...Write an 1,050- to 1,400-word essay on technology and social change, covering the following: Provide an introduction that defines both technology and social change and discusses how they are related. Discuss the impact of the personal computer, cellular phones, and the internet on society. Using the three major sociological perspectives, describe the equilibrium model, the digital divide and cultural lag in relation to these technologies and social change. Include how technology has influenced social epidemiology, health and the environment. Explore a recent or emerging form of technology and discuss its potential benefits or consequences for society. Provide a conclusion that summarizes key points. Cite at least three academic, peer-reviewed sources and two popular magazines. Format the paper consistent with APA guidelines. Submit your assignment to the Assignments tab.Write an 1,050- to 1,400-word essay on technology and social change, covering the following: Provide an introduction that defines both technology and social change and discusses how they are related. Discuss the impact of the personal computer, cellular phones, and the internet on society. Using the three major sociological perspectives, describe the equilibrium model, the digital divide and cultural lag in relation to these technologies and social change. Include how technology has influenced social epidemiology, health and the environment. Explore a recent or emerging form of technology and discuss...
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...http://ijoh.tums.ac.ir ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to investigate students' perceptions of factors related to school safety in Doroodzan middle school, a rural school setting located in the north section of Fars Province, Iran. By examining students' perceptions of several specific aspects of campus safety, schools can prepare a program that addresses safety concerns and creates an holistic environment that decreases the possibility of safety challenges. The instrument used in this study was titled "Our School's Safety", designed by the California Department of Education, consisted of 36 Likert-scale questions and examined the physical, social and cultural aspects of school safety in order to procure a comprehensive overview of important factors related to safety. The completed surveys were analyzed. The results showed that, the school physical, social, and cultural safety levels were in an acceptable situation. Majority of all students agree or strongly agree that social environment safety (73.2%), cultural environment safety (71.6%) and physical environment safety (65%) levels were satisfying. Doroodzan middle school successfully provides safety and it was determined that school potential for safety problems was reduced, due to the safety and security interventions in place and...
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...paper is to identify and examine social and ethical issues within the global market. This document will also review how international management and cultural diversity are pertinent to the success of an organization that is operating in a foreign country. Based upon the above mention, this paper will focus on examining and providing frameworks and strategies that implement the concept of corporate social responsibility and cultural diversity. A number of factors are identified in the study, using literature reviews and numerous online research engines. Introduction Business firms that operate in foreign countries face an assortment of ethical and social challenges. These challenges run from fair treatment of employees, stakeholders, and customers, product safety, plant safety, advertising practices, human resources management, environmental problems, business practices, corruption, bribery, kidnapping, torture, and even murder. Therefore, organizations are increasingly concerned about how their actions affect the environment and social welfare. This in turn creates a demand by employees, consumers, investors, lenders, governmental agencies, and other stakeholder groups for demanding firms to operate in an ethical and socially responsible manner. Nevertheless, organizations cannot wantonly abandon their profit maximization aims while internalizing societal goals. As with other organizational decisions, ethical and social decisions should not be made in a...
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...management through Cultural Intelligence Training With the widespread application of Globalization, the accelerating driving force of information technology, outstanding advanced new transportation systems, increasing migrated work force seeking greener pasture, limitless academic boundary of intellectual and intelligentsia, working cross borders, brain drain of developing countries towards developed countries, human trafficking, the global communication traffic has progressively extended. In that situation, living in an unfamiliar social environment demands other considerable matters, adaptable behaviour and attitude, heavily depending on cultural intelligence. Development of Cultural Intelligence is relying on the following resources, accompanied with practising and training. (1) For head/ cognitive communication, immediate recognition of dos’ and don’ts of different cultures, including one’s own culture, as well as belief, traditional behaviour, taboo established on them. (2) For body / physical communication, appreciation and acknowledgement on working colleagues and guests with different religious backgrounds and races, as well as foreign countries where one’s businesses are based and operated. Understanding others’ cultures and accepting them willingly after removing and cutting improper ethical limits, promoting communications through significant definition of physical behaviours reflecting the readiness to enter into their social environment. (3) For heart/emotional/motivational...
