sociology Socialposition is the position of an individual in a given society and culture . A given position for example, the occupation of priest may belong to many individuals. Socialposition influences ... position one has at the moment. Non visible social positions are called hidden . A position that is deemed ... of position in this context is a promotion rank promotion or demotion . Some social positions may ... based to individuals meeting specific criteria. Socialposition together with social role determines ... social positions is called a position conflict. Kristina Lindemann The Impact of Objective Characteristics on Subjective SocialPosition The sociological term for socialposition is a way of identifying a person s position within the social hierarchy in a society. Subjective socialposition indicates ... position. ref Lindemann, Kristina. The Impact of Objective Characteristics on Subjective Social ... in, heavily impacts an individual s subjective socialposition. An individual s subjective social ... on Subjective SocialPosition. Trames 11 2007 54 68. ref Lindemann divides objective characteristics ... s subjective socialposition. On the other hand, some theories expect that objective characteristics do not have influence on subjective socialposition. The reference group theory mentioned by Lindemann ... base their socialposition upon the people around them. Typically people s family, friends, and co ... when identifying with their socialposition in Estonia. Young people give higher estimation to their social ..., are also considerable characteristics in identifying socialposition. In general, the subjective socialposition of men and women is not significantly different in western countries. Ethnicity impacts socialposition differently from country to country. More importantly the influence of ethnicity ... Lindemann, Kristina. The Impact of Objective Characteristics on Subjective SocialPosition. Trames ... important determinant that shapes people opinion of their socialposition. The increased influence ... more details
wiktionary positionPosition refers to the spatial location rather than orientation of an entity. The term may refer to any of the following below. Science and mathematics Position vector , a mathematical identification of relative location Position in positional notation of mathematical operations Economics Position finance , commitments in a financial marketplace Games and recreation Position poker , location relative to the dealer Position team sports , a player role within a team The Position , a novel by Meg Wolitzer Human activity Human position , the spatial relation of the human body to itself and the environment Position obstetrics , the orientation of a baby prior to birth Positions of the feet in ballet Position string technique , the location of the hand on a stringed instrument Proprioception , the sense of the relative position of neighbouring parts of the body Asana yoga , the location and posture of the body while practicing yoga Sex position , the arrangement of bodies during sexual intercourse See also Positioning disambiguation Location disambig de Position et Positsioon fr Position id Posisi nl Positie ja pt Position sl Lega ... more details
The Position A Novel ISBN 0 7432 6178 X is a 2005 novel by Meg Wolitzer . It tells the story of a book titled Pleasuring One Couple s Journey to Fulfillment and the effects it has on a family . The fictional book is a sex manual, much like The Joy of Sex . It was written by the parents and is full of detailed illustrations of them engaged in numerous sexual position s. One day while the parents are out, the children discover it and their lives are changed forever. The story looks at the effect the book has on their lives over the course of many decades, jumping forward decade by decade. For example, it looks at the effect it has on the child at 10, then when they are 20 and so on. The author tells the story by switching among the different points of view of the members of the family. The parents are unaware the children have discovered the book, so their story is very different from the children s. It also explores how each character feels about the others. For example, the husband thinks his wife is the most sexually desirable woman to him on the Earth and feels he is the luckiest man alive. On the other hand, she feels her husband is too mechanical when it comes to lovemaking, approaching it as some sort of scientific experiment. The author of the book, Meg Wolitzer, was a guest on National Public Radio NPR s program Fresh Air on May 10, 2005 discussing the book and her life as an author. DEFAULTSORT Position 2000s novel stub Category 2005 novels ... more details
