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Active Audience Theory Critique

active can be seen in the work of Lasswell (1948), suggesting that there were different factors involved in the way media was inte...

Kaplan and Reckless Theories' Overview

living on the edge. Reckless and Kaplan do have similar ideas but it pays to take a look at each of their theories and also the co...

The Thought Evolution of Althusser

is questionable. Just how similar are the theories? What are the differences between them? Finally, how and why did Althusser "re-...

Social Science and Religion

acquired even consciousness as well as to have facilitated cultural productions, but excepting religion (2002). Whether Darwins t...

Cultural Perspectives of Isaacs, Vygotsky, Bruner, and Piaget

In four pages the cultural perspectives of these theorists are applied to an examination of socialization, language, and education...

Evil, God, and David Hume

of the foundational ideas of philosophy. According to him, the problem of evil posed a philosophical threat to the design argumen...

Anthropological Theory Pioneers

In eight pages this research paper discusses the anthropological contributions of theorists A.R. Radcliffe Brown, Franz Boas, and ...

Theories of Personality Development

The writer considers the theory of personality development from the biological and humanistic perspectives. The writer also examin...

A Priori Knowledge from a Foundationalist Perspective

it applies to the view of a priori knowledge and also consider the writings of philosophers like Kant and Descartes as they serve ...

Society and Sexual Repression According to Foucault

In five pages this paper examines sexuality and the repression that is caused by sexual obsession according to social theorist Mic...

Comparative Analysis of John Locke and Niccolo Machiavelli

This paper contrasts and compares the political philosophies of theorists John Locke and Niccolo Machiavelli in 5 pages. Two sour...

Eighteenth Century Age of Enlightenment and Politics

out to apply the critical method to the problem of government in The Spirit of Laws (1748). The result was a complex comparative s...

The Lazy Poor

write off or simply looking good in front of others. Rather, the helper feels better about themselves. Helping feeds the ego. Howe...

Culture of Poverty

In seven pages this paper examines the 'culture of poverty' as defined by Oscar Lewis and considered by theorists Charles Murray a...

Comparative Analysis of Thorndike and Skinner

human knowledge and behavior that has had a direct effect on education. Skinner focused on the ability to study behavior and like...

Knowledge According to Socrates and Descartes

This research report looks at how knowledge is acquired according to these two theorists. A great deal of information is contained...

Human Action Determination According to George Edward Moore and B.F. Skinner

In five pages human behavior is examined from the perspectives of B.F. Skinner's theories concerning modification and determinism ...

Marx, Goethe, Galileo, and Machiavelli on Belief, Identity, Nature, and Power

In fifteen pages this report examines how these theorists perceive these concepts as reflected in their respective writings. Five...

Psychologists George Kelly and Sigmund Freud

simple desires for food or sex, neurotic compulsions, or the motives of an artist or scientist. And yet, we are often driven to de...

Society and Humor

Twains Letters From the Earth or John Irvings The World According to Garp. While authors have used humor to convey various points,...

Armstrong's Argument Compared with Descartes' Metaphysics

This research report looks at the ideas of both of these theorists. Armstrong's opposition to Descartes' ideas is duly noted. Thi...

Life and Work of Karen Horney

In six pages this paper examines the amazing life and career of psychological theorist Karen Horney as represented in the text Wom...

Chapter 3 of From the Presocratics to the Present A Personal Odyssey by Daniel Kolak

In seven pages this chapter is discussed in terms of how the author portrayed the philosophical influences of such theorists as Hu...

Civil Disobedience and Socrates

In five pages this paper examines the justifiability of civil disobedience in a consideration of several philosophers and theori...

Carol H. Weiss's Theoretical Contributions

as integral parts of the policy process (1977). By looking at policy and policy makers, Weiss blends the role of the social scient...

Thomas Hobbes' and John Locke's Views and the 'Opposing Appetites' of Niccolo Machiavelli

In five pages this report contrasts Machiavelli's social opposition theory with the perspectives of political theorists Thomas Hob...

Consideration of Biblical Theology in the Old Testament

In fifteen pages Old Testament theology is considered in various sections that include models, debates, and a discussion of theori...

Adult Development and Life Events

In five pages several theorists are incorporated into this examination of a personal event in an individual's life such as startin...

Motivations and Personalities of Serial Killers

has also been pointed out that those with active or high fantasy prone imaginations are more apt to be able to become serial kille...

Classical Sociology and Nickel and Dimed by Barbara Ehrenreich

apartment or services, they end up on the streets living on wages equivalent to five or six dollars per hour. As if that is not ha...