...“Media production is dominated by global institutions, which sell their services and production, to national audiences.” To what extent do you agree? The media industry has an unpenetratable monopoly- it is owned and controlled by 6 big owners. These companies are in charge of hundreds of different businesses involved in all aspects of media, such as television, radio and film. The big 6 have international dominance and earn billion dollar revenues; this is because they have many advertising opportunities to sell their products and services. With all of their different branches into different media based companies, they have lots of platforms to advertise to their consumers. An example of one of the 6 dominant owners is Vivendi, a French company. The company is mainly focused on digital entertainment and telecommunications. It owns French TV channel and movie producer Canal+, as well as music world leader Universal Music. It also owns mobile companies SFR (France) and GVT (Brazil) and controlling Maroc Telecom (Morocco). In 2012, Vivendi earned revenue of €28.994 billion. Working Title Films is a British film production company, based in London owned by Universal Studios. It produces popular feature films such as Love Actually and Bridget Jones, and several television productions. Working Title can produce any film with a budget of up to £35 million. However they them have to consult with executives at their parent company Universal before producing any film, so they could...
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...Influence of Social Institutions: Family, Religion and Education Elizabeth Bouer SOC/100 May 30, 2016 Dr. Karly Way Schauwecker The Influence of Social Institutions: Family, Religion and Education Early philosopher and originator of Functionalism theory, Herbert Spence (1820-1903), compared parallels between the function of the human anatomy and society. “He argued that just as the various organs of the body work together to keep the body functioning, the various parts of society work together to keep society functioning” (OpenStax CNX, 2015, p.15 ). Just as the body has organs that help it to exist and thrive, society also has key components which attribute to its overall success. These essential parts of the successful and fluid existence of a society are referred to as social institutions. Social institutions are structures of principles or conducts, focused on achieving social needs. Six critically significant, outlines of social institutions are: government, education, family, healthcare, religion and the economy (CNX, 2015). Government has its benefits, in that it helps to structure, regulate and organize a society. Healthcare is an essential component, not only for the continuity of existence, but as well as for continuance of reaching full/highest human potential. The economy (more specifically its success), is a critical element for a society’s ability to endure, succeed and grow. However, for many, out of the six institutions, the three most...
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...at criminal organizations would be to compare them to social institutions. A social institution on defined as a group of people who get together with a common purpose. Some social organizations are Lions club, Veterans of foreign wars, Shiners, and even the Boy Scouts. A criminal organizations is also a group of people that get together with a common purpose, this purpose would be committing crime. Both Social Institutions and criminal organizations are managed by one person who makes all the decisions. The big difference between the two is that social institutions are legal in nature with criminal organizations or illegal. Organized crime is a business like any other legal business. They both have structure and the general purpose is the same, to make money. A criminal organizations in general makes moneys with little to no overhead because they do not buys their product and resale it. Criminal organizations steal most of their product. A legal business produces or purchases their goods for resale. This is one of the major differences between social institutions and criminal organizations. There is evidence showing that criminal organizations so a patterns of networking to grow their business, A partnership, or a patron-client relationship (Lyman, 2007). Once again these are very similar on how legal businesses are operated. Criminal organizations also operate in a very hostile environment. A legal social institution work in harmony with to achieve the same goal as a criminal...
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...they are doing. From what I have seen the majority of people that do support or participate are African American somewhere around their mid-20s or older. I feel that children that around this kind of behavior is defiantly learned. If you see your parents or siblings acting in this you see it is okay, and it’s not. They will learn that it is okay to treat harmless animals in a aggressive manor. I think that it does have a big effect on your family. Not only is it morally wrong it is also illegal. If you were to get caught participating in this kind of activity you will be severely punished and in a major way that does affect your family. Not only family it does also have an effect on your peer group and friends as well as the mass media. There have been plenty of stories on the internet in the newspaper and the new channels. People read and watch stories like this and have nothing but negative thoughts about you and your chosen...