of original position, arguing that social ethics should be built taking into account the tension ...The original position is a hypothetical situation developed by American philosopher John Rawls as a thought ... like Thomas Hobbes . In the original position, the parties select principles that will determine the basic ... characteristics his or her ethnicity, social status, gender and, crucially, Conception of the Good ... impartially and rationally. In social contract theory, persons in the state of nature agree to the provisions ... s theory, Justice as Fairness , the original position plays the role that the state of nature does in the classical social contract tradition of Thomas Hobbes , Jean Jacques Rousseau , and John Locke . The original position figures prominently in his book, A Theory of Justice . It has influenced ..., the original position is a hypothetical position designed accurately to reflect what principles ... in the state of nature. In the original position, however, representatives of citizens are placed behind ... and thus invalidate the social contract they are attempting to agree to. Nature of the concept Rawls specifies that the parties in the original position are concerned only with citizens share of what he calls primary social goods , which include basic rights as well as economic and social advantages. Rawls also argues that the representatives in the original position would adopt the maximin ... for the least advantaged position. Thus, maximin in the original position represents a formula tion of social equality . In the social contract, citizens in a state of nature contract with each other ... the persons and property of citizens. In the original position, the representative parties select principles ... parties in the original position would select two principles of justice Each citizen is guaranteed ... for all others Social and economic inequalities must satisfy two conditions to the greatest benefit ... of ignorance philosophy veil of ignorance , under original position, people will be risk averse. This implies ... more details
Refimprove date December 2006 Position of trust is a legal term that is commonly used in the United Kingdom , the United States , and Canada . It refers to a position of authority over another person or within an organization, for example as a supervisor . Crimes committed by a person in a position of Trust social sciences trust may be penalized more severely under the law, and those wishing to occupy positions of trust may be subject to special restrictions such as background checks. Parties involved A typical position of trust at the personal level involves child custody or power of attorney . The same would be true for the five standard professions medicine, law, finance, education and engineering cn date April 2012 . Any regulated profession dealing with the health and safety of others usually requires certification and licensing would be a position of trust. The same would be true in the hierarchy of relationships involved in education, employment, financial matters and government. Sexual relations In the United Kingdom, the Sexual Offences Amendment Act 2000 Sexual Offences Act 2000 prohibits a person in a position of trust from having sexual acts with someone who cannot consent which include minors and very vulnerable people . ref http www.jubilee centre.org documents UnderstandingSexualOffencesReform.htm understanding sexual offense reform ref This is primarily used for the protection of young people who are above the age of consent but under the age of 18, or those with mental disabilities. Only after that person has left their trust may they pursue a sexual relationship with them. ref http law.jrank.org pages 13705 abuse position trust.html law.jrank.org ref ref http lawphil.net judjuris juri1999 apr1999 gr 126545 1999.html G.R. No. 126545 retrieved 29 January 2012 ref See also Misplaced trust Profession Professional abuse Professional ethics Professional responsibility Supervisor References references External links http www.teachernet.gov.uk wholeschool familyandcommunity ... more details
Poll Position is a non partisan news, polling, and social media company that employs statisticians to conduct scientific Opinion poll polls , while encouraging individuals worldwide to participate in online polls. The polls are designed to be up to date data on high profile topics, and coverage of the latest political, economic, health, sport, social and cultural events. The organization also aims to engage the public in a constant quest for the common person s opinion. History Poll Position was originally launched by entrepreneur Eason Jordan in 2008, but was re launched on September 14, 2011 with a broader scope and stronger direction. ref http www.easonjordan.com blog ref Primary source inline date September 2011 The company s operational headquarters are in Atlanta, Georgia , although one can participate in Poll Position from anywhere there is internet access. Poll Position In the News Poll Position conducts dozens public opinion polls a week, contacting large samples of individuals nationwide. The website encourages people to contribute their own opinion online as well, although Poll Position does stress these results are not crafted with the traditional parameters of a scientific poll and as such are less reliable. Poll Position polling results are often referenced on blogs ref cite web last Everett first Burgess url http www.politico.com blogs onmedia 0911 Poll More prefer Fox News.html title Poll More prefer Fox News On Media publisher Politico.Com date 2011 09 19 accessdate 2011 09 28 ref and in the mass media ref cite web last Shaw first Lucas url http www.reuters.com article 2011 09 19 idUS294653416220110919 title Poll Position Fox News Considered Best Cable News Network publisher Reuters date 2011 09 19 accessdate 2011 09 28 ref ref cite web url http nation.foxnews.com fox news 2011 09 19 poll fox news best tv news network title Poll Fox News The Best TV News ... reflist External links http pollposition.com Poll Position Website http easonjordan.com Eason Jordan ... more details
