THE MUSEUM AND THE CITY: AN EMBODIMENT OF CULTURAL IDENTITY OF THE CITY IN WHICH IT STANDS INTRODUCTION As society enters a new century, many cultures have recond to an age of globalisation and, in turn, are embracing the idea of contemporary living. This results in the development of cutting-edge technology, new methods of communication, […]
Abstract The aim of this study was to inspect the self-esteem and contingencies of self-worth used to see the relationship of students academic performance. Iqra University students (N=90) participant completed Rosenberg’s Global Self-esteem (Rosenberg, 1965) and Contingencies of self-worth scale developed by (Crocker, Luthanen, Cooper, & Bourvrette, 2003). Students Cumulative Grade Points Average taken from […]
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Get startedDeterminants of helping behavior in CSCL Environment Abstract Although previous studies have acknowledged that helping behavior has many potential benefits, few researches have aimed at understanding which factors would possibly enhance helping behaviors among team members in CSCL environment. Accordingly, this study was intended to identify underlying factors leading learners to collaborate in virtual CSCL […]
Abstract: This study examined how changing the perception of social distance changed the way in which subjects interacted in the Trust Game specifically looking into the social preferences they displayed. A discussion of both economic and sociological research demonstrates the inherent variability of social identity and social distance and the interconnected nature these concepts have […]
Homer Simpson Explains our Postmodern Identity crisis, Whether we Prize it or not: Media Literacy after “The Simpsons” ABSTRACT This article suggests that "The Simpsons" is a sophisticated media subject about media that forces educators who teach media literacy into an encounter with postmodern judgment. The sense of postmodern judgment for media education is explored […]
Chapter One: Toni Morrison’s Contribution to American Literature Paradoxically, immortality is not achieved through the defeat of biological death, but rather through the indomitability of the spirit, which leaves behind the fruits of wisdom and humanity, putting forevermore things in a different perspective for generations to come. This, however, is not a smooth and linear […]
Introduction: Although the concept of collective identity is a post-colonial phenomenon, a few nations would describe themselves under a collective identity before the modern times of the 19th Century. In fact, Europe is historically unique in terms that it has been the people living in the continent of Europe who have persistently described themselves as […]
A brand is not the name of a product. It is the vision that drives the creation of products and services under that name. That vision, the key belief of the brands and its core values is called identity. It drives vibrant brands able to create advocates, a real cult and loyalty. Modern competition calls […]
Judging from Appearances: The Search for Identity through Body Modification Body modification of one sort or another has always been practiced new technologies have opened up the possibility for radical change. This has meant that we can now change fundamental aspects of our bodies most obviously our biological sex, but also racial characteristics, signs of […]
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the Study According to The League of Nations was the first major organisation established after the First World War for conflict resolutions. Following the failure of the League of Nations to avert the Second World War, the United Nations Organisation (UNO) was established in 1945 to replace it. The […]
1. Place theory Place is used as a manner of examining the environment and breaking the environment down into conceptual components. It is difficult to examine space and environment as they are too general. To understand the concept of environmental psychology, one would firstly have to establish the meaning of place theory as people’s interaction […]
Religious conversion, cultural identity and national belonging: The world of Bulgarian Muslims (Pomaks). Introduction It is always interesting to immerse in the mysterious past and to discover how the sense of national identity is created and transformed over the years. Throughout olden times and until now, cultural margins have shrunk or expanded, established nations and […]
INTRODUCTION The term “enjo kosaiâ€? has appeared prevalently at Hong Kong in around October 2007, after a local newspaper reported that girls dating for compensation and branded product. However, the seriousness of the problem was not addressed until a 16-year-old enjo kosai girl was killed and dismembered by a 24-year-old man who was a drug […]
1. Introduction During the 1990s the environmental movement in Brazil, following an international trend, shifted from a “preservationist” to a “conservationist” approach. The key point of this change is that the conservation framework accepts that human activity and use of natural resources is not in principle incompatible with environmental protection, and might even be important […]
INTRODUCTION GENERALE Synthèse de la démarche de recherche PARTIE 1: Le développement touristique en montagne INTRODUCTION DE LA PREMIERE PARTIE: Le développement touristique de la montagne est une question relativement complexe et qui a pris beaucoup de temps. Nous sommes obligés de constater que ce développement n’a pas toujours été accepté ou plutôt n’a pas […]
