Isha Sarah SnowSociology 102/Social ProblemsJenna DePasquale, M.S., A.B.D.February 9, 2025 Memo 1: Abstract Colonizer culture, in its endless quest for hegemony, is innately insular. This contributes to social dysfunction, collective emotional avoidance and reluctance to self reflect. This memo provides a new theoretical framework for initiating collective shadow work, combining psychological and sociological approaches toContinue reading “Using a Functional-Conflict perspective for evaluation of Intersectional Social Problems”
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Autism as an Evolutionary and Cultural Mechanism: A Functional-Conflict Perspective
Isha Sarah Snow pandemicnova@gmail.comFebruary 12, 2025 Abstract Autism, often framed as a disorder in Western psychiatric models, may instead be an evolutionarily adaptive mechanism that serves both individual and cultural functions. Applying Edward Hagen’s evolutionary model of mental illness as a response to adversity (Hagen, 2011), along with Brown’s assertion that self-destructive behaviors function asContinue reading “Autism as an Evolutionary and Cultural Mechanism: A Functional-Conflict Perspective”
Western Parenting Impacts on Human Development and Behavior: America’s Hidden Health Crisis
Isha Sarah SnowLower Columbia College pandemicnova@gmail.com 17997 total word count PowerPoint Presentation ABSTRACT: Using punitive discipline methods results in lower levels of cognitive complexity, which is how well people perceive things. Low cognitive complexity results in difficulties with self control and emotional self regulation, which show up in adulthood as deviant behavior, such as impulsivityContinue reading “Western Parenting Impacts on Human Development and Behavior: America’s Hidden Health Crisis”
SpiroLateral Consulting for Fortune 500 Companies: A Case Study in Organizational Transformation
Client Profile: Fortune 500 Corporation Seeking Sustainable Growth & Workplace Cohesion Industry: Technology & InnovationEmployees: 100,000+ globallyKey Issues: High Employee Turnover → Due to burnout, toxic work culture, and lack of psychological safety. Innovation Stagnation → Struggles with rigid hierarchy stifling creativity and agility. Leadership Disconnect → Executives out of touch with employees, leading toContinue reading “SpiroLateral Consulting for Fortune 500 Companies: A Case Study in Organizational Transformation”
The Functional Conflict Perspective (FCP): An Integrated Framework for Social Cohesion, Governance, and Knowledge Production
Conflict as a Path to Integration FCP integrates multiple academic disciplines into a unified framework that maps conflict across different levels of analysis. Below is the structural breakdown: Each of these elements interacts dynamically, meaning that conflict in one domain (e.g., economic oppression) often mirrors unresolved tensions in another (e.g., individual trauma, historical narratives, orContinue reading “The Functional Conflict Perspective (FCP): An Integrated Framework for Social Cohesion, Governance, and Knowledge Production”
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