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    Different ways of looking at the world product different knowledge and thus different perspective come to be associated with their own concepts and theories. The concepts and theories of a particular perspective offer us with distinctive thinking tools with which tp craft ideas about organisations and organising. The more knowledge you have of multiple perspectives‚ concepts and theories‚ the greater will be your capacity to choose a useful approach to dealing with the situation you face in your

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    70999352924175These can be linked to: Different theories of society (Functionalist‚ Marxist‚ Interactionist‚ Feminist‚ etc.) Different theories of role of education within society (Functionalist‚ Marxist‚ Interactionist‚ Feminist‚ etc.) The Formal curriculum (content‚ social construction of‚ etc.) The Hidden curriculum (the experience of schooling‚ social learning‚ etc.) Differential Achievement (Class‚ Gender‚ Ethnicity) 350000These can be linked to: Different theories of society (Functionalist

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    unique wooden form (Dancing House). The original purpose of this building was to ultimately replace a previous building that was bombed down in 1945 (Dancing House). Part 2: One Characteristic of Postmodernism in This Building Although there may be several obvious characteristics of Postmodernism that can be seen in this building‚ one of the more obvious is the extraordinary construction of the building that brings about a whimsical response. By incorporating humor and playful details‚ Postmodern

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    more emphasis than Wilde on the 16 year time-frame in which the narrative takes place and Self’s addition of an epilogue. I will reference Koen Van Cauwenberge (The Ambivalence in Oscar Wilde ’s ‘The Picture of Dorian Gray’ and its relation to Postmodernism)‚ picking out his point about the gay stereotype only really coming into existence after Wilde’s writing. If this is true‚ there could be less implied meaning than we think in the original novel‚ and Self’s adaptation could be seen as merely a

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    The Definition of family is "A group consisting of parents and children living in a household". However this definition fails to recognise the great variability in families such as childfree couple’s single-parent families and homosexual partners. The family is seen to support society with four vital functions; economic‚ reproductive‚ educational and sexual. The family is seen as a building block that affects society as opposed to an enslaved‚ misinformed family unit that is introverted. Within

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    Some commentators claim that Britain is becoming a classless society‚ one where the stamp of class leaves only a faint impression on people’s lives. Before checking whether this statement is true or not‚ the definition of “class” should be fathomed first. In a broad sense‚ social class is a collection of similarly placed individuals from a certain social group‚ who not only share common interests‚ but also similar lifestyle and cultural identities (Giddens‚ 2009: 458). Another key phrase supposed

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    history and exposing the ideologies and structures that shape history. Bennett works both in traditional easel paintings and in multi-media‚ Photography‚ printmaking‚ video‚ performance and installation. The critical and aesthetic strategies of postmodernism have had significant impact on the development of his art practice. His work is layered and complex and often incorporates images‚ styles or references drawn from sources such as social history text books‚ western art history and Indigenous art

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    change   6. Feminism and religion De Beauvoir‚ El Saadawi‚ Watson Religion as a conservative force   7. Weber and religion Historical study - Calvinism‚ Lutheranism Modern view - rationalisation Religion as a past initiator of change   8. Postmodernism and religion Lyon‚ Bauman   9. Religious fundamentalism Definitions‚ examples‚ links to secularisation   10. Religious participation By social group (age‚ ethnicity‚ gender and social class)   11. Religious organisations Church‚ cult

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    1. Describe the basic premises of the MRI approach to psychotherapy. Be sure to demonstrate your understanding of the implications of the basic premises for psychotherapy. MRI is a precursor to some of the postmodern approaches‚ such as the solution-focused therapy‚ narrative therapy and collaborative therapy. It is an example of a cybernetic approach through communication and control processes. One does not need to the nature of the problem. It’s enough to figure out how to control it. Milton

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    Module: Sociology (access to H.E.) SOCIOLOGICAL THEORY (unit 2) Learning outcomes: 1. Understand the nature of sociological theory and the ways in which sociological theories can be evaluated 2. Discuss the origins of sociological theory and the work of three major 19th century theorists 3. Critically evaluate the work of the four major schools of thought that developed during the 20th century and understand the meaning of key concepts within each theory Assessment criteria: 1.1

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