London Southbank University JANUARY‚ 2011 THE EFFECT OF STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT PROGRAMME IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: CASE STUDY OF NIGERIA AND UGANDA STUDENT NUMBER: 2720509 COURSE UNIT: IMAGES OF DEVELOPMENT COURSE TUTOR: PROF. JOHN TAYLOR WORD COUNT: THE EFFECT OF STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT PROGRAMME IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: CASE STUDY OF NIGERIA AND UGANDA INTRODUCTION A structural adjustment program is a high-powered austerity plan imposed by the Bretton Woods Institutions‚ i.e. the
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1. Conflict/Functionalist Theories KARL MARX EMILE DURKHEIM 2. CONFLICT THEORY Begins with Marx and his analysis of historyThesis/antithesis = struggle (conflict)Synthesis = a new order is produced because of the struggle between the classesAll of history can be understood in this wayThree stages of history: feudalism‚ capitalism & socialism (it was an inevitable destination!) (Many call it communism) 3. Always a struggleThe materialist view of history = the most important determinant of social
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Structural Functionalism vs Conflict Theory Structural functionalism and conflict theory have some different points of view. One of them is that structural functionalism sees society as a complex system‚ that permit it to interact cohesively‚ and looks society as a macro-level orientation; while the conflict theory focuses on the social system that only work for a select few of society and is known because the struggle for dominance among social groups that compete for scarce resources. Knowing
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Healing Hospital: A Daring Paradigm Diana Josh GCU Spirituality in Health Care HLT- 310V June 23‚ 2013 Healing Hospital: A Daring Paradigm Today in our society the culture of hospital mainly concentrates on treating symptoms and curing patient physically rather than treating patients as whole. A holistic approach is invented in healing hospital. This paradigm encompasses healing person as a whole by upholding harmony of mind‚ body and spirit. According to Erie Chapman the president and
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fit in) and Informational (one lacks confidence or knowledge and‚ therefore‚ looks to the group for guidance). These two types of conformity will be seen through the following research. The research of Solomon Asch through an experiment called the Paradigm experiment (normative)‚ Berry’s experiment which was a variation of Asch’s experiment and Sherif’s
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A paradigm shift can be the defining factor of one’s life. When I started school as an overly-nervous six-year-old my mother said to me‚ "all I want from you is to do the best with what you have been given." As a six-year-old I never invested much thought into the statement‚ however‚ when it was repeated to me at the start of high school it had a far more lasting impact. Those words led me on an adventure to seize every opportunity that presented itself. My life very quickly became like an inner
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Bentham’s panoptic paradigm is mostly overlooked in the field of surveillance since this idea is principally understood through the lenses of Michel Foucault’s “Panopticism”. In the 1970s‚ the latter wrote a book titled “Discipline and Punish: The Birth of the Prison”. Built on Bentham’s Prison Panopticon‚ he reconstructed the architecture of a Panopticon into a social theory that depicts an all-seeing party/organization that has the capacity to observe anyone‚ anytime (Foucault‚ 1977). He then extended
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Although the framework of a good friendship under this ethical paradigm seems to be very simple‚ Aristotle notes it as a key feature of a sustainable friendship among people. Because friends must‚ in fact‚ engage with one another in a sustained manner and be inclined to consistently derive pleasure and enjoy the other’s company‚ it follows that only friendships wherein this level of interaction is prioritized can result in a relationship that will last or remain good and true. Aristotle is clear
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the issue is becoming critically important to society as a whole. Functionalist Theory Function is an unclear term‚ often used by orthodox sociologists to define the logical and social place of roles‚ institutions and structures in terms of the production and reproductionof a society as a social system - as in the idea that the function of the family is to socialise new members of society (Bessant & Watts‚ 1999). Functionalists believe everything serves a specific function in our society and these
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Altogether the function of the therapeutic models and its theories are very much useful for the function of a family. However‚ one of the therapeutic approach that I would utilize as a therapist is the structural model. The structural model gives us so much insight of where the dysfunction lies‚ if a family lacks organization or order they will not be able to live a life of stability. This can create several problems within the function of a household. The communication will not be clearly communicated
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