Essays on Fiske

Many of us form biased opinions based on the behavior we see in people. We might judge the person wrongly assuming that his behavior is because of the circumstances that the individual faces (Gilbert, & Malone, 1995). People also believe that an individual’s unique attributes affect his behavior. Philosophers try to find the reason for a person’s behavior. In order for the researcher to have a strong argument as to why an individual acts the way he does, the researcher must form an appropriate theory which has enough evidence to support it (Fiske, 2004). The theory may explain ...

On November 5, 2009, the son of Palestinian immigrants, Army Major Nidal Malik Hasan randomly fired into a crowd at a processing center at Fort Hood, the largest active-duty military post in the country (Army Major kills, n.d.). One would be hard pressed to find a larger military stage to conduct such blatant murder. Despite the Major shouting ‘God is great’ in Arabic, “Allahu Akbar”, just before he opened fire on soldiers who were either returning from deployment, or getting ready to be deployed, there was a denial by the government to officially label the shooting as an act ...

Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans was first released in 1929, but the story itself feels as though it has been told time and again through the ages. In this film, a married man meets a woman—a dangerous, beautiful woman—who tries to lure him away from his dutiful wife. What begins seemingly as a crime story evolves into exactly what the title suggests: it is the song of two humans and their relationship to each other over the course of the film (Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans, 1929). It is important to note that Sunrise is ...

Nowadays social groups and individuals are not perceived as a closed and self-sufficient phenomena. They are included in the general relationship and interdependence. Universal interconnection, interdependence and relationships are extremely complicated by contradictory processes of globalization. The role and influence on the formation of national consciousness of the cultural self-identity should be borne in mind that national identity is implemented at two levels: the social (public, community at large) and personal (personal) (Bem, 1967). The need for self-determination has always been an important human need. Erich Fromm believed that this need is rooted in human nature (Fromm, 1939). Social ...

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It is the desire and inbuilt human nature to need other people in their lives. The zeal to form and engage in attachments and relationships is much promoted by the very basic human nature to desire love, passion, friendship, intimacy socialization and close relationships. The problem of association and need for others is demonstrated by the factor of the human being living together in the same homes, same villages and communities. Additionally, even I history and current trends, people tend to conglomerate together, a clear indication of the need for association and relationships. The paper focuses on the analysis ...

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As the global economy is expanding daily basis, companies working on the global platform must have the luxury to manage the expatriates as well as the repatriates. Considering the increasing numbers of foreign assignments, most of the organizations need to send their best human resources to the foreign countries. Therefore, a fully encumbered expatriate package has been offered to the best of the businesses in order to complete the international assignment. But, most of the times, companies do not value the repatriation process to support an employee returning from a foreign country after finishing an international assignment (Reinhardt, 2012). ...