The ways that modern societies go about creating categories labeled as order or disorder have to do with the effort to achieve stability. ... There's every reason to expect that scientific-technological progress is going to continue racing ahead in the near future, becoming increasingly capable of touching everybody's life in one way or another and in my opinion raises serious questions about the future of humanity itself. Such large matters are what politics are all about, and it seems likely that concerns about how we deal with powerful new technologies are going to be on the ...

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While it was considered totally safe and normal for men to go out alone at night, women only belonged in the day, and with darkness were expected to lock themselves away from awaiting threats. ... The story endorses the idea that women who do not take proper care of themselves, and try to be independent are to blame for whatever happens to them. ... Lavinia, despite her strong appearance, gets frightened (Lavonia felt her heart going loudly within her and she was cold too) when she sees the dead body, and can only try to forget it. ... Though she starts of "just not afraid" it is soon turned ...

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In the 1950's, sociologist Talcott Parsons concluded that in the middle-class suburban family the masculine personality tends to be goal-oriented interests, needs and functions, presumably in whatever social system both sexes are involved, while the feminine personality tends more to the primacy of expressive interests, needs and functions. ... In previous chapters, the authors were making statements that should have applied to most humans or parents or whatever the case and they just discussed it in terms of the mother. ... I"m loud and opinionated and wonder if that is going to reflect...

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The next are people that spend all of their time towards helping others in the community and doing whatever they can to make the community progress. ... Instead of everyone focusing on the overall good of their communities, people focused on their own beliefs of racism which led to different kinds of groups going against one another. ... Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly" (King, Jr. 543). ...

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This says whatever is portrayed in the media can be shown to have a direct effect on the behaviour of those who indulged in the media medium, in short it was proposed that people would mirror what they saw. ... The opinion leaders would then pass on their opinions, presenting them to those who were interested to hear about whatever they chose to talk about. ... Mainly if they, various unique cultures, will be able to exert themselves against the oncoming tidal wave of cultural imperialism that tends to go hand in hand with the pursing of economic interests. ...

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The last of the rejecting group are called the rebels, who choose to redefine goals and achieve them through whatever means they desire. ... According to Merton, these both fall under the rebellion category of strain theory, as citizens were choosing to go against the norm in order to fulfill a redefined goal. ... However, he is not going by the conventional means of attaining this goal, and instead acting through deviance in order to fulfill his and society's goals. ...

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Portia having no choice of whom she was going to marry, is parallel to the arranged marriages that certain people deal with in the current society. ... The blunt, straightforward tone Portia uses, emphasises her anger on the inequality she must experience.These quotes demonstrate how women had no choice over their future and the idea of freedom to Portia was not a possibility, as she was demanded to follow whatever she was instructed by her father. ...

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People, then, are more likely than members of more integrated societies to do whatever it takes to achieve success, even if it means breaking the law (Merton 138). ... This anomic condition produces strain or pressure on these groups to take advantage of whatever effective means to income and success they can find, even if the means are illegitimate or illegal (Merton 139). ... Bigger eventually comes to the conclusion that he will only be satisfied, if he goes outside the norms of society (Merton 232). ...

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Cher and Dionne talk on mobile phones whilst only feet from each other; Cher's mother's death is a result of "routine liposuction- and she explains that she doesn't need to know how to park because "everywhere you go has a valet-. ... Mr Elton gets the picture of Harriet framed; Elton keeps Tai's photograph in his locker, Mr Knightley dances with Harriet; Josh rescues' Tai, Emma offends Miss Bates; Cher offends their maid Lucy, Harriet is rescued from gypsies by Churchill; Tai is rescued by Christian in the mall and Emma/Cher go through a journey of self-realization a...

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According to the description provided there were a higher percentage of people going for lifetime imprisonment without parole and restitution. ... Media covers all the aspects which are very popular and similar, the different popular issues when given coverage on media shows all such aspects or views that supports those issues and do not highlight that what is going wrong in it. ... The first theory involved is the sociological Thomas theory which is applicable in many scenarios and can be applied in any social issue where there are differing conflicts on the fact that whatever information is ...

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Thinking Theoretically & The Sociological Imagination Ian Craib (1984) has previously affirmed that we always acknowledge theory as ending product, but we never really go further into discussion on the processes that occurred to create this end product. ... "This practice goes well beyond consumption of content toward gaining an appreciation and deeper understanding of the generating and operating of theoretical concepts and implications of selecting and operating some theories over others"" (Frauley, 2011: 4). ... Whatever problem arises in society needs to be thought of as a problem of a lar...

