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The Biological and Genetic Vulnerability to Alcoholism
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Early prevention is the essential means to prevent this common trend among people in society and the way to do this is through extensive studies and documenting the facts, as this research presented here will attempt to do this to allow for a more thorough explanation of the disorder.... Although anyone who drinks can get a so called ‘drunken euphoria' from consuming alcoholic beverages, the disease of alcoholism is not as simple to determine in society.... Furthermore, often in society we see people who tend to drink more and more on separate occasions....
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The Rise in Childhood Obesity
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As it is evident that children are the groups which face real threat of obesity, the study of the rise in child obesity deserves prominence and it also evaluates the assumptions of the society with regard to this problem.... It also attempts to explore the underlying factors that cause for the rise of obesity among the children and analyses the assumptions of the society with regard to this problem.... It also attempts to explore the underlying factors that cause the rise of obesity among children and analyses the assumptions of society with regard to this problem....
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Gender and Sexuality as Addressed by Religions
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Sex comes out as a multifaceted social construct, a phenomenon that is complex and is viewed differently by society (Reilly, & Scriver, 2013).... Without any doubt, various religious rituals, beliefs, and practices shape the gender and sexuality of people in society....
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Political Philosophies of Democratic Governments All Over the World
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Hobbes states, "Another doctrine repugnant to civil society, is that whatsoever a man does against his conscience, is sin; and it dependeth on the presumption of making himself judge of good and evil.... He is most likely a middle-aged white man, who has society on his side.... "Moral philosophy is nothing else but the science of what is good, and evil, in the conversation, and society of mankind....
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Concept of the Strain Theory
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Again, dependent on circumstantial variables of education and cultural jobs may be difficult to find and lead to feeling of persecution and prejudice: Sociological accounts often note that delinquency is an invention of western industrialized society and the separation of childhood from the adult world of work.... The issue then occurs for the parent and/or society to decided that these traits may be undesirable and choose to terminate a given pregnancy on that basis alone (Fausto-Sterling, 2007, p....
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Climate Change and the Population Extinction
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Quayle, 1996 Indices of climate change for the United States, Bulletin American meteorological society 77: 279-292. ... Willing, 2000, Impacts of extreme weather and climate on terrestrial biota, Bulletin American Meteorological society, 81:443-450. ... Royal society of London, B....
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European Romanticism
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The monarchy which had ruled France for a long period of time had collapsed with three years hence the society was forced to undergo some classic transformation because the religious, noble and feudal privileges had disappeared under the assault of the liberal political groups and other street masses.... rench revolution was meant to give a new face of the European society by introducing the idea of a modern nation characterised by equality, liberty and fraternity which were reverberated in the minds of the prominent people who were believed to have power to change the nature of the concern republics....
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Oroonoko Close Reading
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On the one hand, the narrator insists that she has a certain amount of authority in the colonial society of Surinam, which would seem to imply participation in the racist-colonialist ideology, but on the other hand, Oroonoko is portrayed more positively than most of the colonists.... Despite her claims to social authority, it is precisely the marginal position of the narrator as a woman in patriarchal colonial society that lends her the authority to speak for the hero....
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Effect of Chinese Empire on the Modern Chinese State
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he PBS documentary analyzes a number of major challenges that the Chinese society is facing in this modern era in four episodes lasting around 55 minutes each.... It covers issues such as government disapproval of autonomy in the profoundly Muslim region of Xinjiang, the efforts of the Party to create a thriving society, the administration of Tibet, the People's Congress that is an influential policy making body, the election of a village board as well as the fraud in the Party....
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Glocalization and the New Indian Middle Class by Andrews
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ndrews, Batts & Silk closer tie glocalization to social and political changes that happen in Indian society compared to the second article.... Andrews, Batts & Silk pay more attention to connections between sport and politics showing how they both can transform society.... It definitely brings a number of novelties to highly traditional Indian society....
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Revealing Degenerative Joint Disease on Earlier Societies
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Artworks, statues and other materials found within burial sites can also sometimes give hints as to the types of activities the society held important, but again, this does not necessarily reflect the daily activities of the people, tending to focus instead upon ceremonial events.... This type of affect was consistent with what was known of the society's basic lifestyle, which was primarily subsistence farming and fishing.... According to Trigger (1976), responsibilities for the survival of the society were typically divided between the men and women....
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Vapidity of the American Dream in The Great Gatsby
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Throughout the novel there is the running theme of the society in which the characters live in a kind of Sodom and Gomorrah, a lifestyle with few values and substantial relationships.... In an increasingly mechanized and dehumanized society, where the meaning of personal experience is more and more slipping away from the control of the individual, the pervasive potential for disaster is all too apparent.... He could be similarly commenting on society today....
