NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE‚ DESIGN AND THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT BSc (Hons) CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT YEAR 1FT/SW BSc (Hons) CIVIL ENGINEERING AND QUANTITY SURVEYING YEAR 1 FT/SW BSc (Hons) QUANTITY SURVEYING YEAR 1 FT/SW/PT BSc (Hons) QUANTITY SURVEYING AND CONSTRUCTION COMMERCIAL MANAGEMENT YEAR 1 FT/SW/PT CONSTRUCTION PRACTICE CONM10002 Date: 5 June 2012 Time: 1.30 – 4.30pm INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES Answer FOUR questions. All questions carry equal
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construct. For instance‚ If you believe social constructions aren’t real‚ then please take out all the bills in your wallet and pass them up to me. Money is an example of a social construction that plays an extremely important role in our everyday lives. All those paper bills and coins are "just" paper and metal‚ and all that money in your bank account is "just" some numbers in a computer. Think about that for a moment. You may ruin the economy construction‚ which is assumptions on based on reality‚
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Later the Arabs built roads that were covered with tar. The roads were constructed by preparing earthworks and lifting road foundation at the center for the water drainage. The road construction techniques gradually improved by the study of road traffic‚ stone thickness‚ road alignment‚ and the slope gradients. The initial road construction materials were stones that were laid in a regular‚ compact design‚ and covered with smaller stones to produce a solid layer. Depending on the main function‚
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The Theory of Social Construction What is Social Construction? Social Construction Theory is concerned with the ways we think about and use categories to structure our experience and analysis of the world. (Jackson‚ Penrose) Nurture versus Nature The Nurture approach would say that rather than genetics or inborn traits‚ social ideas and categories (including stereotypes) are socially constructed or and then accepted as reality‚ despite the facts. – For instance‚ the earth was once considered
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Chapter 4 – Construction Contracts 1. Name and briefly describe each of the two basic types of competitively bid construction contracts. Which type would be most likely used for building the piers to support a large suspension bridge. Why? Two basic types of competitively bid construction contracts are lump-sum and the unit-price contract. The lump-sum contract is when the contractor agrees to complete all work for a pre-determined price including profit and the contract. The unit-price contract
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Different Branches and Sources of Law under the English Law Law009-Law & contract HND in Quantity surveying and Construction Economics/Construction Management Different Branches and Sources of Law under the English Law Law009-Law & contract HND in Quantity surveying and Construction Economics/Construction Management Devan Isuru Wanniarachchi CSCT2012361 Devan Isuru Wanniarachchi CSCT2012361 Explain nature of law and other fundamental concepts relating to English Law
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political dynamics (Holland‚ 1996; James & Prout‚ 1997; Sorin & Galloway‚ 2005). The purpose of the following analysis is to examine nine images of children being depicted in today’s media and identify the different constructions of childhood that they promote. The three social constructions of childhood that have been identified in these images include: the child as vulnerable (Simpson‚ 2005)‚ the child as innocent (Woodrow‚ 1999) and the child as a ‘gendered being’ (Burman‚ 1995). Conceptual tools
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Building Construction Related to the Fire Service Chapter 1: Building Construction & Fire Service The building variables that FF must consider: • Age of building – age in itself is not a hazard but an indication of potential hazards • Fire protection systems – first line of defense in a building • Occupancy of the building – often affects fire behavior…each occupancy has different hazards & fuels‚ and the structural components are subjected to different temperatures‚ heat release
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critically analyse the social construction of poverty by underlining the issues. In this essay I will attempt to explore how a social problem is ‘constructed’ and how poverty has been constructed into such a problem. It will explore how poverty is defined and how it has been considered as a deviation from the norm by discussing the distribution of power and how it influences the construction of a social problem‚ how cultural values play a part in the social construction process and finally I will look
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Sociologists argue about what the term ‘childhood’ actually means. They claim that childhood is a social construction‚ rather than biological or natural. In this essay I will therefore attempt to assess whether there have been any changes in the status of childhood. I will be looking at the views of various sociologists and how society is changing the way in which children are treated. This essay will look at whether the changes‚ if any‚ are the most beneficial for the child. Neil Postman (1994)
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