Theory

As we saw previously, the possible explanation behind why some societies advanced more than others lays on two possible theories. The first, developed by Jared Diamond, argues that the environment is the principal agent behind how different societies developed. The second, explained by Lawrence E. Harrison, claims that the differences lie on certain cultural values and attitudes such as people’s sense of community, their ethical system, the exercise of authority and views about education and…

Introduction Throughout the evolution of the nursing profession, there have been numerous theories published in order to help guide the practice, education, and research of nurses. Each theory has its own unique perspective, but four concepts, known as the metaparadigm, have emerged as the building blocks of nursing theory. Hildegard Peplau began developing her Theory of Interpersonal Relations in the early 1940s and published her completed works in 1952, making her the first published…

referential theory. I became quite interested in this theory and decided to…

In this Written assignment I will be Talking about the four social theories of aging, and then I will compare them, and then speak a little about the “Strengths” and “Weaknesses” of each theory. Finally, I will speak about how they fit in with the Ecological framework. We will quickly talk about the basis of each theory and what they are about. First one will be the Continuity Theory, its main basis is that a human’s personality the way they act, is decided early in the life of us human beings…

Morality, according to various theories, has the capability to be defined in multiple ways. For instance, De Waal claims morality is a direct outgrowth of social instincts we share with other animals (7). By direct outgrowth, he is actually implying morality is evolutionary-based. De Waal then goes on to make various claims such as the one that says the core of morality is emotion (18). Lets assume that this ramification is proven to be true. If so, then other theories of morality made by other…

divisions. Reiss (2015) argues that a theory of evidence should be informative about how to gather evidence and when to be justified in believing a hypothesis on the basis of evidence in non-ideal scenarios as well as ideal ones. He puts forward four desiderata for a theory of evidence. It should: (1) be a theory of support; (2) be a theory of warrant; (3) apply to non-ideal scenarios; and (4) be descriptively adequate. While (1) requires that a theory of evidence explain the role of…

behavior. Since attending graduate school and learning about different theories related to human behavior, my views on it have changed somewhat. The complexity of human behavior can often make it seem very overwhelming to understand or analyze, however, the readings I have done in the past few months have shed some light and opened new doors of possibility pertaining to the understanding of human behavior. Even after the theories learned through our readings, I am still a firm believer that…

with natural science is the articulation of a paradigm. Researchers must conduct experiments and observations to articulate or express coherently paradigms. They must undergo work on the paradigm to prove and define the given models of previous theory. After giving attention to these problems Kuhn suggests that the practicing of articulated paradigms will be determined as capable of answering set problems or incapable and with that will cease to be used in further experiments. In the…

Numerous theories have been propounded to analyze developmental changes through stages in life from birth to old age. These theories vary in assumptions in each theoretical perspective. In analyzing Jessica’s case it has become clear that she is having low self-esteem because of negative thoughts and feelings about herself. In addition to that, she is struggling with eating disorder and going through emotion stress because of pressure at home. As a social worker, it is my conviction that this…

Throughout the years, many theories have been developed to explain criminal behavior. Some of those theories were uncommon, while other theories evolved with time, and are still being explored and used today(Bohm & Vogel, 2011). In the past, theories were mainly explored individually, today criminologists seek to find the best solutions to crime as they explore a combination of theories. An integrated theory is a theory that combines theories or concepts from the same or different disciplines.…