Oἶκος. “I speak English. What is this foreign language you speak to me in?” These are the words you may expect to hear from an individual who does not understand the importance of language, the importance of breaking down a word so that one can fully understand its meaning. The word presented is the Greek spelling for “Oikos.” The word is the ancient Greek equivalent of a household, house, or family. This word also serves as the English prefix eco- for ecology and economics. Understanding language is essential for understanding the meaning of a term for a problem at hand. For example, the word “A capella” in modern translation means “without instrumental music”. However, the term “A capella” come from the Latin term: “at the chapel” or “from the chapel”. It originally referred to “the style of music used in the church.” The main point here is that language is important in terms of defining the meaning of a word. The definition of ecology, derived from oikos, is the study of interactions among organisms and their environment. The main word I want to focus on is the word “environment”. What does the word “Environment” mean? It is often thrown around by people as a term that is unproblematic and needs no discussion or clarification. Is it as simple as people try and make it out to be? It is essential to try and dismantle such terms; to define them in a way that we can begin to conceptualize them. In order to help one understand how to conceptualize the term “environment”,
The article Environments That Inspire complied by Susan Friedman was a fantastic piece. I learned that having a stick building area for children will encourage children to explore their imagination and create something for either dramatic play or make different kinds of structures. Another thing I have learned was how important it can be to have low tables and chair for toddlers. Allowing the children to sit in these chairs where their feet can rest on the floor give them a feeling of independence. Lastly, something that I learned and found quite interesting was having the All About Me Books. The child and parent can work together to create these and then bring them to class. The books celebrate each child’s uniqueness, encourage literacy,
According to Deborah McGregor, the term “environment” encompasses many different aspects of nature. From a contemporary perspective, the environment means the components of the earth such as: land, all layers of the atmosphere, all organic and inorganic material, and interacting natural systems. However, for indigenous populations, “environment” is more than the surrounding physical attributes of nature. The term “world view” emerges from the intense bond between indigenous populations and the environment. As a result environment also encompasses how one views and experiences the world (McGregor, 2015). Unfortunately, McGregor (2004) finds that traditional ecological knowledge surrounding environmental
Environment is the surrounding or conditions in which a person operates in, so the question is does it effect or make you who are. The environment does and can effect you and shape you but it does not make who you are. In the Other Wes Moore, Tony states "Wes is out here hustling, I told him to
Environment is the surrounding of a central point; it can be split in to three basic categories biological, physical and social. The environment of my care setting for example is made up biological aspects i.e. my self, my children, my husband, our pet hamsters and the out door plants and trees in the garden, also the children that attend my care setting. The physical aspects are the toys, furniture door wall, large garden equipment, buggies safety gates etc. the social environment in my setting is all about the culture, and customs of my setting and the activities and experiences we are involved in and interact with.
Environment is the surroundings and influences upon things including humans. These are many things happening individually or all at once. E.g. Light, temperature, water and interactions (other living things). Looking further, it has become popular to find that after the Sun, Moon and Stars the largest influence is us (human beings).
Environment; the environment in which a child is surrounded by may affect their development. A child
This concept is expressed in the inquiry as I will be covering the type of environment inside Princess Margaret Rose Cave and the effect the environment has on the cave including the weather (rain).
speaking of the environment, one might include relationships, work, actions, housing, societies, etc. included in the seen physical environment and also the unseen, spiritual environment.
Environment is a construct under Model of human occupation (MOHO); it includes the physical, social, cultural, economic and political features within a person’s context that
The customary idea of the environment is human focused, with everything that encompasses (surrounds) us characterized as the environment. Then again, science characterizes the earth as a mind boggling arrangement of living things and natural processes and the human species only one player in this web- albeit with significant impacts to the environment (Maxwell, 2014). Environmental health encompasses chemical, biological, and physical hazards and thus is not limited to industrial pollution as many often associate environmental health with.
The environment is any external or internal aspect of a person’s life. Any feature of the patient, family, or community’s surroundings that may influence one’s comfort is how Kolcaba defines environment.
Ecology today can be defined as “the study of the interrelationships between living things and their environment”. It is important to understand that when we say that ecology includes the “environment”, we are talking about everything that is external to an organism, all the biotic and abiotic. Nowadays it also attempts to understand and explain the how and why of the origins and mechanisms of interactions.
The connection between society and Environment is very crucial. However, to be able to understand the connection between the two first it is important to understand what the two terms mean individually. A society is a group of people involved in a social interaction and the deeper study of society, human behavior and related concepts is called sociology. Furthermore, Environment is our physical and biological factors along with their chemical interactions which affect an organism or a number of organisms.
The environment generally refers to the surrounding’s of an object or an individual. It can be in the form of the physical environment, biophysical environment, built environment, social environment and the natural environment among other forms. The natural environment refers to the naturally occurring flora and fauna together with the land on which they occupy.
Organisations scan environmental information and use it for planning, decision making and control. Organisations transmit information to several internal and external agencies like govt., investors, trade unions and professional bodies. For any organization, the environment consists of the set of external conditions and forces that have the potential to influence the organization. In the case of Subway, for example, the environment contains its customers, its rivals such as McDonald’s and Kentucky Fried Chicken, social trends such as the shift in society toward healthier eating, political entities such as the US Congress, and many additional conditions and forces. It is useful to break the concept of the environment down into two components. The general environment (or macroenvironment) includes overall trends and events in society such as social