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...Introduction Social institutions (e.g. family, religion, education, economic, and political standings) are a set of standards or patterns used to govern within a society. In many cases, this used to rule over others like when it comes to wealth and hierarchy. These social institutions are critical because they provide some type of structure for society. Nevertheless, not all systems of structure are proper. Many of these behaviors that are used to control others, or hold a type of power over others so they can be exploited. Unbreakable: One Girl Changing the World: The Story of Malala This is a story of a brave girl who is eager to learn; who simply wanted to better herself through education. Within her culture, girls are not allowed to...
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...different kinds of institutions-The rule of the game (Law), Social Technologies, Instituted Practices will be briefly introduced. Second part would be summarization of institutions’ evolution from different scholars. The impacts of institutions to economic progress would be mentioned separately here also. Then the third part would be how these three institutions’ combination influences the economic improvement, and more scholars’ economic progress concepts would be discussed together. In this part, three institutional issues would be used as framework to discuss the economic progress brings by institutions. In from family units to business units section, basically it would be how institutions organize a hierarchical social structure for efficiently managing to facilitate division of labor, divide the payoffs, and so on. Following the first section, peace, love, and understanding section argues that laws and language development build up trustable economic environment for strangers to cooperate. Last section is building computers out of people, which integrates two sections earlier and emphasizes institutions creating a web of social structures, norms, protocols, legal structures together making the whole human society as a computer that could self-organized deal with complex problems and pursue the same goal which individual cannot accomplish. In sum, take Taiwan as an example to illustrate all the ideas. 1.Introduction of Institutions: Started by...
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...nonmarket issues have been the formulation of regulatory policies for bioengineered foods and the public reaction to those foods. • Interests Interests include the individuals and groups with preferences about, or a stake in, the issue. The principal interests are the agricultural biotechnology companies, the interest groups and activists concerned about biotechnology issues, and the public. • Institutions Institutions are defined by Douglass North (1990) as “the rules of the game in a society…that shape human interactions,” and these institutions provide arenas in which interests seek to influence the outcomes on issues. Government institutions include entities such as legislatures and regulatory agencies. Nongovernmental institutions include those such as the news media that provides information to society as well as public sentiment composed of societal expectations and norms of behavior that arise from ethics and culture. The Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Agriculture, the Food and Drug Administration, and Congress are the principal public institutions in whose arenas agricultural biotechnology issues are addressed. The public sentiment about bioengineered foods is influenced by market forces as well. As the prices of agricultural products and foods rose in the late 2000s, some consumers and firms that had shunned bioengineered foods began to change their policies in response to their lower prices resulting from higher productivity and resistance...
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...Films on Demand: Sociology Collection: Social Institutions Andrea M., Britteny Bates, Chandra Roberts SOC/100 12/6/15 Dr. Virginia Merlini Social institutions such as that of family, religion, education, economic and political standings, are set standards or patterns of governing within society. In many cases, this is used to rule over others, in matters of wealth and hierarchy. These social institutions are important because they provide some structure for society. However, not all forms of structure are appropriate. Many of these behaviors are used to control others or hold a type of power over them as a way to exploit them. “Unbreakable: One Girl Changing the World: The Story of Malala” This is a story of a brave young girl, eager to learn, who simply wanted to get an education. However, within her culture, girls are not allowed to go to school. Females are expected to stay home and are only allowed to leave the house if they are accompanied by a male. From a functionalism standpoint, everyone has a role. Women are to stay home, have and raise the children and take care of the house. The males are responsible for going to work and supporting the family. In recent years, the Pakistani government has opened up more to the idea of educating girls and have even opened a few girl’s...
