Spatial Planning in Kenya and the Appreciative Approach of Societal Values and Norms Said Athman Nairobi‚ Kenya February 2013 CONTENT Cover Page Table of Contents Introduction Page 3 Values‚ Norms‚ Culture and Social Structure Page 3 Planning in the Context of Norms and Values Page 5 Conclusion Page 7 References Page 8 Introduction Friedmann in 2005 noted that urban and regional planning and development are to be understood
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notion of a phallic society and suggests that women are deficient because she lacks a penis and her whole psychological makeup is based on the struggle to make up for this deficiency (Wearing 1995‚ 4)‚ thus‚ the beginning of gender differences. Parsons and Bales (1955) place a more sociological explanation and justification for such gender difference. For example‚ gender roles within the family. Women (the mother) are the primary caregiver and socialiser in the early months‚ due to her close association
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Indeed‚ both belonged to the lower class. Lack of charity Charity‚ a quality not so common in common man. When parson Adams consulted Parson Trulliber as his Christian brethren‚ with the aim of expecting some charity to pay off his bills of the inn they stayed at‚ got nothing but rejected in the face is just a demonstration of the fact of lack of charity. Duality in nature Parson Barnabas presents himself as a character with duality in nature. A glutton and
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blusful martyr’‚ introduces the reader to the pilgrims and‚ within the framework of the pilgrimage‚ we are offered a succession of medieval life‚ manners‚ and dress. It is stated that the pilgrim’s are idealised representatives of their estate – the Parson is devout‚ conscientious and patient; the knight‚ described as ’parfit’ and ’gentil’ – however it is also easily concluded that the prologue is a satiric representation of social classes‚ undertaking aspects of the estates satire genre.1 While
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Functionalists love nuclear family and they believe that it’s the only right family type. Parsons functional fit theory says that with industrialisation and urbanisation‚ the structure of the family becomes nuclear to fit the needs of industrial society for geographically and socially mobile labour force. Parsons argues that the functions the family performs depend on the kind of society the family lives in. Parsons differentiates between two types of family‚ the nuclear family of just parents and children
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Gender and Life chances In Britain The purpose of this essay is to describe and evaluate how gender influences the life chances of individuals and groups within Britain today‚ particularly looking at the socialization process of gender and how particular ideologies of gender roles within different social institutions can create social inequalities through the use of power which can be achieved through justice‚ and applying different theoretical perspectives of inequality in reference to gender
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Chapter 1 Sociology -The Study of Human Behavior in Society The Classical Sociological Thinkers • Auguste Comte: Introduced the term “sociology” / Founder Catalyst for‚ “modernism”: the belief in evolutionary progress through the application of science • Alexis de Tocqueville: A French social theorist. Believed that democracy can either enhance or erode individual liberty. • Karl Marx: Believed that class was the organizing principle of social life; all other divisions would eventually
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Study Skills Rules: Listen to others Respect people No sharp objects No technology No distractions Identify key terns Recognise organisational lecture patterns Relate details to main point Listen for clues Take ownership of the information Paraphrase- don’t just write what you hear Write down what you don’t know and get help with it Make new ideas and connect points Consolidating and understanding Encourages you to think widely about topic areas Develop organisation of ideas
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Alcoholism: A Family Disease Today‚ over 76 million American adults have been exposed to alcoholism in the family‚ and it is responsible for more family problems than any other single cause (Parsons). Alcoholism does not just take over the life of the alcoholic‚ but also the lives of the family. Every family member is affected differently‚ but they collectively share the pain and the suffering of living with an alcoholic. When the father is an alcoholic it has the greatest impact on the family
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her daughter‚ after she was bullied on a school bus Monday. News 18 reports how the school promises to keep her daughter and other students safe both on and off the bus. Monday was unlike any other bus ride home for Kokomo seventh grader Kaydence Parsons. “They said she wanted to fight me‚” said Kaydence. “And I didn’t think anything of it.” Kaydence said she walked onto the bus and grabbed a seat‚ when the girl sitting behind her confronted her. “She said I was talking about her‚ and all this
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