Social Contract Theory vs. Kant's Duty Ethics
Case study - 2 pages - Educational studies
Kant claims the form of an action is more important for judging its moral worth than the content of the consequences that follow from it (Cooper, 2004, p. 267). Our ability as humans to act out of duty, and not just for advancing personal goals, Kant believed, separated humans from animals. Kant...
The social process of joining an organization
Case study - 3 pages - Business strategy
The standard perception of ‘The social process of joining an organization' studies the behavior of an individual, the relationship within groups, how the public develops and interacts. Moreover, how these relations can change their behavior within a business. Frederick Taylor (1911)...
What is a gift? What are the political, economic, religious, and social implications of the gift?
Case study - 5 pages - Political science
Supposedly, a gift is the free act of willingly donating to someone something that was yours without expecting anything in exchange. It is a thus doubly a free act for it is up to the giver to decide whether he wants to make a gift or not and the receiver has no obligation to reciprocate. The...
Ethical issues regarding social networking
Case study - 2 pages - Educational studies
The popularity of social networking sites is a relatively new phenomenon Within the past 10 years several evolution have been made. Most are positive, but some are negative. With this phenomenon there has also been several sites that have reached iconic status. Some have reached this...
Economics and Social Policy: The Keynesian Perspective
Case study - 2 pages - Educational studies
At the onset of civilization, it has always been the aim of surviving societies to establish a kind of welfare state- one that is able to deliver the basic necessities and services to its inhabitants through various modes available. The delivery of services includes, but not is limited to, those...
Social movements and human agency, cultural representations, comparative racial inequality and intersectionality
Case study - 3 pages - Educational studies
In the article by Naber (2008) ‘Look Mohammed the terrorist is coming' she describes the way the Arabs, Muslims and Middle Eastern citizens in Diaspora are looked at in America where everyone is chastised and seen as a suspect terrorist. For example, after September 11th attack, President...
Discrimination in schools: Race and social change
Case study - 1 pages - Psychology
Despite the 1954 ruling for desegregation following the landmark case of Brown v. the Board, American schools continue to be racially divided at alarmingly high rates. According to research conducted by the Civil Rights Project, levels of segregation for black and Latino students have been...
Social psychology
Case study - 2 pages - Psychology
Learning and comprehending social psychology includes special observation of human beings operating within the social order. General, clinical, educational, experimental, developmental, community, research, and cognitive psychologies are all disciplines in the extensive subject of...
Social theories
Case study - 4 pages - Educational studies
Generally, social theories comprise a number of basic rudiments. These include epistemology, ontology, historical location, and a set of prescriptions. Epistemology seeks to respond to particular issues such as the ways and manner in which individuals recognize, identify, and make out the...
Ethical issues on social networks
Case study - 9 pages - Business strategy
For Business School's students such as we are, social networks seem to be a nice tool to boost our careers. In fact professional network like Linkedin appeared and permit to share a résumé on the web. The success of this network comes from the fact you can regroup your whole professional...
Is social media required: Discussions agree or disagree
Case study - 2 pages - Educational studies
Social media should not be used to screen potential employees because of the many negatives associated with such. First among these is that such would comprise an action which leads to discrimination on the basis of race, gender among others. Profiles on the social media are rich in...
The Impact of Social Movements in Chile: Scenes from Machucha
Case study - 3 pages - Educational studies
There is little doubt that Chile has been on the forefront on matters of human rights in Latin. Chile's human rights discourse has been dominated with social movements and the main arena of confrontation has not been the state (Safa, 1990). Social movements in Chile date back to...
Behavioral theory: models, use in therapeutic relationships and implementation in social work practice
Case study - 2 pages - Educational studies
Counseling practices require that professionals put themselves in the minds of patients in order to understand situations well. A mental health professional can, therefore, choose to work in many environments; either private or public. In all these cases, counseling is aimed at getting the best...
Sexuality as a social tool
Case study - 4 pages - Educational studies
The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines sexuality as a) the quality and state of being sexual, b) the condition of having sex, c) sexual activity, and d) the expression of sexual receptivity or interest especially when excessive, and it cites the first use of the word around1800. Human beings...
Corporate social responsibility in India
Case study - 4 pages - Business strategy
Corporations can now have workers in India to execute production within hours via online matchmakers. From administrative responsibilities to executive orders, full-scale solutions have produced a huge infrastructure for inexpensive labor in India for multinational corporations. With businesses...