surface. The direct object of the verb is the thing person being placed in a horizontal position. Usually ... I was packing for my holiday past References reflist Category Human positions sv Ligga position ... more details
A dominant position may refer to grappling position Dominant position in grappling Missionary position Dominant male sex position Woman on top sex position Dominant female sex position Dominance economics , the firm s dominant position in the market disambig ... more details
continuously right turning in line of direction in a V position. A similar close embrace position ... specific varieties of this kind of closed position are used in specific categories of ballroom ... shoulder waist position the leader holds the follower s waist with both hands, while the follower ... , pols , and hambo there are variations on shoulder waist position in which the leader s left hand ... famous Renaissance dance s, used a distinctive kind of closed position in which the follower ... used both hands to hold the follower under the busk . See also Open position Close embrace Frame ... more details
distinguish Third Way centrism Third camp Refimprove date January 2008 Third Position Third Position ... opposition to both communism and capitalism . Advocates of Third Position politics typically present ... precursors of Third Position politics are National Bolshevism , a synthesis of nationalism and Bolshevik ... position of his doctrine Peronism as a Third Position between capitalism and communism, a stance which ... after the Revoluci n Libertadora bloody coup that ousted him. France Third Position ideology gained ... Christian Bouchet , Nouvelle R sistance , continued to be informed by Third Position views. Germany .... On the left, the Communist social fascism strategy focused against the Social Democrats, resulting ... The Italian thinker Julius Evola In Italy , the Third Position was developed by Roberto Fiore , along with Gabriele Adinolfi and Peppe Di Mitri , in the tradition of Italian neo fascism . Third Position ... amongst others . Fiore was one of the founders of the Terza Posizione movement in 1978. Third Position ... s exile in the United Kingdom during the 1980s saw the export of Third Position to the UK, where it was taken ... helping to clarify the economic stance of the Third Position by drawing from the early 20th century Distributism distributists , Social Credit ors, Guild socialism guild socialists and other radical ..., although Catholic social teaching remained an important aspect. With the split of the British National Front National Front , the Third Position stance in Britain was carried on by the group Third Way UK Third Way , and more notably the International Third Position ITP . Renamed England First , ITP continues to organise on a small scale and has produced a Third Position Handbook that details ... that Third Position politics has been promoted by some white nationalism white nationalist groups ... of Islam , since the late 20th century. ref name Berlet 1990 1999 Third Position adherents .... ref name Berlet 1990 1999 In 2010, the American Third Position Party was founded, in part, to channel ... more details
their goal. In 2011, Position Ignition launched Position Ignition for Organisations, offering ... placed Position Ignition s career blog at No. 9 in its Top 10 UK Career Development Blogs. ref cite web url http uk.cision.com Resources Social Media Index Top UK Social Media Top 10 UK Career Development ... ref Published Articles Career articles written by Position Ignition co founders Simon North and Nisa ... 00144f2af8e8 IFA still stands strong as career choice.jsp dead link date November 2011 ref Position ..., ref http www.positionignition.com storage press article image Position 20Ignition 20Career 20Article ... External links http www.positionignition.com Position Ignition Homepage Categories Category Companies ... more details
Batting position may refer to The batting position can be the player s Batting order cricket batting order in Cricket . The batting position can be the player s Batting order baseball batting order in Baseball . disambig ... more details
Upright position may refer to Upright position electronics , a signal upconverted to the multiplexer band without inverting the frequencies an upright position See also Erect disambiguation disambiguation ... more details
