Phenomenon Literature Reviews Samples For Students

Introduction

When conducting studies, researchers can adopt a qualitative approach, quantitative approach, or a mixture of the two. Qualitative research method simply encompasses approaches used to gather and analyze data that is non-numerical in nature (Östlund et al., 2011, p. 370). A quantitative method, on the other hand, encompasses approaches for gathering and analyzing numerical data. A mixed method involves using approaches for gathering and analyzing numerical and non-numerical data in the same study (Östlund et al., 2011, p. 370). This paper presents an analysis of the three research methods mentioned above.

Analysis

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Introduction

The recent surge in Korea in the entertainment industry has triggered tremendous interest from abroad (Marinescu, 2014). South Korea is coming up as a major exporter of popular culture, rivaling many Western countries like United States of America and Britain. Due to the growing acceptance and popularity of Korean pop culture as a valid form of entertainment, the government of South Korea has begun using this tool for soft power, as well as facilitating its entertainment sector. Hallyu is used to describe Korean drama, and it specifically refers to the dramas that have gained success in the Asian Overseas ...

How can content marketing on social media channels be used in order to increase the level of customer engagement for the UK fitness industry?

Introduction
Social media channels represent the new phenomenon, that has forced industries to change their attitude to marketing strategies, brand awareness, and customer engagement. The social media channels today pose certain threats to the traditional advertising, which treats the customers as a homogeneous crowd . In this extent, the social media channels are highly personalized presenting the versatile and verified social media content to the targeted audience.
The marketing specialists are always in constant search of ...

How absentee fathers affect teen pregnancy in daughters

Introduction
The family is the basic unit of society. From this structure, individuals learn the tenets of how to integrate into society and cope with other members. Most mammal species live in the family unit, be it nuclear or extended. Within the family, members learn to bond, share and assist each other with difficulties. The human species shows the most sophisticated form of human organization. When children get born, they only get taught how to survive as adults, but there are certain values that parents must pass on to their children. Each family and society have different values and ...

■ Meetings with the Supervisor to discuss two previous tasks:

The two previous tasks were delivered in the first ten weeks of the semester. The teacher asked for the quality of used sources. The sources used for the investigation were only scholar sources. Science Direct, Elsevier and Google Scholar were the used databases in the investigation. There are several paid databases where the investigator and university had no subscription. The previous databases offered more than one thousand results referred to composite piles design, but only twenty sources were selected for the investigation. The sources are in a level of master studies and philosophy doctor studies. The consulted sources had ...

Abstract

This is a literature review on various research articles on the glass ceiling phenomena. The purpose of this literature review is to understand the glass ceiling phenomena, by looking at the various ways in which the glass ceiling phenomena presents itself. This literature review also intends to come up with various strategies which can be used to break through the glass ceiling. The glass ceiling phenomena has not yet been defined clearly by any of the researchers, but most articles agree that the phenomena discriminates women from career development. Means in which the glass ceiling effect manifests itself include ...

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Going to college is an important landmark in the life of a student. College life provides a sudden experience of freedom that was so far unavailable to students. With the newfound freedom, students aggressively pursue an active social life. Coupled with social activity lies academic pressure. Requirements of academics force students to stay awake at night to prepare for class. A combination of social activity and academic pressure invariably takes a toll on the sleep quality and quantity of students. They, therefore, become inevitably sleepy in class. A number of researchers have explored the aspects of sleepiness, sleep quality and ...

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Tipping is a common activity between a service provider and the customer. It is very customary in the food services industry, and there is equal evidence of its practice in a number of other sectors. Determining how and why tipping takes place has been a research agenda for some time. This paper discusses the major views on this subject and demonstrates their contribution to the general debate on tipping. The works evaluated in this paper are those found to be central to the debate, specifically due to their nature of applicability, validity and comprehensive handling of the concept validity. The paper will discuss ...

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The following paper is dedicated to analyzing the prerequisites, state and consequences of drugs-related police corruption. Importance of highlighting results of research on the following issues is connected with the fact that trafficking in drugs, facilitated with the help of police corruption, has a great negative impact on drug abuse, especially in large cities with a high incidence of drug trafficking. Apart from studying the nature and extent of known drug-related police corruption, I will single out factors, commonly being associated with drug-related police corruption, including violence, as well as study current policies and programs, aimed at combating these issues. In ...

