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Anthony Giddens’ Response to Emile Durkheim’s “Suicide”
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This is a 6 page paper discussing Giddens’ response to Durkheim’s suicide. Anthony Giddens is a modern day sociologist who has proposed a new theory of “structuration” which he considers as his “concern to develop an ontological framework for the study of human social activities”. In doing this, Giddens offers a more expansive and open method in the study of society and institutions in which he hopes will offer an alternative to many of the traditional sociological methods used. Emile Durkheim in his study on “Suicide” provided one of the first systematic presentations of suicide as a sociological phenomenon. Consistent with the functionalist theories however, Durkheim offered three definitions of suicide, egoistic, altruistic and anomic, which were all functional aspects of society. Giddens believed that the functionalist argument could not possibly account for the various factors influencing suicide and within his argument and general dismisses much of Durkheim’s definitions. He also presents other misunderstandings and controversies which surrounded Durkheim’s study on suicide which somewhat validate his claim that the functionalist perspective is not complete in its relation to the discussion of suicide. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Applying Erikson’s Life Stage Model
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A 7 page paper providing an interview with an elderly lady and applying Erikson’s life stage model to the woman’s teen years. Erikson’s assessment of the development that takes place during the teen years appears to describe precisely the path of this woman’s progress during that stage of her life. The lessons learned then - whether good or bad according to social views that existed 70 years later – remained with her even then. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Applying Popper to Educational Research
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A 5 page paper applying Karl Popper’s approach to the scientific method to educational research. There is a wealth of research in education, much of it virtually worthless. For decades, it seemed that researchers turned to qualitative methods only when they could not fit hypotheses into quantitative approaches, and qualitative studies frequently were not designed well with reference to validity and reliability. The result was that method purists often regarded qualitative educational research as less than “real” science. Today’s educational research is designed much better than in the past. It still could benefit from the application of Karl Popper’s approach to the scientific method, however, which approaches validity and theory verification from a different perspective. Bibliography lists 13 sources.
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Arendt's View of Society
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This 10 page paper examines Hannah Arendt's work The Human Condition. Much attention is paid to social stratification. Ideas regarding Marxism and liberty are discussed. The paper concurs with one of Arendt's points about the relationships between politics and the economy. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER AND LEADERSHIP
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This 4-page paper covers Arnold Schwarzenegger and his leadership abilities, comparing them to Kouzes' and Posner's five practices and 10 commitments. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Assimilation and the Cuban-American Community
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A 9 page overview of the various forms of assimilative pressure which have shaped the Cuban American immigrant experience. The author notes that although they live in the United States, and indeed take pride in American values and freedoms, Cuban Americans are still culturally isolated to a great degree. Never-the-less, even this tight-knit community, is still subject to the same assimilative pressures which have been at play in this country since its initial inception. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Auguste Comte
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A 4 page research paper on Comte, who is considered to be one of the most influential philosophers of the nineteenth century. Considered to be one of the founding fathers of sociology, he was also influential in formulating positivism. The following discussion offers insight on how Comte’s viewed several issues. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Auguste Comte: The Father of Sociology
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A 4 page review of the sociological premises presented by this eighteenth century sociologist. Comte coined the term "sociology" and set the stage for a scientific approach to social interaction. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: PPcomte.rtf

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