According to this conception, culture refers to people's everyday sense-making or meaning-making experience. ... Culture is "subjective" because everyone of us has an individual way of looking at the world and, as a result, has a unique way of making sense of the world. In other words, an important question to ask about culture is HOW people come up with their unique way(s) of making sense of the world. ... This is a KEY component is the communication process and in our understanding of culture as a sense-making experience. ...

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Several common factors determining a person's sense of group identity are race, religion, gender, and athletics or other social priorities. ... Usually, a group is formed of people who share some sort of common interest. ... This raises the question of whether their fashion choices arise out of a desire for social acceptance or from a set of common attitudes or interests. ... Laurent's picture suggests a fairly equal distribution of power within a specific social group: the youths' visual presentation as a unified collective, bound by similar a similar sense of taste, is balan...

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One of the main problems for members of minority cultures is maintaining a sense of cultural identity and autonomy in a society, which operates under a value system different from their own. ... (Cliffs Essay) How can we make sense of this prevailing racial inequality? ... Sidney Mintz, in his essay entitled "The Caribbean as a Socio-Cultural Area," discusses the common trends of a socio-cultural development in the Caribbean. ... (Mintz) This phenomenon is not only common throughout the Caribbean; it is still evident today. ... Thus, in order to achieve a sense of political and social auto...

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Roethlisberger In Roethlisberger paper "Management and The Worker," there is a common theme of what he believes is job fulfillment. ... Throughout his paper there is a common theme for his belief, conflict is beneficial for management. ... This sense of choice would also make workers work harder and more efficiently. ... A comparison between Harry Braverman and Robert Blauner is that Blauner believed that technology would help advance the workplace into a sense that everyone could be a crafts person and reach satisfaction in the workplace through their trade. ... In order to be sati...

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A common issue today is if these athletes should become celebrities in their own private life as well. ... Some athletes such as Dennis Rodman are known for their bad attitude and sense of style. ... This person should also be possessed of good morals and have a high sense of honor and a deep sense of personal responsibility. ... The common man can not imitate the actions because we do not experience the same set of disciplinary measures of such high-profile athletes. ...

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The intention of an ideal social system should have the interests of the common good everyone in it. The common good does not exist when there are winners and losers in the society. The society should be led by love to support everybody who lives in it as this aims at attaining the common good. ... The feeling of love portrays itself through a sense of attachment as well as fondness towards someone or something. ... Ideal or shared, love fulfills the lives of human beings with the sense and drives the society to actions. ...

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Many of common approaches to sociology derive from Durkheim. ... While there are many aspects of a common morality in our society, there are also many opportunities for individuals acting in a variety of ways in similar situations. ... Durkheim and Marx are similar in this sense; they both have a very strong structural view, with limited possibility for human action, or little theory of human action. ... These are people with a common lifestyle and a common viewpoint. ... One aspect of this tradition has a lot in common with the Conflict theory: individuals pursuing their own interests. ...

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"Who we are and what we do is no longer given to us by tradition; instead each individual faces the challenge of combining personal autonomy with an ongoing sense of secure selfhood" (Van Kriken et al 2000, About Giddens 1992 ). ...

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Community, whether it is imagined or face to face, the sense of belonging is common in both situations. ... This can also be applied to family setting in the sense that your daily involvement isn't with your whole family. ... Whether it is direct in Tonnies mind or indirect according to Anderson, both give you a sense of being, and that's what is important. ... I feel sorry for the kids who are born into nothing because their mother is not of age nor has enough sense to raise their child. ...

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When we are involved in making our community better we give ourselves a sense of purpose. Barnlund and Bellah et al. present a common interest of communicative involvement and societal progress. ... Dougherty feels empowered and has a sense of purpose when working for the city. ... When we are involved in making our community better we give ourselves a sense of purpose. ... When we are involved and linked together we give ourselves a sense of purpose. ...

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When the reader expects him to be emotionally upset about losing his younger brother, the narrator doesn't seem to feel much of anything besides a sense of burden. ... These lines suggest that the narrator is embarrassed by his position of eldest in the family and feels a sense of patronization from the older men rather than condolence. ... The narrator of this poem feels a sense of being stolen away from his niche, and while he feels a sense of loss, it's for himself and his identity, not for his brother. ... Instead, the tone of the piece suggests something different, and the re...

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Once inside the gates of Smith, a much more serene feel takes hold, and you become elevated to the sense of community and scholarship that seems to permeate the atmosphere. ... We sat in the common room, on large couches in front of a fireplace. ... There is a piano in the common room as well, and pictures on the wall. ... Living amongst other homes gives a sense of community, as do all of the group activities and house councils tat students are encouraged to participate in. ... Going to an all woman college gives women a sense of unity, self-confidence, identity, and surrounds them with rol...

