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Just like any other field, professional psychology has undergone a lot of evolutions and changes that are deemed to affect its future in different ways. This piece of work discusses the future of professional psychology with much emphasis being given to the influence brought about by special populations on the field of professional psychology. There are various groups that can be considered as special populations in the field of professional psychology. They include the children, people with mental and physical disabilities, hepatitis infected patients, pregnant mothers who have little or no access to healthcare or prenatal services, the minors and the elderly individuals with chronic diseases like cancer, drug addiction, diabetes and HIV/AIDS, those that suffer from cultural crisis, among others depending on the emerging problems that face individuals in the society. The existence of these special populations has led to changes in the roles of the psychologists to encompass the needs. There have been changes in the working grounds for the psychologists and the psychological services that they offer due to the changes in individual’s lives and the problems they encounter especially the special populations. This has definitely raised an alarm in the field of the professional psychology today. The evolution in the field of professional psychology has been brought about by the extension and diversification of the practices into new areas that the psychologists never ventured into initially. Some of the areas include forensic psychology, feminist psychology, child and family ps
Brief introduction of Marriott Hotel International Marriott hotel international is one of the largest lodging companies globally. This company has maneuvered in more than 68 countries under the leadership of Mr. Marriott who is the chairperson and the chief executive officer. The leadership of Marriott is considered as a success of this company as it started as a family restaurant to a global lodging business. As the leader of the company, the chairperson says that, the company’s main vision is lead in offering lodging services in the world. The vision of this company is grounded on several issues like taking good care of the guests, possession of wide operating knowledge, making use of skilled and diverse workforce, and finally offering one of the best lodging services. Under the leadership of Marriott, the company has for several years continued to enjoy a strong customer base, and an improving growth of profitability. The origin and development of Total Quality Management The total quality management is a theory applied in most of organizations in efforts of improving quality and performance to meet or exceed customers’ needs. The only way through which the company can achieve this, is through application of quality functions and services in the entire company (Mukherjee, 2006). The total quality management incorporates the general quality actions taken by a company such as quality development, quality control, and above all ensuring there is quality assurance in the services offered by the company. The total quality management involves all levels of management as well as all the company employees. The origin of total quality management is believed to be quality assurance methods that existed during the First World War. The development of total quality management was made possible by the large-scale production that emerged after the war. This large production was associated with poor quality of the products services. To minimize the chances of producing poor quality services and products, some quality officers were appointed to ensure the entire production was of quality. After the First World War, it was a common exercise in almost all manufacturing companies to inspect the quality of goods and services produced. The emergence of statistical quality control, gave an assurance of testing the quality of sample pieces, as it was not possible to inspect every commodity. By mid 1950s, the quality control exercise was crucial especially in Japanese industries, whereby all the employees could adopt the system within the company . By the late 1970
Culture is the reflection of the nation. American society has undergone vivid changes in the cultural development observed under the impact of social and moral values dominating in different periods. Culture culminates from the dynamic ways in which people relate to their environment and with each other in the struggle to enhance life and to survive. Culture embodies the values, belief systems, customs, and norms of a people shaped by the people’s interaction and interactivity as they relate to their environment. The paper presents an exploration of the dynamism of culture, how particular culture dynamics of a particular society have evolved. The complicated process of the national culture formation contains the combination of various social factors influencing its structure and role in the community, changing cultural functions and the human place in them. According to Levine the process of cultural development cannot be fixed in time. The conditions of the past and present social atmosphere influence the values and cultural representation of people in every social group. One of the most vivid examples of cultural change is considered to be the popularity transformation sticking to the views of the Shakespearean epoch. According to the cultural theory of the author, the perception of Shakespearean views and their cultural position in society has changed a lot. Modern people can not dive into the atmosphere of the world of art is popular a long time ago. He stated that the Shakespearean world and his masterpieces unite nowadays only people belonging to the elite class of the community. The readings of Shakespeare can be included only in the educatory sphere of people’s life. Levine’s view of the Shakespearean culture representation in the modern world proves the fact that culture is considered to be the product of time correlation. Culture shows the reflection of the previous cultural views on the modern world through having different forms and perceptions by the community. “ Shakespeare’s relationship to the American people was always in flux, always changing. It is possible to isolate a period during which the increasing separation of Shakespeare from modern people becomes more evident” (Levine, 33). Culture must be perceived as a system of symbols and meaning creation. Perhaps the most fitly insights on the culture that will run in tandem with the concept focus of this paper are those that present culture
