Lewis Henry Morgan (November 21‚ 1818 – December 17‚ 1881) was a pioneering American anthropologist and social theorist who worked as a railroad lawyer. He is best known for his work on kinship and social structure‚ his theories of social evolution‚ and his ethnography of the Iroquois. Interested in what holds societies together‚ he proposed the concept that the earliest human domestic institution was the matrilineal clan‚ not the patriarchal family; the idea was accepted by most pre-historians and
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Social Constructivism is a theory of knowledge and the acquisition process involved (Serving History‚ 2010). The social constructivist theory was developed mainly to describe the way in which people come to describe and explain the world in which they live‚ including themselves (Gergen‚ 1985).The formation of the social constructivist theory is most often attributed to Jean Piaget. Piaget derived this theory by investigating the evolution of knowledge‚ though mainly scientific knowledge‚ by observing
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Cognitive Theories of Social Phobia: Causation‚ Maintenance‚ and Treatment University Of Newcastle Social Phobia‚ also know as Social Anxiety Disorder‚ affects between 7 -13% of individuals in western society (Furmark‚ 2002). It usually presents during adolescences and is typically chronic and lifelong (Veale‚ 2003). Two theories have been commonly used to explain the development and maintenance of the phobia: learning theory and cognitive theory. Both theories alone
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Observational and social theory According to Lefrancois‚ Social cognitive theory is a label for Bandura’s theory‚ which explains social learning through imitation using the principles of operant conditioning while recognizing the importance of cognitive activities such as imagining‚ symbolizing and anticipating (Lefrancois‚ p.386). Bandura’s theory was based on Skinners operant conditioning. If you recall Skinner believed in “free will” Therefore‚ Skinner believed that we have a mind‚ but due to
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Social norm theory is the first theoretical perspective through which prejudicial acts may be more closely examined and serves as a useful lens through which to understand the relationship among LGBT biased-based harassment‚ school culture‚ and policy. Berkowitz (2003) applied social norm theory across many areas‚ including problem-college drinking‚ eating disorders‚ bystander behavior‚ as well as prejudicial and generally problem behavior towards others. Theories of socialization‚ including social
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Social structure is defined as the patterned societal arrangements which are both emergent from and determinant of the actions of all individuals (Crossman‚ 2016). Although it is generally agreed that the term social structure refers to consistencies in social life‚ the term is sometimes wrongly applied when other concepts such as the term norm/normative would be more accurate (Encyclopedia Britannica‚ 2015). Gender‚ alike all social identities‚ is socially constructed. Social constructionism is
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One of the main key differences that separates control theories from learning theories although both are a subunit of social process theories‚ is that they have different assumptions of human nature that they based their theory on. For instance‚ in social control theories‚ the assumption is that humans are bad by nature; hence‚ humans need different types of social control that will regulate their behavior. If humans were left to pursue whatever they wanted without following any laws or norms they
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Social Structure Theory Shanee Mitchell CJS/231 December 1‚ 2014 Gary Howard Social Structure Theory In this paper I will address and discuss social structure theory. I have chosen the “Pelican Bay State Prison: War Zone” video. I will discuss how the video supports social structure theory‚ the primary subject or content of the video‚ and the social issues raised in the video. I shall also address the major principles of sociological theory addressed in the video and some possible ramifications for
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Describe and discuss the social learning theory of gender development - 10 marks The social learning theory states that gender is effectively learned through others. It also states that there are no differences between males and females psychologically. This would lead to the fact that gender differences occur because of society and other factors such as culture and religion. Firstly‚ the social learning theory states that individuals learn or develop behaviours through attention and retention
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Social Cognitive Theory HISTORICAL ORIGINS OF SCT CORE CONCEPTS WITHIN SCT TELEVISION: EDUCATOR ’S FRIEND OR FOE? IMPLICATIONS FOR CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION Social cognitive theory (SCT) refers to a psychological model of behavior that emerged primarily from the work of Albert Bandura (1977; 1986). Initially developed with an emphasis on the acquisition of social behaviors‚ SCT continues to emphasize that learning occurs in a social context and that much of what is learned is gained through observation
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