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The Great Depression and Dust Bowl Migrants
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Not only did they go through various economic trials, but also they influenced Californian culture and society.... His sheer determination in his legislative and administrative measures created a new link of relationship, which is still part of the America society today.... The deal ensured there was economic, political, and social revival in a society that had so many ills before, such as capitalism and huge degree of concentrated economic power....
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The Purpose and Practice of Alternative Dispute Resolution
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A number of major reports has been sponsored by the legal professions disciplinary bodies--the Law society and the General Council of the Bar.... ore recently, in 1993, an Independent Working Party set up jointly by the General Council of the Bar and the Law society, and chaired by Hilary Heilbron Q.... 2 In the early 1990s two reports were published with recommendations about ADR, one commissioned by the General Council of the Bar,23 the other by the Law society....
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Stress in Modern Life
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This creates a stressful society.... This modern society emphasises that what a person affords reflects the financial status of that person.... Lifestyle changes made, in a positive way, is able to make people's lives better and easier to cope with demands of society (Dressler, 2011)....
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Zara: Brand of Inditex Group
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The foreign businesses face external pressures from parts of the society.... Corporate Social Responsibility of an organization is considered as contributing something to society or community against the market return or business profit.... But it is important for the organization to contribute something for the Chinese society or community....
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Human Rights and Anti-Terrorism Legislation
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riminal justice in any mature society always involves a balance of two competing interests: the need to protect the rights of the accused, and the need to combat crime and instill peace and order in society.... From the paper "Human Rights and Anti-Terrorism Legislation" it is clear that generally, parliament appears to be saying that the exigencies of public order trump ordinary rules of evidence and that drastic problem require similarly drastic solutions....
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Formation of Groups of Interest
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Examples of these groups include the National Audubon society, the National Wildlife Federation, the Environmental Defense Fund, Nature Conservancy, Earth First, and the Greenpeace society among others (Bardes, Shelley, & Schmidt, 2008).... As discussed earlier, interest groups and political parties in the contemporary society have formed a joint association, where interest groups engage in campaign finance, grassroots activities, and direct lobbying for political parties....
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Common Foundation Programme of Pre-Registration Nursing
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One of the problems of Mrs X is that she feels excluded from a lot of modern society, and often talks about the past.... Poverty can mean that people do not take up the opportunities that society offers, for example people may choose not to go for medical checkups because of the cost of travel.... 14) The report recognizes that this is a very difficult thing to achieve in a complex and modern society, and that absolute equality is impossible, because of all the diverse lifestyles and choices that people have....
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The Various Paradigms of the Methodological Principles
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The paper "The Various Paradigms of the Methodological Principles" discusses that smoking initiates several chronic lung diseases such as bronchitis and emphysema, cancer, heart disease and stroke.... Almost up to half of all frequent smokers die from their habit.... ... ... ... In analysing the stated problem statement context wherein we evaluate the experience of those suffering from chronic lung diseases due to their smoking habits, falls perfectly under the stated purview of Phenomenological research....
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The Monk and the Philosopher Critique
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The Buddhist lane requires intelligence, flexibility, courage and patience virtues that the western society can adapt.... Buddhism like many other types of religions is used as a problem tackler for many difficulties encountered in the contemporary society.... Recently Buddhism has become very popular in the western nations especially due to the fact that the religion can tackle problems encountered in a modern materialistic society....
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The Meaning of Scholasticism
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During this time, Greek philosophy was very popular and formed the discourses within the society.... This was because scholarship and an understanding of various concepts were considered a measure of prestige within the society during these centuries.... the society of Jesus was established during this period and was approved by Pope Paul III....
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Comparative Analysis of Suicide in Japan and the UK
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Every member of a society that obtains higher income would be accessible to better healthcare provisions as compared to those that earn low incomes.... Those who are high up in the socio-economic order of a society tend to fare well than those lower in the chain in terms of their life expectancy and mental health problems.... People normally consider these kinds of competition among age groups or in society in general....
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Overview of International Marriott Hotel Group
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million was raised by the company to serve the society from its wide array of sponsored events.... arriott Grand Hotel believes in maintaining well-being of economy and society.... These actions not only ensure positive impact on society but also are associated with business sustainability for long term....
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Marketing Strategy - Promotion and Marketing of Starbucks Products
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Socio-cultural factor has greatly affected the value, preference, perceptions and also behaviors of the people in the society.... This cause the company to increase it prices thus leading to customers rips off (Burkitt, Zealley & Marketing society, 2006).... & Marketing society....
