Category: Theory

Materialism and idealism are two theories that greatly differ but are essentially straightforward to grasp in terms of contrasting and comparing the two. Karl Marx, a nineteenth century German philosopher and socialist saw materialism as a theory in regards to all reality being based on matter. Materialism is based on more of a scientific and…

ABSTRACT The intention of this paper is to provide an overview of the psychological theories of Jean Piaget and Lawrence Kohlberg. While Piaget’s perspective was psychological, Kholberg’s viewpoint was psychological with emphasis placed on moral development and both theories will be compared and contrasted in this paper. Furthermore, the implications of these theories for counselling…

The science of nursing has come a long way since the days of when the art of nursing was passed on to other nurses through education of skills and tasks. Through the development of nursing theories, the science of nursing has changed and grown. Nursing theories were developed to help standardize care and to help…

As the healthcare system undergoes major transformations and the role of the professional nurse is expanding, having a definition of the goals and responsibilities of a nurse relative to other professionals within the healthcare community is vital. Nursing theories establish the scope and the significance of a nurse’s role as a healthcare provider. They provide…

The Pangea theory describes that all continents were joined together in one enormous land mass millions of years ago. Later on the continents broke apart and start drifting in opposite directions and still continued to make another arrangement. In 1912, Alfred Wegner, a German meteorologist and geologist gave the hypothesis the all the continents were…

9. Explain the differences between the universal and the contingency leadership theories. Discuss your answer in enough information to demonstrate your understanding. Be specific utilizing the materials in your text and not a generalized or philosophical statement. Tip: both the trait and behavioral leadership theories were efforts to discover the “one finest leadership design in…

George Gerbner, a pioneer in the cultural environment movement and former dean of communications at the University of Pennsylvania, introduced Cultivation theory to explore the impact of television content on society. This theory delves into how television shapes the perceptions of viewers, particularly in relation to violence, leading to what is known as the mean…

In philosophy and more specifically metaphysics, dualism has been defined as the belief that two fundamental and incompatible types of things that make up the universe; idealistic monism argues instead that the universe is made up of just one thing, and that is the realm of ideas or the mind. Hence, if one were to…

Maslows Theory is based upon the belief that we are inspired by requirements and the theory states we must satisfy standard requirements in order to focus on the higher concerns. And only when the standard requirements are fulfilled can we carry on to the next steps 1. Pysiological– All individuals requires to consume, sleep and…

There are two main theories of communication. The first is Argyle’s communication cycle. This is based on a more one-to-one conversation than group conversation. The cycle starts from an idea occurring. This means that a person has only thought of an idea to start a conversation with. The next step in the cycle is for…