Key Sociological Perspectives Postmodernism Postmodernism looks at social rapid change and how many institutions are unstable due to social uncertainty and sudden changes. It looks at how the rapid change of society has affected all social expectancies‚ and how the social norms that we once understood and expected are no longer valid‚ as the society around us is changing so much. This includes the stratification of society‚ as well as social roles and the norms‚ the intermixing of cultures‚ the
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| Implication of New Wars | | | Author | [Pick the date] | Contents Introduction 2 Old Wars 2 New Wars 3 The Implications of New Wars 6 Conclusion 8 Introduction The term ‘new wars’ imply that there must be something called ‘old wars’. This term was coined as part of theory and thought that the way of warfare‚ its intensity‚ the beliefs it is based on‚ and the results have changed in the second half of the twentieth century. In order to understand the theory behind new wars
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Final Paper: Ethical Behavior in the Workplace Mirinda Frazier SOC 402 Instructor Dana Rock 6/25/2012 Ethical Behavior in the Workplace An organization should perform with ethical conduct at all times- this means that both the employers and employees must act respectably throughout all the various dimensions of business practice and transactions with consistent ethicality. Good business ethics are vital for the success of any organization‚ and should be established from the very beginning;
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2011-17951 Date submitted: August 29‚ 2013 Ownership of Media and Its Implications The Issue of Media Ownership Media ownership has been a hot topic for quite some time. In the Philippines‚ where private-ownership of the media is more common‚ the issue now is whether or not foreigners can own more than 40% of a media company. This is a country that has also experienced dominance of state-owned media under martial law and during that time‚ and Filipinos did not accept that sitting down but
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Representative Heuristic in the workplace Heuristics in the Workplace Abstract In 1974‚ Amos Tversky and Daniel Kahneman proposed that when people make decisions‚ they will apply general “rules of thumb” which are called heuristics. The following will discuss one of three heuristics. It will apply the heuristic to a workplace scenario and offer a solution on how to persuade another to reach alternate conclusion. Which type(s) of heuristic(s) may be present in formulating your co-workers
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From a sociological perspective‚ explanation for criminality is found in two levels which are the subculture and the structural explanations. The sociological explanations emphasize aspects of societal arrangements that are external to the actor and compelling. A sociological explanation is concerned with how the structure of a society‚ institutional practices or its persisting cultural themes affect the conduct of its members. Individual differences are denied or ignored‚ and the explanation of
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Workplace stress The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) defines workplace stress as “the process that arises where work demands of various types and combinations exceed the person’s capacity and capability to cope.” This can lead to sickness‚ absences and high levels of staff turnover within a business: results which are positive for neither the staff nor the company. However‚ despite claiming that stress at work is widespread throughout the UK‚ the HSE (2010) also offers strategies designed to
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HR articles: Workplace culture Workplace culture is often hard to describe‚ because it means something different in every organisation and many times employees feel it’s ‘just the way things are’. But so often it can define a company and when it’s not working well‚ everyone knows about it. Below are some blog posts on what culture in the workplace is and how to positively cultivate it throughout your business. The happier an employee is at work‚ the more productive they are. It’s never too late to
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Occupational Health and Safety responsibilities All hospitality establishments need to be safe and healthy environments‚ whether they are food and beverage restaurants‚ commercial kitchens‚ clubs‚ hotels and accommodation‚ tourist enterprises or cafes. Employers and employees all have a shared responsibility to promote a safe secure and healthy workenvironment that minimises risk of harm to any person. This responsibility is called duty of care. Employer responsibilities Employers have the prime
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This theory is like structural-functional theory‚ as far as the level of analysis of being a macro-level (Macionsis‚ 2013). Furthermore‚ how the economy is will determine the type of jobs people can access. In addition‚ social-conflict theory also interpret that work place problems are a result of the disruption from the economy. In fact‚ “conflict is the most basic feature of social life (Conflict theory‚ 2001)”. Those that have the power to exploit labor workers‚ forcing them into lesser paying
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