Social politics of the plight of the woman
Case study - 3 pages - Educational studies
Social politics is the process through which groups in various social structures make collective decisions. Social politics is influenced by various facets of the society such as religion, business, gender, academics and even sports. Social politics therefore...
Anti-social Personality Disorder: The Case of Ted Bundy
Case study - 2 pages - Psychology
The following documentation describes the case of a cunning, manipulative, selfish and sociopathic individual known by the name of Ted Bundy and his relation to anti-social personality disorder. Theodore Bundies psychotic behavior and extreme motives and cognition provide an amazing look...
Outline of a number of issues related to net neutrality and social media
Case study - 3 pages - Journalism
The study of internet neutrality and information sharing through media elements has been the subject of numerous studies during recent decades. Several commentators have discussed these subjects in relation to a number of different elements and concerns. In the light of today's globalized,...
Sample cover letter for social relationships project
Sample letter - 1 pages - Educational studies
I am writing to you because I am interested in your available position of Research Assistant at the Duke Social Relationships Project. I am currently a Junior with internship experience at the Office of Representative Sue Myrick.. I am proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Powerpoint,...
Does competition affect social preferences in the context of a bargaining game? Discuss
Case study - 3 pages - Business strategy
This essay argues that competition has an effect on social preferences. Two playered bargaining game is called as an ultimatum game(UG).The results of which are compared to the results of experiments in which there are more than two players, where competition exists. References to agents...
Environmental, economic and social impacts of Cruise ships in Stockholm
Case study - 20 pages - Management
Sweden is a country located in the Northern Europe. Its capital is Stockholm. The city is situated near the Baltic Sea therefore it is accessible to holiday cruise liners as well as other maritime traffic making the port one of the busiest in terms of traffic among other Scandinavian cities....
Examination of social inequality from a sociological perspective
Case study - 4 pages - Educational studies
The aim of this essay is to discuss the social inequality and other aspects of society from a sociological perspective. Inequalities in society have been the subject of numerous sociological studies. Various commentators from different ideological approaches have analyzed social...
Curb Your Enthusiasm: A linguistic analysis of a social assassin
Case study - 9 pages - Film studies
Curb Your Enthusiasm is an HBO series which centers on Larry David as the main character. Larry is best known for being the writer of the hit series, Seinfeld, and in Curb Your Enthusiasm, Larry plays a partially fictionalized version of himself. The show is filmed in a cinéma vérité style and...
Analysis of how business companies can increase brand awareness and customer interaction through the use of social media
Essay - 3 pages - Political science
The arrival of new technology has raised a number of new issues for managers and leaders. The use of the internet is an unavoidable feature of today's business environment, as it can be very productive to companies. Email can be used as a very potent business tool, enabling business transactions...
Political, social, and economic histories of Chile and Paraguay
Case study - 12 pages - Political science
Development in Latin America has been a slow and steady process for many decades. Furthermore, many of the countries in Latin America have failed to become close to matching the United States in terms of political, social, and economic development, although it is very difficult to match...
Can the onset of the fall of fertility in Europe be related to the economic and social circumstances of the individual countries at the time?
Case study - 10 pages - Modern history
Understanding the onset of the fall of fertility in Europe requires understanding of changes in mortality as it is understood that "the beginning of mortality decline generally precedes that of fertility". The 'demographic transition' saw the average number of births per women fall from...
Building strong civil societies in Eastern Europe after the fall of communism: Poland, Romania, and the importance of pre-existing social roots
Case study - 6 pages - International relations
Throughout Eastern Europe, embryonic civil societies have demonstrated in various ways but with the same result their crucial role in the advent of democracy in the early 1990s : within a few years, Eastern European communist governments were forced to cede power and undertake democratic reforms...
Social media as an agent of psychological warfare in the overthrow of Gadhafi's Libya
Case study - 34 pages - Political science
On December 17, 2010 a Tunisian vegetable seller set himself on fire in a crowded marketplace to protest the lack of employment opportunities in his country. Less than a year later three North African governments had been overthrown and the Middle East was set ablaze in a string of revolts....
What happened to the social state in Eastern Europe after 1990?
Essay - 7 pages - Modern history
After the breakdown of the Soviet Union, each Eastern European and former Soviet country faced many challenges and one of them was how to cope with the welfare state under a different political organization. Now that the Soviet rule was gone, what was the road to be taken? Should the State...
External environment and social responsibilities
Case study - 3 pages - Educational studies
A big influence on internal business environment is the external environment. No business can choose to ignore the outside factors, if it aims to succeed in the today's corporate world. Corporate culture should embody what it takes to succeed in the environment. If the external environment...