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Role of Culture in the Stigma of Depression and Treatment among Latinos
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Linton defined culture as "a configuration of learned behaviors and results of behavior whose component elements are shared and transmitted by the members of a particular society" (1945 p.... This definition of learned behaviors shared and transmitted by the members of a particular society includes not only on how a particular group of people live but also transcends to attitudes and behaviors towards intervention in mental health particularly depression that could either help facilitate diagnosis and treatment or hamper and discourage it....
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Critical Analysis of Walter Lees Perspective of American Dream
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Literature, art or music, they mirror the condition of the society and get manifested through words, colors and tunes.... Precisely, in American literature, the concept of the American Dream with its pros and cons in various strata of society evolved out from time to time.... Precisely, in the American literature the concept of American Dream with its pros and cons in various strata of society evolved out from time to time.... The agendas are different for two generations but the oppression remains the same and the contrast of experience in the case of Big Walter Lee as evoked through Mama's voice in the play with that of Walter Lee's perspective of American dream as a younger generation definitely helps to build a coherent and concise panorama of American Dream in the Afro-American society of the United States. ...
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Protest Movements Against Authoritarian Rule
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The social and political structure within the country was geared in such a way that students were viewed as elitist, while the workers were proletarian, with the antagonism between the two sections of society being fuelled by the Chinese Government.... 2 Zhao expresses the view that because China in the 1980s had a relatively “unitary governing elite that held much tighter control over society”, the 1989 Movement could not organize so freely and raise demands so directly, neither was it able to muster the kind of long term mass support necessary in order to successfully bring about a regime change. ...
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Antebellum Minstrelsy and Racial Supremacy
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They remained the property of an individual in the society and were traded as such.... ich individuals in the society mainly used Dept bondage.... Individuals could be contracted by wealthy persons in the society to do some work but they are later forced to do more against their will....
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The Russo-Chechen Wars to the Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict
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unctionalists assume there are no fundamental conflicting beliefs or interests in the society and that the society is mostly in an equilibrium and efficient state.... Agreed rules, common tradition, indoctrination procedures, complex socialisation and group solidarity are some of the conditions that facilitate harmony in the society....
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So Far from God
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The faith that Fe places in the fundamental principles of society and its culture entirely defeats her, hence a meaningless faith (Gannon).... he novel, told in a Mexican-American tradition, collapses the restrictions and repressions of Hispanic patriarchal cultural society to liberate its characters from the confinements so that they can become individuals.... Spirituality is not merely religiosity but likewise it is inseparable from the cultural, economic, and political changes in society....
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Managing Police Service in the Community
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On the contrary there is a substantial number in the general public who applaud the police and enforcement agencies on their war against crime and their constant struggle to maintain peace order and security within the society. ... The various items in this survey concerning police/public contacts in relation to stops and requests for assistance reveal mixed results and, importantly, indicate the considerable extent of police presence in contemporary society....
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Health and Gender
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Gender inequality is the deep rooted cancer which exists in every culture society in one form or the other. ... This is one of the reasons why women cannot seek medical care in such communities because the norms of their society do not permit them to travel alone.... Encyclopedia of Women and Gender: Sex Similarities and Differences and the impact of society on gender....
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Is Gross Domestic Product a Good Measure of Wealth and Well-Being
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While doing this the adverse items like the cost that is incurred due to crime and pollution in the society as well as the other externality situations are subtracted from the measure to give a correct indication of the economic wellbeing.... The economic system in a society can run only in connection with the other systems and depends on the other systems to a large extent.... Most of these goals inclined on the intangible aspects of life like the reduction of the hunger and poverty, achievement of a minimum level of education for all the children in a society and, removal of any discrimination between genders, reduction in the mortality rates of the children, prevention and eradication of incurable and infectious diseases as well as bringing about a sustainability in the environment....
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Political Classification of France
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Other governments are of the minority where power is in the hands of few individuals in the society.... The revolution's main agenda was to establish a democratic society in which the country could be ruled by an elected leader.... Chirac's France, 1986-1988: Contemporary Issues in French society, New York: St....
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Gun Control and Crime Rates
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This compounds the problem of illegal guns in the society.... With fewer guns in the public, it is expected that crimes rates would go down and society would be safer.... The Control of Violence in Modern society: Multidisciplinary Perspectives, From School Shootings to Ethnic Violence....
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Cones Black Theology
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83) understood it, " the ministry of Martin King showed me that no interpretation of the Christian faith could be valid without an engagement of the issues of justice in the society and the world.... Finally, with the influence of Malcolm X, phrases like "black nationalism," "black pride," and "black power" emerged to raise black consciousness and reclaim black identity in American society. ... The Christian faith possessed the power to transform society, reconcile races, and heal hearts from hatred....
