SOC. 351 #6 - Robert Merton’s Contributions to Sociological Theory Robert Merton studied under Talcott Parsons at Harvard University and was influenced by Pitirim Sorokin and Paul Lazarsfeld respectfully. Although Merton valued the relationship he had with Parsons and admired much of his work‚ he “diverged from Parsonian functionalism…in his decision to abandon the quest for an all-encompassing theory. He chose rather‚ to take the path of what he calls ‘middle range theories’” (p.46)‚ designed
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The London Eye is a giant Ferris wheel situated on the banks of the River Thames inLondon‚ England. The entire structure is 135 metres (443 ft) tall and the wheel has a diameter of 120 metres (394 ft). It is the tallest Ferris wheel in Europe‚ and the most popular paid tourist attraction in the United Kingdom‚ visited by over 3.5 million people annually.[4] When erected in 1999 it was the tallest Ferris wheel in the world‚ until surpassed first by the 160 m (520 ft) Star of Nanchang in 2006 and
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Kelo v. City of New London In the case of Kelo v. City of New London‚ the United States Supreme Court issued a ruling that examined the power of the government in the exercise of the power of “eminent domain” (Scott 119). This power involves the authority of the government to take over the land from property owners forcefully. The guarantee to this power is enshrined in the Fifth Amendment of the United States Constitution‚ whereby the Federal‚ state or local representations of the government can
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The Evolving Stance of Segregation In Plessy v Ferguson the court ruled that segregation was constitutional so long as the provided separate facilities were equal. For the next fifty eight years‚ states created laws that supported their own policies of segregation. Known as Jim Crow Laws‚ these laws continued to discriminate against African Americans across nation. It was not until 1954 when the case Brown v Board of Education when the court reached a decision to overturn segregation and ruled
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US v. Nixon (1974) 1. The Constitutional Question(s) : a) Does the separation of powers established by the Constitution grant the President the absolute power to keep information from other branches of the government? b) Given that the power is not absolute‚ should President Nixon be capable of claiming executive privilege under the aforementioned circumstances? c) Does the separation of powers permit that the settlement of this dispute must stay contained in the executive branch or should
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Merton Electronics Corporation About company -Since its founding in 1950 by Thomas Merton‚ Merton Electronics had been a distributor for GEC‚ a large manufacturer of electrical and electronics products for consumer and institutional market. -Over the years‚ in addition to the GEC products‚ the company had added noncompeting lines of electrical appliances‚ records‚ compact discs‚ and cassettes. -Four years later‚ it entered into an exclusive import agreement with the Goldstone Corporation of
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Case Analysis: Merton Truck Company Linear programming techniques can be used to not only determine the best production mix‚ but also to provide clues and data suggesting ways to improve profits. In 1988‚ Merton Truck Company was searching for ways to increase profits and ultimately its poor financial performance. Options being considered included changing their product mix by either removing or adding a product line‚ or renting capacity. In the following pages‚ the product mix and capacity
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MERTON TRUCK COMPANY 1) No. of Model 101= x‚ no. of model 102=y.Unit contribution/model= S.P – (Variable costs + Fixed cost).For Model 101‚ variable cost=36000 /unit‚For Model 102‚ variable cost=33000/unit.Fixed cost for both the model= 8600000 Therefore‚ total contribution z=39000x+38000y-36000x-33000y-8600000Z=3000x+5000y-8600000 The Constraints are:Engine assembly: x + 2y <= 4000Metal stamping: 2x + 2y <=6000Model 101 assembly: 2x <=5000Model 102 assembly: 3y <= 4500x‚y>=0.Solving
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Do We Have Duties to Others? I saw an article from the news a few days ago; it says an old woman slipped down on the street in china‚ most of the people wouldn’t help‚ and others of them tried to get so close but still wouldn’t lend any help. Therefore the old lady was lying there for over 20 minutes in the cold and wet street and waiting for someone “brave enough” to get her to the hospital‚ only because they all worried about been getting blamed and take the responsibility of all the money for
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Unit SHC 34 Principles for implementing duty of care in health‚ social care or children’s and young people’s settings 1.1 Explain what is means to have a duty of care in own work role | As a childminder I have a duty of care to keep all my minded children safe‚ healthy and comfortable while making sure their rights are guarded. I have a duty of care to keep children from harm whether physical or psychological. I carry out risk assessments in my home and when out and about to avoid potential
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