Negative examples came from employees on part-time or flexible contracts and from teleworkers, who complained about the increasing distance between themselves and the core of the company. We did not encounter any employees who continuously re-evaluated their situations to see if their expectations ...
Collectivism is a worldview where people tend to see themselves as part of a larger group rather than focus on their individuality.
One of the most dramatic examples is Cuba vs. Hong Kong. More than 60 years ago, back when Castro took power, the two jurisdictions had similar living standards. But as Cuba tried socialism and Hong Kong chose free enterprise, there was a stunning divergence. Cuba is a basket case and Ho...
Examples are Durkheim’s classic account of differential suicide rates in terms of degrees of social integration and the account of the incidence of protest movements in terms of the structure of political opportunities. Ontological individualism contrasts with various ways of seeing institutions and ...
But, you might say, the majority in all these examples did not achieve any real good for itself either? No. It didn’t. Because “the good” is not determined by counting numbers and is not achieved by the sacrifice of anyone to anyone.8 ...
There are varied examples in the literature of how social scientists have applied aspects of cognitive theory to specific situations. The application of the cognitive approach to domestic politics and voting practices is the most prevalent [26,27]. Other applications include understanding how heuristics...
particularly outside Western contexts. The purpose of this study is to address this gap by offering contextual insights into how the lifestyle sport of surfing is being incorporated into the public education system in Japan, and how this transforms the meanings of both surfing andbukatsuin new an...
There are varied examples in the literature of how social scientists have applied aspects of cognitive theory to specific situations. The application of the cognitive approach to domestic politics and voting practices is the most prevalent [26,27]. Other applications include understanding how heuristics...