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Explain the Postmodernism of Education.

Course: ma sociology.

Post-modernism has become the orthodoxy in educational theory, particularly in feminist educational theory. It heralds the end of grand theories like Marxism and liberalism, scorning any notion of a united feminist challenge to patriarchy, of united ... More

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Explain the Interactionist Theory of Education.

Course: ma sociology.

Interactionist Theory: Symbolic interactionists limit their analysis of education to what they directly observe happening in the classroom. They focus on how teacher expectations influence student performance, perceptions a... More

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Explain the Conflict Theory of Education.

Course: ma sociology.

Conflict theory sees the purpose of education as maintaining social inequality and preserving the power of those who dominate society. Conflict theorists examine the same functions of education as functionalists. Functionalists see e... More

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Explain the Functionalist Theory of Education.

Course: ma sociology.

The functionalist theory focuses on the ways, that universal' education serves the needs of society. Functionalists first see education in its manifest role: conveying basic knowledge and skills to the next generation. Durkheim (the founder of functi... More

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Compare and Contrast the Ideas of Durkheim and Parsons on education.

Course: ma sociology.

Parsons played a crucial role in drawing grand traditions of European social thought into the American milieu. Parsons synthetic disposition also led him to promote the realignment of sociology with cultural anthropology and social psychology, a trip... More

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Discuss the Factors of Attitude Formation.

Course: ma psychology.

The factors of attitude formation are: Need Satisfaction: The term need satisfaction involves understanding a customer's needs by asking questions and listening carefully. The salesperson then for... More

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Discuss characteristics of the audience and enforced contact as responsible for attitude change.

Course: ma psychology.

Emotion is a common component ip persuasion; social influence and attitude change. Much of attitude research emphasized the importance of affective or emotion components. Emotion works hand in-hand with the cognitive process, or the way we think, abo... More

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What is meant by Primacy and Recency effect and how do they bring about an attitude change?

Course: ma psychology.

The predictive validity of three hypotheses concerned with the relative influence of the presentation order of opposed persuasive communications was investigated. Absorbed from the parallel and complementary research tradition of the serial position ... More

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Write an essay on process of attitude change.

Course: ma psychology.

There are three bases for attitude change, which includes compliance, identification and internalization. These three processes represent the different levels of attitude change. Compliance. Compliance refers to a... More

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How do stereotypes affect attitude development? What is the role of persuasive communication in attitude change?

Course: ma psychology.

Stereotypes can produce either assimilation, contrast or no effects. Because in-groups are seen as more variable than out-groups, it is possible that assimilation is easily accomplished in in-group members because of high category width, whereas cont... More

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Explain the Postmodernism of Education.

Explain the Interactionist Theory of Education.

Explain the Conflict Theory of Education.

Explain the Functionalist Theory of Education.

Compare and Contrast the Ideas of Durkheim and Parsons on education.

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