Devin Golden 3 November 2014 Comm. Theory Professor McClanahan Social Penetration Theory Social Penetration theory‚ is something we have used in our everyday lives. The founders of Social Penetration theory‚ were Irwin Altman‚ and Dalmas Taylor. (Griffin 114) Altman was a professor of psychology at the University of Utah‚ and like his counterpart‚ Taylor was a professor of psychology at the University of Texas in Arlington. They developed this theory to understand the closeness between two individuals
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A. Concentric Zone Theory The Concentric ring model also known as the Burgess model is one of the earliest theoretical models to explain urban social structures. It was created by sociologist Ernest Burgess in 1925. Zone I‚ the CBD‚ lies at the centre of the city. Zone II is in transition. It is the crowded‚ multi-occupied zone of the city first invaded by migrants. Within this Zone are the ghetto areas (these are not necessarily slums). In Zone III are the working men’s houses‚ the area
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State of War: The Violent Order of Fourteenth-Century Japan is an interesting historical book that does a great job of giving an in depth look at war techniques used in this time period. It goes over many different aspects that affected warfare at this time‚ besides just military tactics‚ such as social structure‚ government set up‚ and innovations and technology that were emerging. The author attempts to break down many myths there are about samurai warfare at this time which is important for historians
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Prison Overcrowding Harms Everyone March 18‚ 2009 Com 220 Axia College of University of Phoenix Did you know that the USA with 5% of the world’s population has 25% of its prisoners‚ making it the world’s no#1 jailer? The most recent statistics from the Department of Justice states that 1 out of every 30 men between the ages of 20 and 34 has been jailed. Most likely‚ every person in the USA has either been incarcerated or knows
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Social Structure in Ancient Rome Europe: Unity and Diversity EURO1111 Louis MA KAI HO (12011959) December 18‚ 2012 2 Social Structure in Ancient Rome Introduction After few months of study of the ancient Europe‚ from the ancient Greek polis to the Roman Empire to the development of Christianity to the Medieval Europe‚ the concept of “Europe” gradually has become more and more clear to me‚ so do the meaning of unity in its diversity and the diversity in its unity. Among the different times
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Concealed Carry in a Gun Free Zone: Violations Have Consequences First‚ we certainly do not condone the violations of any laws. You may not like the laws‚ they may seem or actually be unfair on the face of it‚ and even stupid in some cases‚ but the law is the law‚ and violations of the law can cause you to lose your Concealed Carry Permit‚ possible forfeiture of your firearm‚ fines and/or prison sentences in some cases. Most rational gun owners realize that gun free zones in most cases‚ do not save
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* Just war & Crisis decision making * The closest we have ever come to nuclear war – the Cuban missile crisis Kevin Cossner saves the day! Introduced to the theory of just war How just war theory is somewhat of a compromise between a Machiavellian view that justifies all means to a more pacifist view that views war as evil regardless of the reason Just war theory – something that tries to limit the damages of war as much as possible Usually divided into 4 pieces Jus Ad Bellum – justice
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Social Contract Theory Social contract theory‚ nearly as old as philosophy itself‚ is the view that persons’ moral and/or political obligations are dependent upon a contract or agreement among them to form the society in which they live. Socrates uses something quite like a social contract argument to explain to Crito why he must remain in prison and accept the death penalty. However‚ social contract theory is rightly associated with modern moral and political theory and is given its first full
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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 society. In this paper‚ I will only focus on Thomas
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Guantanamo Bay (Gitmo)is an essential base for the United States of America and should stay open for many reasons. Some people believe the base is unethical‚ not on american soil and costs to much‚ and for those reasons want it closed. I would argue because what those terrorists did was unethical and they should get a taste of what they did. Gitmo needs to stay in Cuba because I sure don’t want a terrorist escaping and knocking at my door. An article from boston.com‚ “Obama orders Guantanamo Bay closed
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