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    Battery Charger Kingsley Nwador ECT 598.001 Senior Project 10/15/08 A battery charger is a very unique and widely utilize device in the world today. Its applications spread from home consumers all the way to business owners and industrial workers. But what is a battery charger‚ one might ask. A none technical definition would be‚ a battery charger is a device used to recharger my batteries such as in my digital camera. Perhaps a better definition would be‚ a battery chager is a device

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    While many theories have been established through the years‚ the Control Theory established and researched by Michael Gottfredson and Travis Hirschi in 1990 has inspired a large amount of research and proposed the most likely reason that people commit crimes. In addition to their initial theory‚ Harold Grasmick also presented another facet‚ the Self- Control Theory‚ claiming that people commit crimes simply because they lack the capacity to use self- control. These theories are both considered psychological

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    Assess the usefulness of the Functionalist view of the family (24 marks) Functionalism is a macro theory and so looks at things on a large scale they consist of structural theorists. They see society as being similar to a human body‚ in that the essential organs in the body perform specific functions. This is like society as one of the essential organs in society is the family‚ as it performs essential functions which serve the needs of the family. And that each part of the body works in harmony

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    study questions for the discussion section articles will be posted in a few days. I. Structural Functionalism A. Basic Assumptions 1. Society as a consensus on values a. social structures‚ institutions‚ organizations‚ and roles all embody these common values and serve to preserve them. A function is vital to the extent it supports the dominant value system. 2. Organicism - Society as a system a. Society is made up of parts that are inter-connected‚ interdependent‚ and purposeful. No matter

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    Along with the Conflict Perspective‚ other macro theories will be applied to this topic‚ for instance‚ Structural Functionalism – which according to Kendall (2013)‚ is “a society composed of interrelated parts‚ each of which serves a function and ideally contributes to the overall stability of society” (pg. 21). From this theory‚ it is customary for homelessness to be part of society in order to maintain an equilibrium of poverty‚ class distinction‚ and job creations/innovations. Corresponding to

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    Structural Family Therapy Vivian Butler Liberty University Abstract Structural Family Therapy was founded by Minuchin whose desire was to help put structure back into a dysfunctional family. This theory focuses on the whole family as a unit. Minuchin discovered that families are organized into subsystems with boundaries. A dysfunctional family structure will show to be enmeshed‚ disengaged‚ and have confused boundary issues. This theory is designed with goals and techniques that

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    assess the usefulness of modernization theory as an explanation for differences in the levels of development of different societies. Modernization theory first arose after world war two‚ when western countries like the US‚ Britain and France all believed that capitalism was the only way to modernize countries in Eastern Europe. The different communist and capitalist governments didn’t agree on theories of modernization and so the cold war started. The first aim of modernization theory is to explain

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    Models of Therapy Structural Family Therapy Theory: Structural Family Therapy (SFT) has a few interventions within the theoretical model that I could see myself using with clients (families) from diverse backgrounds with diverse presenting problems. I am in agreement with the way this model looks at the different types of families and the types of issues they present with such as the patterns common to troubled families; some being "enmeshed‚" chaotic and tightly interconnected

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    Religion is a very controversial topic in society and can be understood and looked at through many different views. These views can be studied through different sociological perspectives such as structural functionalism‚ conflict theory‚ and symbolic interactionism. Each of these perspectives pose different questions and thoughts on religion. With structural functionalism religion can be seen as an answer to life‚ explaining how and why things work the way they do. It can also serve as a place

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    My favorite model and the model that I feel the most comfortable using is structural family therapy. In the early 1990’s I worked at the Philadelphia Child Guidance Center as a Family Service Counselor working with a research project that provided support and resources for families who have been affected by addiction. Even though we were not providing therapy‚ there is a requirement that we study structural family therapy and learn about Minuchin’s philosophy. Their study method was in the form

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