Voorwoord Voor u ligt mijn scriptie over de wijze waarop Zierikzee zich zou kunnen positioneren als toeristisch recreatieve stad. Het onderzoek dat is beschreven in deze scriptie is gehouden voor de gemeente Schouwen-Duiveland. Tijdens mijn zoektocht naar een afstudeeropdracht voor mijn opleiding Hoger Toeristisch en Recreatief Onderwijs (HTRO) kwam ik direct terecht bij de gemeente […]
Hofstede in 1980’s has most frequently cited literature on cross-cultural issues.Eversince hofstede(1980a) brought out culture’s consequence, the idea of disparities in national cultures, rooted in his techniques of cultural mapping has been disseminated far and wide as not only a stepping stone practioneres of industry but also a tool of training novel managers.(Mwaura,1998).The main purpose […]
CHAPTER FIVE 5.0 ANALYSIS OF FINDINGS INTRODUCTION: This thesis aims to analyse gender inequality in the political system. Democracy—rule by the people—should embrace all segments of society. One instrument for the authorisation of women within the government could be a quota system, other than the aforementioned cultural, economic and social and historical reasons, female participation […]
What were the distinctive features of the Manchester school of anthropology? Structural-functionalism, which dominated British social anthropology for much of the twentieth century, interpreted society in terms of its institutions. Institutions provided society with its structure and worked together to keep society, a bounded unit, in a state of equilibrium. A person’s role or position […]
Self Evaluation Upon Learning This paper describes a process of self-evaluation, reflection upon learning, and planning for future developments. As well as considering the learning points which have been successfully internalized over the course of the semester, it will incorporate reflection on strengths and weaknesses, and begin to outline future communication with putative employers. In […]
Is it correct to suggest that young people’s identities today are more ‘Individualised’ than in earlier generations? How people define themselves in relationship to society is an ongoing concern of sociology. This essay examines the question of whether young people’s identities are more individualised today than they were in earlier generations. The question itself is […]
IDENTITY VERSUS IDENTITY CRISIS INTRODUCTION Our group decided to have a case study on a subject who involved in a group called Skinhead. This is a true story of a person that is closely related with one of our group members. He was a 16 years old male student who studied in a vocational school. […]
Daisy Miller: Finding Personal Identity as an Ugly American Psychology 112 Vampire Academy for Phlebotomy and Psychology Dracula Smith September 20, 2010 Daisy Miller is forced to address her personal identity in the book because she is only able to identify with being American by putting down others she meets. By today’s standards, Daisy would […]
Imagined community, Orientalism and Moral Panic Concepts, underlying Post-9/11 US Presidential Speeches Introduction George W. Bush’s administration and American mass media mounted a sustained project in post-9/11 era to ‘save’ US intact identity and delegitimize critical thoughts about Middle East, Islam and Arabs. This project was implemented by inducing a picture of ‘Self’ or ‘White’ […]
Case study 3. 1: HY DAIRIES, INC. 1. Apply your knowledge of stereotyping and social identity theory to explain what went wrong here. Stereotyping is the process of assigning traits to people on the basis of their membership in a social category. Stereotypes generally have some inaccuracies, some overestimation or underestimation of real differences, and […]
CHAPTER 10 Conflict Theory A. Oberschall This essay covers three broad topics. First, there has been renewed debate about human nature and the roots of intergroup violence and warfare in evolutionary biology, in psychology, and in anthropology. The “ordinary man” hypothesis explains why and how humans justify and participate in violence and atrocities. Second, in […]
Australian National Identity: This essay will argue that tolerance has had major influence on our Australian National Identity through aspects such as, multiculturalism, our wide variety of Religious beliefs and practices, the acceptance of sexual identities and a vast range of Political issues. Australia is a country known to have traits such as, fair go, […]
Youth culture in Paris Introductions Culture is defined as a way of living that has been adopted by people depending on certain factors such as races and beliefs. Age is also a factor that determines the culture that has been adopted by the people in a certain age bracket. It has been noted that different […]
Introduction In a real sense, language plays a major role in the world society as it not only express one’s identity but also constructs the identities. Language refers to a common body of words and system that is used by people of the same community or nation. Conversely, identity refers to a person or group’s […]
Gender identity is the personal conception of being a man or a woman and the society creates standards and comes up with gender roles basing them on existing norms and traditions which will in turn influence gender identity. For instance, most societies associate strength and dominance to be masculine roles while caring and assisting or […]