Literature Review

In the beginning the, the ancient –medieval intellectual system of the Aristotle provided a concrete background for the development of the stable and harmonious natural phenomenon which was considered to remain unchangeable (Mozaffari,359-368). Even more ancient than this, was the idea that the celestial phenomenon place direct effects on the happenings on the earth. This very perspective is in itself reflective of the egocentric perspective of the human mind which seems to be one of the major characteristic of the activities of the human mind and display itself in the day to day activities ( Richardson, p.309-311). One of the ...

Literature Review

The rapid emergence of the new media and the accessibility and the “must have” trend regarding the innovative, breakthrough electronic devices (smartphones, tablets, netbooks, laptops, etc.), fulminated in the students’ environment with using these devices in the classroom setting, for various purposes or activities, not directly related, or totally not related with the education purposes.
Information communication and technology (ICT) is considered to be a sound element leading the way to modernization throughout the world, even in the third world or fourth world countries, where, as a Microsoft report (2007, p. 7) indicates, ICT enables growth and social and economic ...

According to Poggenpoel & Myburgh (2009), qualitative meta-synthesis is a type of research method that is aimed at the interpretation of similar phenomena in order to contribute to knowledge development. Similarly, Au (2007) indicates that qualitative meta-synthesis is a type of research where the results of qualitative studies are synthesized in order to obtain a better understanding of a phenomenon’s general nature. In the same regard, Tellez & Waxman (in press) state that meta-synthesis is “an umbrella term referring to the synthesis of findings across multiple qualitative reports to create a new interpretation” (Tellez & Waxman, in press, p. 11). On the other hand, Barnett-Page & Thomas ( ...

Benjamin Franklin: The Autobiography and Other Writings is a very important text in both American History and Literature. Most often heralded as a document produced by, and about, one of the most important of the Founding Fathers, it is also a work that employs several literary devices and introduces many of the values that remain at the center of American culture. In his book, Franklin offers a way to live ones life, which is, interestingly enough, the way he lives his life. The book also has a section entitled, “Franklin The Scientist” which contains a series of letters which document his experiments and successes in ...

Introduction

The media is a very strong tool that can be used to either unite or divide a nation. There are many variables and features that come together to define diversity matters and its scope in the media. This is a literature review that critiques and analyzes the various elements of diversity in the media. It will review general patterns in contemporary American media and move on to evaluate theories and concepts that relate to the matter.

The Scope of Diversity in the American Media

The ideal media outlet should be one that is neutral and represents every group in a nation fairly. This is a major professional ...

Introduction

It seems difficult to analyze democratic transition from the standpoint of international dimension both theoretically and practically because not so much literatures that discuss about what the external environment actually is and how it might contribute to domestic change (Cavatorta 2005). However, it does not mean that international context will be ignored in the analysis process because international factors might have impacts on the transition process through their connections with domestic actors particularly in terms of distribution of power and resources, which in turn have effect on how they will act (Cavatorta 2005). One thing to remember is a ...

In everyday life, an average human being interacts with so many experiences, some of which significantly influence our response. In a college party for instance, several people are having conversations and loud music is playing: and yet each groups of people conversing can still make out what the other person is saying despite the noise. In morning traffic, it is typical to see a corporate employee communicating through a hands free device, taking coffee and driving at the same time. In college rooms, it is typical to find one student reading while the other plays music. How is all ...

Amongst the biggest problems that are being recognized is the phenomenon of global warming. This is an alarming issue for the environmentalists as they believe that the sustainability, worse yet, the livability of the planet is at stake because of it. Because of the economic and industrial conditions of the planet, the climate of the earth is changing rapidly. The average temperatures that are being measured are increasing very quickly, and it is feared that in a short period of time, the temperature of the planet will rise higher than what is comfortable (Root).
The problem of rising temperatures ...

