------------------------------------------------- MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE ------------------------------------------------- SYLLABUS ------------------------------------------------- WORLD RELIGIOUS SYSTEMS – MI 412 – Spring 2013 MI 412-1‚ 2 Office: Sweeting 138 Dr. Liz Lightbody Appointments: Sign up on bulletin Phone: 4421 board outside of my office Elizabeth.lightbody@moody.edu I. COURSE DESCRIPTION This course is a study of selected
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Anomie describes a lack of social norms; "normlessness". It describes the breakdown of social bonds between an individual and their community‚ if under unruly scenarios possibly resulting in fragmentation of social identity and rejection of self-regulatory values. It was popularized by French sociologist Émile Durkheim in his influential book Suicide (1897). Durkheim borrowed the word from French philosopher Jean-Marie Guyau. Durkheim never uses the term normlessness; rather‚ he describes anomie
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Quiz #1 Part 1 of 1 - 25.0 Points Question 1 of 25 1.0 Points According to Max Weber‚ the Protestant ethic was a central factor in the birth of _____A___. A. capitalism B. democracy C. socialism D. bureaucracy Question 2 of 25 1.0 Points Karl Marx suggested that the force which drives human history and is at the core of human progress is ___A_____. A. class conflict B. religion C. family D. education Question
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2 Challenges for the Planet The causes‚ effects and responses to climate change Learning objective – to study the causes and effects of climate change and how people have responded to the changes. Learning outcomes • To know how and why climate has changed since the last ice age. • To be able to discuss the causes of current climate change on a local and global scale. • To know the negative effects that climate change is having on the environment and people. • To be able to
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Ghanshyam Thori Geography Notes GEOGRAPHY OF THE WORLD Continent Asia Europe South America Africa North America Oceania Urbanization by Continents: SN Continent 1. South America 2. Europe 3. North America DEMOGRAPHY: Density person/sq. km 108 101 21 20 14 3 Urbanization 78 74 68 S.no 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Country Russia Canada United States China Brazil Australia India Argentina Kazakhstan Sudan Top 20 Countries by Area Area (lakh sq km) S. N Country 170 11. Algeria 99
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Duties of Husband and Wife So much for their duties that be further off from equality in the family‚ as parents and children‚ masters and servants. Now those that are more equal are husband and wife‚ whose duties are either common to both‚ or more particular to either of them. The common duties. First‚ they must love one another with a pure heart‚ fervently. This duty both husband and wife must perform mutually one to another‚ which that they may the better strive for‚ let us consider of some
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Caribbean Islands - Regional OverviewCaribbean Islands THE COMMONWEALTH CARIBBEAN ISLANDS have a distinctive history. Permanently influenced by the experiences of colonialism and slavery‚ the Caribbean has produced a collection of societies that are markedly different in population composition from those in any other region of the world. Lying on the sparsely settled periphery of an irregularly populated continent‚ the region was "discovered" by Christopher Columbus in 1492. Thereafter‚ it became
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Deducing with Sociological Imagination Sociology is the scientific study of human groups and social behavior. Sociologists focus primarily on human interactions‚ including how social relationships influence people’s attitudes and how societies form and change. Sociology‚ therefore‚ is a discipline of broad scope: Virtually no topic—gender‚ race‚ religion‚ politics‚ education‚ health care‚ drug abuse‚ pornography‚ group behavior‚ conformity—is taboo for sociological examination and interpretation
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Praise for The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down “Fadiman describes with extraordinary skill the colliding worlds of Western medicine and Hmong culture.” —The New Yorker “This fine book recounts a poignant tragedy…It has no heroes or villains‚ but it has an abundance of innocent suffering‚ and it most certainly does have a moral…[A] sad‚ excellent book.” —Melvin Konner‚ The New York Times Book Review “An intriguing‚ spirit-lifting‚ extraordinary exploration of two cultures in uneasy
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More praise for Guns‚ Germs‚ and Steel "No scientist brings more experience from the laboratory and field‚ none thinks more deeply about social issues or addresses them with greater clarity‚ than Jared Diamond as illustrated by Guns‚ Germs‚ and Steel. In this remarkably readable book he shows how history and biology can enrich one another to produce a deeper understanding of the human condition." —Edward O. Wilson‚ Pellegrino University Professor‚ Harvard University "Serious‚ groundbreaking biological
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