...suffering from its negative impacts. (Muller, 2005). Although there are a few positive aspects to support globalization in the Arab region, the effects of this system on this part of the world are those that continue to both oppress and leave it behind in the growing world of communications and trade. Not only does globalization harm the region financially, it poses a great threat to the economy, culture and the identity of the Arab world. The impacts of globalization ultimately create negative effects on the Arab Region concerning all of the culture parts particularly religion. This cultural influence changes people’s thought, opinions, and views towards the world. As the values in the Arab Region hold strong to religion, people do not consider it as only a faith, but also as a source of laws and provisions that regulates all their life aspects including marriage and divorce, economic deals, and ruling systems in their countries. (Najjar, 2005) However, after the rise of globalization phenomenon, this belief has changes constantly because of what called secularization, which means “the separation of life and religion”. The western thought that a one should live his life with freedom, human rights, and democracy, without the need of religion is now held by a large number of Arabs. They begin to change their beliefs, act freely, and live their lives ignoring the importance of holding to their religion. For example in some Arab countries like Dubai, there is a street full of...
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...themselves. Buddhism's theory also has a large influence of believing of next life, this made people believe that if they do not have a perfect life, they could give hope to their next life. So they would not struggle too much and this is what the government using to manipulate people at ancient time. But a person can abandon everything including love, family, friends, but not food and water, otherwise this person is dead. which is saying that as a human being, eventually is depending on this world no matter what religions, what believes, so from this aspect, Buddhism is fundamentally unpractical. Taoism has a different theory of that the reason of everything exist is for its opposite, in certain condition it will alter. And the relationship between positive and negative, a general relationship of everything in the world. Another theory of Taoism is largely accepted by the manipulate level to the manipulated level, which is to fool people. At the dynasty of Ch'in, in order to rule the country easily, there was a policy of burn books and bury Confucian scholars alive, so people would had no knowledge and willing to be slaves. Sagas could be immortal is certainly a misunderstanding, since no one is immortal but few are sagas, thus the conclusion of sagas by " Pao-p'u Tzu" is that the reason why to call Confucius and Duke Chou sagas, is not because of their immortal life, but is the wisdom and contribution to the society and countries that they lived in. The...
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...progressive nature of secularization everywhere and 3) Secularity is the resultant state of society. The term "secularism" was first used by the British writer Holyoake in 1851 to describe his views of promoting a social order separate from religion. The English word ‘secular’ comes from the Latin ‘saeculum’, which means ‘an age’ or ‘the spirit of an age’ and has the same meaning as the Greek ‘aeon’. In general terms, secularism means “belonging to this age, or worldly” along with a denial of other worldly realities (i.e. religious). The Bible introduces the idea of divine creation in the book of Genesis. God speaks directly to Man in Genesis: “Be fertile and increase, fill the earth and master it”. As Peter Berger, a social theorist notes that in this the idea of a secular world is sown as a God who stands outside of the Cosmos which is his creation. This opens the way for self making activity which Berger calls ‘historization’. Caesar was the emperor of Rome. In a famous passage Jesus said, "Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's". Some have thought that Jesus' statement established two separate realms, Caesar's and God's, and that people should render to each what they ask for in their respective realms. Later, during the rule of Roman Emperor Constantine 1 the two worlds were sought to be brought together. Christianity became a dominant religion of the Roman...
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...SOCIOLOGY ASSINGMENT 1- LOUIS HORSLEY The concept known as ‘sociological imagination’ suggests that people look at their own personal troubles as social issues and, in general try to connect their own individual encounters with the workings of society (Evan Willis, 2011). These personal problems are closely related to societal issues such as depression, isolation, war and even the city life where the private troubles and the public issues become clearly apparent. There are many areas in my life in which I feel that various sociological theories apply. They include the interactions within my family, my emerging sexuality in the context of my gender, being that of a boy, the social class in which to date I have existed, and the accompanying culture evident within that social class and as nurtured within my family. Even though our country supports equality, there still exists a sense of disapproval if ones sexuality is not within the norm. This response to gender and sexuality in our society, has impacted significantly in my both in a general sense and by virtue of my parent’s expectations of the differing roles my older twin sisters and I would occupy. I became a brother to my sisters and a son to my parents. My sisters were given Barbie dolls to play with, while I was given Lego. I loved playing with Lego, but there was always something about the glamour and fashion of ‘the Barbie’ that caught my attention. Nevertheless, I soon realized that twins’ toys weren’t for me...
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...human beings we naturally identify and respond to these environments in order to survive. In regards to the statement “humans, in general, merely react to their environmental context”, it can be said that this is true, as human beings we are significantly influenced by our surroundings which can shape our personality, thus ultimately leading to how we perceive and interact with the world. A number of factors can be identified to significantly affect this relationship, such as our general level of awareness, cultural influences, social etiquette and especially past experiences notably affect our relationship with our environment. The theory that most likely suits my perspective of the relationship between us and the environment is that of the Behaviour constraint theory although at the same time certain aspects of the Adaptation-level theory also seem reasonable. The behaviour constraint theory suggest that features of our environments can have a significant influence on our performance and change the way that we relate to our environments, while further suggesting that our behaviour is shaped by our environment by either facilitating or constraining our potential responses. The adaptation-level theory on the other hand suggest that we are guided by the process of adapting to our environment and learning the optimal levels of both arousal and stimulation for any situation which we may be exposed to. Both of these theories seem to uphold my perspective of humans being influenced...