1.0 Introduction
There is a sense in which nature is depicted in literal work to resonate with the normal human course of life. In this regard, authors and artists seek to use psychological and philosophical aspects on nature to make this impact (Bruin,Murray, and Boom 43). Such depictions are very essential because they make sure that the reader connects with different components of the play because it enhances a sense of familiarity. In this light, therefore, this paper will analyze the various ways in which natural world is significant to two different plays. The plays include “Our Town” ...

Media Capital: A Critique

The media capital is a new cultural analysis concept proposed by Curtin (2003). In lieu of conventional analysis of media and, for that matter, cultural patterns based on national boundaries, media capital is used. Given how an increasing number of capitals are adopting multi-channel satellite networks for broadcasting glocal TV content, media capital can be employed to better analyze TV content becoming increasingly uncategorizable as of one national character or another. The provided examples of Hollywood, Chicago and Hong Kong (Curtin) represent only an initial step into using media capital as an analytical method for media / cultural analysis. ...

Literature Review

Introduction
Employee turnover can be defined as the rotation of individuals around the labor market, between jobs, organizations, and careers. Besides, it is the amount of movement of workers in and out of a company, normally occur in terms of the employee turnover rate (Ronra & Chaisawat, 2010). Employees may involuntarily leave the company as a result of discharge or layoff, or voluntarily because of retirement or resignation. In most cases, voluntary turnover takes place when a worker feels dissatisfaction with his current job and has attractive alternatives in other companies.
Employee turnover and retention have always been key issues ...

Hallyu is the Korean Wave andit is referred to the increasing South Korean popularity and their culture. This began to happen during the '90s of the 20th century and is still a relevant issue. It was related to dramas and music on television in Asia, but the wave went global with the help of YouTube. Western societies became interested in the Korean culture and that is why it became so popular. Today, South Korea exports its culture and its influence can be compared to the influence of Western and American culture. Therefore, hallyu is used as a power of ...

Education is the key component of human life that is associated with the implementation process of sharing and gaining new knowledge. The value of education in human life is growing, and so it cannot be limited only to the period of studying in the education institutions. This process is accompanied by searching for new forms and methods that promote the correct formation of the world view and build proficient and competitive society. Nowadays education is a complicated and diverse social phenomenon, the scope of sharing and assimilating knowledge and social experience.
Education integrates various types of activities into a ...

Introduction

Homelessness is a substantial and systemic problem, as it provides people with the fewest resources even less of a chance to better themselves and escape the cycle of poverty. Homeless youth, in particular, face particular problems, being offered substantially fewer chances to succeed compared to other youth of the same age who are not homeless. There are many reasons for youth to become homeless; in many cases, homeless children have homeless parents, or have been tied up in the system without a concrete family structure (e.g. orphans). One substantial phenomenon is the homeless LGBT child; despite the many social advances ...

- Introduction

In order to understand the meaning of the consumer behavior, it is significant to outline the meaning of the consumer. Consumer is an individual or a group that is engaged in the process of selecting, purchasing and using or disposing a services, products, experiences or ideas to satisfy their desires and needs. In the marketing environment the consumer is referred as an act of purchasing and patterns of aggregate buying that involves post-purchasing and pre-purchasing activities.

Therefore, consumer behavior can be described as a process whereby a consumer directly exercises the act of acquiring, using or disposing of economic goods and services, as ...

Impacts of Police Corruption on the Community of Paterson

Impact of Police Corruption on the Community of Paterson
Introduction
Corruption by the police is an act that involves the police acting beyond their powers by demanding money from people and in an unreasonable manner. Though the actions may be in relation to their duty, further revelations dictate that police corruption accompany excess force. Inhuman treatment is another aspect of police corruption. Police corruption pauses impacts on any community under the exercise of the vile (Mouris, 2013). Among the impacts, we have categories that take the form of social, economic, political, psychological and religious dimensions (Council of ...

INTRODUCTION

Substance abuse, be it alcohol, drugs, or tobacco is a serious problem in almost every neighborhood, community, town, city, or state in the United States and all across the globe. The types of drugs and the environments may change, but the outcome is always the same; addiction usually, leads to or stems from economic instability and poor decision making, which goes hand-in-hand with substance abuse. People across all demographics are affected by substance abuse in this modern age. People from all walks of life, different races, ages, genders, and religious backgrounds, all can be affected by substance abuse. This is ...

