Communication and social behaviour
... direct result of experience.” Human behaviour can be altered by experience which allows learning. Behaviour may be learned by observation and imitation. This can be often seen with children when imitating dressing up or in others when they learn new technology. Social skills and attitudes are often ...
... direct result of experience.” Human behaviour can be altered by experience which allows learning. Behaviour may be learned by observation and imitation. This can be often seen with children when imitating dressing up or in others when they learn new technology. Social skills and attitudes are often ...
Kin and social network structure in two populations of
... skew is when reproduction is shared more evenly among several group members. The central idea behind reproductive skew theory is that, following the formation of social groups due to ecological constraints and natal philopatry, dominant breeders in the group may share reproduction with subordinates ...
... skew is when reproduction is shared more evenly among several group members. The central idea behind reproductive skew theory is that, following the formation of social groups due to ecological constraints and natal philopatry, dominant breeders in the group may share reproduction with subordinates ...
A Glance Back at a Quarter Century of Social Psychology
... number of women social psychologists and the dramatic improvement in our working conditions (improvement but not yet equality, according to Brush, 1991). In fact, my guess is that the proportional increase of women into research positions in social psychology was greater than in any other subarea of ...
... number of women social psychologists and the dramatic improvement in our working conditions (improvement but not yet equality, according to Brush, 1991). In fact, my guess is that the proportional increase of women into research positions in social psychology was greater than in any other subarea of ...
The Communicative Dimension of Migrant Remittances and its Political Implications
... an action to be rational, it is necessary to be deemed as such by an external observer on the ground of a common understanding of the world. Both theories imply that an act cannot be rational in absolute terms, and that rationality is always relative to a moral framework in which it is embedded. Act ...
... an action to be rational, it is necessary to be deemed as such by an external observer on the ground of a common understanding of the world. Both theories imply that an act cannot be rational in absolute terms, and that rationality is always relative to a moral framework in which it is embedded. Act ...
Chapter Eight: Deviance and Social Control
... 3. Positive sanctions, from smiles to formal awards, are used to reward conformity. 4. Most sanctions are informal. Shaming is another sanction. It is particularly effective when used by members of a primary group or in a small community. 1. Shaming can be the centerpiece of public ritual, marking t ...
... 3. Positive sanctions, from smiles to formal awards, are used to reward conformity. 4. Most sanctions are informal. Shaming is another sanction. It is particularly effective when used by members of a primary group or in a small community. 1. Shaming can be the centerpiece of public ritual, marking t ...
An Overview of Social Role Valorization Theory
... society, because if a person holds valued social roles, that person is highly likely to receive from society those good things in life that are available to that society, and that can be conveyed by it, or at least the opportunities for obtaining these. In other words, all sorts of good things that ...
... society, because if a person holds valued social roles, that person is highly likely to receive from society those good things in life that are available to that society, and that can be conveyed by it, or at least the opportunities for obtaining these. In other words, all sorts of good things that ...
Stratification and Social mobility All animals are equal. But some
... differentiation as the crucial determinant of social, economic, and political inequality. By contrast, Max Weber questioned Marx's emphasis on the overriding importance of the economic sector and argued that stratification should be viewed as a multidimensional phenomenon. Karl Marx's View of Class ...
... differentiation as the crucial determinant of social, economic, and political inequality. By contrast, Max Weber questioned Marx's emphasis on the overriding importance of the economic sector and argued that stratification should be viewed as a multidimensional phenomenon. Karl Marx's View of Class ...
Social learning strategies - synergy
... they learn. A history of natural selection in animals capable of social learning ought to have favored specific adaptive social learning strategies that dictate the contexts under which individuals will exploit information provided by others. The adoption of such strategies would not require that th ...
... they learn. A history of natural selection in animals capable of social learning ought to have favored specific adaptive social learning strategies that dictate the contexts under which individuals will exploit information provided by others. The adoption of such strategies would not require that th ...
The Suicide
... • Upper class has more interest in hiding suicide (ex: life insurance) and more means to do so? • Suicide of youth more shameful and less declared? Elders have no one left to hide their cause of death? • Does the rate of suicide reflect the quality of data? • Is there a uniform rate of suicide every ...
