Essays on Social science Case Study

London: Springer science & Business Media.... The standard mail has also witnessed a significant loss in the trade volume owing to low cost alternate solutions like, email, text messages, mobile communication, social networking sites, etc (Grieves, 2006). ... ith continuous technological innovation like mails, SMS, e-banking, e-commerce, social networking has reduced the usage of handwritten letters and changed the dimensions of communication....

The existing studies show that the number of cases of obesity among preschool and school-going children has escalated which has greatly impacted the social and economic situations in the country as well as increased pressures on the healthcare system (Torun et al, 2013; 1; Badran & Laher, 2011; 1; Guerra, Nobre & Augusto, 2013). ... Qualitative research studies are however able to provide a deeper insight into the impacts as they are greatly perceptive to contextual issues and are more capable of bringing into perspective significant micro-social processes such as ways in which the children experience and deal with the changes in obesity as they transit through life....

Total Quality Management (TQM) is an approach to manage an organization in such a way that the organization is able to provide the customers with products or services to their utmost satisfaction.... The concept describes the culture, attitude and processes of an organization where the functions are carried out with the eliminations of wastes and deficiencies at all levels....

The social context that deals with the logic of the government during that time specifically the fact that no individuals or organizations have the intent for arsenal and harm of terror and destruction to the people, is also one of the main constraints in the study undertaken and presented....

he London School of Economics and Political science 5.... dministrative science Quarterly, 40, pp.... The Chirac Theory This theory has its base in the European social model, and actually proposes against giving more importance to the personal life.... This theory suggests that introducing work life balance programs is more of a social demand since it has no direct link with increasing the productivity (Bloom, Kretschmer & Reenen, 2006)....

Springer science Business Media, Llc 2007 J Child Fam Stud 17, pp 437–454 ... 2008 social Development. ... The paper "Psychological Problems of Children and Young People" tells that the first step in undertaking a treatment problem is finding the underlying problem before the treatment procedure is begun....

(2010) “Technology Infusion in Service Encounters,” Journal of the Academy of Marketing science, 28, (1), pp.... Journal of Academic of Marketing science, 28, 168–174.... (2005): Two-sided Network Effects: A Theory of Information Product Design, Management science 51, 1494-1504.... International Journal of Information science and Technology, 6 (2): 39 – 49.... In the current situation, communication with internal and external stakeholders has increased as a result of social media networking and remote technological tools such as Smart phones, tabs, etc....

The paper "Samsung Customers' Perceptions on Branding" examines how the customer experience, satisfaction and loyalty can influence customer perceptions towards the Samsung brand, explains the concept of branding and related variables that drive brand success, brand value.... ... ... ... The evaluations of the Samsung brand may differ across cultures, and this may be worth investigating to increase the external validity of the findings of this research....

Review of Surgery: Basic science and Clinical Topics for ABSITE.... The situation may also withdraw the patient from the social activities due to embarrassment (Bruera & Portenoy, 2003).... This study "The Pathophysiology of Colorectal Cancer" is prepared following a case study at the medical ward at the university hospital where a patient, Mrs....

uria, N (2007), science News Journal.... Lupus is characterized by many physical, emotional, social and psychological changes that might sometimes overwhelm the patient.... These changes can affect the patient's day to day life including important aspects such as social, life, career and hobbies....

One prominent theorist by the name John Rawls has given the topic of distributive justice a lot of weights in philosophical studies leave along social sciences (Howard, Cornell & Cochran, 2012).... Distributive justice cs4 Name Institution Medical ethics refer to a set of guidelines that are supposed to govern functionality of the entire system and ought to be applied both practically and theoretically....

Journal of the Academy of Marketing science 28.... Hence, service quality can be measured by organizations by employing various tools such as, customer research like, feedback and surveys, customer complaint policy, market research, social media sites and tourism review sites.... social media and tourism review sites: Internet, despite being a very informal source, provides reliable information about customer's expectations and experiences to a great extent in form of online reviews....

om/science/article/pii/ ... In Australia and European countries, the main agenda is to curb the burgeoning pressures to pay for costly cancer drugs for patients with incurable maladies via resource-constrained schemes funded via taxes or social security without destabilisation of the primary principles....

