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As human beings, it is a biological fact that there is far less biological difference between the genders than is assumed. The question is, how much else are we as human beings assuming about our lives, our abilities, and our potential? If something as simple as a urinal could be set up to reinforce assumptions regarding gender, what other false social paradigms are we enslaving ourselves to?
The main question is, once we are aware of these paradigms, what are the chances of liberating ourselves from it? Perhaps the feminists had a point when they let the hair on their legs and under their arms grow, when they cut their hair and burned their bras in order to eliminate as far as possible the differences between themselves and men.
My problem with this is however, what does this imply for our enjoyment of life? Agnes became a woman...
This was essential to her continued enjoyment of life, regardless of the "rights" as a man she would be giving up. She does not seem to mind this.
Furthermore, male and female relationships are to a great extent built upon some assumption of gender difference. A man's urge to help a woman with a flat tire, for example, could make him very helpful with mechanical and other such matters in and around the home. A woman might let the man help her with this, even though she could as easily learn to do it herself. However, she prefers to let him do it for reasons such as that she enjoys relying on his skills. While one could therefore prefer to try to avoid "doing" gender altogether, I feel that this may be as unnecessary as the paradigm of doing gender itself.
Distinguish terms 'criterion -- referenced assessment' 'norm-referenced assessment'. Robert Glaser's 1963 paper "Instructional Technology and the Measurement of Learning Outcomes" marked a watershed in psychometrics, the measurement of educational effectiveness. Glaser's innovation came through classifying two particular means of comparing test outcomes, and his definitions continue to drive controversial change in the provision of education across the United States to this day. The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 represents
Integrating network relationships with entrenched resources, can lead to the development of organizational ability for achieving long-range business sustainability. Internal and external knowledge processes are a characteristic of organizational capabilities. Building organizational capability is reliant on the qualities of networks, tacit knowledge, collective learning, and organization of work, delivery of value, coordination of diverse skills, commitment, involvement, and flexibility within organizational structures. Similarly, firm value formation helps to build organizational
Unit 3 Question What types of research question(s) can best be addressed through the use of case studies? What are the advantages and disadvantages of the case study approach? The case study approach is favored in many research studies in the social sciences, particularly sociology and anthropology. Case studies are useful in examining questions about a particular social group, and also explain phenomena with multiple causes, such as 'juvenile delinquency.' Finding ways to
In other words: Lead users are individuals who use a product that has a number of unknown needs and who also benefit if they find a solution to those needs. This is unique in that it takes a different approach to traditional market research -- instead of collecting information from users at the center of the target market, it collects information about both needs and solutions from the leading
transforms correlations among a set of observed variables into smaller number of factors, containing essential information about the linear inter-relationships among the original test scores (Kriegel, Kroger, Sander, & Zimek, 2011). Factor analysis is used in behavioral sciences, social sciences, and other applied sciences dealing with large quantities of data. In addition, factor analysis is subdivided into two major groups; exploratory and confirmatory. Cluster analysis on the other hand
Distinguish between thinking about crime as a social problem and thinking of it as a sociological problem). Taking crime as a sociological issue one would attempt to theories regarding the causes of criminal behavior, social construction of the concept of crime, and solutions to crime on a societal level. Sociological theories and psychological theories of criminal behavior are heavily entwined. There are numerous sociological theories concerning the cause and control