One of the most influential writers was Karl Marx, who was the most radical as he thought the current social structure would face its downfall, as previous ones had. ... Marx's observation led him to believe that the current society was structured as a bourgeois society, which came out of the feudal society that had already met its downfall. ... Both agreed that the current system would not continue for a long period of time because it was an unequal system. ... Treitschke's writing focuses more on the state and its power than the various social classes that make up the state, but he...

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The value of family has, however, shifted from generation to generation, from collective to its current individualistic state. Billy Elliot is a clear representation of the deviation of traditional family values of the American Dream and the current generation gap in between traditional and current family values, familial hierarchy and gender roles with in a household. ... Billy clearly does not belong where he is, yet when the students start dancing, the camera angel focuses solely on the dancers feet, eliminating our ability to tell which dancer he is, and we see here that although he migh...

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In our post-industrial society there has become a greater importance for personal authenticity, but to understand this struggle for personal authenticity we must look at the current cultural climate we live in. ... From this current cultural climate we see the struggle for personal authenticity and this personal authenticity requires the integration of life and death. ... In our society we have focused more on the "I" then the "other". ... So in this our modern time we have focused more on having than being and this growing focus on having, which has created a sort of neurosis called "the t...

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The main ideas that are brought up in the first half of this book include the dichotomy of economic versus gender justice, the other dichotomy of practical versus strategic gender needs, the integration of gender equality in the workplace and feminist goals towards progressive social change, and a change of focus in social sciences (and less so in economics) from material towards meaning. ... Both Maxine Molyneux and Caroline Moser (both sociologists) argue, however, that focusing onprogressive social change? ... Last, there has been a major impact on the issues of gender, development, and ...

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Political theory scholars have been focusing on the debate about which of the three factors is the most important one since the times when politics evolved as a science. ... In this essay, I would like to focus on how each element can be viewed as the most important one and then challenge this idea by looking at how, actually, it is the interaction of the aspects with each other that makes them more powerful than a single element on their own. ... Therefore, the key point to draw from this example is that the politicians will make their decisions according to their own beliefs about the curren...

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Although this doesn't come close to the debit U.S. civilians have currently, the legalization of marijuana would theoretically generate thousands of legitimate jobs and opportunities for Americans today. ... The functionalist perspective on the topic of legalizing marijuana focuses on how the social cohabitation is shifting. ... With a main focus of functionalism of cohesion and efficiency it describes how organization (creating law and rules for the distribution of marijuana) is vital, "positive functions (such as efficiency) contribute to unity and stability of the organization " (Ander...

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For years, other ethnic groups have had to react to this institutional and cultural dominance of Western Europeans, and this still sets the stage for current ethnic relations. ... In the U.S., while public attention has tended to focus on the disproportionate number of minority youth (traditionally defined as African-American, Native-American, Latino and Asian), African-American youth has been singled out more than any other youth group. ... On the positive side, the current physical and social differences that currently occur in the U.S. contribute to the dynamism of the American culture. ...

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Society was very much focused on social status and class segregation. ... The play demonstrates many of the current values and attitudes of a society through its various characters and situation. ... The society of the day was very focused on class and education. ... Society has shifted its focus slightly and class distinction is determined through different means. ... Money and success are a primary focus and concern of the 1990s society. ...

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The focus with this critical approach is that it attempts to deconstruct the social reality and "givens" within the text. ... Drew Milne (1996) elegantly expresses this with his comment: "Marxism tries to offer a critique of the ideological distortion of human interests, recognising the relation between civilisation and barbarity in literature, but without simply mirroring the current system of production." ... Although May Sinclair's focus in the novel is upon Psychoanalysis and the repression of sexuality, the actions, virtues and social systems within this tex...

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Another challenge seems to be if civics is an academic subject or a discipline, or does discipline approach involve slightly more than a number of currently significant topics (Levstik 52). ... Unfortunately, according to Borland and Wright, current data under-representation of economically disadvantaged and minority students in gifted programs had not disappeared (Heller, et. al 587). ... And to what approach do we use continuity and change in the curriculum in our current era. However, the article in regard to giftedness and talented students, focus on the students that are gifted and ta...

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Another challenge seems to be if civics is an academic subject or a discipline, or does discipline approach involve slightly more than a number of currently significant topics (Levstik 52). ... Unfortunately, according to Borland and Wright, current data under-representation of economically disadvantaged and minority students in gifted programs had not disappeared (Heller, et. al 587). ... And to what approach do we use continuity and change in the curriculum in our current era. However, the article in regard to giftedness and talented students, focus on the students that are gifted and ta...

