Strict constructionism

INTRODUCTION: Knowledge is validated through the accepted values and practices of the dominant group. The dominant group determines what is knowledge by establishing an epistemology that is practiced and enforced by other members of the same community. In Black Feminist Thought, Patricia Collins points out that elite white men control the knowledge validation process which leads to the oppression of minority epistemologies. If knowledge does not conform to the accepted standard it is ignored and…

Technology is increasingly growing in every Direction, Example includes Medicine, Transportation, Education, Defense, etc. In First Article “Self-Driving Technology and Autonomous Vehicles: A whole new world for production liability Discussion” Author Roy Alan Cohen Analyzes the how Production liability will work, and how the People’s claim will increase the issues regarding it. Transportation as we know it would be impossible without the quantum leaps in technology that have taken place over…

Interview one, was conducted with Susan K. O 'Conner-Von, Ph.D., RN who is the Director of Graduate Studies at the Center for Spirituality and Healing (CSH) at the University of MN as well as, an Associate Professor for School of Nursing there as well. . Susan is a versed published researcher, specializing in Care of Children with Chronic Health Conditions; Pediatric Pain; Palliative Care; Ethics; Spirituality as she still works one night a week at the Children’s Hospital in St. Paul, MN where…

The First Amendment forbids the abridgment only of "speech," but it 's been long recognized by the supreme court that its protection does not end at the spoken or written word. The question in the case of Professor Duane will be whether a particular conduct possesses sufficient communicative elements to bring the First Amendment into play, meaning, is there an intent to convey a particularized message with a likelihood that the message would be understood by those who view it. The argument could…

the crowd. On the other hand, if the crowd had not become violent or attempted to enter the property, they may not have been present to receive any wounds or instigate the homeowner. This leads to my following point and problem with the concepts of strict liability and negligence. Schopenhauer observed that the cause of some effect is not a single prior object or changed condition but rather a set of conditions, each of which is necessary for the set to be sufficient for the change in a…

Workplace internet access is invaluable for employees to perform their work responsibilities in the most efficient and effective way. Responsibilities such as competition research, new opportunity identification, and keeping abreast of relevant industry and political environments, cannot be effectively accomplished without providing employee internet and email access. While these accesses are imperative for businesses to remain competitive, employee internet and email access pose liability…

(Klement L3). This theoretical approach is a theory that is used to better understand things like gender and sexuality, and how our society has formulated opinions, stereotypes, and inequalities that exist in our world. A major focus of social constructionism is to uncover the ways in which individuals and groups participate in the construction of their social reality. It assumes that significance, and understanding is developed through coordination with other individuals to jointly understand…

The four practice frameworks that are used to develop the integrative Solution- Oriented Social Work approach are the strengths perspective, solution-focused therapy, narrative therapy, and the MRI approach (Greene & Lee, 2011). The first framework is known as the Strengths Perspective. The main point behind this perspective is that the clients already have the different skills and resources necessary to be able to handle their problems in a successful manner, but they are either not aware that…

The combination of these ambivalent qualities that Instagram constructs, creates monstrous elements that impacts the users’ experience and personal life. The contradictory combination of 1) connectedness and the fear of missing out, 2) self-affirmation and feedback-seeking, and 3) passive following/expression and social comparison, create contradictory positive and negative stimulation in the Instagram user. As Biles describes it, “mingling characteristics that human minds want to keep distinct;…

Essentialism ideologies are the beliefs that certain categories or groups of people have intrinsic, or “natural”, characteristics or dispositions (Ferguson). These beliefs are encapsulated in society giving unspoken power to the “norm” enabling the belittlement of the “unnatural” groups. This central concept is what promotes systemic racism, sexism, homophobia, and heteronormativity. These social institutions are what allow for the reoccurrence of unjust treatment towards these “subordinate”…