TEST 1 1. Emile Durkheim saw society as a system "beyond us" with the power to guide our lives. Therefore‚ he described elements of society‚ including cultural norms‚ values‚ and beliefs as: a. false consciousness. b. ideal types. c. social facts. d. forms of rationality. C. Wright Mills claimed that the "sociological imagination" transformed: a. scientific research into common sense. b. personal problems into public issues. c. people into supporters of the status quo. d. common sense
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THE SYSTEMATIC APPROACH TO TRAINING A. What is Systematic Approach to Training (SAT) The Systematic Approach to Training (SAT) is a methodology for managing training programmes. It is an orderly; logical approach to determining what people must know and do at a particular job or a specific profession. The systematic approach to training ensures that people are prepared for their work by having the necessary knowledge‚ skills‚ and attitudes to their job. SAT begins with identifying people’s work
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Explain what international development organisations usually mean when they speak of ‘the rights-based approach’. What is specific about the processes‚ outcomes and ways of thinking that distinguishes such an approach from a conventional ‘needs-based approach? Is the difference sufficient to be considered significant? Use examples to illustrate your answer. Introduction Traditional meaning of the development was mainly about the economic growth. Many development organizations and actors focused
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What are the strengths and weaknesses of the rational choice approach to understanding the political? Whilst people all around the world debate over which political system is the most effective‚ social scientists are still in debate over which is the best way to analyse politics. Without the correct analysis of political objects how is one supposed to decide which political system or party is the most effective? It is for this reason that the way in which we analyse political objects is
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Introduction to Business Winter 2006 An Approach to Case Analysis Winter 2006 What is a Case Study? A case study is a description of an actual administrative situation involving a decision to be made or a problem to be solved. It can a real situation that actually happened just as described‚ or portions have been disguised for reasons of privacy. Most case studies are written in such a way that the reader takes the place of the manager whose responsibility is to make decisions to help
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Variant I NAME__________________________ GROUP_________________ 3.FILE 3 LISTENING 1 TASKS PRESENTER 1 LISTEN TO THE NEWS BULLETIN. MATCH THE FIVE PEOPLE WITH A WORD FROM THE BOX. THERE ARE THREE WORDS THAT YOU WILL NOT NEED. burglar pickpocket mugger drug dealer bank robber victim shoplifter witness 1 Jeremy Maguire was a ______. 2 Stephanie Flamstead was a ______. 3 Penny Green was a ______. 4 Sally Green was a ______. 5 David Clarke was a ______.
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The biological approach has shown to be one of the most scientific perspectives in psychology. When explaining human behaviour‚ the biological approach focuses on the role of genes‚ inheritance and biological processes‚ claiming that these are the things which determine behaviour. Additionally‚ the nervous system also plays an important role in explaining human behaviour. The biological approach arose out of attempts to understand two major issues: the relationship between the mind and body‚ and
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Which of the following is classified as an entrepreneur? A manager in a large corporation A financial manager in a small firm An owner-manager who bought out the founder of a firm A salaried technician in a rapidly-growing high-tech firm Compared to large corporations‚ small businesses play just as important a part in the economy. attract more attention and make more headlines in the media. are not as important to the well-being of society. are highly visible
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Amartya Sen‚ an Indian economist and political philosopher‚ first articulated the “The Capability Approach” in the late 1970s and 1980s in order to create an alternative and new framework of thinking and evaluating issues of poverty‚ development‚ well-being and equality by embracing complexity‚ plurality and individualism with the aim to not overlook anything. Through his creation of the Capability Approach‚ Sen shows that his primary concern is to create a pluralistic conception of poverty and development
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Chapter Learning Objectives Chapter 30: Plant Diversity II: The Evolution of Seed Plants Concept 30.1: Seeds and pollen grains are key adaptations for life on land • Name five terrestrial adaptations that contributed to the success of seed plants. 1) Seed 2) Reduction of gametophyte generation (dominant is sporophyte) -tiny gametophytes can develop in sporangia of the parental sporophytes which protect them from UV and from drying out 3) Heterospory (mega and micro) -mega- female‚ part
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