Human trafficking is one of the common acts of criminal in Central America that has been at center stage since 1990s. The increased attention for this trade has been driven by United State initiatives, such as the United Nations Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons. Depending on the local dynamics, study reveals that, the activity has got different manifestations across the entire region (NOVA 1). According to a publication by the UNODC “Global Patterns on Human Trafficking”, the Central American country states are the source, transit corridor and destination. They act as a destination for women and children ...

Did the Welfare System Cause the Dissolution of the Black Family?

Introduction

In 1965 when the civil rights movements was experiencing an explosion, Daniel Patrick Moynihan penned a report to President Johnson claiming that one of the major reasons for poverty amongst black Americans was the fact that a quarter of black families were being headed by women. While that report caused a lot of uproar for the then White House aide, today we still see that many African American homes are manned by single women as many black babies seem to be born outside of wedlock. This is a problem that looks to ...

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Short fiction is one of the oldest forms of literature and has been there throughout most part of the human civilization in the form of fairy tales, parables and myths. The current model of short literature took form sometimes during the early nineteenth century in North America, and was popularized by the periodical journals. All through the history of art many forms of literature were famous during a given era, like the drama in the sixteenth century and essays in the eighteenth century. But throughout most of the nineteenth century, novels and short stories were the most popular forms of ...

Introduction

Violence against Aboriginal women is one of most important negative phenomena in terms of Aboriginal Affairs in Canada. Despite the fact that significant number of initiatives was developed by Canadian legislatures at federal and provincial level to meet this challenge, the number of missing and murdered Aboriginal women continues to grow. Inquiries into the issues show sits strong relation to almost all negative phenomena, which are currently faced by Aboriginal people, including unemployment, problems in access to social services for those, leaving on-reserve, lack of awareness about women’s rights and continuing discrimination against Aboriginal people in Canadian society.
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Introduction

Among initial efforts to investigate the impact of mass communications, the most widespread are the reports forwarded by the eighth black bound volume published between 1933 and 1935 (Rupprecht, 2011). The pioneering work, “Payne Fund Studies,” was carried out when mass media comprised of solely the press, the radio, recorded music, as well as recorded movies. Out of all these, movies emerged as the greatest concern to education activists. This is because of their enormous attraction to children. The survey sought to establish the nature of influence movies had on the American youth. Children’s movies can be influential ...

The purpose of the proposed study is to look into the issues concerning communication that arise due to the increasing use of mobile phones in society. communication among children, specifically the role of mobile technology in threatening to change the future generation’s patterns of communication. The prevalent use of mobile phones among children presents positive but also negative influences on this population. The continuous development of technology is a potential threat on disrupting and changing communication patterns in our interconnected world.

Refined Literature Review

The information technology revolution and an extraordinary increase in knowledge have led to the development of a new era ...

Introduction

Polar bears are a range of bears from the family Ursidae and genus Ursus that natively lie within the boundaries of the Arctic Circle which well includes the landmasses and surrounding seas around the Arctic Ocean . Considering the native geographical location where the polar bears reside, it can be safely assumed that these creatures live in a predominantly cold weather environment . In terms of general physical features, a male adult polar bear should weight somewhere around 770 to 1,500 lbs. ; a female adult on the other hand should be somewhere around half of this size . Polar bears are a sister specie of the ...

According to beauty oriented studies, averageness refers to the average phenotypic characteristics evident in a person. This is the facial outward appearance and one’s general appearance. They communicate about one’s fertility and health. A bigger proportion of the studies were based on photographic overlays in which the images are morphed together. Factors like youthfulness, similarity and symmetry are also considered when attractiveness is concerned.
There is a possibility of beauty not being in the eyes of the beholder. Beauty can be less arbitrarily considered as a cultural whims’ slave. Views on attractiveness do not vary across many races hence ...