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When the girls did not go to community meeting right away staff made a comment that it was an off menu food and that would be a level drop. ... Instead of putting more emphasis on their life and future goals they are "caged" in a punishing and controlling system that takes away their individuality in order to mold them into whatever way best support the system. ... Starting out with this internship I had a preconceived notion about what the experience was going to be like without having any real expectations and knowing not everyday will be the same. ... I have talked to a few reside...

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His main aim was to go beyond the dichotomy of objectivism and subjectivism. ... They know it not only in their minds but in their bodies as well, whatever they say or however they act depicts their own location. ...

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The American Dream and individualism go hand in hand because citizens of the U.S have the freedom to pursue their dreams no matter how realistic or unrealistic they may be. ... Even if individualism were to fade, citizens can still pursue the American dream and do whatever their hearts desire. ...

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We feel trapped in our own cities, in our homes, in our offices and we long to get away, to go outside, and to get back to nature. ... Whatever criteria it is that we use when categorizing and looking at animals, we still feeling that seeing, physically being close to animals that we connect to somehow connects us to nature. ...

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Whatever influence fictional violence has on behavior, most experts believe its effects are marginal compared to other factors. ... In addition, people would not have to worry if they are going to view something that will disturb them when they want to use a public service such as a computer at a library. ...

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Keating is talking about learning to recognise your limits and that your actions should go only to the extent that you feel is right. ... Neil drops the school annual but, when he actually dares to dream of being an actor, his father steps in again; "We are trying to understand why you insist on defying us; whatever it is I will not let you ruin your life. You don't understand, you have opportunities that I never had, you"re going to Harvard and you"re going to be a doctor!". ...

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It is extremely critical to understand that when Berger and Luckmann talk about knowledge, they are not just discussing knowledge based upon ideology, theoretical knowledge, or a type of scientific knowledge, but rather as everything that humans take part in within their everyday lives, giving them the potential to come to know about whatever knowledge might be attainable. ... We can perceive images that go on around us like no other specie can. ... We produce our schedules around the concept of time, therefore we have faith that time will not cease to continue, and will go on and on. ...

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It is extremely critical to understand that when Berger and Luckmann talk about knowledge, they are not just discussing knowledge based upon ideology, theoretical knowledge, or a type of scientific knowledge, but rather as everything that humans take part in within their everyday lives, giving them the potential to come to know about whatever knowledge might be attainable. ... We can perceive images that go on around us like no other specie can. ... We produce our schedules around the concept of time, therefore we have faith that time will not cease to continue, and will go on and on. ...

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However, Mattie's integrity hinders her from breaking her promise to her mother to "never go away" and abandon the family. ... However much society tells women they can do whatever they want, both the societies of A Gathering Light and The Devil Wears Prada state this only if it's on their terms. ... Aunt Josie goes on to state that Mattie is "selfish and thoughtless" for even thinking that she could leave her sisters. ...

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This is the basis of a collectivistic up bringing where whatever the family needs will always come before your own personal needs. ... We see this in how Billy rebels and goes back to dancing behind his fathers back even after he was banned from dancing. ... He goes back and forth between traditional and modern family values, and the director uses clever cinematography in order to show us this. ...

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They are never expected to go on a diet so that they can lose those extra pounds and will again be desired by women. ... My uncle noticed that there was something strange going on with her and that whatever was happening needed to be stopped, because it obviously was damaging her well being and physical strength. This is when she started to eat and "act normal" so that her dad would not see that there still was something wrong going on. ... At some point during that time she could not even walk, and that is when everyone else started to think that we were going to lose her. My uncle ...

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Choosing a cold, on the go beverage has never been as hard as it is now with so much variety and the range of drinks in the chiller at supermarkets and corner shops; a bulk of these drinks are 'new world' Energy Drinks. ... Capital is whatever is of value within a specific field. ...

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Thereby, the idea of justice, even if it does not fulfill its expectations, goes among the first. ... The social welfare state is Europe's extraordinary accomplishment that recognizes it from whatever is left of the world. ... That is the way the world must go. ... The next issue which goes with tight connection with the idea of justice implementation is capitalism. ...

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The people who do log on to social media websites while at work, are going to be doing so on company computers, tablets, smart phones, etc.[ CITATION Kat13 l 1033 ]. ... As much as people feel it is a violation of privacy, companies are able to look at social media sites and factor in whatever is found into whether or not to hire someone. ... Displaying undesirable content on a site like Facebook, posting pictures of getting drunk on the weekends is going to put that person in a bad light in the eyes of the company. ...

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