Great Gatsby -- a Theoretical Analysis The Great Gatsby is one of the legendary novels written in the history of American literature. The novel intends to shed light on the failure of American dream that poor can attain whatever he wants and emphasi Continue Reading...
Strain Theory There are many theories that seek to explain what causes crime to occur and what motivates individuals to engage in criminal or deviant behavior. One such theory is strain theory, which contends, "crime and criminal behavior is…e Continue Reading...
The spectator is unwittingly sutured into a colonialist perspective. But such techniques are not inevitably colonialist in their operation. One of the innovations of Pontocorvo's Battle of Algiers is to invert the imagery of encirclement and exploit Continue Reading...
Trait Theory and Application The "Trait Theory" of leadership has developed most during the past 3 decades and is concerned with amassing the core personality characteristics of known leaders -- both effective and ineffective -- to predict potential Continue Reading...
Criminology Theories Biological Theory of Crime The biological or bio-physiological theory of crime regards human behavior in general and of deviance and criminality in particular as mainly the result of internal states of mind (Schmalleger, 2009). Continue Reading...
The benefits of high-quality relationships come from relational resources (Wright, et al. 2005) they create. Such resources include durable obligations (e.g., arising from feelings of gratitude, respect, and friendship), network contacts and connec Continue Reading...
Imogene King's Attainment Theory King's Attainment Theory The thrust of Imogene King's theory of goal attainment is a loosely-coupled partnership between the nurse and the patient that enables communication about the patient's condition, their heal Continue Reading...
Juvenile Delinquency Theory Social identity theory Postmodernist criminology theory Underlying assumptions Postmodernism is a relatively unique theory of criminology: rather than simply trying to understand why people commit crimes and explain su Continue Reading...
ERG and Herzberg's Motivational Theories: The life of Steve Jobs The response to the death of Steve Jobs can be described as nothing short of extraordinary. Mourners placed flowers at Apple stores all over the world. How can this be explained, give Continue Reading...
Leadership & Organizational Behavior Analysis of Leadership Theory and Organizational Behavior Theory The purpose of this paper is to analyze the servant leadership theory and organizational behavior theory. The first part of the paper is focus Continue Reading...
Psychodynamic Theories Describe how psychodynamic theories affect individual personalities. Sigmund Freud, the founder of the psychodynamic approach, is one of the most famous psychologists in history. The psychodynamic approach includes "all the t Continue Reading...
Leadership for Organizations Leadership The success of organizations and individuals' careers are influenced by the role of leaders. Nowadays firms seek leadership skills in individuals for all sorts of careers while recruiting. Chief Executive Off Continue Reading...
Nursing Ethical Theories Ethical Theories in Nursing Significance of Moral in Nursing Deontology vs. Utilitarianism Deontology Utilitarianism Justice Ethics vs. Care Ethics Justice Ethics Care Ethics Rights Ethics Conflict of Rights Ethica Continue Reading...
Individual Literature Review Transformational Theory Change theories have long been used to address leadership styles in education and other positions of power and respect. One of the theories to which educational leaders widely subscribe is transf Continue Reading...
This is because they are both considered as constructivists whose approach to learning and teaching is based on the link between mental construction and cognitive development. On the stages of development from birth through adolescence, the two theo Continue Reading...
family by applying theories, concepts and knowledge. Through the study of the theories and concepts, the study will look at how families communicate, behave, operate and will also highlight common problems facing the family and especially tackling t Continue Reading...
Conditioning The Theory of Classical Conditioning Ivan Pavlov is credited with developing the theory of classic conditioning. His experiments using dogs helped to describe the phenomenon of behavior and presented practical applications for its use. Continue Reading...
Nursing Theory from the View of a Mirror, Microscope and Telescope The objective of this work is to examine perspective of nursing theory from the view of a mirror, a microscope, and a telescope. Theories are described as "a set of interrelated con Continue Reading...
Learning Theories to Current Education In psychology and education, learning is normally described as a process that brings together cognitive, emotional, and influences of the environment being experienced for obtaining, enhancing, or enacting chan Continue Reading...
c) Mutual Interdependence: This assumption is based on the relationship between two or more individuals where one person depends upon the other for economic interest or benefit. When making a decision one has to consider the effect of his or her de Continue Reading...
