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1、LanguageforconceptsLynneEarlsãAconceptisanabstractideawhichisformedbycomparingsimilarcharacteristicsofmanydifferentindividualsinthesameclass.Forexample,dogscanlookquitedifferentfromoneanother.Eachhasitsowncharacteristicssuchaslongorshortlegs,growlingoryappingbarks,orrespon
2、siveorunfriendlydispositions.Yetwhenconsideringorthinkingabouttheirsimilarities:theshape,soundandpersonalityofeachanimal,wearriveattheconcept“dog”.Eachfieldofstudyormajorinuniversitycreatesconcepts.Theseconceptsmayormaynotbeconsistentamongpeoplewithinoroutsidethesameoccupa
3、tion.Exercise1:A.Ingroupsof3or41.Howwouldyoudefineafamily?2.Whatdoesfamilymeantoyou?3.Whatdoyourclassmatesthink?4.Canyouthinkofonedefinitionthatwouldputalloftheseideastogether?B.ReadthefollowingStatisticsCanadaconceptfora“censusfamily”.Concept:CensusFamilyDefinition:Allmem
4、bersofaparticularcensusfamilyliveinthesamedwelling.Acouplemaybeofoppositeorsamesex.Childrenmaybechildrenbybirth,marriageoradoptionregardlessoftheirageormaritalstatusaslongastheyliveinthedwellinganddonothavetheirownspouseorchildlivinginthedwelling.Grandchildrenlivingwiththe
5、irgrandparent(s)butwithnoparentspresentalsoconstituteacensusfamily.StatisticsCanada.(2006).Definitions,datasourcesandmethods:Variables.RetrievedMay7,2012fromStatisticsCanada:Definitions,datasourcesandmethods>Variableshttp://www.statcan.gc.ca/concepts/definitions/cfamily-rf
6、amille-eng.htmC.Answerthefollowingquestions:1.Whatdoestheword“couple”meaninthisdefinition?2.Whatdoes“childrenbybirth,marriageoradoption”mean?3.Howoldmightchildrenbe?4.Whobesidesparentscanbeconsideredpartofacensusfamily?5.Whatisthecommonsituationthatallfamilies,nomatterhowt
7、heyaredefinedorcomposed,shareinacensusfamily?Conceptsthatweareallfamiliarwithincludetimemanagement,teamworkandleadership.Noticesomeofthedifferentcontextsforeachoftheseconcepts.ConceptContextstimemanagementschoolwork,givingapresentation,businessproductivityteamworkschoolcla
8、sswork,sportsteams,businessofficesleadershipschoolleaders,sportsteams,businessesExercise2
