Essays Tagged: "socio cultural"

The following essay analyzes, synthesizes, and expounds upon two articles appertaining to the variable criteria requisite to enter major Literature's exclusive Canon, and the need for its reform.

ances of which it has traditionally been supposed to be independent (137).While many people believe socio-cultural, socio-political, and socio-economic forces have no power in shaping a work, or in re ...

(8 pages) 226 1 4.4 Nov/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Communication Studies

Religion and the African American experience

can American ExperienceReligion and the Black Church in African American society, in regards to the socio-cultural, economical and political issues of the 20th century, has turned the African American ... vents without having to consult the "white" government. Another thing that religion did in terms of socio-cultural matters is that it rebuilt the old traditions that were lost during times of enslavem ...

(5 pages) 218 0 3.9 Mar/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > African Studies - History

Book: Guadalupe, Mother of the New Creation by Virgil Elizando - answering the question: How does Elizando present the Guadalupe apparaiton as an example of "Conversion within one's own tradition"?

, conversion means totally different things to different people, depending on where they are within socio-cultural structures" (Elizando 2002: 81). In his book, Guadalupe: Mother of the New Creation, ...

(6 pages) 49 0 3.7 Apr/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > Central & Southamerican History

Psychology Opinion Paper.

hese six approaches include: neurobiological, behavioral, humanistic, psychoanalytic, cognitive and socio-cultural approaches. Of these six approaches I've found the neurobiological and socio-cultural ... our biological composition.The next approach in psychology that I particularly agreed with was the sociocultural approach. This approach by definition means that behavior is viewed as strongly influe ...

(2 pages) 115 0 4.0 Sep/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology

This Essay deals with the Gender roles and Family dynamics of the Ancient Greeks

iscovery of Greek literature ofrom the fourth century BV. Twelve fragments, mostly dealing with the socio-cultural aspect of Greek Society, have been found written completely decipherable. From the an ...

(9 pages) 95 1 3.5 Feb/2004

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies > Greek Language & Literature

Summary - Foreign Market Selection Criteria

difference between domestic business and international business in terms of political, economic and socio-cultural environments, selecting a suitable new foreign market is critical to the success of a ... markets;"the levels of competition the firm will face;"their legal and political environments, and sociocultural factors that may affect the firm's operations and performance.In addition, Kumar et al ...

(10 pages) 420 1 4.1 Mar/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

Pros and Cons of Lenski's Socio-Cultural Developement

Lenski's levels of socio-cultural explain the changes in cultural ideas which are caused by new technology. There are ...

(2 pages) 38 0 5.0 Mar/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Sociology

Colour, Sound and Other Symbols in "Soylent Green" by Richard Fleischer

ir literal meanings. These connotations include emotional overtones, subjective interpretations and socio-cultural values. Because of their ability to change over time, signs create a unique chain of ...

(9 pages) 43 0 4.1 Apr/2004

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Film Review and Analysis

How useful is social class as a variable for segmenting consumer markets? Explore

raphic and demographic variables help to locate a certain target market, whereas psycho-graphic and socio-cultural variables help describe who its members are, how they think and how they feel.Demogra ... ic is based on the region or country they live in. psycho-graphic is based on their personality and socio-cultural segmentation is segmenting the market based on their subculture, religion, social cla ...

(3 pages) 105 0 3.0 May/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Marketing

Politeness and Culture

is then taken to be the various forms of language structure and usage which allow the members of a socio-cultural group to achieve their conflict-avoiding goals.Outline1.0 Introduction of Politeness1 ... -avoiding goals.Outline1.0 Introduction of Politeness1.1 What is Politeness?Politeness is a kind of socio-cultural phenomenon in human communication. Politeness is seen as the adequacy of linguistic b ...

(13 pages) 201 1 4.8 Sep/2004

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Linguistics

Intorduce the current and previous business system in Japan

that formal rules follow clearly stated government laws, and so on, while informal rules come from socio-cultural practices.FORMAL RULESGovernment often plays a part in formulating rules for business ... ch other and together govern the business system in Japan. The government must pay attention to the socio-cultural rules when they create any policies, while people must obey the government's policy w ...

(6 pages) 62 0 0.0 Mar/2005

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

The formal and informal business rules in China

n formal rules such as laws will be clearly stated , and some informal rules will be discussed from socio-cultural practices.Government often plays a part in formulating rules for business .Dunning (1 ...

(5 pages) 108 0 3.0 Mar/2005

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

The Global Car Industry-An Analysis of Macro Environment, from the Case study by Nick Potter

orces that influence this environment. Hence, this report analyzes some of the political, economic, socio-cultural and technological trends, key to understanding their impact on the industry, with par ... ions or improving the technology of current systems will provide a huge value addition to a company.Socio-cultural Forces:One of the socio-cultural influences on the macro environment is the degree of ...

(13 pages) 400 0 4.5 Mar/2005

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies > Automotive Companies

Globalisation and its effects on australian national identity and democracy

rtance in the establishment and maintenance of cross border economic, political, technological, and socio cultural relations under the conditions of capitalism. Alexander Downer has said that "you're ...

(4 pages) 72 0 4.3 Mar/2005

Subjects: Social Science Essays

The Emergence of Poetic Meaning

number line as its axis, the underlying referential system has the axis of different subsystems of socio-cultural parameters of synchronic importance. The number of parameters though has been fixed a ... ar poem should be understood as a manipulation of the explicit sign system, which is crucial to its socio-cultural matrix and under the direct influence of the diachronic development of the social con ...

(3 pages) 39 0 4.2 May/2005

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Linguistics

Discuss the influence of the external environment on the conduct of the organisation's business.

The organisation is influenced by an number of factors in the external environment namely, economic,socio-cultural forces, political forces, ecologicalforces, labour unions, competitors and customers. ... ven the folding up of the business due to public pressure.The organisation due to new trends in the socio-cultural environment are creating a different type of consumer and thus a need for different p ...

(7 pages) 166 0 5.0 May/2005

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Globalisation and the effects on australian society

diminishing importance in the establishment and maintenance of cross border economic, political and socio-cultural relations. (Comaroff, 2000: 291-343) Globalisation undeniably is a capitalist process ...

(7 pages) 122 0 4.5 Jun/2005

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Current Issues

THE HISTORY OF UNITED STATES - THE 1920s COMPARED TO THE 1930s

States in the 1920s with that of 1930s across three historical landscapes -economic, political and socio-cultural.THE HISTORY OF UNITED STATES -THE 1920s COMPARED TO THE 1930sThe first half of the tw ... undertaken along three historical landscapes -- the economic history, the political history and the socio-cultural history. However it is important to note that the economic history of the nation duri ...

(9 pages) 108 0 3.0 Jul/2005

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

Land Art.

hael Heizer, Robert Smithson, Robert Morris--all seem to have been dramatically influenced by these socio-cultural currents of the time. They all agreed that sculptural art could have a life away from ...

(3 pages) 40 0 4.4 Oct/2005

Subjects: Art Essays

Why is important to study the media, rather than simply consume it?

his by playing a vital role in the development of a person's perspective on political, economic and socio-cultural issues. This consequently helps to shape individuals' viewpoints of the world and def ... , Routledge, New York, 1992o Newman, D.M. "Building Reality: The Social Construction of Knowledge." Sociology: Exploring the Architecture of Everyday Life, 5th Edition, Pine Forge Press, California, 2 ...

(6 pages) 219 0 4.8 Oct/2005

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Communication Studies