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...Foundations of Human Development in the Social Environment Meagan Corbett BSHS/325 February 29, 2016 Thomas Kareck Foundations of Human Development in the Social Environment Working in human services is why we are all here, in school, learning about all the dimensions of human behavior, why humans do the things we do, and what makes us tick. Understanding human development and how it affects an individual is an essential theme in human services. Having the knowledge and understanding of the bio-psycho-social dimensions that make up human development, cultural competency and diversity, and how the general systems theory and social order relate to one another will give us the tools necessary to be able to effectively help our future clients. The bio-psycho-social dimensions of human development consist of three parts that try to give explanation to human behavior: biological, psychological, and social. The biological approach states that behavior can be explained through genetics. The psychological approach states that human behavior can be explained through cognitive development. Finally, the social approach states that we can understand human behavior by looking at the influences of culture and family on an individual. All three dimensions relate to one another and if just one dimension is off or not right there will be a domino effect, causing the other dimensions to follow suit and be off as well. For example, take a child that is living in a home with...
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...27/04/2015 INTERNATIONAL MARKETING Chapter II- International Marketing Environment Chapter II- International Marketing Environment I Overview of International Marketing Environment II The Microenvironment III The Macroenvironment IV Cultural dynamics in assessing global market 2 I Overview of international marketing environment 1. What’s international marketing environment? Ø The actors and forces outside marketing that affect marketing management’s ability to build and maintain successful relationships with target customers. § including controlable factors and uncontrolable factors § Affecting positively or negatively, ü What is difference between business environment and marketing environment? ü What is difference between marketing environment and international marketing environment? Ø The marketing environment consists of a microenvironment 3 and a macroenvironment 1 27/04/2015 2. Clasification International marketing Env. External environment Organization’s ability to control Internal environment macroenvironment Level of affection microenvironment International environment National environment Nation’s border in which Organization operates 4 II The Microenvironment 1. Definition • The actors close to the company that affect its ability to serve its customers- the company; suppliers, marketing intermediaries, customer markets,competitors, and publics. 2. The...
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...Social psychology is the scientific field that seeks to understand the nature and causes of the individual behavior and thought in social situation. Social psychology investigates the ways in which our thoughts, feelings, and actions are influenced by the social environments in which we live. Social interactions help to shape who we are and how we act in different situations. The factors affecting social interaction fall into five major categories. They are the actions and characteristics of others, basic cognitive processes, ecological variables, cultural context and biological factors. The Cognitive processes such as perception, memory and inferences play a key role on the understanding and behavior of every individual in the society. Reactions to certain situations by an individual strongly depend on the memories of others past behaviors and the inferences an individual formed about these behaviors. If anybody wants to clearly understand the causes of others behavior in a social situation it is a must that one should understand what went on in the thinking pattern and understanding process of those people when they behaved in a particular social situation. For example, if your friend sets an appointment with you in a particular time. You are waiting for him at a particular point in a particular time, if he comes late what would be your reaction. In such a situation, cognitive process plays a crucial role in the social behavior and social thoughts of every individual....
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...the Social Environment 1 Foundations of Human Development in the Social Environment Loreen Pettola BSHS/325 October 7, 2013 Maria Perrota MA, Med, Doctorial Candidate Foundations of Human Development in Social Environment 2 Human diversity is the difference among people and how those differences make an effect on society. These differences can include biological, social, and cultural differences. Diversity and Cultural Competence Two recent events have made the need for “cultural competence”— understanding the specific cultural, language, social and economic nuances of particular people and families—more important than ever. One is the civil rights movement that began in the 1950s, in which African Americans, women, gays and lesbians, people with disabilities, and other minority groups alerted the country to their distinct identities and long histories of oppression. The other is the growing number of new immigrants to this country, who bring with them unique cultural, language, religious, and political backgrounds. Histories of internal displacement within their own countries, torture, political oppression, and extreme poverty abound among immigrant communities. Melding these backgrounds with the history, experiences, and expectations of U.S. born ethnic and diverse populations creates both challenges and opportunities for social workers. It is fair to say that both helping professionals and society at large have a long way to go to gain cultural competence...