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Heterodox Economics Theory
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The view of Marxist economics is rooted strongly in the division of power in the society.... For instance, the social standpoint of heterodox economics undermines the gender divide in the society and also does not take into account the class divisions.... One of the chief attributes of Marx's argument is that he represents the critique of the social and political institutions in a society along with criticism of the futility of social movements unless significant changes are brought in the power distribution (Lee, 2009)....
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Polybius and the Roman Constitution
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Therefore, it can be argued that Polybius is trying to sensitize his Greek audience on the need for virtues in their society.... He seems to be is targeting the Greek society that was characterized by corruption and greed.... Polybius particular focuses on Roman honour and the love of virtue as the foundation of great and just society....
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Australian Aboriginal Studies: Health, Law, and Education Closing the Gap
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The indigenous were the implementers and did understand cultural issues of the society.... A protection society for the aboriginal was formed in Britain.... The aim was to provide social justice to both the indigenous and non-indigenousAustralian society....
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The United Nations Human Rights Treaty Body System
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This essay "The United Nations Human Rights Treaty Body System" focuses on the United Nations Human Rights Treaty Body System that has developed over the years and focused more on enhancing the protection of human rights of all individuals across the globe.... .... ... ... One of the biggest achievements reflected in the efforts of the community is the formation of the human rights treaty body system....
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The Meaning of the Word of God as Treated in the Old and New Testaments
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It is assumed that it was made by the people with a culture and traditions quite different from the nowadays society.... Our interpretation and understanding of an ancient text are influenced by the tendencies of the lifestyle and culture inherent to our society.... Journal of the Evangelical Theological society, March 2004 ...
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Portrayal of Latin American Women in Literature
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The novel was set in the first half of the century in Latin America where and when the social hierarchy in this patriarchal society was largely deemed "anti-women".... Like in any dominantly patriarchal society women are undervalued and their abilities are underestimated.... llende had managed to make her heroines look more like Latin American women during the 80's complete with their own brand of feminism on how each found a way to escape the tyrannies of a macho society....
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Gun Control and Crime in the USA
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Awareness in the society is very important.... On one side of our living where earning is becoming simpler, new inventions and technologies are making our lives better, we need to understand the fact that there are certain elements in society that cause havoc for our living.... Murders, rapes, homicides, burglary, scams, scandals and what not, crime has become a common place in now a day society....
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Thematic Analysis of the Phenomenon of Asexuality
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?? Another participant publicly presents herself to others as a tomboy because “it is easier to function in society” as one rather than as gender neutral, which would entail more complication.... 10, who is a female, thinks that society nurtures the conception or the misconception that men are more sexual in nature than women who are expected to “hate it.... ?? A female who is asexual, therefore, “would be more easily accepted in society as if it was the orientation of the female....
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Human Development in Social Environment
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As a result these parents tend to be less social and are less concerned to assist their children in developing into active members of the society as compared to parents with children with normal IQs.... Monographs of the society for Research in Child Development, 46: 45-66 ... Childhood and society....
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The Causes of Suicide in the Military
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The interpersonal-psychological theory of suicide proposes that three necessary factors are needed to die by suicide: feelings that one does not belong with other people, feelings that one is a burden on others or society, and an acquired capability to overcome the fear and pain associated with suicide (Bryan, et al.... Feeling of unworthiness or feeling that one is a burden on others or society is another reason for suicide tendency among soldiers.... As in the case of other suicides, feelings that one does not belong with other people, feelings that one is a burden on others or society, and an acquired capability to overcome the fear and pain are encouraging soldiers to commit suicide to escape from a world which is not giving them enough opportunities to lead a normal life....
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Who Is Jack the Ripper
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But these homicidal instincts might have developed due to cognitive dissociation with the society or religious instincts.... The vague directions given by these investigators showed this person to be a Polish Jew belonging to a lower society (Tendler, n.... Rape and society: Readings on the Problems of Sexual Assault....
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The Politics of Doctor Who
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Likewise, the Western version of Utopia would involve making the Middle East into its own image of how a society should be, and this vision would surely be dystopian to them.... ?? This episode is allegorical, and is used to show how our society is stupid, racist and paranoid – an alien attacks a tourist shuttle, and the people on the shuttle almost murder Doctor Who because he is different.... The allegory here is undeniable – just like our society treats Muslims like all of them are terrorists, so these people treat Doctor Who like a criminal because he is different from them....
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Racial Profiling by the Police
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Racial Profiling by the Police Racism has been prevailing for centuries, and despite the fact that it is frowned upon, it has not been eradicated from society.... The police force is looked up to maintain fairness and justice in a society; the disgraceful exercise of racial profiling has caused people to fear the system.... Racial profiling is a menace in society which results in citizens living in an atmosphere of fear and, thus, must be overcome by awareness advocacy and educating the public against this discriminatory practice....
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