Mcgregor Theory X and Y Douglas McGregor came up with two contrasting theories in 1960 that he called Theory X and theory Y for lack of a more suitable title. These two theories have had a profound impact on management studies as they tend to focus Continue Reading...
Yet the film ends on an optimistic, even triumphant note, with the raised hand of Bender symbolizing victory over the stereotypes subject to which the characters began the film. Conclusion The film "The Breakfast Club" contains myriad examples of Continue Reading...
Labeling Theory Originating in sociology and criminology, labeling theory (also known as social reaction theory) was developed by sociologist Howard S. Becker (1997). Labeling theory suggests that deviance, rather than constituting an act, results f Continue Reading...
Jean Watson's Theory Of Caring A TOTAL HEALING EXPERIENCE Jean Watson's Theory of Caring Every person or patient has needs, which must be uniquely recognized, respected, and filled in the quest for healing and wholeness. Caring for the patient not Continue Reading...
Different theorists and proponents of real options theory identify different specifics of the theories operation, but in one widely held view there are five real options: the waiting-to-invest option, the growth option, the flexibility option, the Continue Reading...
In actuality, the competition became quite stiff between various sales staff as it was the sales leaders in each category that were to receive bonuses, rather then incentives being given to all staff that reached certain targets. This meant that it Continue Reading...
Motivation Theory Organizations include many different types of people and personalities that in turn create a need for different types of motivational strategies. In organizations we can have three types of setting that we work in: sales, productio Continue Reading...
Rational Choice Theory as (Mis)Applied to Consumer Spending and Decision-Making: Implications for Management The recent economic downturn seems to have been precipitated by a series of bad decisions made by consumers -- at the encouragement of oppor Continue Reading...
One that is in love will only recognize the good object of their love, and typically for a while at least be not capable or extremely reluctant to recognize the rest. This occurrence is called splitting, and is measured a much undeveloped defense in Continue Reading...
As for supernatural acts, the primary sources of these are God and Satan. Satan or the Devil constantly urges the individual to adopt sinful ways, to behave contrary to God's directives. To combat Satan's influence, God is always available as a guid Continue Reading...
We first view Figure 1 starting off at an institutional setting. This is, of course, part of the institutional benchmarking theory, as indicated by the dashed line surrounding the text "Institutional Setting." From the institutional setting and via Continue Reading...
Organizational transformation, once seldom required, is now required frequently in many organizations. This places increased emphasis on the importance of leaders with transformational skills. The other way in which globalization has impacted leader Continue Reading...
Teaching methods tend to be highly structured and teacher directed. Bandura's theory suggests an alternative form of classroom practice with respect to fostering student agentic self-regulation. Under typical developmental conditions young children Continue Reading...
The observations from this examination are: that the individual can influence their thoughts and actions, by knowing how they will affect the process. Argyris and Schon's theories for actions shows, the positive or negative effect that these thought Continue Reading...
, 2007). The nurses at the medical-surgical, trauma, neurological, cardiovascular, cardiology and transplant sections directly and personally confront the various needs of families of the death of a loved one. One nursing author, Jane Felgen, set for Continue Reading...
In that regard, employee motivation in the vocational environment of lending component of financial institutions emphasizes commissions and bonuses which are most consistent with the Vroom/Skinner concept of vocational motivation. In the past, manag Continue Reading...
The criminal justice system, according to Karl Marx, is thought to work for the rich while the resulting policies are more concerned with controlling the poor. Seigel and Welsh state that, "conflict theorists observe that while spending has been cut Continue Reading...
So-called n-person games include more than two actors or sides….The central problem is that the rational decision for an individual actor such as a state may be to 'defect' and go it alone as opposed to taking a chance on collaboration with an Continue Reading...
This idea of guidance is important; children need the framework and support to expand their ZPD. Since the ZPD defines the skills and abilities that children are in the process of developing, there is also a range of development that we might call a Continue Reading...