Oedipus’ life was a series of tragedies from birth to the point of blindness. This tragedies can be assumed to stem out of the fact that Oedipus ’ was an individual with a strong character which made him want to know the truth and as a result the tragedies befall him out of free will. However, Oedipus was already doomed to succumb to the fate which was foretold long before his birth via the oracle which was at Delphi. From the time the oracle predicts this to Oedipus’ parents Jocasta and Laios, they immediately take action to ensure that the oracle is not fulfilled. Little do they know that the fate of Oedipus’ will come to occur in their lives which would be a series of tragedies that blindly lead them to believe that the oracle would not be fulfilled. From an initial reading, most readers assume that the tragedies that befall Oedipus and his family are mere actions of free will by both Oedipus, his parents and the shepherd but it is actually the fate that was already predicted by the oracle which leads to all the tragedies that Oedipus goes through in the entire play. The essay thus intends to show that it was due to fate that the tragedies befell Oedipus rather than free will as it appears. Oedipus’ parents try to avoid the fate that the oracle predicts concerning Oedipus. They send the shepherd to get rid of the child by leaving the child in the jungle so that he might die due to exposure but instead the shepherd does not leave Oedipus to die, rather, he takes him to his home country and Oedipus is left under the care of the queen and king of Corinth. “Come, then, say, on. Rememberest thou a boy Thou gav`st me once, that I might rear him up As mine own child?” (Sophocles 1168)This causes Oedipus to believe that the queen and king of Corinth are his real parents which causes him to flee from them to escape the fulfillment of the oracle but finally this belief acts a catalyst for the fulfillment of the oracle and Oedipus and his parents (Jocatsa) are forced to come to the realization that they could not control fate. Fate also plays a tricky game on Oedipus when in his attempts to discover the person responsible for the death of Laios; he comes to know that it was actually him who killed his own father. Oedipus met with his father and killed him believing that it was a group of bandits while in actual senses it was his father. His quest to discover what happened to the king Laios leads him to his predetermined fate, ‘Tis enough”. Oedipus replies, I cannot yield my right to know the truth” Oedipus finds it difficult to restrain himself from looking for the truth even though he has already been warned that the truth might lead to disaster on his part. “Whom did he speak of? Care not thou for it, But wish his words may be but idle tales.” (Sophocles 1176). Jocasta tries to steer away Oedipus from venturing into asking more questions because she had already deciphered the end of the story. Had he listened to what he was told instead of being stubborn then maybe the fate would not have been completely fulfille
Online behavior of students is an interesting topic for discussion because it still has not been researched well enough. The Internet allows students to express their opinions in various, previously unavailable ways. Online interactions may lead to new relationships and sometimes have a positive influence on the education process. However, there are some complications. Universities feel responsible for the comments of their students because their reputation is at stake. Extremely offensive online posts may damage the future career of a student, so there should be measures to protect the students from making crucial mistakes. Universities should punish students for their questionable online behavior dependant on the situation, and conditions should be researched. The issue is that students should be able to voice their opinion because of the freedom of speech. The problem is that sometimes these views are extremely controversial, and universities do not want to be associated with such comments. The problem is that the Internet and social media allow such points of view to be seen by millions of people. It is a relatively new form of social interaction, which still has not been adequately studied. This way of communication slightly differs because of various factors (Arendholz 5). Online behavior of a person is dramatically different and “sometimes the character portrayed online bears little resemblance to a student’s true character” (Flanigan par. 17). This means that the Internet allows students to act the way they would not be allowed to in public. However, it must be understood that most of the time people behave on social media in the same way that
