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Empowerment in the field of artificial intelligence formalises and quantifies (via information theory) the potential an agent perceives that it has to influence its environment. [1] [2] An agent which follows an empowerment maximising policy, acts to maximise future options (typically up to some limited horizon).
Bowen considered differentiation and triangles the crux of his theory, Bowen Family Systems Theory. Bowen intentionally used the word triangle rather than triad. In Bowen Family Systems Theory, the triangle is an essential part of the relationship. Couples left to their own resources oscillate between closeness and distance.
Longwe developed the Women's Empowerment Framework, or Longwe Framework, published in 1990. [5] This Gender analysis framework helps planners understand the practical meaning of women's empowerment and equality, and then to evaluate whether a development initiative supports this empowerment. [6]
Gender is used as a means of describing the distinction between the biological sex and socialized aspects of femininity and masculinity. [7] According to West and Zimmerman, is not a personal trait; it is "an emergent feature of social situations: both as an outcome of and a rationale for various social arrangements, and as a means of legitimating one of the most fundamental divisions of society."
Zimmerman argues that the reason for this is among other things personal tastes, family size and cultural preferences. [12] In a review by Houthakker in 1957, the household incomes and elasticities on food, clothing and miscellaneous items are further investigated, by looking at 40 households from 30 countries. The elasticities are found to be ...
Mafia, also known as Werewolf, is a Russian social deduction game created by Dimitry Davidoff in 1986. [2] The game models a conflict between two groups: an informed minority (the mafiosi or the werewolves) and an uninformed majority (the villagers).
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Black Feminist Thought: Knowledge, Consciousness and the Politics of Empowerment is a 1990 book by Patricia Hill Collins. Defining Black Feminist Thought [ edit ]