Commons category missionary positions About the sex position the book by Christopher Hitchens The Missionary Position File Indiaerotic2.jpg thumb right The missionary position The missionary position is a man on top sex position usually described as the act in which the woman lies on her back and the partners ... 0891.html title Ask Alice What Exactly is the Missionary Position? publisher Go Ask Alice Columbia University date 1996 05 03 accessdate 2008 02 03 ref The missionary position is an example ... , page 113. ISBN 0 19 850182 X, ISBN 978 0 19 850182 4. ref Variations of the position allow varying ... missionary position arose in response to Christian missionary missionaries , who taught that the position ... www.straightdope.com columns 050617.html title Assuming the missionary position again date 2005 06 ... ref Tuscany Tuscans refer to the position as The Angelic Position while some Arab ic speaking groups call it the manner of serpents. ref Lister, Larry. Human Sexuality, Ethnoculture, and Social Work. p. 15. ref The missionary position is often preferred by couples who enjoy its romance love romantic ... and kiss and caress each other. The position is also believed to be a good position for reproduction ... her hips or pushing her feet against the bed, or squeeze him closer with her arms or legs. The position ... Greek pottery art, where legs are placed on shoulders. See also History of human sexuality The position ... Katharine Sanderson, Gorillas in the missionary position , Nature, Feb 14 2008 ref ref F. Dixson, John ... ref Robert Francoeur notes that evidence of the missionary position s use appears in ancient pottery ... less popular than Woman on top sex position woman on top positions in Ur, Greece, Rome, Peru, India ... position is the only way to conceive warriors. ref name Francoeur In Greece, the missionary position was originally an unpopular position. Beds existed, yet not as we know them today, and men married ... standing position more convenient. ref cite book author Tarkovsky, Sacha title Sex In Ancient Greece ... more details
Unreferenced auto yes date December 2009 A position circle is a circle that can be measured both from a nautical chart chart and from the surface of the earth for the purpose of position fixing . The circles can be measured by sextant . Two overlapping position circles can be used to give a position fix . See also Portal Nautical Navigation Position line DEFAULTSORT Position Circle Category Navigation Cartography stub ... more details
A position sensor is any device that permits position measurement. It can either be an absolute position sensor or a relative one displacement sensor . Position sensors can be linear, angular, or multi axis. Some position sensors available today Capacitive transducer Eddy current sensor Grating sensor Hall effect sensor Inductive sensor Inductive Non Contact Position Sensors Laser Doppler Vibrometer optical Linear variable differential transformer LVDT Multi axis displacement transducer Photodiode array Piezo electric transducer Piezo electric Potentiometer Proximity sensor optical Rotary encoder angular Seismic displacement pick up String Potentiometer also known as string pot, string encoder, cable position transducer Literature David S. Nyce Linear Position Sensors Theory and Application , New Jersey, John Wiley & Sons Inc. 2003 See also Linear encoder Rotary encoder Category Measuring instruments Category Sensors et Positsiooniandur fr Capteur de position ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Orphan date February 2009 Position Tolerance is a Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing GD&T location control used on engineering drawings to specify desired location as well as allowed non conformity to the position of a feature on a part. Position tolerance must only be applied to feature of size features of size , which necessitates that the feature have at least two opposable points. See also Circle DEFAULTSORT Position Tolerance Category Technical drawing ... more details
for open position in music Voicing music Unreferenced date October 2008 In partner dancing , open position refers to positions in which partners are Connection dance connected primarily at the hands as opposed to closer body contact dance body contact , as in closed position . The Connection dance connection is through the hands, wrists, and fingers, and relies heavily on frame dance frame and the compression and tension of both partners arms. Many forms of dancing use the open position. Modern Jive , East Coast Swing , West Coast Swing , Lindy Hop , and Latin are primary examples, but an open position is used in waltz , country, and other styles at times. DEFAULTSORT Open Position Category Partner dance technique dance stub ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Position fixing is the branch of navigation concerned with the use of a variety of visual and Electronics electronic methods to determine the position of a ship , aircraft or person on the surface of the Earth . These techniques include Position line s and position circle s Celestial navigation Radio navigation Satellite navigation system Positions may be expressed as a bearing and range from a known landmark or as an angle s of latitude and longitude relative to a map datum . Generally speaking a position fix is calculated by taking into account measurements referred to as observations of distances or angles to reference points whose positions are known. In 2D surveys observations of three reference points are enough to compute a position in a two dimensional plane. In practice observations are subject to errors resulting from various physical and atmospheric factors that influence the measurement of distances and angles. A practical example