Unifying the study of these diverse subjects of study is sociologyâs purpose of understanding how human action and consciousness both shape and are shaped by surrounding cultural and social structures.
In personal injury and similar torts cases, ârespondeat superiorâ is a rule of law stating that the employer of a negligent defendant is also responsible for the defendantâs actions. The phrase ârespondeat superiorâ means âlet the master answer,â and the rule of respondeat superior is also known as the âmaster-servantâ rule.
Secretary of Defense Title 10 of the U.S. Code, which provides the statutory basis for the ArmedServices, assigns the Secretary of Defense as the principal assistant to thePresident in all matters relating to the Department of Defense. TheSecretary has âauthority, direction, and controlâ over the Department.