... • Upper class has more interest in hiding suicide (ex: life insurance) and more means to do so? • Suicide of youth more shameful and less declared? Elders have no one left to hide their cause of death? • Does the rate of suicide reflect the quality of data? • Is there a uniform rate of suicide every ...
racism: processes of detachment
... would simultaneously come to resolve the complex. Another problem with this kind of theory is that it has taken for granted the idea of being Jewish as foreign, different and opposite to that of being German. Questions avoided by this kind of analysis are: How was it that the Jew came to be thought ...
... would simultaneously come to resolve the complex. Another problem with this kind of theory is that it has taken for granted the idea of being Jewish as foreign, different and opposite to that of being German. Questions avoided by this kind of analysis are: How was it that the Jew came to be thought ...
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... argue that connectedness orientated communication can be observed in conventional network communication, for example in text messages. They define 'connectedness orientated communication' as exchanges that allow people to be aware of each other and contribute to maintaining social relationships. Ret ...
... argue that connectedness orientated communication can be observed in conventional network communication, for example in text messages. They define 'connectedness orientated communication' as exchanges that allow people to be aware of each other and contribute to maintaining social relationships. Ret ...
Theories of Change in social justice initiatives
... headhunted by both government and business, for positions that carried far higher remuneration. As one respondent said, not only are the salaries much lower in civil society, but you are also expected to deliver in advance an additional commitment, voluntarily, to keep the work of the organization g ...
... headhunted by both government and business, for positions that carried far higher remuneration. As one respondent said, not only are the salaries much lower in civil society, but you are also expected to deliver in advance an additional commitment, voluntarily, to keep the work of the organization g ...
To Help or Not to Help? Factors that Determined Helping
... explanation of self-sacrificial helping is the study of specific personality characteristics that predispose a person to respond positively to the need for help. The focus of this approach is on altruistic personality, which presumes such attributes as altruistic disposition, other-oriented concern, ...
... explanation of self-sacrificial helping is the study of specific personality characteristics that predispose a person to respond positively to the need for help. The focus of this approach is on altruistic personality, which presumes such attributes as altruistic disposition, other-oriented concern, ...
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... mechanisms, the effects should not have emerged in laboratory experiments where participants presumably believed that their data were anonymous. It appears that other mechanisms must be operating. One possibility is that people feel badly about violating norms and use norm-consistent behavior (and j ...
... mechanisms, the effects should not have emerged in laboratory experiments where participants presumably believed that their data were anonymous. It appears that other mechanisms must be operating. One possibility is that people feel badly about violating norms and use norm-consistent behavior (and j ...
Kohlberg Stages of Moral Development
... that universal principals did not apply when studying values because cultural values vary greatly and therefore values were not considered in the development of his theory. Additionally, Kohlberg wasn’t interested in knowing why an individual made decisions that were considered “right or wrong” by s ...
... that universal principals did not apply when studying values because cultural values vary greatly and therefore values were not considered in the development of his theory. Additionally, Kohlberg wasn’t interested in knowing why an individual made decisions that were considered “right or wrong” by s ...
CHAPTER 07 SELF
... effectively. For example, airline pilots are expected to be poised and dignified. As long as they convince their passengers that they possess these qualities, their passengers remain calm and behave in an orderly fashion. (Imagine, for example, how unsettling it would be if your airline pilot acted ...
... effectively. For example, airline pilots are expected to be poised and dignified. As long as they convince their passengers that they possess these qualities, their passengers remain calm and behave in an orderly fashion. (Imagine, for example, how unsettling it would be if your airline pilot acted ...
Behavioural explanation and treatment
... “Psychologists believe that Schizophrenia can be explained solely by biological factors” Discuss this claim with reference to the above quotation. Describe and evaluate at least two issues in classifying or diagnosing schizophrenia a) Explain issues relating to classifying schizophrenia as a mental ...
... “Psychologists believe that Schizophrenia can be explained solely by biological factors” Discuss this claim with reference to the above quotation. Describe and evaluate at least two issues in classifying or diagnosing schizophrenia a) Explain issues relating to classifying schizophrenia as a mental ...
