(Also Modernization) is a concept in the sphere of social sciences that refers to process in which society goes through industrialization‚ urbanization and other social changes that completely transforms the lives of individuals. The concept of modernization comes from a view of societies as having a standard evolutionary pattern‚ as described in the social evolutionism theories. According to this each society would evolve inexorably from barbarism to ever greater levels of development and civilization
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The Effects of Home Computers on Educational Outcomes: Evidence from a Field Experiment with Community College Students forthcoming Economic Journal Robert W. Fairlie University of California‚ Santa Cruz rfairlie@ucsc.edu Rebecca A. London Stanford University rlondon@stanford.edu July 2011 We thank the Community Technology Foundation of California (ZeroDivide)‚ UCACCORD‚ and Computers for Classrooms‚ Inc. for funding. We thank Hardik Bhatt‚ Jesse Catlin‚ Eric Deveraux‚ Oliver
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ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR AND HUMAN DECISION PROCESSES Vol. 68‚ No. 2‚ November‚ pp. 145–157‚ 1996 ARTICLE NO. 0095 Framing Effects: Dynamics and Task Domains X. T. WANG University of South Dakota able models of human decision making. The author examines the mechanisms and dynamics of framing effects in risky choices across three distinct task domains (i.e.‚ life–death‚ public property‚ and personal money). The choice outcomes of the problems presented in each of the three task domains had
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creates a need for torture‚ we as the United States need a fair and civil way of acquiring this critical information. Immediate effects of torture seem the most detrimental. Information includes critical information with major implications. The question contains the right of freedom and do our citizens deserve torture to gain this critical information? Generational effects of torture shows the need to protect our citizens and future generations. The person that tortures an individual also goes through
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The Effect of Mozart on Spatial Ability Alyssa Oldham Pennsylvania Highlands Community College Psychology 100.01 November 20‚ 2010 Dr. Barbara Mitchell Abstract Since 1993‚ when the Mozart effect was first introduced‚ people have been asking‚ does listening to Mozart truly improve my spatial ability? Should I play Mozart for my children? Should I listen to Mozart if I’m pregnant? The answer to each of these questions‚ is no. Seventeen years ago Rauscher‚ Shaw
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The Effects of Divorce Divorce in our society has become increasingly common. Fifty percent of all marriages will end in divorce and each year 2 million children are newly introduced to their parents separation‚ (Monthly Vital Statistics Report ). Demographers predict that by the beginning of the next decade the majority of the youngsters under 18 will spend part of their childhood in single-parent families‚ many created by divorce. During this confusing period of turmoil and high emotional
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Alcohol and its Effects Rachael Wade Ivy Tech Community College Alcohol and its Effects Alcohol can be a very harmful substance. Alcohol can be abused‚ and people can get addicted to it like any other drug. It can impair coordination and judgment as well as a lot of other things. Alcohol can also have long term effects on the organs in the body. It can affect people psychologically as well as behaviorally. Many deaths that occur each day are caused by alcohol. Consuming alcohol affects a
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GMO’s Research The issue of genetically modified organisms is drawing unprecedented media attention due to its potential of bringing about fundamental changes in the genetic make up of living beings. Following paragraphs throw some light on this controversial subject. What are Genetically Modified Organisms? The genetically modified organisms or GMOs are the animals and plants that are genetically modified in order to develop the useful or desired traits. The techniques used to carry out genetic
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CHAPTER TWELVE Investigating Social Dynamics: Power‚ Conformity‚ and Obedience I believe that in all men’s lives at certain periods‚ and in many men’s lives at all periods between infancy and extreme old age‚ one of the most dominant elements is the desire to be inside the local Ring and the terror of being left outside.... Of all the passions the passion for the Inner Ring is most skilful in making a man who is not yet a very bad man do very bad things. —C. S. Lewis‚ "The Inner Ring" ( 1 9 4
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Ecosystem effects of fishing in the Mediterranean: An analysis of the major threats of fishing gear and practices to biodiversity and marine habitats by Sergi Tudela‚ Ph. D. for FAO Fisheries Department (EP/INT/759/GEF) Vialle delle Terme di Caracalla 00100 - Rome‚ Italy November 2000 CONTENTS Contents Foreword 1. The impact of fishing on vulnerable groups and habitats 1.1. The impact of fishing on chondrichthyans 1.2. The impact of fishing on seabirds 1.3. The impact of fishing
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