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...capitalism economic took over the agrarian society, and Jacobin dictatorship seized the power from Girondist. Anatole France, an 18th century French writer, discussed Jacobin’s achievements and mistakes in French revolution in the novel The Gods will have blood. The novel praised Jacobin’s revolutionary virtue spirit and its social economic policy while criticized its idolatry and abuse of violence, under France’s view, this virtue spirit are the momentum of revolution and ultimate disaster of the France. French revolution shattered the monarchy and...
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...ultimate outcome in life. Although the novels deal with two completely different styles of families they do share many common themes concerning the aspect of perspective. Both the Vakeel and the Berglund families struggle with the trials and tribulations of everyday life, however they approach it differently due to their past experiences, as well as their personal values and morals. This allows for an overall completely different experience for the characters. Firstly, the characters perceive the issue of family relationships differently, as one family is close knit, whereas the other is torn and distant. Secondly, each novel displays the character’s struggles with finding personal freedoms and breaking away from the traditional views of society. Lastly, the characters in the novel deal with finding their true self and the person they are meant to be. Therefore both authors incorporate the themes of family relationships, personal freedoms and self discovery into their thrilling novels to empathize the power that perspective has on one’s life. In Family Matters, the relationships within the Vakeel family are strong due to an abundance of communication, respect, and equality. As a result the members of this close knit family value each other and the relationships they share. This is believed to be due to the situation the Vakeel family is in, and the experiences they have endured. The novel takes place in Bombay India and this is a major contribution to the family’s close...
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...Table of contents Introduction…………………………………………………..3 African Traditional Religion……………………………….5 Christianity, Islam…………………………………………..6 Influences of Religion on African Culture……………….6 Conclusion……………………………………………………13 References…………………………………………………...14 Introduction Africa is a continent of diversity. In this diversity there are hundreds of tribes and communities each practicing its own culture and religion. It would be very difficult to define Africa’s traditional religion as it would be difficult to define its culture. More so, it is extremely difficult to establish the dividing line between African Culture and African Religion. However, as much as there were many African Traditional Religions, their similarities were more dominant than their differences. We take up these similarities and encompass them as one African Traditional Religion. In this report, we explore the important aspects of Africa’s Traditional Religions and cultures that cut across the entire continent. This essay is based on various researches done by prominent scholars, historical background of Africa, news and books relevant to African studies. This report attempts to define religion, culture, and explores the major religions, African Traditional Religion (ATR), Christianity and Islam and their influence and impact on African culture. Africa is one of the World’s six continents. It is the second largest and second most populous...
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...Responsibility in Developing a Strategic Plan Private corporations have a responsibility to society to do more than merely become a profitable organization. The strategic decisions of organizations are not made for the the benefit of the organization alone. Strategic decisions are also made to impact the community, consumers, and workforce of the corporation in a positive way. The strategic decisions made by a corporation are carefully made to reflect the mission and vision of the organization. Every decision includes the appropriateness of how the organization serves the community by keeping their needs and expectations in mind. The ethical interests of the organization must be well defined and all conflicts of interest or legal occurrences must be dealt with in a completely ethical manner. The stakeholder’s have the expectation of transparency from the organization so that their needs are taken into consideration during the course of developing the strategic plan for the organization. The question of what the ethical social responsibility requirements of an organization are can be answered in different ways depending on the view of the corporation. Milton Friedman and Archie Carroll have very different ideas of corporate responsibilities to society. Friedman believes in a more traditional view of corporate responsibility limiting the influence of government regulations that affect the worldwide economy. A quote from Milton Friedman that underscores...
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...Formal operations (beginning at ages 11-15) – Conceptual reasoning is present and the child’s cognitive abilities are similar to an adult’s (Atherton, 2010). Piaget was firm in his concept of these stages. He was convinced that a person had to progress from one stage to the next, that this was a natural biological process influenced by the environment and experiences. Biology limits the point in time, but the environment determines the quality of development. Lev Vygotsky stages of development were not defined by age or biology. Social and cultural experiences were the basis for his theory. Consciousness was an end product of social DEVELOPMENTAL THEORIES 3 interactions (Kearsley, 1994-2010). The history of the child’s society and his own personal history determine how the child thinks. Language is crucial for development as it is with words that a child conceptualizes and makes sense of the world (Schütz, 2004). A precept of Vygotsky’s theory was the zone of proximal development or ZPD. ZDP is the difference between what a child is able to solve on its own...
