Category: Sociology

What did Jean Piaget believe in? Essentially, Piaget believed that humans create their own understanding of the world. In theological terms, he was a psychological constructivist, believing that learning is caused by the blend of two processes: assimilation and accommodation. What is Piaget’s second stage? The preoperational stage is the second stage in Piaget’s theory […]

What can affect eyewitness testimony? Four factors that affect eyewitness reliability in Virginia Memory mechanics. Though we would like to believe that our memories are generally reliable and that we can accurately recall the details of what we observe, the truth is that our memories are often affected by the way we make sense of […]

How does global civil society works How is the practice of civil society different at a global level? Global civil society is the vast combination of groups operating across borders and beyond the reach of governments. The global civil society does not bear political marks. So it mainly refers to the politically independent and self-organized […]

What led to the growth of the African slave trade? The expansion of plantation agriculture from Brazil into the Caribbean drove the expansion of the slave trade. By the end of the trade in the nineteenth century, more than eight out of every ten Africans taken in bondage to the Americas had disembarked (arrived) in […]

What is the central idea of this poem? The central idea of a poem is the poem’s theme or ‘what it’s about’ if you like. Although many shy away from poems being ‘about’ something, at the end of the day, the poet had something in mind when it was written, and that something is the […]

What is retrieval in memory? Memory retrieval is the process of remembering information stored in long-term memory. Recall may be assisted when retrieval cues are presented that enable the subject to quickly access the information in memory. How memory is encoded stored and retrieved? Remembering episodes involves three processes: encoding information (learning it, by perceiving […]

Why did the US place an embargo on Japan? On July 26, 1941, President Franklin Roosevelt seizes all Japanese assets in the United States in retaliation for the Japanese occupation of French Indo-China. On July 24, Tokyo decided to strengthen its position in terms of its invasion of China by moving through Southeast Asia. Why […]

What does agriculture mean in history? Agriculture, also known as farming, is the production of food, fiber, animal feed, and other goods by means of growing and harvesting plants and animals. Humans invented agriculture between 7,000 and 10,000 years ago, during the Neolithic era, or the New Stone Age. … What is agriculture in sociology? […]

What are the 16 territories of the United States? The United States currently administers 16 insular areas as territories: American Samoa. Guam. Northern Mariana Islands. Puerto Rico. United States Virgin Islands. Minor Outlying Islands. Bajo Nuevo Bank. Baker Island. Howland Island. Jarvis Island. Johnston Atoll. Kingman Reef. Midway Islands. Navassa Island. Palmyra Atoll. What countries […]

What does conducting sociological research generalizability mean? empirical generalizability means research results can be applied to a larger population, whereas theoretical generalizability means research results can be applied to larger processes. How do you conduct a sociological research? These are (1) selecting a topic, (2) defining the problem, (3) reviewing the literature, (4) formulating a […]