1. Two theories how inmate culture becomes part of prison life is the “indigenous influence theory” this is due to social structures‚ environmental influences‚ and interactions within the prison. The second theory is “cultural drift theory” this is when an inmate brings their behavior and culture from outside of prison – to prison. "PRE-INSTITUTIONAL VS. SITUATIONAL INFLUENCE IN A CORRECTIONAL COMMUNITY." N.p.‚ n.d. Web. . 2. Methods that correctional agencies use to control prison gangs is “unauthorized
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I am not a proponent of the feminist theory so my initial answer to whether the theory should be applied to Stan is no. However‚ I do think one of the techniques used could be beneficial to Stan. The technique of gender role analysis (Corey‚ 2015) may help Stan (Corey‚ 2015) to understand how his perception of male expectations are might be affecting his depression and addictions. Stan was open in sharing that his father and his mother continually tried to conform him to how they believed a real
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Case 13-08 Accounting for a Loss Contingency for a Verdict Overturned on Appeal Facts of the Case The scenario that present this case is a company faces litigation. I have to surmise how this liability will be reported as well as the resulting effects on the financial statements in the years presented. I will present some facts of this case‚ and by these facts I will resolve the primary accounting which in my opinion it could accrued the liability‚ disclose the liability or count it as immaterial
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described in PBS’ “Merchants of Cool”. The role that society has given to the media to dictate youth culture has become one of the most lucrative conquests corporations are battling over today. Much like empires throughout history‚ media empires today have found their ‘Africa’. This paper is an examination of this silent‚ bloodless conquest through two different sociological lenses. First we will consider the effect of media in youth’s culture using functional theory. Stating the primary assumptions valuable
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Indigenous traditions collectively play an important global healthcare role. The World Health Organization recommended that they be integrated into national healthcare programs because 80% of the World’s population cannot afford western high-tech medicine (Johnston). Native American medicine was more advanced than the white man’s at the time of their arrival with different goals and different methods of healing. Through trial and error‚ Native American healers were able to find the correct concoction
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This essay argues that contingency theory is a useful guide to the design of contemporary organizations. In particular‚ the essay claims that contemporary managers can draw upon the contingency theory research literature relating to relationship between organizational structure and technology‚ size‚ the environment‚ and strategy to design an organization that is well suited to its situation and circumstances and hence more likely to survive and prosper in the long term. This essay’s structure
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The Fiedler Contingency Model was created in the mid-1960s by Fred Fiedler‚ a scientist who studied the personality and characteristics of leaders. The model states that there is no one best style of leadership. Instead‚ a leader’s effectiveness is based on the situation. This is the result of two factors – "leadership style" and "situational favorableness" (later called "situational control"). Fiedler created the least preferred co-worker (LPC) scale‚ where a leader is asked what traits can be
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People and Organizational Management in the Built Environment Theory of Organizational Culture: The Climatic and Cultural Factors Table of Contents SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION ................................................................................. 3 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE IN THE CONSTRUCTION BUSINESS ..................................... 3 WHAT IS ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE?................................................................... 3 WHY DOES IT MATTER? ........
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Gender Roles in Ancient Culture Nora M. Trombley HUM / 100 University of Phoenix Professor Carol Culver Rzadkiewicz December 15‚ 2006 Gender Roles in Ancient Culture Human beings have documented the differences in gender roles as far back in history as is currently known. It is very difficult to compare Greek and Roman ideals with those of modern day since the cultures are so socially dissimilar. I will present both the common and uncommon ways in which each culture defined the
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The Role of Unions in Improving and Disrupting an Organization’s Culture Describing and identifying the importance of abstract terms is a difficult task because their meaning rely more on substance than form. For this and other reasons‚ individuals as well as organizations tend to overlook or underestimate their importance for a successful career and for the effective functioning of an organization. “Organizational Culture” is one of those terms‚ we can’t see it‚ but we can feel and experience
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