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...studying media and sociology at university, my dreams went along the lines of stardom with world domination ensue. However in the summer of 2012 I participated on the Challenge which allowed me to work on a project where I created a documentary to keep the community center of Rostwarg from being shut down and running as the heart of its community. The project opened a whole new world to me; I'd always been somewhat aware of the the power of the media but the project allowed me to experience it first hand. It gave me a chance to make a contribution in a way I wouldn’t initially have thought of. The challenge also brought a new sense of leadership and intuitiveness within me. Ultimately the experience helped me make the decision to study media for my A levels, along with sociology and film. I follow the doctrine that learning something in the classroom is good and all but what matters is applying it to everyday life and that’s what I did last summer. Throughout July I became somewhat of an activist as I joined protests, demonstrations and marches in opposition of the injustices involving Palestine- the experience renewed my passion for media and sociology. With media and sociology behind my belt for a levels I began questioning why there was hardly any media coverage of what we were doing? Who were the media protecting by not highlighting the dissatisfaction people felt? Who was befitting from the lack of attention? Certainly not Palestine, so maybe it was an institution or country...
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...GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA VISION GROUP ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, BIOTECHNOLOGY & SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY _______________________________________________________________________ Call for proposals to provide VGST grants and awards for the following VGST programmes for the financial year 2013-14 Establishment of Centers of Excellence in Science, Engineering and Medicine (CESEM) Establishment of Centers of Innovative Science Engineering and Education (CISEE) Karnataka Fund for Improvement of Science and Technology Infrastructure (K-FIST) in Higher Educational Institutions Seed Money to Young Scientists for Research (SMYSR) Awards for Research Publications (ARP) Awards for Science Teachers and Science Communicators (AST&SC) ______________________________________________________________________ 1 2 3 4 5 6 OBJECTIVES: PROPOSAL CISEE/ of VGST for programmes CESEM, VGST grants for CISEE, CESEM/ Annexure-1 Annexure-2 (Part –A, B, C & D) Annexure-3 (Part –A & B) APPLICATION AST&SC Guidelines Terms & Conditions to utilize VGST grant (GTC) List of 114 Backward Talukas (as per Prof. D. M. Nanjundappa Committee Report) under the Special Development Programmed (SDP) of GoK. K-FIST, SMYSR, ARP & ASTSC FORMAT: K-FIST/ SMYSR programmes APPLICATION FORMAT: for VGST award scheme ARP FORMAT: for VGST award schemes Annexure-4 (Part –A & B) Annexure-5 Annexure-6 7 Note: SDP Allocation Details Annexure-7 ______________________________________________________________________...
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... February 3, 2011 This article reflects on how technology affects us even when we don’t intend it to nor do we want it to. This happens in both positive and negative aspects. Sclove’s personal definition of technology uses the analogy of a Hammer as being able to fulfill more than one function. A hammer can pound nails but can also extract them. He says this analogy is the core of the contemporary view of technology. Sclove says that technology is so significant that it basically sets our social structure. Our technology is so ingrained in our daily lives that it has changed and continues to change our political climate, laws and economic institutions. There are many areas where this is evident. One area that first comes to mind is social media and cyber bullying. Laws are being changed as we speak because of websites such as Facebook, where teenagers send threatening and harassing messages to other teens. Bullying can now be done in ones own home, where just 20 years ago it was usually on school grounds or nearby. Sclove writes about Coercive and Subconscious Compliance and how technologies are governed by both physical and political laws. It says that basically most of us are careful with technology that could do us bodily harm. An example of that would be automobiles. MOST people are careful when they are driving their cars to try to avoid causing an accident that would harm them or someone else. Subconscious Compliance...
