An Approach to Life

The questions I must answer are:
1) Describe one difference and one similarity between the Milgram study into obedience and one other study within the field of the social approach.*
2) Discuss the strengths and limitations of the social approach, using examples from the key studies in this field.*

*The studies meant by this are (I assume) Milgram/Piliavin Et Al/Reicher and Haslam/BBC Prison Study

I am finding this all rather difficult and would appreciate any help that anyone could give me on answering either of these questions in as much detail as possible. Almost 2 years and it seems like my knowledge of English can still only barely keep up with the material we come accross in Psychology, though my British born classmates seem to feel the same in this subject so I dont panic too much. Nevertheless I apologise for any lingual errors in this question.

Thank you for your help.

- Tomack

1) compare the 3.Reich with a hospital, that´s it.

2)Who the f… wanna know it.

Which kind of crime?
Uneducated people steal because they are too retarded to get a job. Educated people steal because they always think they can outsmart society, it doesn’t matter if they need the money or not.
Some people kill for the sport of it…and even brag about it later. Some people kill because their life is worthless.
Some people kill because their life is priceless and anyone else’s is expendible..including wives, kids, etc.

People learn to be selfish, hateful and irresponsible at an early age. They are not born that way. Personally, I wish our educational system could learn to tackle these types of psychological disorders at a very early age and focus on science projects afterwards. A class in "Learning to Respect Society" would have made the playground a much safer place.

what are some good icebreakers?
is confidence the key?

Confidence is always key. I’d say to ask her if she’s having fun there and tell her that she looks nice. Make some funny comment about what you think is ridiculous about the posers and the evening itself.

What are their key ideas and values underpinning and informing new labours approach to social policy? I would be very grateful if anyone has any relevent comments or websites i could use to help me please.

try looking up new labour on wikipedia.

The key policy notes are

1) reform of public sector,
2) economic stability
3) tough on crime and the causes of crime
4) education, education and education

Use the Robber’s cave study again.

I want to talk to this girl I like and I think that she likes me. I’m shy so I’m not sure how to build confidence to go up and talk to her. Also i would want to start talking to her while she’s alone because it would be weird to start talking to her with her friends right there. So any tips for going up and talking to her P.S. I’m in 8th grade.

text her before and ask her if she is going. tell her you will see her there. say hey to her when you get there and maybe if you are lucky she will strike up a conversation. if she likes you then she will want to engage the conversation.

Can find anything clear about these on the net, question is: Distinguish and evaluate Social Action and positivist approach to sociology. (is sociology a science?)

These are the two different ways of ‘doing’ sociology

1.Positivism treats sociology as a science It collects the observable, objective, empiricial social facts using objective quantitative research methods
http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Sociology#Positivism_and_anti-positivism
(for a short clear one sentence descripition of positivism in sociology)

2. In contrast Social Action theory or Interractionism argues that there is a major difference between Sociology and the physical sciences in that sociologists also have to research, not only the objective facts, but peoples’ subjective interpretations of the world. ie to interview people using more qualitative research methods about their respondents feelings, responses to and interpretations of culture, values, and personal experiences.

Example Postivists would collect facts and collate statistics about how many people commit different forms of crime by gender ,ethnicity.class or age etc
Whereas social action theorists would join a young gang of street corner boys to understand
a) how the boys themselves interpet their own borderline deviant behaviour or
b) to understand how being labelled for a minor primary crime affects and intensifies their future ‘criminal career’

Click here for the answer: http://www.psychexchange.co.uk/glossary/social-identity-theory-421/

http://www.teambuilding.co.uk/social_identity_theory.html

My teacher is not giving us examples on these and the coursework is in for next week, i have researched this and cannot find anything, any info would be handy thanks
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All you need to know is H.R. 3962.

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Dare I say… all. In fact, I’ve been working on this very thing for a business I’m launching in February. In fact, I would argue that social networks are the best thing to have happened to the small-business world because this form of communication is cheap and wonderfully targeted.

Facebook, LinkedIn, MySpace and Twitter, among others, allow you to spread messages without spending a penny (except your time, and I’m not underplaying that). My suggestion is to start with the basics: Create a personal account on Facebook and then a fan page. Begin by testing such things as coupons, special offers for "friends", etc. You can do similar marketing on Twitter, targeting those who are following you. You’ll find that each social network has its own culture: MySpace is great for music and the arts; LinkedIn is better for business services than products; Facebook requires some care and feeding to stand out in the clutter; Twitter can be very noisy. As you spend more time with them, you’ll be able to test which services work best for you.

I find that one of the best ways to use any social network is for you to provide information to your followers or friends. Presumably, if you are starting a new business, you have some expertise in that area; help people understand different aspects of the industry or the service. For instance, if you are opening a muffler shop, you might create a blog (distributed across the social networks, of course) about car emissions, CAFE standards, costs of repairs at different stages, hot new cars, etc. Have fun with it, and you’ll find that your potential friends and customers will engage with you.

One note: These take a bit of time to build properly, so start several months early, if possible.