Chapter 13
... causes for other people’s behavior This can be due to our focus on the person more than their situation, about which we may know very little. When we are playing the role of observer, which is largely when we look at others, we make this fundamental attribution error. ...
... causes for other people’s behavior This can be due to our focus on the person more than their situation, about which we may know very little. When we are playing the role of observer, which is largely when we look at others, we make this fundamental attribution error. ...
QualMethodsWS11.12_Anderson1997
... The constitution of the worlds we life in ‣ Proposal of a unified science of HCI following a heuristic divide-and-conquer methodology (Newell and Card, 1985) ‣ technical engineering-style of theory of a psychological form ‣ Analyze pieces of the complex problem in isolation ‣ Ethnographer’s rational ...
... The constitution of the worlds we life in ‣ Proposal of a unified science of HCI following a heuristic divide-and-conquer methodology (Newell and Card, 1985) ‣ technical engineering-style of theory of a psychological form ‣ Analyze pieces of the complex problem in isolation ‣ Ethnographer’s rational ...
PowerPoint Slide Set Westen Psychology 2e
... from parent to child India: Children shows signs of prejudice by age 4 or 5 United States: Children prefer majority culture by the preschool years ...
... from parent to child India: Children shows signs of prejudice by age 4 or 5 United States: Children prefer majority culture by the preschool years ...
Social Cognition and Discourse
... order to chart and stimulate future directions and work in this new field. Despite this lack of explicit interest in discourse, social psychology has many subdomains that allow or require a discourse analytical approach. After all, there are few fundamental sociopsychological notions that do not hav ...
... order to chart and stimulate future directions and work in this new field. Despite this lack of explicit interest in discourse, social psychology has many subdomains that allow or require a discourse analytical approach. After all, there are few fundamental sociopsychological notions that do not hav ...
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... ¾ Propaganda. Ideally, all sources used by social scientists would be completely objective: free of any bias and contain nothing but facts. Rather than simply reporting facts, however, sometimes sources contain propaganda or stereotypes. Propaganda is information that is distorted information t ...
... ¾ Propaganda. Ideally, all sources used by social scientists would be completely objective: free of any bias and contain nothing but facts. Rather than simply reporting facts, however, sometimes sources contain propaganda or stereotypes. Propaganda is information that is distorted information t ...
`Voluntarism and Determinism in Giddens`s and Bourdieu`s Theories
... Giddens’s ‘Structuration Theory’ and the critique of ‘voluntarism’ Giddens’s version of ‘Structuration Theory’ developed as an alternative to the sociological ‘cardinal sins’ of subjectivism and objectivism in an attempt to develop an all-encompassing theoretical approach with focus on the duality ( ...
... Giddens’s ‘Structuration Theory’ and the critique of ‘voluntarism’ Giddens’s version of ‘Structuration Theory’ developed as an alternative to the sociological ‘cardinal sins’ of subjectivism and objectivism in an attempt to develop an all-encompassing theoretical approach with focus on the duality ( ...
23env. eco.-some bas..
... There are many combinations of consumer utility, production mixes, and factor input combinations consistent with efficiency. In fact, there are an infinity of consumer and production equilibria that yield Pareto optimal results. There are as many optima as there are points on the aggregate productio ...
... There are many combinations of consumer utility, production mixes, and factor input combinations consistent with efficiency. In fact, there are an infinity of consumer and production equilibria that yield Pareto optimal results. There are as many optima as there are points on the aggregate productio ...
Postmodernism rejects the modernist or “naturalistic” approach by
... theorizing that has applications to the field of criminology, although this is by no means its major focus. Like postmodernism, there are numerous branches of feminism and feminist criminology, with numerous disagreements and shadings of meanings with those branches. The initial feminist writings in ...
... theorizing that has applications to the field of criminology, although this is by no means its major focus. Like postmodernism, there are numerous branches of feminism and feminist criminology, with numerous disagreements and shadings of meanings with those branches. The initial feminist writings in ...