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...and also lodged electronically via the Turnitin link on LMS. As this is an examination there will be no extensions. Any exams submitted after the due date will receive 0% for this piece of work. If circumstances befall a student during the examination that prevent timely completion, students should contact Dr Jon Symons (J.Symons@latrobe.edu.au) with written evidence of the problem and an alternative time to complete the examination will be arranged. QUESTIONS: SECTION A 1. To what extent have the main features of the global economic order established after World War II been transformed by globalization? 2. ‘The failure of so many multilateral institutions reflects not just the problems of those institutions but the shortcomings of multilateralism more generally.’ Critically evaluate this claim in relation to ONE multilateral institution. 3. To what extent do liberal ideas retain their dominance in the current global economic order? 4. Are states or markets the most important factors shaping outcomes in the global economy? SECTION B 5. To what extent has the aftermath of the 2008 Global Financial Crisis demonstrated the virtues of state capitalism? 6. ‘It is not poor institutional design that explains the failings of international cooperation to address environmental challenges,...
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...UGC-DAE Consortium for Scientific Research, Indore [UGC-DAE CSR] University Campus, Khandwa Road, Indore-452 001 (M.P.) (www.csr.ernet.in) (Advertisement No. 4-2012) Invitation for Expression of Interest by Chartered Accountants UGC-DAE Consortium for Scientific Research, Indore (UGC-DAE CSR) is an autonomous institution established by the UGC, New Delhi under Section 12 (ccc) of the University Grants Commission Act 1956 and registered as Society under M P Registrikaran Adhiniyam 1973 with headquarters at Indore and Centres at Indore, Mumbai and Kolkata. The UGC-DAE CSR coordinates research from scientists / teachers from all Indian Universities on major facilities like Dhruva reactor, Variable Energy Cyclotron, INDUS-I etc. established by the Department of Atomic Energy. In addition, the Centres are also having many advanced research facilities. UGC-DAE CSR is fully funded by University Grants Commission (UGC). Other institutions also sanction specific and temporary scientific research projects from time to time. Financial transactions and Auditing of financial accounts, Statement of Accounts and Certificate of Utilization of Grants are governed by Memorandum of Association & Rules, Bye-Laws & Service Conditions, General Financial Rules of Govt. of India, Orders of UGC and orders issued thereunder from time to time. UGC-DAE CSR’s expenses was Rs.2,951 lakhs for year 2011-12 and sanctioned strength was of 137 employees as on 31-March-2012. All the...
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...encompassing important policy, procedural, and institutional changes. This paper reviews this reform agenda with reference to the experience of industrial countries that over the past two to three decades have followed a similar reform path toward a more devolved budget management system. From this perspective, the importance of the strength of existing public expenditure management systems to accommodate increased devolution and the scope for employing decentralized agencies is explored. An assessment of the present Russian reform plans in light of this review reveals a number of concerns. First, the speed of the reforms contemplated appears overly ambitious when judged by the experience of other countries. Second, the preparedness of budget institutions is questionable. Third, change management capacity needs strengthening with a more carefully defined strategy. Last, in light of these concerns, it is argued that the scope and “big-bang” approach of the current reform plans may need reformulation into a more sequenced strategy with clearer reform priorities. JEL Classification Numbers: E6, D7, P2 Keywords: Budget...
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...Question 1 Question : According to the federal regulations, research is eligible for exemption, if Your answer : The research falls into one of six categories of research activity described in the regulations. Correct Answer : The research falls into one of six categories of research activity described in the regulations. Comment : Research is only eligible for exemption if all the activity associated with the research fall into one of six categories of activities described in the federal regulations. The regulations do allow some research with children to be exempt (although institutional policy may not). The duration of the study and the experience of the investigator are not criteria for determining eligibility for exemption. Points Earned : 1 Question 2 Question : In addition to pregnant women, fetuses, and neonates, another subpart of the DHHS regulations provides additional protections for which of the following vulnerable populations? Your answer : Prisoners. Correct Answer : Prisoners. Comment : Prisoners are provided additional protections in the DHHS regulations. The DHHS regulations do not have specific additional protections for the elderly, for students, or for persons whose decision-making capabilities are impaired. Investigators may consider and the IRB may require additional safeguards for these populations. Points Earned : 1 Question 3 Question : According to federal regulations, the expedited review process may be used...
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