What is Chances: Definition and 220 Discussions

Life chances (Lebenschancen in German) is a social science theory of the opportunities each individual that has helped to improve their quality of life. The concept was introduced by German sociologist Max Weber in the 1920s. It is a probabilistic concept, describing how likely it is, given certain factors, that an individual's life will turn out a certain way. According to this theory, life chances are positively correlated with one's socioeconomic status.Opportunities in this sense refer to the extent to which one has access to resources, both tangible ones such as food, clothing and shelter, and intangible ones such as education and health care. Life chances comprise the individual's ability to procure goods, have a career and obtain inner satisfaction; in other words, the ability to satisfy one's needs.

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    Schools My chances at these european grad schools

    I'm currently in the second year of my bachelor degree (three years) in physics (in Hungary) and I'm starting to look for a school, where I could continue my studies and get the master degree. I'm mostly interested in mathematical and theoretical physics. I've found following universities...
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    Schools How to increase chances of getting into the college I want?

    What are different ways I can increase the chance of getting into the college I want to go to? I'm in grade 11 right now.
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    Chances of Getting Into Cornell, Stony Brook, UIUC for Physics Major

    I'm a physics major at a SUNY school. I have a 3.90 GPA, got a 1380 on the GRE and expect ~750 on the GRE physics that I took today. I also have decent research experience. I know you can't really say for sure but what would my odds be for a school like Cornell, Stony Brook, or UIUC?
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    Schools Graduate School Chances with Low Math GPA and Learning Disability?

    I will be going into my 4th year(out of 5) of my undergraduate physics degree this year and have some questions, but first my back story. I did horrible my first quarter of school, I got D's and C's in my physics and math classes so I decided to just take some gen. ed. classes, which boosted my...
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    Admissions Chances in applying for a PhD in Physics (DFT)

    Hi All! I was wondering what are my chances in applying for a PhD in physics... I have a master's degree, I was involved in some computational stuff in Density Functional Theory, I also graduated in this field. My problem is, that I have not been some eager-beaver guy with my studies...
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    Are there any chances to become good ?

    Are there any chances to become "good"? Up until this time, I wanted to become a major physicist and researcher and work at CERN, but after reading biographies of universities' physicst and mathematics doctors plus people working at CERN, I doubt I can even get to a 4 year college. In matter of...
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    Dark matter candidates, what chances would you give them?

    What chances would you give the different candidates to actually make up (the major constituent of) the dark matter? That is, if you were a bookmaker, what chances would you find appropriate? I'd find it interesting to see what you all think. At the moment I'll go with the following: LSP...
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    What Classes Should I Take to Boost My Chances of Working at Intel?

    Hello all. My dream job is to work at Intel as an Integrated Circuit Engineer. I am only in my first year of school. What would you guys recommend that I do in order to increase my chances of attaining this dream job? What are the chances that someone who does pretty good at a public...
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    What are the chances of being an astronaut?

    Well I graduatd high school a few weeks ago, and honestly, I want to be an astronaut. Yeah I know it sounds crazy, please don't laugh at me. I've always wanted to be one. But I don't know how to approach it. Out of all the highly eduated peopl who try to be one, how many actually become one...
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    What are the chances of a weekly podcast?

    What are the chances of a weekly podcast?
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    Calculating Chances of Descending Order with 36 Cards

    The cards in a set of 36 are numbered 1 to 36. The cards are shuffled and four cards are dealt. What are the chances of them being dealt in descending order? Major help needed I have tried everything in this problem my answer was 1/8 which was wrong I hope you guys can do better.
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    What Does MIT Look For in Accepting Students?

    What does MIT look for in picking out the lucky few who get to attend the school? IN PARTICULAR, does MIT care if you're in the second to the highest math class that your high school offers? If I'm not in the highest math class, it'll affect whether or not I get a full IB diploma... :cry...
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    Schools Are my stats and course choices enough for top M-theory schools?

    I'm an senior and like to know my chances at some schools: specifically University of Michigan, Princeton, and Caltech, which I have heard are the top three schools in string theory. I'm interested in superstring/M theory. Here are my stats: GPA: 4.0 uw SAT: 1500 (800 M, 700 V) SAT II...
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    Assessing Chances at Six REU Programs

    Ok, now that I have applied to six (six!) REU's, I would basically like an objective look at my chances at these programs. Here are the schools I applied to: Tennessee Lafayette Iowa State Mount Holyoke Rutgers Clarkson (SUNY Potsdam) Basically, I'd just like to know the relative...
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    Schools Do My Grades and Activities Make Me a Strong Candidate for Top Universities?

    Hi, I'm new to these forums, so bear with me if I do not provide enough information. First, My Grades (taking hardest classes available at my small high school) U.S. History: A Chemistry 2: A AP English 11: A Honors Physics: A Pre-Calculus: A Spanish IV: A Which is a 4.0 (My overall...
  16. Ivan Seeking

    Chances of aliens finding Earth disappearing

    http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99996255&lpos=home3
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    News What are GWBs chances of being reelected?

    What happened to the polls? Anyways, with the way Bushs(Shrubs)(<--thanks Zero) foreign relations policies are flopping and his (I'll say) admins deliberate deception used the promulgate the war against Iraq comming back to haunt him, what do you think? I mean even with his(staff is) cooking the...
  18. Ivan Seeking

    What Are The Chances? Mathematician Solves Evolutionary Mystery: Science Daily

    http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2003/09/030929055601.htm
  19. kleinma

    Chances of a catastrophic collision

    {reposted CNN article edited down by Phobos...copyright laws, y'know} -------------------------------------------------------- seems like the odds are a lot better than some other near Earth asteroids.. From CNN
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    Chances for life to have ever been created

    in probobility like terms, what are the chances for life to have ever been created. i mean, have you ever thought of the sheer improbobility of it, for the first singled celled organism to form? it would probably have to include (just by the random fall together of molecules) a digestive system...
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