starts by

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    25 (a) Using examples‚ distinguish between promotional and sectional pressure groups. 5 (b) How and why do pressure groups seek to influence public opinion? 10 (c) Is pressure group politics in the UK better described as pluralist or as elitist? 25 (a) How do pressure groups promote functional representation? Jan 2012 5 (a) Outline two differences between pressure groups and political parties. Jun 2011 25 (c) To what extent do pressure groups undermine democracy

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    Pluralists treat power‚ conflict and interests as interrelated phenomena‚ in the management and organisational behaviour literature‚ and in pluralist practice‚ the tendency has been to give prominence to processes of conflict management and resolution‚ while relegating power issues to a residual role. What is Pluralist Approach to Conflict? Pluralist approach defines the conflict inter and intra individuals‚ groups and organisations as an inherent and ineradicable characteristic of organisation

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