...What examples are given that suggest humans are not born as a blank slate? A blank slate refer to the idea that humans are born with no information stored about how to behave. Common sense is something that isn’t learnt. Similarly the way we behave can be just natural instincts, instinctive behaviour doesn’t have to be learnt. For example women have a maternal instinct for childbearing and rearing. Another example is having a child and a pet in the same house, new born are just exposed to the language; the baby will obtain the human language but the pet obviously won’t, human language isn’t learnt at first. Another example Steven Pinker explains which shows that we are not born as a blank slate, anthropology, which is the study of human universals (society), anthropologists show how striking other cultures can be, and that there are places out there where, supposedly, everything is the opposite to the way it is here. But if you instead look at what is common to the world's cultures, you find that there is an immensely rich set of behaviors and emotions and ways of interpreting the world that can be found in all of the world's odd cultures. Why do sociologists like to believe that humans are born with a blank slate? Feral children who haven’t had any social interaction with humans as their parents have abandoned them and grew up with animals, for example a dog they would also act like dogs. Walk with both their arms and legs and initially have the same instincts as a dog...
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...5 Focuses of Organizational Structure – Strengths and Weaknesses Description: A look at the basic ways to structure an organization with their respective strengths and weaknesses 5 Focuses of Organizational Structure – Strengths and Weaknesses 1. Functional Structure Strengths Weaknesses Easier to manage work within a group Coordination and communication between departments may be slower and less accurate Contains people who “speak the same language” and nurtures technical expertise, attracts and develops experts Individual department managers have limited decision making authority Lower labor costs; workload can be balanced upon demand Different departments have different priorities; resolving conflicts may be costly; customers’ interests could be overlooked 2. Product or Service-Based Structure Strengths Weaknesses Responsibility for each product can be pinpointed at the division level Less sharing of resources across divisions Focus on one product can produce higher quality “state-of-the-art” output More duplication of effort resulting in higher costs Team spirit develops around each product line; Competition among divisions can boost business Customers who want more than one product/service will have to work with more than one division Encourages independent decision making; Quicker response to customer request Company may be slow to recognize that a product should be changed, dropped or added Could be stifled by one product...
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...Assess Starbucks' strategy for India. Does it have the right vision? The main Starbuck’s vision in the Indian market is to educate customers about its brand and the experience by building flagship stores in the locations where customers demand. Moreover, the ultimate goal of Starbuck is to generate repeat, loyal customers by creating emotional attachment. From my perspective, I am convinced that the Starbuck’s vision is right for two obvious reasons. To begin with, according to beverage consumption in India in 2011, Indians consumed 10 times more tea than coffee. However, coffee has been increasingly consumed; therefore, there was scope for coffee market growth in India. In order to change from the tea-consuming culture to the coffee-consuming culture in India, Starbuck started educating its customers about coffee as it had been successful doing so in the China market. In parallel, with Indians’ curiosity, people tended to experience a new brand entering the country. As a result, Starbuck was able to attract customers and changed the way people drank, creating emotional attachment with customers. These examples aptly support my point that Starbuck’s vision to educate customers about its brand and its experience is correct. In addition, building brand awareness, Starbuck attempted to construct flagship stores where customers’ demands were high. Through joint venture with Tata Group, India’s largest business conglomerate, Starbuck had access to premium real estate where...
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...Assess Utilitarianism The idea Utilitarianism is a branch of consequentialism (the consequences of your actions are the basis of which morality is judged) which are both part of normative ethics. Utilitarianism can be summed up easily by describing it as the actions which “creates the greatest happiness to the greatest number” as the most moral one. A key philosopher that supports Utilitarianism was Bentham, he says we live to seek pleasure and avoid pain. Bentham attempts to calculate the perfect moral decision using an almost mathematical approach. Pleasures are put into the currency of “hedons” and pain as “dollars” by working out the implications of these pleasures and pains by evaluating them by their “intensity, duration, certainty and remoteness” we can use Bentham’s calculator to find out the most moral decision, and the one which is going to cause the most happiness and least pain. However this method can be deemed crude and to rigid for making moral decisions and another philosopher, J S Mill tries to develop it. Part of J S Mills theory for utilitarianism can be summed up in 6 steps. 1. Happiness is desirable, and the only thing desirable as an end. 2. The sole evidence o prove that anything is desirable is that people do actually desire it 3. Each person desires their own happiness 4. Each person’s happiness is desirable 5. Each person’s happiness is good 6. The general happiness of all is ultimate good. What Mill adds to Bentham’s theory is the introduction...
