Cultures: Theoretical Models Walden University Cross-Cultural psychology examines human activities in various cultural settings‚ by engaging several approaches. Some of these approaches were self evident from the course video dealing with the Thailand women cultural wear of brass neck shackles. Evolutionary Perspective The culture of wearing brass neck shackles by the Thailand women is described by the relative evolutionary factors affecting human behavior. Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution
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symbolic interactionists may miss the larger issues of society by focusing too closely on the “trees” rather than the “forest”. The perspective also receives criticism for slighting the influence of social forces and institutions on individual interactions. The functionalist perspective‚ also called functionalism‚ is one of the major theoretical perspectives in sociology. It has its origins in the works of Emile Durkheim‚ who was especially interested in how social order is possible or how society
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THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS OF NURSING A. ENVIRONMENTAL THEORY “I think one’s feelings waste themselves in words; they ought all to be distilled into actions which bring results.” Florence Nightingale (1860) Florence Nightingale defined Nursing as “the act of utilizing the environment of the patient to assist him in his recovery” (1860/1969)‚ that it involves the nurse’s initiative to configure environmental settings appropriate for the gradual restoration of the patient’s health‚ and that
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Capitalism. It can be said that the main role of the family is to serve the interest of Capitalism‚ which is the economic system that we live in today where the bourgeoisie own the means of production and people are motivated by profit and money. One perspective to support this view is the Marxist approach; they believe the main role of the family is to serve the needs of capitalism by keeping the bourgeoisie rich and the proletariat poor. However a contrasting theory is Functionalist view‚ they believe
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Socialism - 2.7:1. Economic equality: Socialist economies create less income disparity but offer a lower overall standard of living. Personal freedom: Capitalism ensures freedom to act and Socialism ensures freedom from want. Capitalism perspectives Functionalist – brings prosperity to society as whole Conflict – enables rich to exploit poor Symbolic interaction - sustained by the early Protestants’ belief that to live a hard-working and responsible life is God’s command. Religion Any
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probably come across will be between psychoanalysis and neopsychoanalysis‚ and between psychoanalysis and behaviourism. Psychoanalysis and neopsychoanalysis The main theorists for these two sections respectively are Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung. The major similarities lie in their ideas of the preconscious (Freud) and the personal unconscious (Jung) – they need to explain this similarity a bit. Both constructs refer to the part of the psyche that contains memories‚ thoughts‚ and emotions that have been
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12/2/2010 Sociology Final Paper Marriage and Family The simplest and most basic foundation of a sociological civilization or group begins at the core center of sociology; which is marriage and the inner-fabric creation of a family. It is said that matches are made in heaven‚ however finding and defining your “soul mate” differs from one social group to the next. The social institution of marriage changes and adapts consistently through time‚ religious practice‚ and national beliefs
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. Functionalism Functionalists see shared norms and values as being fundamental to society. They focus on social order based on understood agreements and view social change as occurring in a slow and orderly fashion. Their primary concern is with large-scale social structures and institutions of society‚ their interrelationships and their constraining effects on actors. Functionalism assumes that society is a system whose various sections work together to encourage balance. It assumes that all
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Jan 2009 (a) Explain what is meant by the ‘expressive role’ (Item 2A‚ line 5). (2 marks) (b) Suggest two ways in which ‘family life may have a harmful effect on women’ (Item 2A‚ lines 6 – 7). (4 marks) (c) Suggest three reasons for the decrease in the death rate since 1900. (6 marks) (d) Examine the ways in which childhood can be said to be socially constructed. (24 marks) (e) Using material from Item 2B and elsewhere‚ assess the view that the nuclear family is no longer the norm. (24
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Perspective is described as “a particular attitude toward or way of regarding something; a point of view.”. Pursuit may be defined as the action of following and pursuing someone‚ thus pursuing knowledge would be the action or the process in which we follow and find new knowledge. When obtaining new knowledge‚ we need to base what we learn on personal knowledge‚ which serves a single individual‚ their beliefs‚ their perspectives‚ such as feeling regarding personal information‚ or shared knowledge
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