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Both the structural-functional paradigm and the social-conflict paradigm are both on the macro-levels, meaning that they focus on broader ideas. ... Critics say that this paradigm is very limited; meaning that if lacks focus in looking at people independently and on an everyday basis. ... For example, I applied the financial problem to what is going on currently and how it affected the individual. ...

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Anthropologists of today have a very different focus from their predecessors, who would focus on relating problems of distant peoples to the Western world. ... Time will continue making new varieties of cultures and make them unique from one another and will help other cultures and their prosperity to learn from past and current cultures....

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There are people in society who cannot focus on education and health because they only earn enough to cover their basic needs. Through this suggestion, they can not only cover their basic needs but focus on important things such as education to be applicable for better jobs and contribute to the society which fits in my view as it is stated in the liberalism ideology "social entitlements are respected, including a certain standard of living and access to decent education, health care and accommodation" (Turner & Turner, 28). ... In The Spirit Level: Why More Equal Societies Almost Al...

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Currently it is argued that there is a connection between biological and social environmental influences, which have an effect on an individual and their behaviour. ... Currently positivists outline and identify violent criminals in a method geared to ascertaining which individuals are "at risk" of certain behaviour, there is not a one-to-one link between crime and behaviour, however there is ...

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In Ovid's Metamorphosis, Narcissus is a handsome young man who saw the reflection of his face in the waters of the Styx River. He became so captivated by his own reflection, that he sat looking at himself until he died and a small flower grew in his place. After the manufacturing and widespread exi...

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Current research is closely linking the social environment with expression of disease, risk of developments of mental disorder, and resiliency factors (Alegria et al., 2010). ... The DSM-5 also has a strong empirical focus – evidence-based practice is preferred over intuitive interventions, as the benefits of basing treatments on research evidence will surely benefit clinical outcomes and aid in directing further research (Kirmayer, 2012). ... This is a semi-structured interview composed of 16 questions that focus on the individual experience and social context – two versions are a...

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In the current political climate, the presence of social movements is almost universally felt. ... The use of the term polarity is particularly useful to explain the current political and spiritual climate. ... The meda and the Hutton Inquiry have focused upon examples of this. ...

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I am currently interning with teenagers from age 14 to 18 years at Residential Services in San Marcos. ... We can first start with our preconceived notion of the negative aspects of child who has experienced neglect and/or abuse and instead focus on the positive aspects. Currently, the residents are on a point system in which they lose a point for negative behavior and staff is constantly "threatening" to drop them a point if the "they don't do this or that". ...

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Thousands of people turn on their televisions every morning and every evening to catch up on current issues and debates. ... The program included segments such as current updates on the events occurring in Afghanistan, relief efforts thus far, toys for kids in trying times, the impact of still photos, and the effects of the act on prime time television. ... With the recent events, an ideology centering on patriotism is common throughout the nation and rightfully deserves focus. ...

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While pursuing college studies, I was able to turn my focus to the society, and there are many sociological phenomena which I am unfamiliar with that are rather inconvenient truths. ... This is not to underestimate the endless efforts of current athletes who work and train day and night to rise to the top in any way. ... The country where I come from, South Korea, has 99% of the country's population who currently have health insurance. ... I know that there are flaws to the current administration's efforts to establish stable, affordable health care, but I have never seen so many ...

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Often, television news sources have followed a philosophy of "if it bleeds, it leads-, focusing on violence in urban environments. ... Newspapers, when formulating their reports and coverage, have focused heavily on the problems of gangs in inner-city minority neighborhoods. ...

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Often, television news sources have followed a philosophy of "if it bleeds, it leads-, focusing on violence in urban environments. ... Newspapers, when formulating their reports and coverage, have focused heavily on the problems of gangs in inner-city minority neighborhoods. ...

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These psychologists deem that an individual reacts accordingly to distinct circumstances with former encounters and future objectives contributing to current behavior (Idiographic Approach to Personality). Generally, idiographic approaches focus more on the qualitative data within nature rather than quantitative or group study (Diemer). ... Psychologists that tend to focus on discovering laws or generalizations are most frequently called behaviorists or cognitive psychologists (McLeod). ...

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Corporate America has undergone rapid transformation in the space of merely five to ten years; from scarcely a million users of the Internet in 1990, the current estimate is 125 million users and growing exponentially. ... While a number of studies have tried to focus on the negative impact of computer mediated communication, there are some very interesting studies on the positive side as well. ... They tried to focus their research on how differences in familiarity with internet might lead to differences in self efficacy, proficiency, pressure, social support and depression. ...

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