of obtaining a position fix would be for a ship to make distance measurements to three lighthouse s positioned along the coast. These measurements could be made by using optical equipment or a time signal timing signal transmitted by radio . Since all physical observations are subject to errors the resulting position ... when combined. The area of doubt surrounding a position fix is called an error ellipse. To minimize this error, navigation systems generally use more than three reference points to compute a position ... the position fix becomes more accurate and the area of the resulting error ellipse decreases. The process of combining multiple observations to compute a position fix is equivalent to solving a system ... to compute a position fix in 3D space. This is most commonly done by combining distance measurements to 4 or more GPS satellites , which orbit the earth along paths of predetermined position. See also Portal Nautical Navigation DEFAULTSORT Position Fixing Category Navigation fr Localisation math matiques ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Finance sidebar Other uses Position disambiguation In Trading finance financial trading , a position is a binding commitment to Trading finance buy or sell a given amount of financial instrument s, such as securities, currencies or commodities, for a given price. The term position is also used in the context of finance for the amount of securities or commodities held by a person, firm, or institution, and for the ownership status of a person s or institution s investments. Trading and financial assets In Derivative finance derivatives trading or for financial instrument s, the concept of a position is used heavily. There are two basic types of position a long and a short . Option finance Traded options will be used in the following explanations. The same principle applies for Futures contract futures and other security finance securities . For simplicity, only one contract is being traded in these examples. Long finance Long position When a trader buys an option contract that he has not already written i.e. sold , he is said to be opening a long position. When a trader sells an option contract that he already owns, he is said to be closing a long position. When a trader is long , he she wins when the price increases, and loses when the price decreases. Short finance Short position When a trader writes i.e. sells an option contract that he does not already own, he is said to be opening a short position. When a trader buys an option contract that he has written i.e. sold , he is said to be closing a short position. When a trader is short , he she ... are referred to as the long and sellers are referred to as the short . Net position Net position is the difference between total open long receivable and open short payable positions in a given ... finance stock market DEFAULTSORT Position Finance Category Derivatives finance Category Financial markets fr Position finance is St utaka ... more details
Position in poker refers to the order in which players are seated around the table and the related poker strategy implications. Players who act first are in early position players who act later are in late position . A player has position on opponents acting before him and is out of position to opponents acting after him. ref http www.cardschat.com position in poker.php Position in Poker ref Because players act in clockwise order, a player has position on opponents seated to his right, except when the opponent has the Button poker button and certain cases in the first betting round of games with Betting poker Blinds blinds . The primary advantage held by a player in late position is that he will have more information with which to make better decisions than players in early position, who will have to act first, without the benefit of this extra information. This advantage has led to many players in heads up play raising on the button with an extremely wide range of hands because of this positional advantage. ref http www.playwinningpoker.com poker position Changing Position ref Also, as earlier ... of opponents goes down. The blinds are the least desirable position because you re forced to contribute ... position. Texas hold em example Image Example of position sm.jpg thumb right 360px There are 10 players ... if no one does, seven of them all but the two players in the blind will have position on Carol in the next three betting rounds. Now instead, suppose David in the cut off position to the right of the button ... less only around 16 . Secondly, two of those three Alice and Bob will be out of position to David ... player who has position on David folds. David s raise might simply steal the blinds if they don t have playable hands, but if they do play, David will be in good shape to take advantage of his position ... Category Poker gameplay and terminology Category Poker strategy de Position Poker it Posizione poker sv Position poker ... more details
