9. Describe the differences between the universal and the contingency leadership theories. Explain your answer in sufficient detail to demonstrate your understanding. Be specific using the materials in your text and not a generalized or philosophical statement. Hint: both the trait and behavioral leadership theories were attempts to find the “one best leadership style in all situations”; thus they are called universal leader theories. According to Stogdill and Mann‚ it was illustrated that traits
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Conflict theory developed largely from the work of Karl Marx suggests that society is in a state of eternal conflict due to competition for limited resources. Conflict theory also states that social order is maintained by domination and power. Society consists of people who struggle against each other in an attempt to satisfy their own needs and wants. Conflict theory argues that social change will occur when individuals and social groups
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Guns‚ Germs‚ and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies‚ by Jared Diamond‚ attempts to explain why history progressed differently for people from various geographical regions. Diamond introduces his book by pointing out that history followed different courses for different people because of differences among peoples’ environments‚ not because of biological differences among people themselves. Through his convincing explanation for how civilizations were created and evolved throughout the course of history
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Brown and levenson’s theory of politeness Brown and Levenson’s theory is based on the existence of speakers and addressees(1987:58).Both speakers and addressees are rational agents who have something that Brown and Levenson call ‘face’. The term ‘face’ could be translated as a public self -image. The concept of face derives from earlier work by Goffman (1967) and from the English folk term used for example in the idiom of ‘losing face’ (Brown and Levenson 1987:61) Politeness theory on hedges relies heavily
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Criminology is “the scientific approach to studying criminal behavior” (Siegel p.4). To start off‚ it is important to distinguish between criminology and criminal justice. For instance‚ criminology “explains the origin‚ extent‚ and nature of crime in society whereas criminal justice refers to the study of the agencies of social control – police‚ courts and corrections” (Siegel p. 5). One of the most important questions criminologists ask is “What causes crime?” Crime has always occurred. In the 1600s
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The judicial restraint theory is based off the idea that judges should limit the exercise of their own power. For example‚ it would make judges think before shooting down laws‚ just because they can‚ with the exception being that they are unconstitutional. The opposite of judicial restraint is judicial activism. Judicial activism is when judges make rulings based on politics or personal beliefs rather than the law itself. The main difference between these two philosophies is judicial restraint is
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Guns‚ Germs and Steel Jared Diamond‚ author of the Pulitzer Prize Winning‚ National Best Selling book Guns‚ Germs and Steel‚ summarizes his book by saying the following: "History followed different courses for different peoples because of differences among peoples ’ environments‚ not because of biological differences among peoples themselves." Guns‚ Germs and Steel is historical literature that documents Jared Diamond ’s views on how the world as we know it developed. However‚ is his thesis that
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The Anatomical and Physical Features of Frogs Abstract: People have always wondered how frogs have the capability to live in both wet and dry environments. So why not dissect a frog to find out how. Frogs have both physical features like their skin that allows them to breath in water. They also have anatomical features like humans that allow them breath air just like us. Introduction As many people have learned throughout elementary and middle school amphibians are animals that have the
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on the similarities and differences between Freud’s Psycho-sexual theory‚ and Erikson’s psychosocial theory. Also‚ how Freud was one of the very first influential psychologists who changed the way we study humans today. Influenced by him‚ Erikson recognized Freud’s contributions‚ and although he felt Freud might have misjudged some of the important dimensions of human development‚ we can still find similarities between their theories. Erikson has eight stages in his theory compared to Freud’s five;
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GUNS‚ GERMS‚ AND STEEL ESSAY Jared Diamond’s novel‚ Guns‚ Germs‚ and Steel is a speculation about how and why the Europeans ended up being the main power in earlier times and conquered so much of the world. Diamond wonders how the Europeans could have so much power and advanced technology while the rest of the world was still hunting and gathering. Although Diamond is not the first to speculate on this complicated subject‚ his answer is revolutionary. People have attributed Europe’s overwhelming
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