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...There are many things the nurse can do to assist Susie and her family with the transition and the responsibility of caring for her elderly/chronically ill mother. The nurse should first assess the health status, care requirements and prognosis of the mother to determine the care that will be required, as well as planning for future care/obstacles as her condition deteriorates. The nurse should could then effectively assess Suzie’s knowledge and capability to provide the care needed, while assessing areas for teaching and the possibility of additional care from outside sources such as home health or hospice care. Utilizing the family structural and developmental theory the nurse could then evaluate the family structure and cultural sensitivity of the family, evaluating the ages and developmental/cognitive levels of the children to see what effect this transition might have on their lives and identify what roles and responsibilities they might assume in the care of their grandmother. “Knowing the family’s composition, interrelationships, and particular life cycles helps nurses predict overall family pattern (Edelman, 152).” The nurse could then evaluate the need for social service or support groups to assist the family with any issues that might arise, as well as providing the support needed for Susie to prevent potential caregiver role strain as she tries to balance the added responsibility. The family should be united, educated and able to communicate effectively to ensure a cohesive...
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...Ke’Ara Simmons Lab, Week # 6 SPECIFIC IMMUNITY Introduction The purpose of this lab experiment is to conduct a series of biochemical test to identify the bacterium responsible for the symptoms the 4 year old is suffering from. Also to see if her body has specific immunity to any distinct species or strains of invader. Case Study: A 4-year old girl was suffering from severe, watery diarrhea, lethargy, and nosebleeds. Emergency room personnel reported a fever of 101 F, blood pressure of 110/70 and heart rate of 72. Blood and stool samples were taken. Urine samples contained blood. The blood work revealed an acidic pH and abnormally low levels of platelets and erythrocytes. High levels of creatinine and urea were observed. This organism was cultured from various body fluids. After conducting a series of biochemical test the bacterium responsible for the young girl suffering was Escherichia coli Procedure To repeat the experimental procedure one will need Chemicals such as Gram Stain, Acid from Glucose, Gas from Glucose, Lactose Fermentation, Indole Production, Lysine Decarboxylase, and Malonate Utilization. Tools such as: Buner, loop tool, incubator, microscope, and Access to the virtual unknown lab software. Observations and Results | Result + or - | Appearance after Incubation | Gram Stain | Negative | N/A | Acid from Glucose | Positive | Yellow | Gas from Glucose | Positive | Yellow; bubbles present | Lactose Fermentation | Positive...
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...Developing strategies Samuel W. GEN/200 Mr. Glenn Medeiros Developing strategies LEARNING STYLES: Interpersonal- These individuals are able to interact and find common ground with others by being aware of their actions, moods, or general feelings. They work well in social events and cooperative learning groups and are very good team mates. Intrapersonal- These individuals are good at self awareness and are generally independent. They are good at reasoning and able to reflect on information. However, they do tend to prefer to work or study alone and enjoy their independence. Verbal-Linguistic- These individuals are great communicators, either by writing, reading, or speaking. They are able to understand meanings and terms easily and have the ability to analyze things in good detail. They are good teachers. Effective communication and collaboration between these three types would require using the strengths of each group to asset in the weakness in other groups. There would need good communication between the different types as some of the traits each has could cause strife in the group. The group with Interpersonal, Intrapersonal, and Verbal-Linguistic would be best served to allow them to use their strengths i.e. allow the Interpersonal type to get the group organized to start the task as they are good at communicating and have the ability to see things from other peoples point of view. They would also be good at helping others as they are good teachers....
