The connections between technological advances, economic growth, and societal development have always been important aspects of humankind. The 21st century introduced an era of many incredible technological breakthroughs, one of which includes the “convergence [of] computers, televisions and telephones” molding a huge internetwork. Innovation is an inevitable outcome in today’s global age of connectivity and accessible resources, with new businesses established every day due to this swift and…
Introduction The simplest definition of development is “good change” (Thomas, 2000). However, what represents “good” is subjective. Traditional views saw development in a purely economic sense, in terms of an increase in Gross National Product (GNP). In other words, economic growth and development were synonymous. Recently, more inclusive and humanist definitions have been put forward, which focus on the improvement of people’s living standards and lives. This includes issues such as health,…
Social Scientist Essay Jean Piaget was a psychologist who studied theories on childhood development. He was born on August 9th, 1896 in Neuchâtel, Switzerland (Grimms, 2014) and lived until he was eighty-four years old. Jean Piaget started out with little interest in the sciences, but after he wrote many scientific papers and they were published and well known by the world, he went further into the study. He went on to study at the University of Neuchâtel and received his Ph.D. in natural…
explains how these systems affects the development of a child. The very first system is a micro-system. In a microsystem, a child is affected by his immediate environment like; home, daycare, and his peer group. Here, the two-person dyads are building blocks of the social structure. For example: person and school, person and home, etc. Since, a child and a school are interconnected to each other, a child’s schooling has direct influence in his education and a career. If a child gets a good…
The study of human development became an exciting subject, as western civilizations grew very fond of the concept of self, during the past 2 centuries. The main focus of early developmental theorists was childhood development, since it is during that time that humans undergo most of their physical and cognitive changes. Original theories are based on stages of biological, emotional, social and cognitive development. While Darwin conducted probably the first scientific study of developmental…
This morality is how they will come to view aggression and violence. The early childhood years are when children begin to demonstrate their levels of aggression as well as violence. Aggression and violence are both very common during the preschool years. Many children display aggression but it is not always displayed in a violent way. There are two forms of aggression which are instrumental aggression and relational aggression. Feldman defines instrumental aggression as “aggression…
In the published document, Building Public Value, The BBC allege that Public Service Broadcasting (PSB) “can perhaps best be defined as a range of high-quality programmes and services whose only aim is to serve the public interest, be universally available, and treat people equitably and fairly” (BBC, 2005: 26). However, over the years, the concept of PSB has broadened, thus a “concrete definition of public service content and indeed, public service broadcasting, remains elusive” (p.8, Public…
concludes that despite the criticisms against psychoanalysis, the theory remains highly relevant and useful in the current context because its tenets are used by different professionals. Psychoanalysis Human development is a natural process but individuals’ development is often shaped by the experiences that they…
Purpose of chapter This study develops an understanding of reverse exchange in service sector based on the process of service recovery that they received from the service provider. This research goal is to produce the depth data regarding level of understanding people towards reverse exchange for future research. On the other hand, the purpose of this chapter as below: - 1. To described the research philosophy focus in service sector. 2. To develop research design 3. To propose research method…
There are many different ways to refine the crude oil to get to the end product. Crude oil is basically fossil fuel that has been formed from dead animals and plants from millions of years ago. Engineers go through a process of locating where oil may be by using sonar. When they believe they have found an area that has this fossil fuel, they begin by drilling a hole and then pump the crude oil out to either a barge or into a pipe that goes directly to land. Once the crude oil makes it to the…