Introduction In the last twenty years of the 20 th century and the previous decades since World War II there was a dramatic difference and it was not uncommon to give details of the last twenty years of capitalism as neoliberalsm. During the change between the 1970s and 1980s the functioning of capitalism was deeply transformed both within countries of the center and in the periphery. The earlier capitalist configuration was often referred to as Keynesian compromise. Such years could be characterized in the center countries like United States, Europe, and China by large growth rates sustained technological change, an increase in purchasing power and development of a welfare system concerning in particular health and retirement and low unemployment rates. The situation deteriorated during the 1970s as the world economy in the wake of the decline of the profit rate entered a structural crisis. Its main aspects were diminished growth rates, a wave of unemployment, and cumulative inflation. This was when the new social order, neoliberalsm emerged, first within the countries of the center beginning with the United Kingdom and the United States and then gradually exported to the end. The nature of neoliberalsm was explored and its balance sheet after nearly a quarter of a century. Neoliberalsm was often described as the ideology of the market and private interests as opposed to state intervention. Although neoliberalism conveyed an ideology and a propaganda of its own, it was fundamentally a new social order in which the power and income of the upper fractions of ruling classes was reestablished in the wake of a setback. The conditions which accounted for the structural crisis were gradually superseded, as most of the world economy remained plagued by slow growth and unemployment, and inequality increased tremendously. This was the cost of a successful restoration of the income and wealth of the wealthiest (Brown). Thesis Statement Neoliberalism describes a market driven approach to economic and social policy based on economics neoclassical theories that stresses the efficiency of private enterprise, liberalized trade and relatively open markets, which seeks to maximize the role of the private sector in determining the political and economic priorities of the state. According to Larner (63) neoliberalism is used to describe an internationally prevailing ideological paradigm that leads to social, cultural, and political practices and policies that make the use of markets, efficiency, consumer choice, transactional thinking and individual autonomy to shift risk from governments and corporations onto individuals and to extend the market logic into the realm of social and affective relationships. Neoliberalism transfers control of the economy from public to the private sector, in the sense that it will produce a more efficient government and improve the economic health of the nation. In the 1970s an economic systems that prevailed after the World War
Abstract This research proposal will aim at exploring the co-dependency prevalence among individuals with diversified health issues. An individual with certain health conditions can at times be challenged by the tendencies in regard to the behaviors depicted by the caregivers. Current literature does not adequately correlate to the co-dependency and the individuals who suffer from a certain health condition. As such, this research proposal constitutes of the problem, review of the relevant literature on co-dependency, data analysis, and the findings of the research as well as the implications brought about by the research to be conducted in the future. To establish whether or not there existed a considerable level of co-dependency among the individuals under certain health conditions and the caregivers, a sample of S=20 individuals under health conditions referred to the caregivers will be given a questionnaire in an effort towards accessing the co-dependency levels as signified by the sampled population of those individuals. Some specific responses to questionnaires will be such that they will reveal that co-dependency among persons under certain conditions and caregivers is a way that pertains to the intrinsic view of an individual and as such, it is supported by the review of the literature. This research proposal will aim at providing the next generation caregivers as well as the researchers with an ideal way of viewing co-dependency and thereby serving as a foundation concerning the studies to be done on the same. Introduction Research Problem The notion of co-dependency in most cases encompasses various behavioral characteristics, which at most times have a relationship with numerous environmental variables as well as social factors. The recent researches do not explain the correlations depicted by caregivers’ co-dependency and the individuals suffering from certain conditions. Moreover, there is a lack of interventions aimed towards assisting the caregivers to recognize not only the development of the co-dependency but also the behavioral attributes. This research proposal will aim at exploring the prevalence of co-dependency among individuals with certain medical conditions with their guardians. Statement of Research Problem The recent years have seen growing volumes of studies conducted on the co-dependency phenomenon and its effects on behaviors. Looking back at the yesteryears, the concept has encountered challenges resulting from the fact that the construct focuses its endeavors on the achievement of definition that is operational and capable of being applied universally. In more than a decade, the construct has been operationalized making use of measuring tools that are standardized and which are used to measure co-dependency existing among people. The Co-dependence concept prevalence can be attributed to tendencies in behaviors among individuals in regard to relationships, which are both functional and dysfunctional. This stage in the evolution of co-dependency lacks a focus isolated enough in regard to the co-dependency correlated effects and pertaining to a certain population that will be targeted. Individu