The paper "Understanding the Attitude-Behaviour Gap of Organic Local Food Purchase in Hong Kong" is a good example of family and consumer science case study.... The paper "Understanding the Attitude-Behaviour Gap of Organic Local Food Purchase in Hong Kong" is a good example of family and consumer science case study.... nnunziata, A & Vecchio, R 2016, "Organic farming and sustainability in food choices: an analysis of consumer preference in Southern Italy," Agriculture and Agricultural science Procedia, vol 8, pp....

Lamias (2001) “Web Surveys: Perceptions of Burden,” Social science Computer Review, Vol.... ossibly, the Internet has an imperative impact not only on people, but on social groups varies in size from families to the whole populations and cultures.... In fact, most media research is openly social psychological, a discipline usually described as the study of how individuals are pressured by other persons.... Even within the discipline of social psychology, a quantity of researchers reveals a psychological turned and others a sociological one....

MAPPA brings together different organizations like the Police, Probation and Prison Services, social care, health and housing services, and education services to provide for the social need of the offenders outside the prison walls.... CSJ through MAPPA in Greater Manchester is working closely with various government agencies like the social Service Departments, Local Authority Housing, Health Services PCTs, and Registered social Landlords among others in order to promote the general goals and objectives of CSJ which mainly involve public safety and containment of offenders....

) describes Case study as one of the several ways of doing Social science research.... Though it's popular in Business studies, the case study method has now been used in the research process of the social sciences also.... The paper entitled 'Numerous Aspects in Education Fields' focuses on a descriptive, exploratory, or explanatory analysis of place, event, person, or group....

The paper "Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders" describes that the DSM is both a testament of the continuous search of medical science in understanding and treating mental disorders in man and to the pervasiveness of the influence of the power that is in determining the course of human society.... Fist, according to its advocates, DSM has been able to present an objective, true and reasonable classifications of mental disorder calling it a “victory for science” (Klerman, Vaillant, Spitzer, & Michels, 1984, p....

They raise a legitimate public concern over who is responsible for the ethical development of the corporations and adherence to the demands of accountability, fairness, and corporate social responsibility.... Furthermore, some scholars (Bass &Steidlmeier, 1999; O'Connor, Mumford, Clifton, & Connelly, 1995) have posited that some leaders possess values and characteristics that make them more vulnerable to social pressures This in turn cause them to engage in unethical behavior....

Personal-social/Adaptive. ... ocial/emotional milestones are classified in many studies that excepting the social smiling by the infant at first 6 weeks in sensorimotor phase, all other movements begin in the month of 9 starting from object permanence, stranger anxiety and affective sharing.... The social attitudes within the family certainly influence the attitudes of the baby which he develops at a later stage or period.... arbara D'Entremont And Elizabeth Seamans, 2007, “Do Infants Need social Cognition to Act Socially?...

Springer science + Business Media B.... Chinese Geographic science, Volume 12, Number 4 pp.... The allocation of water resources is a process in which the status quo or natural distribution of water changes in order to satisfy the needs for social and economic development The uneven water resource distribution in China's urban areas in terms of time and space makes the allocation of water resources very important Bai X.... he allocation of water resources is a process in which the status quo or natural distribution of water changes in order to satisfy the needs for social and economic development The uneven water resource distribution in China's urban areas in terms of time and space makes the allocation of water resources very important Bai X....

he origin of sociology as a ‘science' can be traced back in the 11th century.... Emile was the first professor in France who taught sociology as an actual science in France.... Durkheim's views on the scientific knowledge and subject matter of sociology insisted on the distinction of sociology from the other science.... He stated that the sociology is a natural science, and this is because the sociologist should free his mind from all the preconceptions that may take a sociologist approach to a passive direction towards social reality (Hodson & Sullivan, 2009)....

To satisfactory meet all the set learning outcomes, the essay critically analyzes the development of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) as well as its philosophies and principles.... To present a balanced appraisal; research disputing the efficacy of the use of CBT will also be appraised.... ... ...

Mirroring real-life challenges, the study of political risk has been influenced by various disciplines, including management, finance, economics and political science.... Mirroring real-life challenges, the study of political risk has been influenced by various disciplines, including management, finance, economics and political science.... Mirroring real-life challenges, the study of political risk has been influenced by various disciplines, including management, finance, economics and political science....

Springer science & Business.... According to social psychologists, the social behaviors that people display in society are usually grounded on the social roles that they take up in society.... People frequently take up social roles which influence their expected behavior in society.... For instance; psychologist such as Wetherell and Maybin (1996) argue that who we are is usually a product of our social roles as opposed to any definite core personality....

