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Social Darwinism

The application of Darwinism to the study of human society, specifically a theory in sociology that individuals or groups achieve advantage over others as the result of genetic or biological superiority.

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How did social Darwinism effect on imperialism?

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Social Darwinism justified that women had more balls than men at the time, and still can possibly do. Hope it helped:)

What school did charls Darwin go to?

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He was a boarder at Shrewsbury School. The official name was the Mount House.Darwin went to Edinburgh University in October 1825 to study medicine.

What is an example of cultural borrowing?

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The Christmas festival as celebrated around the world includes 'cultural borrowings' from various parts of Europe including St Nicholas (Santa Claus) a present giving saint from Greece, tree from Germany, reindeer from Scandinavia, Nativity models from Italy, carols from various countries.

What did Darwin say before he died?

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There are no signs that Darwin ever reconsidered the basic outline of his Theory of Evolution.

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What was the theory behind social Darwinism?

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Social Darwinism is in practice a political theory. It opposes welfare and generally favours lassez faire. It sees the main role of government as the defence of property and the provision of a legal system. However, there were many varieties of Social Darwinism with differing emphases and views. It is less monolithic than is often thought.

What are the importance of social science research?

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Social science or soft science studies the human aspects of the world. It includes an in-depth study and evaluation of human behavior by using scientific methods in either quantitative or qualitative manner. The subject matter of the soft science can be subjective or objective. In contrast to hard science or natural science, social science reveals subjective, objective, inter-subjective and structural aspects of the society. In simple words, it measures the social developments of the society and finds the emerging drawbacks too. The work of social science is to watch where the society has been heading and what more can be done to benefit the entire race.

If we dig out the historical evidences, we will find that social science has been a constant part of the development of the human race. It is interesting to know that great philosophers like Plato and Aristotle were advocates of social science and their philosophies are based on the objectives of social sciences only.

So, social science is very much present into our day-to-day life and has a pivotal role in the societal growth and development.

Who among the following persons is known to have infused the idea of American superiority based on international Darwinism?

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Charles Darwin held strong to the belief that Americans were superior and believed in the natural selection process. Once this idea caught on, he did everything in his power to infuse his beliefs into anyone who would listen.

Where did Darwin make most of his studies?

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Charles Darwin did his work on the HMS Beagle.

How did imperialism come to be associated with Social Darwinism?

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Social Darwinism justified imperialism. Post-Enlightenment, people started turning to science to answer life's questions and not religion. This new science of social Darwinism purported a hierarchy of beings. This, therefore, allowed imperialists nations to justify their exploitation and presence in other countries of 'inferior' peoples.

How does Carnegie use the doctrine of social Darwinism to support his argument?

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because it made him a successful person and he was inspired by it because of that

What is the MOST accurate Social-Darwinist defense for U.S. imperialism?

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It depends on how the word "accurate" is defined.

If "accurate" refers to a Social Darwinist defense of US Imperialism that was the most consistent with reality and empirically correct, there is no such animal. Social Darwinism is a thoroughly inaccurate description of reality and its defense of imperialism were based on this. It would be like asking, "What aspects of map-making were accurately predicted by Flat-Earth Theory?"

If "accurate" refers to whether an argument is properly attributed to Social Darwinists in defense of US Imperialism, the most accurate such argument would be that according to the Social Darwinist, Imperialism was the natural expansion and success of a well-evolved culture and this expansion would help remove or improve underperforming cultures.

Social Darwinism held that those made better or worse by industrialization were based on the natural predisposition of the people effected. For those who were made better off, the success of those people demonstrated that they had a well-evolved culture and this expansion would help remove or improve underperforming cultures, which were those "chosen" by the fact that they were performing poorly.

What are the four types of social research?

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To come up with a good research output, a good research design is needed. Without a good research design, the researcher will find himself flooded with information which may not be appropriate in meeting his objectives.

Social Research

Social research is aimed towards an understanding of social phenomena. Applying the appropriate research design in gathering the required data about people and their behavior is essential in understanding the complexities of human behavior.

Social research uses both quantitative and qualitative approaches; the former approach focuses on quantifying evidence and usually applies statistics in analyzing the data gathered to reveal generalities while the latter aims to achieve understanding through subjective analysis of subjects and emphasizes the context by which things happen. The number of subjects of social research scientists range from a multitude of people to individuals. Documents are also examined to strengthen the findings.

Hereunder are 4 different types of research design that social scientists employ to gather data in the field in a systematic manner to come up with sound, reliable results.

4 Types of Research Design

1. Experimental Research Design

An experiment is a research design where a certain degree of control over a given set of variables is exercised by the researcher when conducting an investigation. Experiments are used to test new hypothesis or existing theories with the end in view of confirming or refuting them. The experiment starts off with a problem statement, a hypothesis is formulated, then an experiment is carried out to find out if the hypothesis is correct or not. The results are analyzed using statistics that form the basis in coming up with a conclusion. When many experiments have already been done getting the same results, a theory may be formed which are then conveyed through publication of findings.

For example, an experiment is carried out to find out which amount of a toxin will cause symptoms to experimental animals referred to generally as "guinea pigs." Experimentation need not be done only in laboratories.

2. Case Study Research Design

A case study is a research design that focuses on a single case rather than dealing with a sample of a large population. For example, a careful determination of the factors that led to the success or failure of a community project may be conducted.

3. Longitudinal Research Design

A longitudinal research design involves collection of data over a period of time. This is further subdivided into three types namely trend study, cohort study, and panel study.

a. Trend study

A trend study is a type of longitudinal research design that looks into the dynamics of a particular characteristic of the population over time. For example, a researcher might want to study the people's preference for projects, whether government or non-government, in their community. Respondents of the study vary across study periods.

b. Cohort study

A cohort study is a type of longitudinal research design where a cohort is tracked over extended periods of time. A cohort is a group of individuals who have shared a particular time together during a particular time span, for example, a group of indigenous peoples living in the forest for decades.

c. Panel study

A panel study is a type of longitudinal research design that involves collection of data from a panel, or the same set of people over several points in time by measuring specific dependent variable identified by the researcher to achieve a study objective. From the data gathered,it is possible to predict cause-effect relationship after a given time. Panel study is usually done when it is difficult to analyze a case-study which is only a one-shot deal. People's shifting attitudes and behavior can be detected. For example, cause-effect relationship may be investigated between the number of faculty research outputs and the amount of time given for research as work load over three years.

4. Cross-sectional Research Design

A cross-sectional research design is a common research design used by social scientists. It gathers data from a cross-section of a population. For example, a contingent valuation study asks a sample of a population regarding their willingness-to-pay to preserve a given forest ecosystem accessible to them.

Choosing the correct research design will enable the researcher to gain a better understanding of social phenomena. Thus, familiarity with these different research designs is a requisite for a well-guided research study.

What criticism did the beatniks make of the culture of the 1950s?

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What did the theory of social Darwinism hold?

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Scientist Charles Darwin's view of society based on his theory of natural selection or survival of the fittest.

Social Darwinism was not a theory in the scientific sense of the word and did not originate with Darwin; in fact, he opposed the idea. Social Darwinism held that charity was counterproductive, because it helped people who, given natural selection/survival of the fittest, would not survive otherwise.

What is cultural hierarchy?

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Workers and managers in a clothing store

What were the effects of social gospel and social darwinism?

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Less advanced countries were given education, medical care, and better quality of life. If you are looking for this answer for school then this will be the wrong answer but it is the true answer. The schools will want you to write that white people thought that they were a superior race.

How is the state agent of socialization?

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it sets up the rules and laws in the society