Jake was a 14year old boy of average build and height with the most outstanding feature about him being his long curly brown hair. While he was not overly enthusiastic about school and education in general, he showed as much dedication to school as could be hoped for from a 14 year old. For this, his parents and teachers alike were grateful since the teenage years were the most chaotic as the students underwent phases of rebellion and identity crises. However, Jake’s relatively smooth sailing in school turned turbulent following the introduction of Mr. Gunes, the new math teacher. While Mr. Gunes was a capable math teacher, his communication skills were far from ideal. Mr. Gunes was from Turkey and having lived in the USA for relatively little time, his English still held a very heavy Turkish accent. This made it very difficult for most of the students in his math class to understand him. Mr. Gunes’ dark skin, coal black hair and rather bushy eyebrows made him physically different from the other members of the school community. This accentuated by his thick Turkish accent made it hard for most students to concentrate in his class. The incident with Jake occurred during one of Gunes’ evening math classes. Gunes was busy explaining the concept of volume to an audience of mostly distracted students. Jake in particular was busy fantasizing about how he would spend the coming weekends with a goofy smile on his face. “Do you care to explain what is funny?” Mr. Gunes who had noted Jake’s distraction asked in his thick accent. Jake did not get the significance of the question as a result of his absent mindedness. The teacher’s heavy accent did not help matters either and instead of funny, Jake had heard “furry”. He found the question amusing and immediately burst out laughing. “So you think I’m funny?” asked a now visibly irate Gunes. “You tell me if you think I’m very funny!” Jake decided to answer the question despite the absurdity of it. “A bear is furry, I do not think you are furry” answered the slightly confused Jakes. At this answer, the whole class burst out into laughter. Now this was not the first time that Jake had misinterpreted Mr. Gunes’ questions as a result of his accent therefore answering wrongly and causing the whole class to burst into laughter. Mr. Gunes decided that he had had enough of what he perceived to be Jake’s insolence. “Follow me to the principal’s office right now,” demanded an angry Gunes. Even though Jake did not catch every word that the teacher said, he got the message this time round since the teacher pointed out and stormed off in fury. At the office, the principal listened to the accusations that Gunes made against the student. He also listened intently as Jakes explained that it was all a misunderstanding since Mr. Gunes’ accent made it especially hard for him to follow what he was saying. While the principal sympathized with Jake, he was obligated to suspend Jake and ask him to come with his parents the following week. This was because Gunes was one of the best mathematics teachers in the district and siding with Jake
Synopsis The Baader Meinhof Complex is a 2008 German film directed by Uli Edel based on a bestselling non-fiction book of the same title authored by Stefan Aust. On the 2d of June 1967, the Shah of Iran and his wife visit West Germany, which leads to a series of street protests. West German students are enraged by the Shah’s policy and do not hold back from expressing their opinion through action. It does not end well for one of them: an unarmed protester Benno Ohnesorg is shot to death by a police officer 1 . The incident generates much controversy across the country, and a left-wing journalist, Ulrike Meinhof takes a stand against police brutality on the national television. Her ardent rhetoric against the government, whom she sees as Neo-Nazis, inspires two radicals – Gudrun Ensslin and Andreas Baader – to bomb a store department in Frankfurt am Main. Meinhof grows interested in their case and soon becomes involved with their organization, RAF, and specifically one of its members. The terrorist group welcomes new members, and more attacks are executed. In a few years, the members grow apart over some of the key decisions, and one of the bombings ends up in the death of a member. When eventually imprisoned, all of the RAF leaders commit suicide, but the final scene hints at the continuation of the terror. Analysis The first thing that truly stands out about the discussed movie is how utterly unromantic it is. The primary goal of this approach is to show the complex and ugly character of any war, including the Cold War that became the part of people’s reality in the 20th century. In such a way, the movie can be associated with this issue. Trying to resist the Western Imperialism with its manifestations, the main actors can be considered through the prism of the main doctrine peculiar to that period of time and characterized by the opposition of East and West, the USSR and USA 2 . From that point of view, the Baadre Meinhof Complex reflects the split in people’s mentalities that emerged because of the WWII and the further opposition between different ideologies represented by various blocks of countries. Another interesting characteristic of the film is its factual representation of the events. Right after the movie’s premiere, a German magazine, Der Spiegel criticized the producers of The Baader Meinhof Complex for their alleged failure to pick a side and draw conclusion pertaining humanity and morality of RAF’s actions 3 . However, it can be considered a specific approach used by the filmmakers to attract attention to the idea that similar to previous conflicts such as Pacific War, or WWII, a new opposition can start because of the rise of extreme ideologies and regionalism peculiar to new governments and their efforts to empower their positions 4 . From this perspective, the movie becomes a platform to represent how dangerous ideas can shape people’s mentalities and seed i