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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. ...

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...

Groups, Self Esteem, and Social Identity Theory

In five pages this research proposal discusses the relationship between the desire to belong to a group and low self esteem or lac...

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...

C.S. Lewis and Social Theory

Gresham, and took on the role of stepfather to her two sons, Douglas and David Gresham. During his life he formed a...

US Civil War and Women in Combat

the importance of such an exhibit runs far deeper than merely providing a source of interest for a curious community, because it u...

Does PMS Actually Exist?

and those that are will suffer in varying degrees (What is Premenstrual Syndrome? 2003). Among the many typical symptoms...

Flute History and Use

"Europes most famous amateur was Frederick the Great" (Capriccioso, 1988; p. 80). This one-key form had existed at least fr...

Enlightenment's Importance

economy was altered. The rural landscape would be replaced for city life, something quite different from what was known. All of th...

The Social Equalizing Factors of The Black Plague

and as a result those that were well took advantage of the situation and demanded higher wages. When the landlords refused to meet...

Recruiting for the U.S. Civil Service and Pattern Changes

Breaches of this then become political tools for opposition parties and candidates, with the government as an employer needing to ...

Sensitivity and Social Awareness in Modern Video Art, Photography, and Paintings Examples

the 19th century but his work had been censured and placed away for much of that time due to the fact that he focused mainly on li...

Great Britain and Private Policing

that seemingly benefit the criminal rather than society, one aspect of the changing role of public policing has been the perceptio...

The Changing Nature of Health Care in the U.S.

expected only to continue for several years to come. Then, growth will begin to decline in response to fewer numbers of people re...

The Changing Role Priorities Of Trade Unions

of the unions may be argued as changing, with decreasing membership, holding onto every area in which they may be able to influenc...

Ports; the Impact of Changing Ship Technology

of many countries. However with the emergence of the mega ships the way this takes place will not be the same. Today there are shi...

Business Proposal for Mobile Oil Change, LLC

It appeals to businesses that have their own fleet mechanics and those that do not. Those businesses that maintain their own flee...

How to Better Help Schizophrenic Patients

This paper points out the importance of using evidence-based practices with people who have schizophrenia. The paper includes sect...

Social Movements and Their Impact

communities, working alongside men, often doing the same work, and ultimately forging a nation. But, by the Victorian Era women we...

Andrew Dubus/Dancing After Hours

viewpoint. His point appears to be that life is, in general, a painful, isolated experience, as the connections that people feel...

Analysis of Scholarly Articles

In a paper of three pages, the writer looks at the content of scholarly articles. The intent of articles to catalyze social change...

HP, IBM, Kodak, McDonald's Errors

This paper reports changes made at these four large corporations. The change processes are compared to Kotter's eight stage proces...

The Biological, Psychological, and Social Obstacles to Understanding Transsexuality

the treatise Feminization of males and masculinization of females (Meyerowitz, 2002). Meyerowitz (2002) claims Steinachs research...

Is An Improved Conceptual Framework Is Likely To Enhance The Capacity Of Users To Make Sound Financial Allocation Decisions?

scenarios to those mentioned above are to be avoided and increased clarity is to be achieved. However, it may be argued that many ...

Strategy, Leadership and Vision

own sake; vision provides a reason for undertaking time-consuming and often difficult change initiatives. Change Resistance...

TQM, BPR and Change

1998). Total Quality Management system assumes a primary objective is to enhance quality through customer satisfaction and statist...

The Effects of Organizational Culture

Darrin worked for an advertising agency and the entire show centered around the pressures of his job and his ever-present boss Lar...

Development & Sub-Sahara

to develop (Terray 38). According to classical evolutionary theory, as argued by early sociologists such as Auguste Comte, socia...

Accounting Standards; Will Enron Happen Again?

the GEC directors took control of the company, and therefore the accounts this ?10 million profit turned into a $4.5 million loss ...

Improvement Processes

been adding a cost. The process of improvement was akin to the introduction of a just in time management system associated with ...