Outline and assess Weberian explanations of ethnic inequality (40 marks) Classic sociologist Max Weber was strongly influenced by Marx’s ideas‚ but rejected the possibility of effective communism‚ arguing that it would require an even greater level of detrimental social control and bureaucratization than capitalist society. Weber developed the three-component theory of stratification and the concept of life chances. Weber supposed there were more class divisions than Marx suggested‚ taking different
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Aggression is necessary for survival: Discuss Base your answer on psychological theories and models introduced in class. Name: Zoe Foster Date: 9th March 2015 Course: SOUTH2S14 Module #: 8 Tutor Name: Anni Richardson Expected Word Count: 2500 Actual Word Count: Introduction X What is aggression and how does it differ from anger? Instrumental Aggression Hostile Aggression Annoyance Aggression Fight/Flight Theories Zilmann – Excitation- Transfer Theory Baron – Social Learning Theory
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Biological perspective is a major way to understand human and animal behavior. It covers everything from genetics‚ brain‚ immune system‚ and nervous system. It defines how and why a person is reacting the way they do. Biological perspective for example discusses that a person being aggressive can be due to possible brain damage. Biological perspective explains how your nervous system can be reaction to stress. I will discuss how biological perspective discusses the parasympathetic and sympathetic
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Outline & Evaluate one or more Explanations of Why People Obey. There are many reasons as to why people obey which have been justified gradually over several decades. Milgram (1974) argued the fact that in an obedience situation‚ people tend to pass all sense of responsibility onto the authoritative figure. Milgram said that people are in an autonomous state when taking their responsibility but move into an agentic state when passing this responsibility to an authoritative figure; this shift in
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Lab Report 2 Biological Media Meva Tinsley Georgia State University Lab Report 2 Introduction: Biological Media Microorganisms require nutrients and certain environmental conditions in order to thrive. In the lab‚ we use a Biological Media to aid in growth reproduction. Also referred to as a culture medium‚ a Biological Media is a substance used to support the growth of microorganisms. The two types of media most commonly used in Microbiology are selective media and differential
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There are of course many potential threats to biological diversity in Canada. Changes to the landscape (generally done by humans)‚ can have a devastating affect on biological diversity‚ due to the destruction of the previous landscape (whether lakes‚ rivers‚ forests‚ or whatever) for human use. Another is pollution‚ there are of course many different forms of pollution‚ so to be more specific‚ air pollution can have a devastating affect on biological diversity in Canada. Not only can some emissions
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mentions about the Freudian explanation that paranoia originates from the repression of same-sex desire. Sedgwick criticizes this conventional psychoanalysis‚ which inevitably pathologizes homosexuality as paranoia. As borrowing Hocquenghem’s reasoning‚ she argues that paranoia reflects not homosexuality‚ but rather the homophobic perspective on it. Nevertheless‚ Sedgwick condemns‚ many queer theorists duplicate the paranoid structure when they refute the homophobic explanation of paranoia. She infers
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Homosexuality: Biological or Learned Behavior Axia College of University of Phoenix Homosexuality is at the front lines of the nature versus nurture debate. Many studies have been conducted‚ but a clear cause has yet to be found. Anti-homosexuals‚ consisting mainly of religious groups‚ believe that homosexuality is abnormal‚ unnatural‚ and can be changed. Because of their beliefs‚ homosexuality must be a learned behavior. Whether homosexuality is biological or learned behavior is still a mystery
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Describe and evaluate explanations of insomnia. (8 + 16 marks) Insomnia is a state where an individual experiences difficulties with their sleep. There are 5 types of insomnia; long term‚ short term‚ trouble falling asleep‚ trouble staying asleep and waking up too early. Short term insomnia usually lasts a few days or weeks‚ it tends to be caused by immediate worries such as exams‚ deaths‚ noise‚ jet lag or temporary medical conditions such as colds. Long term (chronic) insomnia is experiencing
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Introduction Aging is a deleterious‚ progressive and irreversible cascade of changes in an organism. In humans‚ biological aging falls under two categories of theories: the programmed aging and the damage theories. Programmed aging theories include the programming of genes‚ hormones and the immune system to regulate aging‚ while the damage theories concern free radicals and wear and tear (Jin‚ 2010). Damage to molecules‚ cells and organs always accompany aging‚ resulting in age-related diseases.
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