Unreferenced auto yes date December 2009 A position line is a line that can be identified both on a nautical chart or aeronautical chart and by observation out on the surface of the earth . The intersection of two position lines is a fix position fix that is used in position fixing to identify the navigator s location. There are several types of position line Compass bearing navigation bearing the angle between north and the line passing through the compass and the point of interest Navigational transit Transit a line passing through the observer and two other reference points Leading line the line passing through two marks indicating a safe channel Leading lights the line passing through two beacons indicating a safe channel Sector lights the lines created by masked coloured lights that indicate a safe channel See also Portal Nautical Navigation Position circle DEFAULTSORT Position Line Category Navigation Cartography stub de Standlinie nl Positielijn ... more details
Image Supine.jpg thumb A man lying in the supine position File Supine and prone 2012 02 20.jpg thumb right 250px Supine position and Prone position The supine position IPAc en icon s u p a n is a position of the human body body lying down with the face up, as opposed to the prone position , which is face down, sometimes with the hands behind the head or neck. When used in surgical procedures, it allows access to the peritoneal , thoracic and pericardium pericardial regions as well as the head, neck and extremities. ref Rothrock, J. C. 2007 Alexander s Care of the Patient in Surgery 13th Ed. Mobsy Elsevier St Louis, Missouri. p. 148. ref A study claims that people solve anagrams significantly faster when supine than when standing. ref Lipnicki, Darren M. Byrn, Don G. 2005 Thinking on your back Solving anagrams faster when supine than when standing Cognitive Brain Research Volume 24, Issue 3, August 2005, Pages 719 722 ref Using terms defined in the anatomical position , the dorsal side is down, and the ventral side is up. Semi supine In scientific literature semi supine commonly refers to positions where the upper body is tilted at 45 or variations and not horizontal. ref Petropoulou, E Lancellotti, P Pi rard, LA. 2006 Quantitative analysis of semi supine exercise echocardiography influence of age on myocardial Doppler imaging indices. Acta Cardiol. 2006 Jun 61 3 271 7 ref In the Alexander technique semi supine position, the knees are raised bent upward while the soles of the feet and the upper body remain in contact with the horizontal surface. See also Anatomical position Lying position Lying position Prone position Sleep paralysis References Reflist DEFAULTSORT Supine Position Category Anatomy Category Human positions ar es Dec bito supino ja pt Posi o supina ... more details
Unreferenced auto yes date December 2009 File Visual fix by three bearings.png thumb right Visual fix by three bearings plotted on a nautical chart In position fixing navigation , a position fix PF or simply a fix is a position derived from measuring external reference points. The term is generally used with manual or visual techniques such as the use of intersecting visual or radio position line s rather than the use of more automated and accurate electronic methods such as GPS . A visual fix can be made by using any sighting device with a bearing indicator. Two or more objects of known position are sighted, and the bearings recorded. Bearing lines are then plotted on a chart through the locations of the sighted items. The intersection of these lines is then the current position of the vessel. Usually, a fix is where two position lines intersect. If three position lines can be obtained, the resulting cocked hat , where the 3 lines do not intersect at the same point, but create a triangle where the vessel is inside, gives the navigator an indication of the accuracy in the three separate position lines. The most accurate fixes occur when the position lines are at right angles to each other. Fixes are a necessary part of navigation by dead reckoning because dead reckoning relies on estimates of speed , course navigation course . The fix confirms the actual position during a journey. The fix itself can introduce inaccuracies if the reference point is not correctly identified or is inaccurately measured. See also Portal Nautical Navigation DEFAULTSORT Fix Position Category Navigation Cartography stub it Fix aviazione pl Pozycja obserwowana ru ... more details
Power position is a concept from Feng Shui , the ancient Chinese practice of studying one s position within one s surroundings. In Feng Shui , the Power Position or Dragon Seat is the physical position in the room for a business meeting, which supposedly has the most power. The person in this position can see all entrances to the room, and they are seated against a wall or other structure, so that no activity occurs behind them. This makes them the focus of attention to all persons present. It is believed that the individual in the power position has a significant advantage in negotiations and other business activity in such a meeting. External links http www.bellaonline.com articles art34868.asp Bella Online Feng Shui http fengshui.about.com od businesstips qt pwrpstnbusiness.htm About.Com http www.go4realfengshui.com blog 2006 07 more about feng shui.html More About Feng Shui http www.go4realfengshui.com articles Feng Shui colors.html About Feng Shui Colors Category Chinese thought ... more details
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