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Conflict and Social Identity Theory

In five pages this paper examines group social identity in a consideration of the personality conflict perspectives of Carl Rogers...

Theory and Social Control

Social institutions, such as organized religion, the family, educational institutions, and political groups were radically questio...

Cultural Dynamics and Social Theories of Pitirim Sorokin

In six pages this research paper discusses the career and the theories developed by Russian American sociologist Pitirim Sorokin. ...

Ramifications of Social Judgment Theory

level of "ego-involvement" impacts the size of latitudes, in other words, how flexible people are in listening to persuasion (Boot...

Emile Durkheim and the Social Theory of Lyotard

only give rise to institutions in patches--local determinism" (Lyotard PG). II. EXPOSING POSTMODERNISM Postmodernism was t...

Social Order Theory of Max Weber and Capitalism

has existed between those who clung to the traditional economic theory as a means by which to avoid having a minimum wage and thos...

Thibaut and Kelley's Social Exchange Theory of Communication

to determine the best possible behavior is not a new idea. This is basically what John Stuart Mill proposed with his philosophy of...

Social Workers and Critically Evaluating the Practice and Theory of Inter-Personal Joint Working

(Leason, 2002). The idea of joint working may have different manifestations, one of these may be the development of single ...

Social Systems Theory and Foster Care

physical and social limits, functional components, and feedback mechanisms" (Reicherter and Billek-Sawhney, 2003). With regard t...

Social Bond Theory in the Development of an After School Program

pupils that want to learn about cars. For those who have a less physical interest there may be a class on building computers and w...

Social Organization and the Self Control Criminology Theory of Michael Gottredson and Travis Hirschi

interest of society as a whole, criminals have not. Gottredson and Hirschi attribute this failure to inadequate or improper child...

Social Organization Theory and Crime Causation

of the reasons behind crime. One such theory is social organization theory, which investigates the contribution of community socia...

Bibb Latane's Social Impact Theory

In business meetings or other similar group situations, the "effect is most powerful when everyone in the group (apart from the pe...

Social Theory and Suicide Bombers

alignment with a social view that shapes behaviors. From the choice to pay taxes and comply with laws to regular church attendanc...

Questions Answered About Albert Bandura's Social Learning Theory

motivated to repeat it (motivation) (Boeree, 1998). Can the theory explain new things? Yes, very easily. Since Bandura has sh...

Sociology, Classical and Postmodern Social Theories

radical modernism that is aligned with the Frankfurt School (Lippert, 2000). Strategic postmodernism may be associated with Foucau...

Social Conflict Theory, Politics, and Economics

workmen to gather. There were no acts of parliament forbidding collusion among employers to "lower the price of work: but many ag...

Social Workers and Attachment Theory

the attachment cycle, crying is the dominant signaling behavior. The cry of the infant signals the caregiver to provide relief fo...

Substance Abuse and Emile Durkheim's Social Theories

a biological entity" (Coser, 1977, p. 129). These factors which are external to the individual outlast individuals who die over ti...

Museum Tour and the Social Class Theory of Karl Marx

In five pages this paper examines how Karl Marx's theory of social class can manifest itself in a museum tour. Five sources are c...

Theories of Social Work and America's Teen Violence Problems

an impermeable substance but provides a subjective sense of self-continuity as it symbolically integrates the events of lived expe...

Social Psychological Theory and Observation

12.30 p.m. and the stop is busy. Not only that, but a small crowd of perhaps 20 people has collected and remains long enough to li...

Rosabeth Moss Kanter's Life and Social Theory Contributions

In fifteen pages Rosabeth Moss Kanter's life, social theory contributions, and her influence are examined. Fourteen sources are c...

Bandura's "Social Learning Theory" - Analysis

whether nature or nurture commands greater credit and why. Patriarchy has long assumed that the male gender is, by nature, regard...

Theories on Social Progress

In six pages this research paper examines social progress from a theoretical perspective. Five sources are cited in the bibliog...

Gift Exchange and Social Theory

In ten pages this paper examines the exchanging of gifts in this consideration of the social exchange theory from a phenomenolog...

Information Science, Cognitive Learning or Social Learning Theory

is represented by mass media. Television influences children greatly. "Knowledge about many settings is based on a symbolic fict...

Hirschi, Durkheim, and Social Control Theory

In four pages this paper examines human behavior in a consideration of the social control theoretical perspectives of Hirschi and ...

Social Work and Psychological Theory Applications

the traditional professional relationship. Social workers must confront alcoholics, pedophiles, spousal abusers and other charact...

Social theory and Mass Media

media was in response to meeting the needs of the individual, creating a mode by which information could be conveyed to address pe...