Typology

As of the year 2015, 80% of the United States was religious (www.gallup.com/poll/1690/religion.aspx). Therefore, religion plays an important role in general. Religion can be defined as a set of beliefs regarding the origin, nature, and reason and basis of the universe, particularly when regarded as the formation of a supernatural organization or organizations, typically including devotional and ceremonial adherences, and frequently comprising a moral code managing and directing human matters…

It has all got to do with perception. Oxford dictionary definition of perception: The way in which something is regarded, understood, or interpreted. Perception plays a big role in design. When you look at JHB it can be said that it is highly densified leading to unpleasant spaces and movement is very limited, on the other hand JHB can be seen as a rich city with many cultures and historical value and the densification enforces that idea. This is where the designer can use perception wisely by…

Semiotics and marketing has been seen as two areas that have nothing in common but when studied more closely, they reveal their affinities. Brand marketing aims to develop the identity of a company and to distinguish it from other competitors and here where the two disciplines converge. In fact, managing the Brand identity demands managing the brand meanings or semiotics. The semiotics function of a brand is to define the mangement strategy and process in order to develop a position and a Brand…

domesticate one’s individual experience in a typological frame. In the same way, both Mary Rowlandson’s A Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson and Anne Bradstreet’s letter “To My Dear Children,” feature the language of typology in situating their own spiritual…

Although I have areas of strength that will allow me to excel in my chosen career path, I also have areas in my life that need improvement before I join the workforce. The first area of my life that needs development is my communication skills. Recently, I have found that I have trouble communicating to others my thoughts on various topics. During conversations with others, I have noticed that I become flustered and frustrated when I cannot relay my thoughts to the person I am having a…

Criminological theories have traditionally focused on explaining crime rates and criminal behavior separately with their own notions, assumptions, and scopes of criminality (Heidt & Wheeldon, 2015). However, integrated theories propose the combination of macro and micro theories to explain the causes of crime. Macro theories such as social disorganization try to explain the criminal act and crime rate with the characteristics of the neighborhood. On the other hand, Micro theories explain the…

Goffman defines three typologies to stigma, which include the abominations of the body (physical disabilities), blemishes of individual character (moral fallings); and tribal stigma (race, religion, ethnicity) (sahn). Society establishes the means of categorizing individuals and the complements of attributes felt to be ordinary and natural for members in a given category (spoiled). With any first encounter with another individual, first appearances provide the ability to categorize their…

each other. When superiority theories explain how people express superiority, alienation and differences through humour, relief/release theories explain the reaction of people’s body through the action of laughter and how humour is constructed and cognitively processed is explain in incongruity theories. This section provides a brief overview of the complex of humour concept and the theories behind its mechanism. Although the definition of humour varies from context to context depending on the…

・welfare state - An arrangement in which mainly the government and has a major responsibility for welfare provision, offering services and benefits to meet people’s basic needs for housing, health, education, and income.(Seeleib-Kaiser, 2013) There are three welfare state regimes by Esping-Andersen(1989), -Liberal welfare states: Means-tested assistance, modest social insurance plans are predominant and offer limited welfare. US, Canada or the UK are in this regime. -Conservative welfare states:…

Earlier this year, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump went head to head in the first presidential debate. This debate was taken place in, Hempstead New York. The debate was about 90 minutes long where they discussed topics such as, achieving prosperity, Americas direction and securing America. The first topic discussed was, jobs. It is said that many Americans are living paycheck to paycheck. Hillary Clinton wants to “build an economy that works for everyone, not just those at the top”. (Hillary…