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I will discuss how the organization socializes new members, preserves order, and provides a sense of purpose by looking at them from the functional perspective. ... Even though the employees of different statuses have separate roles they also have some things in common. ... We will discuss three of these: socializing new members, preserving order, and providing a sense of purpose, in the following few paragraphs. ...

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One of her main findings was that women base their friendships on intimacy, emotional support and nurturance, while the typical man builds friendships with other men who share interest in a common activity. ... With sexual attraction being such a strong factor in heterosexual friendships between the opposite-sex, it makes sense why platonic friendship may not be able to work as well as in same-sex friendships. ... Men are expected to be strong and masculine, so to fulfill this requirement, they often build friendships based upon common factors such as sports, drinking, or even their love of w...

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Others believe that if young children and women are not the only victims they are at least the more common victims. ... The most common form of intimate violence is between siblings. ... With the reward of control comes an increased sense of self worth. Those who feel they are in control have a greater sense of self worth. ... Alcohol and drug use are common practices of abusers. ...

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In Gregory Mantsios article, "Class in America – 2009," he uses statistical evidence, data and many examples to dismember four common myths Americans still believe about social class. ... I'd argue that pre Industrial Revolution, the synergy between the social classes was much more common than we see in the 21st century. ... The majority of students' at the most prestigious colleges all have one thing in common: they were raised within middle to upper class households. ... This relates to education in a sense that it limits the resources a child has access to for ed...

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For this reason, there is a high need to change the autocratic form of leadership and policies that are centered on serving the interest of the ruling clique, to adopting governance policies developed from common good of all. ... Context and Importance of the Problem Every community have its own culture values beliefs, customs, and norms and helps bind it together, give the members a sense of identity and create an acceptable social fabric. ... The aim of a governance system of the asocial system is to enhance and promote the common good of the members of that particular society. ... However,...

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The segment about memorable still photos established a sense of patriotism, and the ritual view of communication is concerned about how it evoked a sense of humanistic appeal for today's heroes. ... With the recent events, an ideology centering on patriotism is common throughout the nation and rightfully deserves focus. ... An individual's sense of security ideologically is the same as his/her sense of freedom in that he/she can make decisions to ensure happiness. ...

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Digs have uncovered many clues about the origin of man, and how we can more accurately trace our lineage back to a common ancestor. ... In other societies, forms of marriage other than monogamy make more sense, and make life easier. ... This is common for brothers who do not wish to divide up their father's lands, so they will marry the same woman and both retain the entire estate. Polygyny is a far more common structure of marriage, which also has benefits to societies in which a large percent of the work is devoted to farming and caring of livestock. ... In the U.S., bilateral descent i...

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Sociological Perspective A Mr. Berger summed up the sociological perspective by seeing the general in a particular. Seeing patterns and noticing the behavior of different people are characteristics of sociology. Human behavior is not what people decide to do, nor does society shape our lives. ...

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Heroes are individuals with their own sense of style that makes them great, from the imagination of Steven Spielberg to the keen business sense of entrepreneur Bill Gates; from the hilarious comedic ability of Robin Williams to the perseverance of former Superman, Christopher Reeves. ... Our fast paced, commercial flooded culture has already moved on to the next big ticket because these so called heroes did not have something in common with everyone. ...

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A common and fascinating characteristic of these plays is that they involve small number of characters unlike his earlier plays but in all three we find community personified to play a vital role. ... Alving that she must save Osvald from sin, it is unclear whether he is motivated by a pure sense of moral duty or by deference to public opinion, because for him they are essentially the same. It is because of the Pastor's sense of that he does not give in to the mutual attraction that he and Mrs. ...

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The social context of prejudice and discrimination because of race or ethnic background is common throughout the world. ... It refers to people who identify with one another on the basis of common ancestry and cultural heritage. Their sense of belonging may center on nation of origin; distinctive foods; dress; family names and relationships; language; music; religion and other customs. ...

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It seems like common sense to consider it today, but an individuals overall well-being and health is linked to positive social interactions on a personal and group dynamic level, and can now also be proven to show a connection to health from a physiologic point of view. ... All of these variables have in common that they are all influenced by social rather than by individual factors such as age, genetics or gender. ...

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The novel exemplifies the Victorian's desire for upward mobility and dispels the common fantasy that anyone can rise to higher social status if only they would come into a source of wealth. ... He is depressed by the realization the he is "common"" and "course"" and that those he loves, possess the same faults. ... Pip believes that his "selection " is a sign of his great personal worth and the people with which he's always associated with are now beneath them because they are too "common"." ... "I am afraid- sore afraid- that this purpose originated in my sense of the contrast the...

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