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...instituted the first Olympic Games. This sporting event, from its origin was linked to religion, later established itself as an event in which the moral values of loyalty and sporting fraternity were affirmed. First, the aim of the sport is practiced to improve on its physical appearance, but the exercise of a sporting activity also helps in the psychological field. In this sense in fact, a sport can be used to discharge the tensions that build up during the day thus making the practitioner more serene. Moreover the exercise of physical activity is also useful to control emotions, such as anger. A first classification in sport is that between individual sports and team sports. In an individual sport an athlete competes alone, doing physical exercises in accordance with certain rules, tending mostly for sport purposes. The fundamental element that characterizes the individual sport is the competition. The athlete is competing alone against other people who want nothing more than to win. A team sport however is characterized by a kind of bond that unites all those who belong to the same team, and together compete against other groups of athletes. In this case it becomes easier to get acquainted with the members of the group of which you are part of. In addition to this, although even here the spirit of competition, developed in the individual is a sense of belonging to a group, fundamentally a collaboration between the various members who learn to rely on others as well as on...
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...around various popular and significant Chinese films. In the essay “Hero: The Return of a Traditional Masculine Ideal in China”, Kam Louie outlines the Chinese concept of wen-wu and its influence on the development of gender roles and cultural perceptions of masculinity present within the film. —. Theorising Chinese Masculinity: Society and Gender in China. China: Everbest Printing Co, 2002. In this novel, Louie elaborates on the wen-wu concept and its relevance to conceptions of masculinity within Chinese culture. Theorising Chinese Masculinity provides valuable insight into the origins of Chinese masculinity ideals and the information provided is crucial for a complete understanding of the culture behind the creation of Nameless in Hero as well as a better understanding of Chinese culture as a...
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...Developmental Stage Analysis The two clients that I have selected for my analysis are two year old Ben who is beginning the toilet training process. And my second client Jake who is forty- five years old and is feeling unappreciated, Jake has recently purchased a corvette after driving a truck for the last twenty years. Ben is going through the Preoperational stage. During this time, children start using language to explore and understand their worlds (rather than relying primarily on sensory and motor activities). In this stage, children ask questions and use symbolic thinking. They may, for example, use words and images to refer to concepts. This is a time for pretending and magical thinking. Children in this phase are somewhat limited by their egocentrism. They can only imagine the world around them from their own perspective. Ben is going through that “the world stops when I say so” phase right now. He expects everyone around him to stop and listen to what he is saying. If he gets the attention he desires, all is well; if not, a screaming fit may ensue. According to Piaget (1936/1952), children in this stage have not yet mastered operations (hence, it is called the preoperational stage), which are the logical reasoning processes that older children and adults use to understand the world. . Licht,D (2014) For example, these children have a difficult time understanding the reversibility of some actions or events. They may have trouble comprehending that ...
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...INTRODUCTION Natural Law Is a philosophy of law that is determined by nature, and so is unive rsal. Classically, natural law refers to the use of reason to analyze human nature both social and personal and deduce binding rules of moral behavior from it. Natural law is often contrasted with the positive law of a given political community, society, or state. In legal theory, on the other hand, the interpretation of positive law requires some reference to natural law Although natural law is often conflated with common law, the two are distinct in that natural law is a view that certain rights or values are inherent in or universally cognizable by virtue of human reason or human nature, while common law is the legal tradition whereby certain rights or values are legally cognizable by virtue of judicial recognition or articulation PROPONENTS OF NATURAL LAW Plato According to Plato we live in an orderly universe. At the basis of this orderly universe or nature are the forms, most fundamentally the Form of the Good, which Plato describes as "the brightest region of Being". The Form of the Good is the cause of all things and when it is seen it leads a person to act wisely. In the Symposium, the Good is closely identified with the Beautiful. Also in the Symposium, Plato describes how the experience of the Beautiful by Socrates enables him to resist the temptations of wealth and sex. In the Republic, the ideal community is, "...a city which would be established in accordance with...
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...means different things in different contexts. In the United States today, for example, a liberal is general regarded as one who believes in an active role for the state in society such as helping the poor and funding programs to address social problems. For economic liberals (also referred to as neoliberals and sometimes as neocon1 the state should play a limited, knot constricted, role in the economy and society. In other relatives ), words, today's economic liberals have much in common with people who are usually referred to as ''conservatives'' in the United States and many other countries. ROOTS OF THE ECONOMIC LIBERAL The liberal perspective today reveals many insights about political economy that mercantilists miss or do not address. Although liberals believe that people are fundamentally self-interested, they do not see this as a disadvantage because broad areas of society are set up in such a way that competing interests can engage one another. Today's economic liberalism is rooted in reactions to important trends and events in Europe in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Fratxois Quesnay (1694-1774) led a group of French philosophers called the Physiocrats or Qs economist's. Quesnay condemned government interference in the market, holding that, with few exceptions, it brought harm to society. PERSPECTIVE For the laissez-faire world of individual initiative, private ownership, and limited government interfere fears and loathing, however, are directed toward...
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