negative educational outcomes. Social comparison processes have been implicated as fundamental to the BFLPE. Methods: Twenty first-year students in an Australian medical school completed a survey that included academic self-concept and social comparison measures‚ before and after their first written assessments. Focus groups were also conducted with a separate group of students to explore students’ perceptions of competence‚ the medical school environment‚ and social comparison processes. Results:
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SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS: A social institution is a complex‚ integrated set of social norms organized around the preservation of a basic societal value. Obviously‚ the sociologist does not define institutions in the same way as does the person on the street. Lay persons are likely to use the term "institution" very loosely‚ for churches‚ hospitals‚ jails‚ and many other things as institutions. Commonly‚ experts officially recognize five major social institutions that have been evident in some way
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CHAPTER 4: SOCIAL STRATIFICATION THE NATURE AND IMPORTANCE OF STRATIFICATION Meaning of Stratification Stratification is an institutionalized pattern of inequality in which social categories are ranked on the basis of their access to scarce resources (Brinkeoff and White‚ 1988). “Strata” means “layers” “UNEQUAL” Social stratification is a system whereby people rank and evaluate each other as superior or inferior and on the basis of such evaluation‚ unequally reward one another with wealth‚ authority
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Can criminologists make equal justice between ‘crime’ and ‘social harm’? Throughout the years‚ the ‘problem of crime’ has been a long debated subject due to its complexity. At some point‚ it was a matter of different regions‚ cultures‚ and particular laws that made it difficult for people to argue whether a certain thing was a crime or not. In spite of this fact‚ this problem still exists-for example: if‚ in one country a particular thing can be a right‚
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adaption’s as to how people respond to the disjunction of goals and means to achieve such goals. This paper will then examine social anomie in South Africa; racial differences in social anomie and whether the socio economic inequalities between races help to explain these differences; the possible relations between race‚ social inequality and anomie. Anomie is the social instability caused by the erosion of standards and values. It is alienation and purposelessness experienced by a person or a class
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04/06/2013 Social media - Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Social media From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Social media refers to the means of interactions among people in which they create‚ share‚ and exchange information and ideas in virtual communities and networks.[1] Andreas Kaplan and Michael Haenlein define social media as "a group of Internet-based applications that build on the ideological and technological foundations of Web 2.0‚ and that allow the creation and exchange of
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HOW TO MANAGE SMALL SCALE BUSINESS IN NIGERIA EFFECTIVELY THE VALUE OF EFFECTIVE CREDIT MANAGEMENT TO SMALL SCALE BUSINESS IN NIGERIA INTRODUCTION Management of small business is as complex as the big one. Account receivables are important assets and valuable part of the working capital. Effective management of this component is very crucial to any type of business for its survival and for ensuring its growth. Effective credit administration will not only ensure continuity but can make
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relatively low agricultural growth rate‚ low-quality employment‚ poor education‚ inadequate healthcare services‚ rural-urban divide‚ social inequalities‚ and regional disparities. Growth that is not inclusive affects the society‚ the economy‚ and the polity. A lack of inclusive growth can result in real or perceived inequities‚ which has its own social ramifications. Inclusive growth promotes economic growth partly by broadening the base for domestic demand and partly by increasing the
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HOW CAN SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP CONTRIBUTE TO SOCIETY? Of late we have witnessed that many philanthropic and governmental institutions have failed to achieve the desired goals and outcomes. The social sector has been seen to be afflicted with the stigma of inefficiency‚ ineffectiveness and unresponsiveness. Thus‚ the need for social entrepreneurs in the society has emerged in the new century. Table of Content Table of Figure 3 1. Terms of Reference 4 2. Introduction
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Adverse Effects of Social Networking Outweigh its Uses. The worldwide internet users are fast approaching the 2 billion mark. (Internet Usage Statistics) With the increase in internet usage a trend which has seen radical spread in recent times is of social networking. Social networking websites are responsible for providing people with common platforms where they can interact with each other. Social networking websites are mostly free and allow the users to create their respective profiles
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