Civilization Case Studies Samples For Students

The Egyptian Civilization is one of the famous river-concentrated society that flourished as a result of human’s capability to adapt to changes in his environment. The civilization flourished near the lower reaches of the Nile River, an important source of water for their everyday use and irrigation purpose (Janick). The success of this civilization is also a result of their ability to cultivate and allocate a parcel of lands for agriculture. It can also be said that agriculture enabled the advancement of the Egyptian society into a state-level hierarchy in which complex social customs were developed. With the aid of agriculture the ...

INTRODUCTION

The modern century is defined by greater merging between different cultures and religions. This can be greatly attributed to the fact that globalization has become significant in the society we live in. globalization can be referred to as the level at which nations merge their relationships based on social, economical or political ties. According to Ruthven globalization has been praised as tool that has greatly improved the way in which nations relate to each other (32). The launch of globalization was first heightened after the world wars nations released the need for peace and harmonious living. Many authors and ...

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McDonaldization of the U.S. Court System

Introduction

The McDonaldization representation is an undemanding systematic perspective to what has been believed a flourishing game plan, therefore pointing to the extraordinary value and development of the US court system this plan has been titled after. The model of McDonaldization is consisted of four important conceptions: predictability, efficiency, calculability and control. There is the term McDonaldization that was emerged by Maryland University professor and, sociologist George Ritzer, to signify the mixture of current day 20th century US functions for example scientific supervision, bureaucratization and assembly line manufacture. The achievement of ...

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The article discusses the way Chinese and Americans understand their culture and the way they understand each other’s culture. There are major differences in the way the Chinese see American culture due to its lack of history. Since, China is the oldest civilization still active, they have developed chauvinism about their history and see other cultures as inferior.
The Chinese consider their culture as far advanced and deep as it has historical roots of ancient civilization. The Chinese interpretation of American culture is that it is made by several European or immigrant cultures. The article identifies that Chinese ...

Personality theories elaborate individual characteristic behavior and factors that maintain such behavior depending on personal experience. The personality theories look for the essence of individual human beings. Sigmund Freud conceptualized the psychological paradigm called the psychoanalysis. Freud’s theory of psychoanalysis depicts state and development of individuals beginning from the ancient days up to the modern days.
Feud theory illustrates the psychoneuroses group like Jessica. This group of people has an influence of heredity and civilization that are pivotal to suppress their sexual instincts. Feud contends that the civilization leads to suppression of the sexual instincts and finally ...

This is a very interesting case involving a female employee by the name Anne Wedow and her employer City of Kansas City, Missouri from United States of America. Anne Wedow was working as a battalion chief for the Kansas City Fire Department, which she filed the case against. This is a typical employment suit, with the complainant arguing a very strong case against her employer. The case was filed in a United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit on March 24, 2006.
According to Anne Wedow, her employer, the City of Kansas City, subjected her to discriminatory treatment because of her gender (female). In particular, ...

“Aboriginal” has since time immemorial been used to describe the indigenous inhabitants of places that were discovered and colonized by European nations. However, the word has of late found widespread use of the term aboriginal in the description of the Australian populace. Before the spread of western civilization most aboriginal languages were entirely spoken languages which did not have any writing system. Before the spread of western civilization, recording of information on written material was not common. This explains why most written aboriginal languages lack voice and identity. However non –aboriginal writers have made large strides in the transcription ...

Behavioral Genetics

Three genes and relationship to psychological functioning
Some genes have been associated with certain psychological functions. Among them is the dopamine receptor D4 gene. Scientists have established that this gene has a repeated correlation with impulsive response modes on the human psychology. The second gene is the catechol-o-methyl transferase gene. This gene is highly linked with cognitive behavior and task orientation in the human mind. The major aspect of the gene is to execute different functions such as experiencing rewards. The catechol-o-methyl transferase gene is also associated with response to stimulant in children. Both genes exhibit some strong associations with ...

W.E.B Du Bois

Racism in the United States is a complex issue because of its implications on social life and even the economy of the nation. During his time, Du Bois came up with the concept of color lines which is the role of racism and race in society and history. The concept has many dimensions of analysis of identifying and seeking the relationship between race and class as ways of dominance and resistance in the United States and internationally. He tried to relate the color line problems with race, racial exploitation and domination. He emphasized that social progress can only be attained ...

Introduction

After assumptions of the trappings of the eastern despotism i.e. during dominate, the office of the emperor of Rome faced several turbulent occasions. The barbarian kings started manipulating the western kings about the succession of the emperor while in the Byzantine emperor found it very hard with the autocratic trappings that were taking place in the East and which had consolidated support.
The post republican period that existed after the civilization was dominated by the Roman Empire. The Roman Empire was characterized by vast territorial holdings both in Europe and the Mediterranean with an autocratic form of governance. ...

Saul Bellow is a Canadian born writer who will best be remembered for his witty analysis of the human culture and the translation of this into adventurous, fictional and entertaining philosophical writings (Elinor & Slater 42). He was born in 1915 and his literary skills have since then won many awards including a Nobel Prize for literature. Bellow wrote his first piece of literary work in 1944 at a time when most modern writers were past their creative peaks and it was these writers who fashioned his understanding as a writer as well as the form, content and style of all his novels. ...