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    As a result‚ consumers have affordable products that were previously out of their price range in some cultures (i.e. cars). Thus‚ the standard of living in each country is raised due to the positive effects of globalization. According to this perspective‚ the new global economy will shift millions of people from absolute poverty to the middle class. Another predicted benefit of globalization is that it will increase global salaries of managers and professionals and provide an increased market for

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    IS INDUSTRIAL ADVANCEMENT THE REAL ADVANCEMENT ? ? Harsh Vardhan Jain Asst. Professor‚ Institute of Engineering and Technology‚ Devi Ahilya University‚ Indore‚ INDIA Email: harsh_84@rediffmail.com Mob.: 09977299177 Sujata Saxena Lecturer IIPS-DAVV‚ Indore‚ INDIA Email: sujata.saxena.iips@gmail.com Mob.: 09827299036 IS INDUSTRIAL ADVANCEMENT THE REAL ADVANCEMENT? Harsh Vardhan Jain‚ Sujata Saxena ABSTRACT Certainly the Industrial Advancement is taking place‚ but along with Industrial

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    Nowadays‚ it is almost taken for granted that the industrial revolutions are the result of changing technology and the proper application of that in the industrial production. However‚ from my point of view‚ these two factors did play a vital role in stimulating industrial revolutions‚ but they were not the only catalyzer propelling monumental development in industry. Influentially‚ the improvements in organizations of politics‚ social patterns‚ commerce‚ finance‚ and transportation also

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    How significant is the concept of time as a way that we classify society? Explain some different cultural notions of time. The concept of time is not universally defined; it is a socially constructed entity‚ as different cultures in the world interpret time in different ways. So‚ do we share time? We all live in the present‚ but do all cultures in the world view the past and the future as holding the same level of importance? In a globalised world it is easy to synchronize clocks‚ but is synchronizing

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    The effects of globalization on local culture In the past people said it is impossible to know about things that happen in any part of the same area. They think if it happens it will be magic. Nowadays the magic has become true. It is so easy to know about any event that happens in any part of the world at the same time! This is globalization‚ and it makes the big world like a small village without national borders but with the same language and laws‚ to make communication between people easier

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    4rzxtdKristian Irizarry 2/26/13 sociology Different structures of society There are six different types of society. Hunting-gathering‚ pastoral‚ horticultural‚ agrarian‚ industrial‚ and post-industrial. They all have differences and similarities. The most contrasted are Hunting-gathering‚ industrial‚ and pastoral. In my essay I will explain how these three societies are different and similar. First off‚ is Hunting-gathering. They tend to have small populations depending on the resources

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    1.2.1 The Principle of Liking Application: get real similarities and offer genuine praise. Consequently‚ the first principle necessary for successful working process is considered to be The Principle of Liking. It may be explained by the following words – people tend to like those who have the same feeling and in general we prefer to say yes to those we fancy. For the reason that "liking" depicts a feeling of connection between people. But this simple word “liking” most honestly captures the concept

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    Prime Directive Response When dealing with foreign sentient species‚ it is crucial to maintain what is know as a prime directive. This is the notion that a species may explore distant planets‚ but must take certain precautions when dealing with other sentient species to prevent any change in their progression. In the novel Speaker for the Dead‚ the citizens of Lusitania go to great lengths to preserve their prime directive‚ but the indigenous species appear to benefit from their encounters with

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    Ernest Gellner’s thesis in his book Nations and Nationalism is that economic change requires cultural homogeneity‚ and that the demand for cultural homogeneity‚ and the state apparatus to provide it‚ is what drives nationalism. Ernest Gellner was a philosopher and a social anthropologist. He was once referred to as a “one-man crusade for critical rationalism”. He produced many works that have prompted deep thought. His first book Words and Things‚ A Critical Account of Linguistic Philosophy

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    A Critique of Man’s Control Over Civilization: An Anthropocentric Illusion By Leslie A. White. Within the first few sentences of the article Leslie White provides us with a clear thesis: Man believes that he is in control of his civilization by creations such as "tools and machines…At least he so fondly believes." The purpose of Leslie’s article is to prove that man only believes that he has control over civilization and the process which are contained herein. Leslie starts the article

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