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...Required Reading: Chapter 1, 2, 3 & 4 Slides 1: Themes of cultural psychology: - Psychological processes are shaped by cultural experiences Defining Culture: (3, last one is the best/preferred definition for this class) - A group of people who have a shared context (geographical, historical, linguistic, etc.) - A group of people who have shared beliefs - BEST definition: Information acquired from other members of a species through social learning. Challenges to defining culture: Cultural boundaries are not distinct and often unclear Cultural are dynamic and change There is substantial within-culture variation Fuzzy category(模糊的) Compare and Contrast: Cultural PSYC vs. General PSYC (different focuses and premises假定) - General Psychology: • Focused on: human universals(普遍性): does not vary across human cultures • All people everywhere are the same • Context and content of thought is largely just noise (Ignore the ability to understand the human mind) - Cultural Psychology: • Focused on: cultural variation and causes of variation • Humans are a cultural species - culture informs how we think • Thoughts are shaped by contexts • Minds and culture are entangled( 缠绕在⼀一起) with each other Mueller-Lyer illusion(哪个更长): - Trick of perspective - A lot of cultural variation is susceptibility(易受影响的) to this illusion Psychology is W.E.I.R.D.: - Most of what we know about psychology is based on WEIRD samples: • Western • Educated • Industrialized • Rich • Democratic 第 1 ⾴頁 ...
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...Foundations of Human Development in the Social Environment Paper BSHS/325 Foundations of Human Development in the Social Environment Paper The development of a human being can positively and negatively affected by numerous factors during a lifetime. As you read, you will learn many aspects that can make or break a humans development. I will discuss the interactions between the biopsychosocial dimensions of development, the concept of human diversity and cultural competence, and the connection between the general systems theory and social order. Bio-Psycho-Social Dimensions The biological aspect of human development starts at the time of conception. The two parents have intercourse and fertilization of the mothers egg by the father’s sperm occurs. The development stages during the mother’s pregnancy can be negatively affected by many things such as drugs, alcohol, physical injuries to the mother, and even psychological stress from the mother. These negative factors can affect a child for the rest of their life psychologically and physically. There are many theories about psychological development. Sigmund Freud’s psychoanalytic theory had the concepts of id, superego, ego, libido, fixation, defense mechanisms, Oedipus complex, and Electra complex. The Neo-Freudian theorists were Carl Jung, Erich Fromm, Alfred Adler, and Harry Stack Sullivan. Their theories were analytic psychology for Jung, a social context for Fromm, individual psychology for Adler, and individual...
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...Do you think the social and cultural environments of the 18th and 19th centuries helped or hindered the study of microbiology in particular and science in general? Why? After reviewing all three videos I believe both the social and cultural environment of the 18th and 19th centuries both helped the study of microbiology and science. I feel this way because during this time, it was believed that illness were caused by outside influences like bad air, or divine punishment as stated in Pasteur and understanding Disease video section. These types of cultural no social beliefs in my option aided the scientist of the time to research the true cause of illness something that could be seen no proved. Do you think that microbiology and science are influenced by today’s social and cultural environments? Provide examples to support your statements. I do believe Microbiology and science are influenced by today’s social and cultural environment. Over the years with much trial no error science/microbiology has come to the level it is currently at. For example the try and see approach used by Jenner in regards to using the scraping from the lady with cowpox to inoculate against smallpox. Jenner didn't know if that would work he just reasoned since the milkmaids didn't contract smallpox then maybe since they were exposed to cowpox the had built an immunity. In today’s society the social cultural environment would not allow for a child to be subjected to this kind of testing. With modern...
