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  2. Refusal of work - Wikipedia

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    The word freeter or freeta was first used around 1987 or 1988 and is thought to be an amalgamation of the English word free (or perhaps freelance) and the German word Arbeiter ("worker"). [ 39 ] Parasite single ( パラサイトシングル , parasaito shinguru ) is a Japanese term for a single person who lives with their parents until their ...

  3. Critique of work - Wikipedia

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    Many thinkers have critiqued and wished for the abolishment of labour as early as in Ancient Greece. [1] [10] [11] [12] An example of an opposing view is the anonymously published treatise titled Essay on Trade and Commerce published in 1770 which claimed that to break the spirit of idleness and independence of the English people, ideal "work-houses" should imprison the poor.

  4. Theory X and Theory Y - Wikipedia

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    Mnemonic device for the two theories: a person refusing to work ("X") and a person cheering the opportunity to work ("Y") Theory X and Theory Y are theories of human work motivation and management. They were created by Douglas McGregor while he was working at the MIT Sloan School of Management in the 1950s, and developed further in the 1960s ...

  5. Argument map - Wikipedia

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    An argument map or argument diagram is a visual representation of the structure of an argument. An argument map typically includes all the key components of the argument, traditionally called the conclusion and the premises , also called contention and reasons . [ 1 ]

  6. Horseshoe theory - Wikipedia

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    Proponents of horseshoe theory argue that the far-left and the far-right are closer to each other than either is to the political center. In popular discourse, the horseshoe theory asserts that advocates of the far-left and the far-right, rather than being at opposite and opposing ends of a linear continuum of the political spectrum, closely resemble each other, analogous to the way that the ...

  7. Labeling theory - Wikipedia

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    Labeling theory is closely related to social-construction and symbolic-interaction analysis. [3] Labeling theory was developed by sociologists during the 1960s. Howard Saul Becker's book Outsiders was extremely influential in the development of this theory and its rise to popularity. Labeling theory is also connected to other fields besides crime.

  8. Force-field analysis - Wikipedia

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    In social science, force-field analysis provides a framework for looking at the factors ("forces") that influence a situation, originally social situations. It looks at forces that are either driving the movement toward a goal (helping forces) or blocking movement toward a goal (hindering forces).

  9. Manifesto Against Work - Wikipedia

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    The struggle against work is anti-politics - The last section of the manifesto claims that while the prospects today may seem bleek to society generally, this is a reason why the critique of work is so urgently needed. They claim that this can't be done through a political party, due to the fact that the whole point of politics is to "to seize ...