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...Assess interpretations of Hatshepsut The female pharaoh, Hatshepsut, is arguably one of the most influential people of ancient Egypt. For thousands of years, the workings of Hatshepsut have been subject to multiple interpretations, from both her time and the modern day. An evaluation of the effectiveness of her reign can be resolved from the reliability and validity of evidence presented today, both primary and secondary. In one respect, Hatshepsut is viewed as the female pharaoh who had a particularly unsuccessful reign that was devoid of any real achievements. Historians writing in the 1970’s and 1980’s often made sexist and unfounded assumptions about Hatshepsut’s rule, including her apparent scheming to take the throne from the rightful heir, her inability to lead a military, and her untimely and unnatural death. Steindorff and Seele for example, describe Hatshepsut as a ‘high handed woman who kept her co-ruler on the sideline and thwarted his ambitions’. A suggestion like this however is challenged heavily by primary evidence and modern research. The idea that Hatshepsut’s relationship with Thutmose III wasn’t that of dictator and slave is shown through the acts of genuine respect she performed, such as not ‘getting rid’ of him when he was young as many other powerful figures would have, erecting monuments of both him and her, and also giving him control of the army. Historian Gardiner, similarly, emphasises Hatshepsut as ‘virile’ and ‘unable to achieve such power without...
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...Assess the US Constitution The United States Constitution is the supreme law of the USA. The Constitution, originally comprising seven articles, delineates the national frame of government. Its first three articles entrench the doctrine of the separation of powers, whereby the federal government is divided into three branches: the legislative, consisting of the bicameral Congress; the executive, consisting of the President; and the judiciary, consisting of the Supreme Court and other federal courts. Since the Constitution came into force in 1789, it has been amended twenty-seven times. In general, the first ten amendments, known collectively as the Bill of Rights, offer specific protections of individual liberty and justice and place restrictions on the powers of government. The majority of the seventeen later amendments expand individual civil rights. At seven articles and twenty-seven amendments, it is the shortest written constitution in force. The Constitution of the United States was the first constitution of its kind, and has influenced the constitutions of other nations. However, it has many flaws, firstly the amendment process is too difficult, thereby making it near impossible to change it. Secondly the power of judicial review gives the unelected unaccountable Supreme Court too much power. Thirdly the constitution leads to gridlock and finally some parts make no sense in modern society and don’t work as the Framers intended. Nevertheless there are positives; primarily...
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...Sociology essay Intro Assess the contribution of Marxism to our understanding of families and household. Marxism is the political and economic theory formed by Karl Marx and Freidrich Engels. “Religion is the sigh of the oppressed creature, the heart of a heartless world, and the soul of soulless conditions. It is the opium of the people.” – Karl Marx He is trying to say religion is the drug of people. It’s what keeps them alive in these wretched times. The oppressed creatures are the lower classed people forced to work every day just to feed their families. The heartless world are the capitalist, the selfish rich people who have never labored a day in their life. The soulless conditions therefore become the terrible conditions under which the poor have to work in. Marx is trying to show the system of hierarchy in the quote. Religion is the only thing the poor can hold on to, it can’t be taken away from them. Religion is the escape to find hope and salvation in the sense that one day they don’t have to work under the rich people. Marxism is the theoretical debate on understanding of different classes in society, taking as its starting point the necessary economic activities required by everyday people to provide for their material needs. Engels and zaretskys view will be discussed as well as the new rights, functionalists and Marxist feminists. Friedrich Engels Engels (1820-1895) was a German social scientist as well as becoming the joint father of Marxism. He had...