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...Modern Management & Cultural Intelligence Today is the global village prospering with globalisation. During this interactive communication age, it is critical for administrative managers to understand and accept a diversity of cultures and traditions for all the stake holders of different areas: staff, consumers, partners, rivals and local administration authority, as modern management concept. Utilizing cultural intelligence delicately can assist exploring endless resources, hidden in the social communication of the sophisticated nature of business. As every individual is inherited with different education, experiences and culture, accompanied by advantages and divergence, it is only necessary to properly manage them. Leaders should prompt to achieve the target goal by means of global cultures based on modern management capacity as well as religion, social customs: innovative management models based on integration of diverse culture: and adjusting existing practising principles with varied culture. Even though the development of all these approaches are some of the characteristics of each manager reflecting mutual understanding, inspiration and innovation, most of them heavily rely on the cultural quotient. In brief, beliefs, values, perceptions, expectations, attitudes and assumptions derived from IQ and EQ are on the other hand, getting along with Cultural Intelligence occurred in his or her social environment of regional, national, economic and livelihood. In general...
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...Foundations of Human Development in the Social Environment Laura Gisel BSHS/325 Mrs. Natale 11/28/2014 Behavior sets the human race apart from all others, the bio-psyco-social dimension of human behavior helps to explain why. The biological dimensions explain the human behavior by genetics and heredity. Genetics, determined by DNA, the latter compound which is responsible for the behavior of an individual. Biological scientists believe that intelligence is partially determined by ones genes. The intelligence of one’s family is found to be very similar. (Kimble and Colman, 1995) It is believed that heredity and genetics explains why when two brothers were studied they were both found to have genetic markers very similar in nature, for schizophrenia. However, just because the maker is there does not mean that the person will end up with schizophrenia. Uncontrollable actions is the third component in explaining the biological aspects of human behavior. This can be explained through the nervous system. One example is food, the brain will tell the body when they are hungry and the human will go and get food. If the person is in a place where they do not have access to regular conventional food, the body will inform you to look for anything that may be edible, for example fruits, roots, and herbs. Roots may not be ideal in everyday situations but for those extreme conditions that do happen, it is an option. Sleep is another example, why do some individuals sleep more than others...
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...different cultures Sarahi Alvarenga 05 July 2013 Walden University Cultural diversity refers to the process through which different cultures respect other people’s differences and the variety of human cultures or societies. In general, cultural diversity therefore refers to the existence of different value systems and multiplicity of subcultures in a multicultural or plural society or any other setting. Cultural diversity therefore calls for people to appreciate other people’s culture by respecting their way of life and the way they perform their different rituals, taboos and other cultural practices (Lee, et al, 2011). One of the most important developments in the history of Human service has been the realization that many overall markets are up of significantly different groups Culture may be defined as ‘ The way of life of a people ,including their attitudes , values , beliefs , arts, sciences, modes of perception , and habits of thought and activity .Culture defines how individuals live and behave in an environment and how their perceptions are shaped which affect the mutual relationship between both the individuals who are part of that environment and those who interact with that environment .For organizations , cultural differences are becoming more and more important . With globalization, workforce diversity has increased and cultural impacts are shaping organization‘s performance. These cultural differences have profound impact over Human service practices such as...
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... Cultural differences play an important role in the academic environment. It is often being overlooked by university, society and even among the international students themselves. When dealing with international students, there is an overlap between perception and acceptance towards readiness and adaptation to the cultural differences. International students’ readiness and ability to adapt with local cultural has influenced on how the university and society view and accept them. In this paper, it explores the understanding and challenges for international students to adapt themselves in UniMAP. It also looks on the effectiveness of university effort in building an inclusive academic environment for its international students. Introduction The Ministry of Higher Education of Malaysia has taken a big step in becoming a hub for the international students. The aim is proven by the number of international students in Malaysia. As for the year 2008, it was reported that 16,991 students from foreign countries are studying here (Bernama, Dec 3 2008). In order not to be left behind, University Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP) has adhere to the Ministry Of Higher Education aspiration by taking 168 international students that come from various countries namely China, Yemen, Iraq and Pakistan. 74 of them are the undergraduates’ students, 52 postgraduate students and 42 exchange students. The university has done various preparations in building inclusive academic environment for the...
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