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Overview of Decision Support Systems

the MIS may be its ability to simulate future situations and be adapted to account for a variety of futures so that not only is t...

A Sociological Analysis of the Criminal Case of Rapper T.I.

Dantzer, 2005). The idea here is that with fewer solid ties to the community, and the lure of easy money, people get lost. They en...

Nursing Practice Theories

This 2 page paper gives an overview of using middle range theory on regards to the nursing practice. This paper explains how evalu...

Sociological Theories and Serial Killers

In five pages this paper considers the anomie concept in this discussion of serial killings and how they may be explained through ...

Explaining Exploitation Theory and Exploitation Theory of Prejudice

The paper gives a good overview of exploitation theory and exploitation theory of prejudice. The basis of the theory and the way ...

Festinger's Theory

There have been many important contributions to social psychology. Many scholars state that the most important theory in the field...

The Application of Organizational Politics and Leadership Theory in a Fast Food Restaurant

by examining the way that it can interfere with the normal organizational processes, such as recruitment, promotion, rewards and g...

How Can Nations Gain Competitive Advantages

the industry. In Porters model the government is viewed as a catalyst to strengthen an industry. Porter also identified innovati...

“Antz” & Emile Durkheim

labor. Rather than being totally dependent on custom, these societies are held together primarily through mutual obligation betwee...

Using the Sociological Imagination to Interpret a Personal Situation

in society, sometimes, norms are let go of for a variety of reasons. Durkheim (1997) writes: "The hypercivilization... breeds the ...

"Family Guy" - A Sociological Reading

cross-country destination to fulfill a nefarious purpose. Despite being a baby and a dog, Stewie and Brian are both fully articula...

Analysis Culture and Teen Pregnancy

Teen pregnancy is a problem with rising rates in most industrial countries. The incidence differs greatly by race/ethnicity. This ...

Model for Competitive Advantage

There are many theories and models to increase an organization's competitive advantage. One of those is the kaizen methodology pro...

Thoughts for Theologians in Cities

This essay defines and discusses urban theology. It discusses cities and urban areas in the Bible and in today’s society. The essa...

UK Mobile Telephone Industry; An Economic Explanation

entry into third generation mobile technologies. The market is still growing, in 2002 there were 44.1 million subscribers, which...

Indian Politics and the Significance of Religion

With this, one may be critical of modern life (1008). Further, some thinkers look at Durkheims "social cement " and equate it wit...

Social and Workplace Inequality

In six pages workplace inequality is examined an economic and sociological theory applications with possible solutions to these pr...

Sociologist Nancy Kleniewski's City Definition

that examines urban life and helps one determine a precise definition of a city. The principle features of metropolitan life--the ...

Thinking Sociologically

nervous breakdown following the death of his father, thereafter Weber became a hospital administrator, which obviously further inf...

New York City - Urban Planning

This 10 page paper discusses the way in which urban planning has transformed New York City since the end of the Civil War. The wri...

Sociological Methodology and Emile Durkheim

In ten pages the ways in which the famed sociologist approached sociological inquiry are examined with a consideration of Rules of...

Attribution Theory And Achievement Goal Theory

3) the observer must determine if the person was forced or coerced into doing that behavior or not (Kearsley, 2008). If coercion w...

History Of Leadership Theories

theory (ChangingMinds.org, Trait, 2007). Trait theory still insisted that people were born with certain traits that "are particul...

International Trade Theory in the Real World

1 using the SITC categories. All figures given are in $ millions unless otherwise stated. Figure 1 Imports and Exports of chemica...

Developmenetal Theories and Counseling

(Ginn 2009). Accommodation is the act of changing the cognitive structure in order to accept new knowledge or new experiences and ...

Herbert Gans/Urban Villagers

slum" and while its residents had their own problems, these difficulties did not evolve from living in this neighborhood (Gans xiv...

Discussion of Change Theories for Specific Field

The paper begins by briefly identifying and explaining three of the standard change theory/models. The stages of each are named. T...

Leadership Theories

people and meanings including emotions, while managers work at a lower level of emotion and do not look for meaning, focusing on t...

Leisure and Work in 1900 to 1920 Urban US

This paper discusses early 20th century leisure and work as conceptualized in urban America in a consideration of Kathy Peiss' 'Le...

Criminal's Society Reentry and Various Influential Factors

Gottredson and Hirschis Self-Control Theory contends that criminal behavior is perpetuated to meet the perpetrators own self-inter...