Open/Closed‚ Distribution: Postal or face to face * Interviews- Structured/ Unstructured/ Semi-structured * Observation- Overt/Covert/Participant/ Non-Participant * Experiments- Lab/Field * Sample – Stratified/Random/Quota/Snowball 1. Definition 2. Strengths 3. Weaknesses 4. Examples Strengths and weaknesses - Cost and time‚ validity‚ reliability‚ generalisation‚ and representativeness Secondary Resources Research that is conducted by someone else * Internet
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CHAPTER 1 - Learning Objectives 1. What is international business? 2. What are the key concepts in international trade and investment? 3. How does international business differ from domestic business? 4. Who participates in international business? 5. Why do firms internationalize? 6. Why study international business? QUESTION • International business is defined as the performance of ________ activities by firms across national borders. • A) marketing and fiduciary • B) trade and investment
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Definition and Subject Matter of Sociology The first social scientist to use the term sociology was a Frenchman by the name of Auguste Comte. As coined by Comte‚ the term sociology is a combination of two words. The first part of the term is a Latin‚ socius- that may variously mean society‚ association‚ togetherness or companionship. The other word‚ logos‚ is of Greek origin. Sociology is the scientific or methodical study of society. It is a social science which studies the processes and
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Jamie comes home one night‚ to find his mother is gone. He sees a figure in his house (Alexandru Rusmanov) who attempts to kill him‚ however he is stopped by Victor Frankenstein. Frankenstein takes him to the Loop‚ and Jamie is adamant about finding his mother. Jamie recruits Larissa Kinley‚ a teenage vampire in the cells of the Loop‚ to help them‚ however Frankenstein does not approve as he hates all vampires. Jamie‚ Larissa and Frankenstein go to the house of the Chemist‚ a vampire making the drug
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Chapter 7 1. According to Karl Marx social class depends on a factor of a person’s relationship to the means of production. He distinguished two classes: owner of the means of production (bourgeoisie) and a worker who works on these factories‚ tools and land‚ proletariat. Marx believed that person’s life is shaped only with regard of what he owns and what he works on. Max Weber believed that social class is made up of three elements: property‚ power and prestige. According to Weber‚ property is
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Ch 1: Introducing Government in America * Many young ppl apathetic about politics‚ less involved than elderly * Need to be involved for political tolerance‚ identify what policies they benefit from * Politics compete with TV and the internet Government * Government: institutions + processes through which public policies are made for a society (Congress‚ president‚ the courts‚ federal administrative agencies) * 500‚000 elected officials in US * How should we govern
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Information System Roles and Responsibilities: Chief information officer (CIO) – Oversees all uses of IT and ensures the strategic alignment of IT with business goals and objectives Chief knowledge officer (CKO) - Responsible for collecting‚ maintaining‚ and distributing the organization’s knowledge Chief privacy officer (CPO) – Responsible for ensuring the ethical and legal use of information Chief security officer (CSO) – Responsible for ensuring the safety of IT resources including data‚
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Chapter 9: Deviance What is Deviance? The recognized violation of cultural norms Crime: The violation of a society’s formally enacted criminal law Social Control: Attempts by society to regulate people’s thought and behavior Criminal Justice system: a formal response by police‚ courts‚ and prison officials to alleged violations of the law The Biological Context Early studies showed relationship of criminal behavior with head shape (Lombroso) and body size (Sheldon)‚ but they
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Chapter 1. The Sociological Perspective & Research Process Chapter Outline Contemporary Theoretical Perspectives The Sociological Research Process Research Methods Ethical Issues in Sociological Research Why Study Sociology? (p. 4) Helps us gain a better understanding of ourselves and our social world. Helps us see how behavior is shaped by the groups to which we belong and our society. Promotes understanding and tolerance by helping us look beyond personal experiences and gain insight
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Chapter Five Summary There are comparatively few rules to violate‚ and people are socialized into long standing traditions in a communal society. Because associated societies are complex‚ they require many laws and rules. Also‚ they are impersonal‚ and tradition is not adequate to prevent deviance. However‚ many associational societies are diverse‚ and the mix of ethnicities‚ language‚ and regional differences requires coordination‚ which in turn requires laws and rules. The focus in an associational
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