Continuity Theory

Examples of Continuity Theory in the following topics:

• Continuity Theory

  • The continuity theory proposes that older adults maintain the same activities, behaviors, personalities, and relationships of the past.
  • The theory considers the internal structures and external structures of continuity to describe how people adapt to their circumstances and set their goals.
  • Maddox and Robert Atchley are most closely associated with the continuity theory.
  • " He continued to expound upon the theory over the years, explaining the development of internal and external structures in 1989 and publishing a book in 1999 called Continuity and Adaptation in Aging: Creating Positive Experiences.
  • Examine the pros and cons of the continuity theory of aging, specifically in terms of how it neglects to consider social institutions or chronically ill adults

• The Origins of Language

  • These theories can be called continuity-based theories.
  • Continuity-based theories are currently held by a majority of scholars, but they vary in how they envision this development.
  • Other continuity-based models see language as having developed from music.
  • Theories that stress continuity often look at animals to see if, for example, primates display any traits that can be seen as analogous to what pre-human language must have been like.
  • Compare and contrast continuity-based theories and discontinuity-based theories about the origin of language

• The Nature and Meaning of Dreams

  • Freud's theory described dreams as having both latent and manifest content.
  • One prominent neurobiological theory of dreaming is the activation-synthesis theory, which states that dreams don't actually mean anything.
  • The continual-activation theory proposes that dreaming is a result of brain activation and synthesis.
  • The underlying assumption of continual-activation theory is that, during REM sleep, the unconscious part of the brain is busy processing procedural memory.
  • This triggers the "continual-activation" mechanism to generate a data stream from the memory stores to flow through to the conscious part of the brain.

• Conclusion

  • The debate on the status of Siemens' theory of connectivism will undoubtedly continue for some time, and the ultimate outcome remains to be seen.
  • So then, perhaps, "tomorrow" the debate could lead to a prevailing view that connectivism is the leading learning theory of the time.

• References

  • .: Critical Theories in Education.
  • Adult learning from theory to practice.
  • Transformation Theory of Adult Learning.
  • Transformative Learning: Theory to Practice: New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education (Vol. 74, p. 5-12).
  • The theory and practice of transformative learning: A critical review.

• Conflict

  • Conflict theory emphasizes interests deployed in conflict, rather than the norms and values.
  • Thus, the theory sees conflict as a normal part of social life, rather than an abnormal occurrence.
  • The three tenets of conflict theory are as follows:
  • While societies may portray a sense of cooperation, a continual power struggle exists between social groups as they pursue their own interests.
  • Conflict theory further argues that group A will continue to search for resources in order to keep group B from getting them, leading to the exploitation of the powerless.

• Social Movement Theories

  • There are two significant problems with this theory.
  • members are recruited through networks; commitment is maintained by building a collective identity and continuing to nurture interpersonal relationships
  • Critics of the political process theory and resource-mobilization theory point out that neither theory discusses movement culture to any great degree.
  • Culture theory builds upon both the political process and resource-mobilization theories but extends them in two ways.
  • Both resource-mobilization theory and political process theory include a sense of injustice in their approaches.

• Transition State Theory

  • TST is used to describe how a chemical reaction occurs, and it is based upon collision theory.
  • TST is also referred to as "activated-complex theory," "absolute-rate theory," and "theory of absolute reaction rates."
  • This third postulate acts as a kind of qualifier for something we have already explored in our discussion on collision theory.
  • Once the activated complex is formed, it can then continue its transformation into products, or it can revert back to reactants.
  • Transition state theory is most useful in the field of biochemistry, where it is often used to model reactions catalyzed by enzymes in the body.

• Job Characteristics Theory

  • The Job Characteristics Theory is a framework for identifying how job characteristics affect job outcomes.
  • The theory states that there are five core job characteristics:
  • Pictured as a process flow, the characteristics and psychological states operate in continuous feedback loop that allows employees to continue to be motivated by thoroughly owning and understanding the work in which they are involved.
  • Analyses of studies of the model provide some support for the validity of the Job Characteristics Theory.
  • Analyze the core characteristics, psychological states, and work outcomes in the Job Characteristics Theory, as identified by Hackman and Oldham

• Theoretical Perspectives on Childhood Socialization

  • One of the most widely applied theories of childhood is Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development.
  • The child learns that he is separate from his environment and that aspects of his environment, such as his parents or a toy, continue to exist even though they may be outside of his sensory field.
  • In 1979, psychologist Urie Bronfenbrenner published The Ecology of Human Development, setting forth his theory known as ecological systems theory.
  • This video explains Piaget's theory of cognitive development and includes footage of the type of experiments Piaget performed to develop his theory.
  • Contrast the various theories of childhood development, such as Freud's psychosexual theory, Piaget's stages of development and ecological systems theory