Besides, many of the textbooks used were biased toward Protestant Anglo culture and some of the history books used in the schools contained withering remarks about the Mexican presence in the Southwest. ... For example, the notion of a "free market,"" an economic system that operates by its own principles without political interference, is considered to be a mythical condition that never has existed. ...
Marketers must exercise care in analyzing consumer behaviour. Consumers often turn down what appears to be a winning offer. As soon as managers believe that they understand their consumers, buyer decisions are made that appear to be irrational. But what looks like irrational behaviour to a manager i...
Merton's numerous works include: Social Theory and Social Structure (New York: Free Press, 1949, rev. ed. 1968), On Social Structure and Science (Chicago: Univ. of Chicago, rev. ed. 1966), and possibly his most famous essay, Social Structure and Anomie (New York: Irvington, 1938). ...
An individual report into alternative visions of education, including views about the role of education and the relationship between education and other social institutions Education for Work ! Introduction School was engineered to serve the economy and social order. It wasn't made for the benefit of kids and families, as those people would define their own needs. School is the first impression children get of organized society. Like most first impressions, it lasts. ...