Critical Analysis

In a qualitative study, Bryon, Gastmans & de Casterle (2012) explored the experiences of nurses with nurse-physician communication that occurred during decision-making for artificial nutrition or hydration (ANH) among hospitalised dementia patients. Twenty-one nurses in nine hospitals in Belgium were selected for semi-structured interviews as they reflected a wide range of personal characteristics and practice experiences. Successful advocacy for the dying patient and his family, a nurse’s ethical responsibility, depends on the quality of interdisciplinary communication. From data analysis which used a grounded theory framework emerged three factors influencing the nurse-physician communication: the attitudes of physicians toward nurses, the attitude of nurses toward ...

The concept of learned helplessness is ultimately a condition in which the specified animal or a human being learns to behave in a particular manner that is unique from the others. The character trait that a person learns becomes mutually embedded in ones behaviour hence becomes helpless in the context of trying to avoid over the same. A person learns with time to appreciate the positive rewards from the behaviour and clings to it.
The condition arises when a person is continuously subjected in an aversive stimulus. The stimulus should be in the overview that one cannot escape from the quagmire hence an ...

Introduction

This paper provides an overview of descriptive theories that have advanced in over the last decade concerning the working of the human memory and how it affects the adult behavior and experiences. Purposefully, this paper attempts by using different scholars to examine the influence of abuse on children. We explore the relationship between child abuse and repressed memory. The purpose of this literature review is anchoring an understanding of different attempts to come up with one comprehensive understanding of psychology and the developing of the human brain. While exploring the different facets of the concept of human behavior, the ...

As a mode of literary criticism, structuralism gained popularity in the late 1950s when the work of Ferdinand de Saussure was translated into English. In chapter 7 Structuralist Criticism of her brilliant book Critical Theory Today: A User-Friendly Guide, Lois Tyson states that before Saussure, the changes of words through time were studied to analyze language. In fact, words were studied in a diachronic manner. Additionally, every word in some represented the object itself.
In the entire context of the chapter, as in to say, keep reading the rest of what she says, what does she mean by this?
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The influence and effect of dreams on human health has been a subject of much study and research by medical and psychological professionals for centuries; dreaming is said to dramatically affect our abilities to process information, handle stress and anxiety and a plethora of other unique outcomes. Based on the prevailing literature of many health professionals, the act and ability to dream is closely tied to our health and emotional well-being. Kopp et al. (2008) perform a meta-analysis of existing theoretical literature on the connection between dreams and health, examining the importance of dreams and dream sequences in promoting proper health, considering ...

Arguably, the modern world has become very complex, especially when it comes to parenting. Parenting is a phenomenon, which is aimed at developing children or a child physically, psychologically, intellectually, as well as socially. The 21st century came with a lot of technological changes, of which it has affected various aspects of human life. The several stages of development and growth among children encompasses toddlerhood, adolescence, infancy, and middle childhood, whereby each one of it demands to change parenting needs, roles and stressors. Parenting in the modern world has become a controversial issue. As a matter of fact, Parents in the modern world have ...

Many of the great innovations in history have come about when a pair of friends, meeting in high school or college, had a paradigm-shifting idea together and then decided to bring that idea to the marketplace. In recent decades, one of the most well-known examples was the creation of Apple, a computer company that began in a garage, as a collaboration between Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs, and has revolutionized the cell phone, music listening and tablet computing industries. However, these sorts of partnerships are nothing new, as The Spectator shows. Founded in 1711 by Charterhouse School chums Joseph Addison and Richard Steele, this ...

In the history of human thought, there were various issues, which even the brightest minds could not explain or measure in materiality of human perception. One of such issues is and always will be love and its nature. Shakespeare was one of those who managed to perceive the nature of love and explain it in his works. The play which unravels his perception of the nature of love is “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”. The aim of the present paper is to outline what Shakespeare meant under the nature of love and how he explained it in his play. ...

Abstract

The main core of this work keenly and thoroughly addresses the issue of E-recruitment, which currently has replaced the physical recruitment. Top level management despite its act of embracing change and its prevailing aspects has really faced great challenge, thereby becoming to some bothersome due to managing complexities. Apart from the efficient operations made easier through E-recruitment and minimization of costs contrary to the past, where colossal sums of money went into maintaining and sustaining recruitment exercise, the problems affecting it have to be well handled if the business world is at any cost to benefit from it. The ...