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...Assess the reign of Amenhotep III Amenhotep III’s reign is often referred to the “Golden Age”, a time of political stability and economic prosperity for Egypt. With an abundance of tribute, booty, and access/exploitation of natural resources in conquered areas of Nubia, and its sphere of influence in Syria-Palestine; Egypt’s affluence only flourished. This enabled Amenhotep’s expanse/magnificent building programs, also resulting to advances in art and religion. Furthermore, changes in the importance and role of the queen progressed in this period; to the extent of Tiye’s deification, as evident in the temple at Sedeinga, built in dedication to her worship. Despite Amenhotep III’s reputation as a great diplomat, the effectiveness of his foreign policy- particularly the lack of military control over vassal states of Syria- Palestine, is contested as a precursor to the eventual loss of Egypt’s northern vassals with the emergence of the Hittites as a rival power during Akhenaten’s reign. Building schemes were not only of socio-political importance, but also vital in reinforcing the religious role of the pharaoh as the intermediary between the gods and the people of Egypt- he himself a reincarnation of Horus, or in Amenhotep’s case, Amun. His divine birth scene depicted at Luxor Temple of Amun giving the ankh “breath of life” to his mother, is significant in establishing his divine power as upholder of ma’at- the divinely established order of the universe. Moreover, Amenhotep’s...
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...I believe that the concept of God is illogical. As God is the Supreme Being, he has a quantity of divine attributes such as: omniscience, omnipotence, Omni-benevolence, supreme goodness, eternal, self-sufficient, perfect, and everlasting, transcendence and immanence. In this essay, I will be looking at God's omnipotence, through the Stone Paradox, his omniscience, through the Free Will Paradox and Gods 'omniscience and immutability' and showing how they are not comprehensible. Firstly, The Paradox of the Stone tests God's omnipotence. The dilemma is that either God can create a stone which He cannot lift, or He cannot create a stone which He cannot lift. If God can create a stone which He cannot lift, then He is not omnipotent (as He cannot lift the Stone). If God cannot create a stone which He cannot lift, then He is not omnipotent (since He cannot create the stone). Consequently, either way God is not omnipotent as there is something He cannot do. The first objection to the Stone Paradox is from George Mavrodes. He argues that the paradox is logically impossible. The claim that someone, x, can make something too heavy for x to lift is not generally self-contradictory. However, it becomes self-contradictory when x is omnipotent. An omnipotent being that cannot lift a stone is logically impossible because it is self-contradictory and describes nothing. Hence, there is no possible power for an omnipotent being to create a stone they cannot lift. So if God is omnipotent, and...
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...Marxism is a perspective based around the ideas of Karl Marx. Similarly to Durkheim, Marx believed that it was possible to understand society scientifically and that this knowledge would point the way to a better society. However unlike functionalists, Marx did not see progress as a smooth and gradual evolution. Instead he saw historical change as a contradictory process, in which capitalism would increase human misery before giving way to a classless communist society in which human beings would be free to fulfill their potential. After Marx’s death, his ideas formed the basis of communism, a political movement that was enormously influential in shaping the modern world. Marx believed that, over time as the world developed and the forces of production grew, a division of labour developed, which eventually formed the two classes, a class that owns the means of production and a class of labourers. He argues that in the earliest stages of society, there were no classes, private ownership or exploitation, Everyone worked together and everything is shared. He identifies three successive class societies; The ancient society, the Feudal society and the Capitalist society. He also argues that capitalism means that their is an unfair exchange between the class that owns the means of production and the class of labourers. He argues that the labourers (proletariat) do not receive the value of the good that they produced, but only the cost of subsidence, and that the difference between the...
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...Outline and assess sociological explanations of gender difference in patterns of crime. In this essay, I am going to assess the patterns of crime committed by males and females. Many general theories tend to neglect gender as a factor influencing criminality. There is a common assumption that males often commit more crime than women. The study of criminology have tended to be dominated by males, therefore the studies are done by men about men. The official statistics suggest that gender is perhaps the most significant single factor in whether an individual is convicted of crime. The official statistics often comply with the common assumption that men commit more crimes then women. According to official statistics, in 2005, 1.8 million offenders were guilty in which 79% were male and 7% of these were aged fewer than 18. The ratio of male offenders to female offenders is four to one. The highest rates of offending for the most serious crimes were 17 year olds for males and 15 year olds for females. Pollak (1950) argued that official statistics on gender and crime were highly misleading. He claimed that statistics underestimated the extent of female criminality. Pollack claimed to have identified crimes that are usually committed by women but which are likely to go unreported. According to him, nearly all offences of shoplifting and all criminal abortion were carried out by women. Many unreported crimes are committed by female domestic servants. Pollack accepted official definitions...
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