I shall to discuss the power of theories to shape our conceptuali>ation of psychological issues. I will contrast two theories: contextualism and positivism. I argue that the ontological principles of contextualism are more helpful than positivism for conceptuali>ing what culture is, and the relation between culture and psychology. Moreover, the ontological principles of contextualism lead to ep...

BACKGROUND Observation is used in research in two ways - structured and unstructured. Which of these methods to choose depends on the research question but will be defined predominantly by the paradigm underlying each study. Positivistic research generally uses structured observation and interpretist/naturalistic paradigms use unstructured observation. This paper is concerned with unstructured ...

Abstract—The current media communication technology is growing into an inevitability. This medium can make a world as big egg, and it similarly build harmony based on its will. The study revealed how technologies are able to reality of in society. employed qualitative approach with post-positivistic paradigm. research took 5 informants interviewed them. results the study, (1) became main key fo...

Scientists (and science as a whole) provide evidence and advice for societal problem solving collective decision-making. For this to be heard, the public must willing trust science, where “trust” means that one can confidently expect reliable knowledge evidence, even if one’s understanding of is bounded. According sociological psychological literature, citizens’ basic attitudes toward, experien...

Curcumin is a bioactive compound from turmeric which has different biological properties and health benefits such as antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, and anticancer activities. However, the low solubility, poor bioavailability, and rapid degradation under neutral or alkaline pH conditions or when exposed to light, limit the food applications of curcumin. These problems can be solv...

policy capacity focuses on the managerial and organizational abilities to inform policy decisions with sound research and analysis, and facilitate policy implementation with operational efficiency. it stems from a view of the policy process that is rational and positivistic, in which optimal policy choices can be identified, selected, and implemented with objectivity. by itself, however, policy...

Two main and sequential topics are emphasized. The first one is Quaini’s attention for the historically socially determinated building of Man/Nature relation, which mainly characterizes his works written against remaining positivistic deterministic interpretations so called ‘“Iintegral Ggeography”’. other topic Hish/Low metaphorically representing dialectic among social popular practices involv...