Social science Quarterly (Wiley-Blackwell) 95.... Social science Quarterly (Wiley-Blackwell) 94.... "The Effect Of Hurricane Katrina On Adolescent Feelings Of social ... Isolation The Effect Of Hurricane Katrina On Adolescent Feelings Of social Isolation....

Asian Social science 6, no.... The concept of Confucianism involves a complex system associated with moral, religious, political, and social thoughts.... The concept of Confucianism involves complex system associated with moral, religious, political, and social thoughts that have tremendous effects on cultural practices.... In most of the communities practicing Confucianism, there is often less welfare provision, crime, and social challenges, which reflect the feature of Confucian value as care, self-education, self-strengthening, and reciprocal responsibilities....

1 The difficulty with this proposition however is that it must be assumed that science can explain criminal behaviour when quite often crime can simply be a matter of opportunities or simply driven by non-scientific forces.... By taking this approach, positivists attribute criminality to the actual offender rather than the social context of the offense itself.... By taking this approach, positivists attribute criminality to the actual offender rather than the social context of the offence itself....

AIDS: science and Society.... number of cultural, social, and health related risk factors contributes to HIV among the Hispanics in USA.... This paper "The AIDS Epidemic" discusses that analytical studies on epidemiology focus more on the disease and the pathogen than the descriptive studies....

At this point, the partner saw that Zack might not fit in that quickly and so she wanted him out, but he insisted that he wanted to talk to the science guys.... To him, talking facts was the order of the day just as he introduced the topic on the starfish and the dolphins, things that science can prove to be correct or not.... This could be the best way Zack was to fit into this group without feeling embarrassed as a person who does not know anything about science....

International Journal of Business and Social science, 3(6), pp.... As per contemporary philosophy of moral science, deontology is a type of normative theory that explains choices should be considered from moral perspective as permitted or forbidden (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, 2014).... Culture is defined as a blend of customs, values, inheritance, languages, traditions and life style that are shared by same social group.... Generic culture is the one shared by all human being; whereas, local culture is shared among people of a specific social group (Kawar, 2012)....

Leadership is one of the most important elements of organisational science.... Leadership is one of the most important elements of organisational science.... Project Process Analysis Paper Introduction Leadership is one of the most important elements of organisational science.... Agent-Oriented Software Engineering Lecture Notes in Computer science, 235-251.... However, in the current era, with the help of social networking sites and mobile phones, employees can obtain the benefit of remaining connected with each other all time, thus, accelerating their psychological attachment with the organisation and accordingly, gaining effectiveness in all-inclusive decision making (Zambonelli et....

Berlin: Springer science & Business Media.... Family life, friend circle, standard of living, purchasing power, social class, personality of self and involved group highly affects the behaviour of consumers in the market (Dweck, 2013).... When the physiological and safety needs are fulfilled, individuals tend to be motivated towards achieving social needs in terms of love, friendship, family.... For instance, an individual lying in the physiological needs of hierarchy, will go for a product that will best suit his need such as Sunsilk in shampoo category but when his physiological and social needs will be fulfilled and he will be elevated to self-esteem need in the hierarchy, the same person will strive to get premium branded product like L'Oreal (Eysenck, 2004)....

t is interesting to note that the topics of job mobility, emigration and immigration are becoming pertinent subjects of Social science and management research.... Ranging from macro-economic constructs of social, economic and environmental to micro-economic elements of costs, time, space, relocation has impacts upon the element of Triple Bottom Line in business, from a sustainability standpoint....

Moreover, students can be released when the can score C or above in core subject areas (such as Arts, Language Mathematics, Science and Social science), among others. ... This program provides the learner the opportunity to grasp not only academic aspects of the English Language, but also its social and cultural aspects through the teaching of writing, spelling, reading and listening.... As already noted, the key objective of this program is not just about helping the students in their academic needs, but also helping them fit in and become a part of the Australian society (sharing in the social events and conversations)....

The discussion, however, starts with an overview of Lebanon in regard to its demographic, cultural and social background. ... The family is also considered to be a sign of social status and identity in the society.... The study in the discussion will focus on the organization of the nuclear family in Lebanon and by extension, the general Arab family life....

Trends in Food science & Technology.... A shift to an economy that promotes prosperity while simultaneously establishing a healthy environment as well as social equity relies heavily on the promotion of recycling especially if it's able to reduce the environmental impacts right from raw material extraction to processing.... Environmental, economic, and social benefits and costs of a company's waste management packaging system (packaging issue) ...

