soft determinism

Examples of soft determinism in the following topics:

• Ogburn's Theory

  • Thus, his theory is often associated with technological determinism, a reductionist theory that presumes a society's technology drives the development of its social structure and cultural values.
  • Soft determinism, as the name suggests, is a more passive view of the way technology interacts with socio-political situations.
  • Soft determinists still subscribe to the fact that technology is the guiding force in our evolution, but maintain that we have a chance to make decisions regarding the outcomes of a situation.
  • Ogburn, in fact, proposed a slightly different variant of soft determinism, in which society must adjust to the consequences of major inventions, but often does so only after a period of cultural lag.

• Stages of Business Buying

  • Buying center participants assess problem and need to determine what is necessary to resolve/satisfy it
  • In order to entice and persuade a consumer to buy a product, marketers try to determine the behavioral process of how a given product is purchased.
  • Buying one can of soft drink involves little money, and thus little risk.
  • If the decision for a particular brand of soft drink was not right, there are minimal implications.

• Dry Media

  • A very hard pencil creates a light mark while a soft pencil creates a darker mark.
  • The amount of binder determines the hardness of the stick.
  • Chalk is a soft, white, porous sedimentary rock, a form of limestone composed of the mineral calcite.
  • Soft pastels, also called chalk pastels, are the most widely used form of pastel.
  • However, the colors are less brilliant and are available in a restricted range in contrast to soft pastels.

• Labeling Theory

  • The theory is concerned with how the self-identity and the behavior of individuals may be determined or influenced by the terms used to describe or classify them.
  • There are two distinctions in labeling: hard labeling and soft labeling.
  • People who believe in soft labeling believe that mental illnesses do, in fact, exist.
  • Unlike the supporters of hard labeling, soft labeling supporters believe that mental illnesses are not socially constructed but are objective problems.

• Diplomacy

  • Diplomatic recognition is an important element of diplomacy because recognition often determines whether a nation is an independent state.
  • It is often divided up into the concepts of hard power and soft power.
  • Soft power commonly covers economics, diplomacy, and cultural influence.
  • However, diplomacy is usually regarded as being important in the creation of "soft" power, while military power is important for "hard" power.

• Etching

  • There are two types of ground: hard ground and soft ground.
  • Soft ground also comes in liquid form and is allowed to dry.
  • Soft ground can be brushed on as a liquid or applied in a fine mist, using powdered rosin or spraypaint.
  • After the soft ground has dried, the printmaker can apply materials such as leaves, hand prints, and other objects to penetrate the soft ground, and expose the plate underneath.
  • The strength of the acid determines the speed of the etching process.

• Finding Good Candidates

  • In recent years, the focus of hiring is increasingly shifted from solely the immediate hard skills such as engineering, finances, or accounting, to the longer term soft skills such as communication, team leadership, brand building.
  • After determining the most important qualifications, managers can design the rest of the selection process so that it is in alignment with the other human resource processes.
  • This soft skills requirement is especially critical for multinationals, where expatriates, local employees, customers, and vendors would need to work together.
  • To ease the situation, recruiters are beginning to adopt the IITTI (pronounced as "ET") standardized image and etiquette certification tool to measure the background soft skills of job-seekers.
  • Companies have a variety of processes available to screen potential employees, so managers must determine which system will generate the most accurate results.

• Lanthanides and Actinides

  • As a consequence, the chemistry of the elements is largely determined by their size, which decreases gradually with increasing atomic number.
  • All of them are soft, have a silvery color (but tarnish in air), and have relatively high density and plasticity.
  • The hardness of thorium is similar to that of soft steel, so heated pure thorium can be rolled in sheets and pulled into wire.

• What is Skin?

  • The skin is the soft outer covering of vertebrates that guards the underlying muscles, bones, ligaments, and internal organs.
  • This layer also contains melanocytes, the cells that are largely responsible for determining the color of our skin and protecting our skin from the harmful effects of UV radiation. 

• The Quality Control Cycle

  • Quality control is a business procedure used to assess the quality of a company's products or services against benchmarks determined by the company, industry standards, or clients/customers.
  • Soft elements, such as personnel integrity, confidence, organizational culture, motivation, team spirit, and quality relationships.