1.1 Explain the background and development of theoretical ethical approaches? BACKGROUND AND DEVELOPMENT OF THEORETICAL ETHICAL APPROACHES Deontological Theory The deontological theory state that the consequences or outcomes of actions are not important‚ what actually matter is that the actions are morally justified. For example drunken driving is wrong‚ now if a person argues that he safely navigated his way back home and for that reason he/she should not be held accountable by law‚ they
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Brief review and explanation of Effort Justification Effort Justification is a theory of social psychology stemming from Festinger ’s (1957) theory of Cognitive Dissonance. Effort justification theory states that people have tendency to attribute a greater value to an outcome they had to put effort into obtaining. Cognitive Dissonance theory attempts to explain people ’s change of attitudes or beliefs when they face a dissonance between contradicting cognitions. Effort Justification theory is only
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The trans theoretical model (TTM) (Prochaska and DiClemente‚ 1979) proposed that any health behavior change is not automatic but it involves progress through five stages of change. The individual’s cognitive level and behavior decisions differ from each of the five stages. Trans theoretical model interventions are mostly delivered by first identifying the stage in which the individual is present and his/her willingness to change. These changes could be lifestyle changes. The TTM is based on the
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The Importance of Theoretical Frameworks For Understanding Foundations of Political Science The importance of theoretical frameworks is essential for understanding foundations for political science. The definition of the word framework is a theory which can be used as a lens to look at a set of facts. (E.g.‚ journalist look at a set of facts that tell a story of what happened). These frameworks in political science help build a strong foundation and advocate a precise sense of racial balance
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Assess sociological explanations of changes in the status of childhood? Childhood is a social construction and varies between times‚ places and groups. Most sociologists see our ides of childhood as a fairly recent one‚ the result of industrialisation and other social changes. Modern society constructs childhood as a tie of vulnerability‚ innocence and segregation from the adult world. The March of progress sociologist believe we live in an increasingly child-centred society. They state that children
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Assignment #1 The first major theoretical perspective is the functionalist perspective‚ which also goes by the names functionalism and structural functionalism. These types of perspectives are commonly based on the theory that society is a stable‚ orderly system. Under the functionalist perspective‚ a society is said to be composed of many different parts‚ which are interrelated and serves different functions that in the end contributes to the stability of the society. Many factors‚ such as education
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Explanation of the Utilitarian Ethical Theory There are many different ethical approaches that deal with the morality issues we face every day‚ but the utilitarian approach holds the feeling of morally belonging to a group and the lack of individualism that many others carry. It also can be a very cold approach for those who belong to the minority in a society. This is because the principle of utility says that “we ought to do that which produces the greatest amount of happiness or pleasure for
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EXPLANATIONS OF THE ECONOMIC SUCCESS OF EAST ASIA NATIONS: Introduction The economic success of the East Asian countries has inspired many economists to study the background of their rapid growth. Interestingly‚ different economists interpret this success in entirely different ways. During the 1970s and an important part of the 1980s advocates of the neoclassical model argued that growth in East Asia was the result mainly of the market mechanism and the emphasis on export promotion in these
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Conceptual or Theoretical Bases for Research Studies I. Theory A. Def. “abstract generalization that systematically explains the relationships among phenomena.” Has at least 2 concepts that the theory explains the relationship for. B. Theories are not discovered‚ they are created. C. Purpose: make research findings meaningful and interpretable. D. A descriptive theory (a more loose context used by some) refers to broad characterization of a single phenomenon. E. Factors influencing the development
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1a) See Map . 1b) describe an account for variations in density of population within your chosen country (Brazil) Firstly ‚ every country has its own population density. According to(http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/population-density.html) population density means ‘’Measure of the intensity of land use‚ expressed as number of people per square kilometre or square mile. Also called density of population’’. The World’s population is increasing rapidly and along with that
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