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    Angie Z. Tutorial Section: D115 December 6‚ 2010 Compare and contrast the ‘social contract theories’ of Thomas Hobbes and John Rawls. Which theory is more persuasive? Be sure to explain what Rawls means by ‘the original position‚’ and the ‘veil of ignorance‚’ and why those concepts do not figure in Hobbes’ theory. Social Contract Theory holds that the only consideration that makes actions right is that action is in accordance with an agreement made by the rational people for governing their

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    The Changes of the Social Structure in Society Society’s obsession with the rankings of social class has been a problem for many years‚ and it will likely continue to be obsessed over. However‚ the classification of the people within each class has changed over time. The official definition of social class is: a broad group in society having common economic‚ cultural‚ or political status. One popular story that was written during a time when the top social class was the mercantile class was The

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    Social Identity Theory We all are deeply influenced by the society that we are surrounded by and the social relationships that follow it which makes us all unique individuals. We all respond differently to life’s circumstances far different from others. This is image of our personal identity that allows us to encounter our life experiences in a way that is different from others. It allows to all having different views of the world and this play a big role in social identity theory. Social Identity

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    Social Theories of Aging Age Stratification Theory People are grouped into age cohorts‚ known as age strata. Age is one basis of control over resources‚ such as allocation of jobs. Age categories change through time based on historical events‚ biological and social aging. Roles and how you should act‚ are based upon which age strata you are born into‚ and how these change over time (both individual time‚ as you age‚ and how your age strata moves through society at a particular point in historical

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    was and still is one of the fastest growing religions in the world. Its powerful spread has brought together people of all regions. Trade and business were also huge amongst Muslims which also helped them gain more financial stability. POLITICAL STRUCTURE -Different governments to divide political power -Democracy - Community involvement in political votes -Strong soldiers were trained from childhood and only the strong survived‚ making the army for the best fit. The Assembly All citizens are members

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    interesting rituals‚ which is why I have chosen to explore deeper into their culture. Together we will take a look at Nyinba background and three significant roles of their culture we will begin with looking at their superstructure‚ following with social structure‚ and lastly their infrastructure. Background The Nyinba speak a dialect of the Tibetan language (Levine 1980). They live where the terrain is rough and arable land is scarce. There is limited rainfall in the summer‚ and heavy snowfall in the

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    Talia Regan 05.29.13 Social Structure in Homer ’s ’Odyssey ’ Homer ’s epic‚ ’The Odyssey ’‚ is a lengthy poem that recounts the Trojan war hero‚ Odysseus ’ arduous and protracted journey home to Ithaca. In it‚ Homer accentuates the somewhat feudal nature of his world‚ a societal structure that far more resembles his own than that which actually existed in Mycenaean Greece‚ less to supplement the story‚ but rather to serve as the primary focus. Despite the feudal qualities of the world that

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    Two major approaches to contemporary social theory are the Marxian materialist approach and the structural functionalist approach. The materialist approach was developed from the work of Karl Marx‚ who believed that the economic order shapes society. The functionalist approach was developed from the work of Comte and Durkheim‚ stating that is the combination of all of society’s institutions that shapes society. An organic analogy is most often used to explain structural functionalism

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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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    The biggest similarity between the social structures of the ancient civilizations of India‚ China and the Mediterranean region would be the contempt of women‚ who were usually seen as a source of entertainment for men. As a result‚ women all around the world had near to zero influence in the society in old times. Another important social similarity of these four (if you separate the Romans and the Greeks) civilizations was the presence of a hierarchical social ladder‚ mainly based on occupation.

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