The paper "Ecology of Arabic Language in Southern Saudi Arabia" is a wonderful example of a case study on culture.... In Saudi Arab, Arabic is considered as standard language and other side languages are considered dialects.... ... ... ... (Hazer, Dursun, 2003, 216) History of Arabic Language The first well-known territory to use the Arabic language as an official language is Lakhmid....

In the wake of the emerging of animated ideas by way of information technology driven computer science field, the affiliation of an inventor to the authorities of Intellectual Property Rights is highly recommendable.... It is never amazing to advise someone to protect his product from the commercial angle any more in the present world, because the producer as well as the promoter of a new product is entitled to enjoy their own rights with a part of social responsibility to secure the customers from being made the targets of substandard supply by the distributors....

Jacobs Hyland (2006) observed from the viewpoint of language teachers that integration of curricular should entail a combination of the teaching content such as science or social studies with the teaching of language like grammar or writing skills.... The suggestion made by Halliday and Christian (2004) is that this approach is meta-analyses in nature such that students benefit in terms of effect on explanation construction skills, knowledge about the nature of science, motivation and responsibility and metacognitive and reflective skills....

Ahmedabad, Institute of Management, Nirma University of science and Technology. ... A Proposition in a Design science Approach.... The three dimensions are identified by (Schaltegger & Wagner 2006) as social economic and environmental aspects.... Public benefits of a product like the reduction of environmental impacts or social attribute are examples of benefits that can create a value proposition.... Delivering mail on time can reduce the negative social impacts of late deliveries and make customers develop the attitude to pay for the products or services of the firm....

s part of assessing whether a child has ADHD, medical professionals would often use analogue methods such as conduct an interview with the child, go through the patient's medical history which includes issues related to social, emotional, educational, and behaviour of the child, physical exam, and the use of behaviour rating and/or checklist in detecting ADHD (Kooij et al....

The paper 'Teachers' Attitudes towards Inclusion and the Observed social Behavior of Children' presents the literature that is related to the understanding of inclusion within education.... Vygotsky claims: 'In the final analysis, what decides the fate of a personality is not the defect itself, but its social consequences, its socio-psychological realization' (Vygotsky, 1993, p....

The paper "The Current Success Factors for Small and Medium Enterprises in Thailand" states that Thai SMEs, in particular, have had a rough time since the latter part of the previous century but at the same time, have shown resilience and played a major role in the progress of Thailand's economy....

New York: Nova science Publishers.... No earlier syntheses of study on the relationship between mental health and traumatic physical injury have been carried out but to some extent it is evident that mental instability is as a result of physical trauma that patients like Rosie experience thus affecting all dimensions of their lives be it social, physical and moral.... Low levels of negative emotion or responsivity should be used by nurses as an inhibiting mechanism that provide the social environment patients seem to need in order to resolve and lessen their psychotic symptoms (Healthcare, 2013)....

enalty support, Social science Quarterly, Vol.... ?Modern science can accurately distinguish between DNA of individuals.... ebate, Journal of social Philosophy, Vo.... The paper entitled 'Death Penalty in America' presents a death penalty that is the harshest form of punishment enforced in the US today....

It has also promoted education especially in the field of science. ... Intel being a technological establishment, their main focus is on science related disciplines.... In primary schools, the company promotes science as a subject.... In secondary schools, the applied approach to science is presented.... n the corporate social obligation, the employees play a role through donations to the Intel Foundation.... Finally, the company evaluates its performance in the social scene by taking the feedback of the public in light to its operations. ...

Linguistic difficulties in learning science concepts in a multilingual elementary school in Benin (West Africa).... Most Africans rely on social relationships to arrange economic transactions.... Afrobarometer, an independent research project the measures economic, social, and political progress in Africa.... Any one of those outcomes of poverty has a detrimental impact on the child's ‘cognitive, motor, and social-development' (Grantham-McGregor, Cheung, Cueto, Glewwe, Richter, and Strupp, 2007, p....

Before introducing SLA in context with Cypriot learners, let us discuss some of the contemporary language learning attitudes of Cypriots towards English.... Cyprus is among those few countries that encouraged English to move into their society as a second language but now it is taught and learned as a foreign language....

(1959), "Theories of decision making in economics and behavioral science", American Economic Review, pp.... It has long been recognised by the academia that decision theory does not lie entirely within any one discipline and draws upon a number disciplines like psychology, economics, mathematics, statistics and social sciences....