family dynamics (Bowen‚ 1978). Structural family therapy follows an enactment model‚ where therapists (1) “notices problematic sequence”; (2) “initiates an enactment”; and (3) “guides the family to modify enactment” (Nichols‚ 2004‚ p. 133). Minuchin’s (1974) approach to this theory was a bit different in terms of the methods used‚ as her worked on subsystems and delineating individual boundaries. Overall‚ unlike Solution-focused therapy‚ therapist from Bowenian and Structural family therapy looked at the
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an attempt to calculate the sector wise linkages in a post reform period for the Indian economy. To do such analysis‚ the whole economy is aggregated into three main sectors such as agriculture‚ industry and services. All the linkages have been calculated for two points of time by utilizing data on two input-output transaction tables for the period 1993/94 and 2006/07. The overall analysis reveals the services sector expansion over the years. The highest linkages of the industrial sector also stress
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Important structural variables in structure conduct performance (SCP) Structural characteristics often change slowly and can be regarded as fixed over time. Government policies can alter industry structure. We can identify the following as some of the more important structural variables. • Concentration This refers to the amount of market power held in the hands of a few firms and is normally measured by the share of total industry sales‚ assets or employment controlled by the largest firms
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Sociological Analysis of the Presidential Election of 2012 from a Structural Functionalist Perspective and a Conflict Perspective. As the presidential election draws closer‚ we could vividly view our society from social conflict and structural functionalist perspectives. The democratic process helps us to ask why do we accept and embrace democracy‚ how does it influence our social patterns and functions; and how does democracy really work for the stability of our society. In this essay‚ I will analyze
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apparatus defined in Sigmund Freud’s structural model of the psyche; they are the three theoretical constructs in terms of whose activity and interaction mental life is described. According to this model of the psyche‚ the id is the set of uncoordinated instinctual (instinctive‚ accustomed‚ inherent‚ involuntary‚ spontaneous) trends; the ego is the organised‚ realistic part; and the super-ego plays the critical and moralising role. Even though the model is "structural" and makes reference to an "apparatus"
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Theoretical Perspective Level of Analysis How it views family Strengths of this Perspective – what it focuses on and contributes to our understanding of families Weaknesses or Criticisms of this Perspective Examples of Major Questions that a Researcher might ask with this perspective Structural-Functionalist Macro The family maintains and ensures a social continuity This perspective focuses on how families contribute to a society’s stability. Weaknesses of this perspective are considered too conservative
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Choice Theory and Structural Functionalism: A Supplementation and Assimilation Great theories produce opposition in connection to their inconsistencies and while challengers may position the theory contra itself‚ followers tend to revise the theory in order to preserve it from dismissal. This usually occurs by broadening the original theory while maintaining that the revision is consistent with the theory’s original meaning. In exploring Talcott Parson’s Theory of Structural Functionalism I have
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economic recovery‚ most African countries had to adjust and re-structure their economies. According to Dasgupta (1998)‚ structural adjustment was seen as a fact of life. Thus in the 1980s‚ most African countries initiated economic policies which were sponsored by the World Bank and supplemented by the International Monetary Fund(IMF) in the form of stabilisation and structural adjustment programmes (SAP). Between June 1986 and July 1987 alone twenty one SSA countries went through World Bank/IMF SAP
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Individual‚ two identities: Frame switching among biculturals Lune et al. 2008 Bicultural bilinguals (henceforth called “biculturals”) are those individuals who have internalized two cultures and who speak the languages associated with each of those cultures. often report feeling “like a different person” when they speak different languages biculturals may have distinct cognitive frameworks associated with each of their cultures and languages and that those mental frames may consist of different repertoires
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A structural model of fashion-oriented impulse buying behavior Eun Joo Park Dong-A University‚ Busan‚ Korea‚ and Eun Young Kim and Judith Cardona Forney School of Merchandising and Hospitality Management‚ University of North Texas‚ Denton‚ Texas‚ USA Abstract Purpose This study aims to examine the causal relationships among fashion involvement‚ positive emotion‚ hedonic consumption tendency‚ and fashion-oriented impulse buying in the context of shopping. Design/methodology/approach
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