(actualy I know alot about it but for acouple of years I’m away from biology to physics, computers and mechanics. the reason I ask that there are many muslim and relegios writers who make books about darwin,,, like (the destruction of the evolution) and (darwin and the big sin) and many other writings.) Answer Darwin’s Read more »
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What is Functionalist theory and how is it applicable in our society today?
Answer It’s what type of function or purpose something serves in society. Education serves a function to provide students with the skills and knowledge they need for work. Hospitals serve a function in medically or physically helping pateints. Besides the obvious functions, there can be unknown or unintended functions. Education may reinforce the status quo Read more »
Paper about body image in society, how can i use looking-glass theory and other sociology theories? 10 pts**?
(Please help me out. I am doing women’s body image in society and i am also focusing in on young girls.) Answer There are three main components of the looking-glass self (Yeung, et al. 2003). We imagine how we must appear to others. We imagine the judgment of that appearance. We develop our self through Read more »
Did Aristotles theory have a immediate impact on his society?
(Was he thinking politically correct?) Answer Well, no there was no immediate impact on his society, because the government and church came out and said his theories were a load of BS basically.
Why do many people in Western society envy thin women when it goes against evolutionary and logical theory?
(As some people have pointed out in my earlier question about attraction, men are evolutionarily geared to be attracted toward women who can withstand periods of famine as well as be physically able to carry a child; hence, such an attraction toward thin Hollywood actresses, models etc. seems to contradict what we as humans are Read more »
Mass-society theory offers a criticism of modern society as having:?
(a. become less and less affluent. b. become an impersonal mass of socially rootless people. c. pushed minorities to the margins. d. All of the above are correct.) Answer D appears to be the best answer
According to Martin Heidegger what did he mean by the “enslaving forces” in his theory upon mass society ?
Answer His critique of mass culture was that it stifled individuals. To the best of my knowledge, however, he never used the term “enslaving forces” – the closest he comes is “dictatorship of the They”. The ‘forces’ which manufacture public opinion are inherent to modernity. They include journalism (newspaper, radio), industrial labour and commerce, urbanization, Read more »
Society Theory?
(I need to come up with a theory about society….any suggestions?) Answer If you look around you, you’d notice the consumerism in society. Everybody eats, wears, uses things that are mass produced. Cultures are dying. You think you own whatever land you land on The earth is just a dead thing you can claim. But Read more »
Is science just theory after theory, underlying half truths that society is made to believe?
Answer kinda, just like religion you know? But technically Science has nothing to do with the actual truth. Science is supposed to be the search for truth based on evidence found and theories made. So really religion is a science its just more of a historical and scholarly science, not done with instruments and technology, Read more »
Can Plato’s theory in the republican be applied to modern 21C society?
(Do we have philosophers, merchants and soldiers or is that no existant. Please help I have to write an essay on this!) Answer You miss the point of Plato’s Republic, he wasn’t proposing a workable social structure but offering ideas for discussion. Plato wasn’t so much a teacher in the modern sense of imparting information Read more »
Which epistemological theory has the greatest validity for understanding contemporary society?
(Contemporary philosophy is the period in the history of philosophy that began at the end of the nineteenth century with the rise of analytic and continental philosophy and that extends into the present.) Answer with the example of a few analytic bastions (mainly Oxford) there was a big shift towards post-structuralist and postmodern philosophy in Read more »
In the context of Manuel Castells theory of Network Society, what does social morphology mean?
(I am writing an essay expounding on the theories of Manuel Castells and I’d like to clarify the definition of ‘social morphology’.) Answer According to Castells, networks constitute the new social morphology of our societies. When interviewed by Harry Kreisler from the University of California Berkeley, Castells said “…the definition, if you wish, in concrete Read more »
What are 2 events that have impacted on the society and history because of the atomic theory?
Answer 2 Events? 1-Discover of any atoms that have been formed by 2 element atoms being smashed together to make a new element for an exceedingly short time (not sure when the exact date was, though) 2-Newest atom model made
Does the Nash Equilibrium Theory really apply to war in our modern society?
(Are there too many variables and assumptions to accurately portray this scenario in a mathmatical formula?) Answer The answer is yes it applies, because it always applies, the other half of your question is “is it a solvable problem.” I would bet the Department of Defense would tell you that it is a modeled process. Read more »
David Icke & the reptillian agenda secret society theory, are you with or against?
(I will put this question to voting, so take your time answering this seriously. 1. Do you know who is David Icke? Do you know his reptillian theory? 2. What do you think about it regarding the evidence provided in his books & documentaries? VIQ: Why have I struggled so much to find any sensible Read more »
How does Max Weber’s theory about religion affect our society today?
Answer The Protestant Work Ethic? Explains why in the American Culture we believe that we must work first and play later. Weber showed that protestants held that their status would show predestiny. Meaning if God had predetermined that you were going to Heaven, he would not let you live an unhappy life, because you were Read more »
Is our society (or your community) moving towards or away from the Broken Windows theory?
(How does Broken Windows work for you? What would you say to the critics of this theory?) Answer Okay, in my community this Broken Windows goes like this. Scenario 1: Cleaner thugs then 10 yrs later Sceario 2 Appears Suddenly: People who really always felt geeky for not being thugs started enforcing Then Scenario 3 Read more »
How did Einsteins theory of relativity change society?
Answer Until the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, it didn’t. But the advent of atomic energy has changed a lot of things.
What was the problem with Galileo and what was theory and how was he handled by society then?
Answer At the time, the earth was viewed as the center of the universe — as taught by the church. He suggested and was essentially able to prove through the use of his invention (the telescope), that the church was wrong.
How does ‘mirror neuron’ theory affects the understanding of society?
Answer according to wikipedia it seems that mirror neuron theory deals with performing an action in regard to observing an action. according to the theory, it helps people to learn from others by imitation and also to understand their goals or intentions. the understanding of society would be affected in that people are able to Read more »