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What is a Concept?
A concept is, by its most basic definition, an idea. Webster's dictionary defines a concept as either "something conceived in the mind" or as "an abstract or generic idea generalized from particular instances" (Webster 2011). A concept is an idea that has been allowed to fester and for other people to input into that idea. Rather than a notion or something less substantial, a concept is something that has been considered carefully. Many people and their theories have gone into the development of this idea until it is something tangible and understandable to the masses.
Gender:
Society has a way of taking the concepts of physical sex differences and applying them to gender. Boy and girl, man and woman, are terms which people associate with both gender and sex. We use these...
Sex is what is meant by the physical differences between the male and female. Gender is the social definitions that are placed on the person based on their physical differences. For example, when a baby is born and it turns out to be a girl, the parents will often paint the room pink. They will buy pink clothes and purchase dolls and princess things. These are all due to the sociological imposition of gender put upon that child's sex. If the baby were a boy, the parents would likely paint the room blue. They would buy blue clothes and stock up on war toys and sporting equipment. Before the child can talk or walk, the adults around it have imposed certain constructions about what they believe the child's identity should be. The child has virtually no personality demonstration yet, but already the baby is encouraged to…
Fiction of Race Race Race: The cultural power of the fiction of race A recent PBS documentary was titled Race: The power of an illusion. This underlines what constitutes race -- race is a fiction, created by the faulty observational perceptions of human beings, and the history of human culture. Race is not a scientific reality. Because we can see color (and hair texture, facial shapes, and other characteristics) we perceive something we
WorldCom Prior to the corporate financial scandal, WorldCom was one of the largest long distance telephone companies (Reuters, 2003). Initially headquartered in Mississippi it later moved to Virginia. The company grew fast by acquiring other companies such as MCI Communications in 1998 and UUNET technology in 1996. Other companies acquired included, Metromedia in 1992, Resurgens Communications Group in 1993. In the course of this acquisition spree, WorldCom undertook two complex
These studies show that while EI is being integrated into the British educational policy, many concrete steps still have to be taken to make full use of EI skills. Evidence in favor of Emotional Literacy There is growing scholarly evidence that shows definitive links between higher emotional intelligence (EI) and overall success in life. For instance, Rubin (1999) in his study found that students with high EI skills are less likely
The member nations of OPEC are relatively few, making it easier for them to form a producing conglomerate; the idea of a consumer conglomerate is untenable, as OPEC will always be able to find an extensive enough market for its commodity with other countries not in this conglomerate, and thus they can still control the price. Conclusion The oil industry is not fueled by supply or demand so much as it
Communications -- Personal Statement Say the word 'communications,' and immediately people think of the written or the spoken word. They think of a page of newspaper, a conversation with a friend. But corporate communications encompasses so much more than merely the verbal exchange of ideas. Corporate communications is kinesthetic. Through my work at my current place of business, Alcoa I communicate by email to all Alcoans worldwide, regarding the Earthwatch program, including
During this penultimate period of violence under Rojas, the violence that wracked Colombia assumed a number of different characteristics that included an economic quality as well as a political one with numerous assassinations taking place. These were literally contract killings there were sponsored by opposition forms. There were also horrendous genocidal acts that were carried out by gangs combined with authentic revolutionary fighting in some regions of the country. The fourth