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Term Papers on Social Issues
Television Violence And Its Effects On Children
Number of words: 1097 - Number of pages: 4.... is focused on factors such as the disinhibition
effect and cue-triggered aggression. Josephson aims to differentiate these
two areas and how they are affected by television violence. The overall
purpose of her study is to research the effect this violence has on boys'
aggression. Special emphasis is placed on factors such as teacher-rated
characteristic aggressiveness in the boys, timing of frustration (before or
after watching the televised violence, and violence related cues.
Josephson's study is detailed and technical. However, sometimes it
gets very di .....
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Gangs
Number of words: 1526 - Number of pages: 6.... Money is also an crucial factor. A kid (a 6-10 year old, who is not
yet a member) is shown that s/he could make $200 to $400 for small part time
gang jobs. Although these are important factors they are not strong enough to
make kids do things that are strongly against their morals.
One of the ways that kids morals are bent so that gang violence becomes
more acceptable is the influence of television and movies. The average child
spends more time at a TV than she/he spends in a classroom. Since nobody can
completely turn off their minds, kids must .....
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Male/Female Differences In Perceptions Of Sexual Harassment
Number of words: 566 - Number of pages: 3.... Association, 1981, 1991).
"Sexual joking, touching, and patting may be considered unwelcome sexual
attention to some, but not others" (Gutek, Morasch, and Cohen, 1983). Women
more often than men conclude that these forms of sexual harassment are serious
and offending.
Is there a difference between what men perceive as sexual harassment and
what women consider sexual harassment? The purpose of this study is to
determine if in fact there is a difference. According to earlier research, men
and women would perceive and define sexual harassment diffe .....
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Types Of Bosses
Number of words: 627 - Number of pages: 3.... how hard the tasks are for one person. He sometimes doesn’t realize if he was more helpful the store might look better than it does.
Many times the most liked boss is the most helpful boss. When a boss gives demands or requests that need to be met then he helps the employees, it usually makes them more productive. For example, another of my bosses, Marty, understands when there are so many things that need to be done and not enough people to do them. If only one person is scheduled for a shift and there is too much work for that person, Marty helps out wher .....
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The Effects Of Divorce
Number of words: 2240 - Number of pages: 9.... child is unique, so the short and long term functioning of the
children after divorce varies widely. Wallerstein and Kelly (1980) observed and
interviewed parents and children three times in five years, and reported an
estimate of one third of the children come out of divorce unharmed. Another one
third function adequately, but experience difficulties, and the remaining one
third have severe upsets in their developmental process. However the authors of
the "Family in Transition", approach this finding with caution because the
conclusions were made witho .....
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Equality
Number of words: 396 - Number of pages: 2.... wrong. Any person could argue that another religion is wrong. So if
you tell someone that they are believing the wrong thing, they could same to you.
No religion is wrong.
Reverse discrimination is also wrong. It isn't a person's fault that people
of their race and sex usually get a brake. Reverse discrimination is still
discrimination, and all discrimination is wrong. All discrimination is the same.
No one should discriminate against another ever. Especially if I it is to bring
them self up.
I hope that all people will learn to go about things in a peace .....
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Constructive Criticism
Number of words: 776 - Number of pages: 3.... In this manner, constructive criticism helps to improve
the accuracy and quality of choices made for the nation by our elected
officials.
Found in some form in nearly every aspect of our society, constructive
criticism is an indispensable facet of human improvement. The vast majority
of ideas and behavioral characteristics can be improved, often quite
substantially, by a different individual who possesses a contrasting
perspective. Every human is unique, and has ideas indigenous to his
personality and experience. A contrasting point of view can often .....
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Women In The Labour Force
Number of words: 1044 - Number of pages: 4.... because of the encouraged day care facilities which also provides the females with legislation that provides them with excellent benefits. In Japan there is a drop in female economic activity, the reason why is it affects their marriage and the care of their only child. An observation of labour force participation rates in Canada show that female rates rose a lot between 1971 and 1981, while the male rate rose unnoticeably. The increase in the female participation rate was found in all age groups except in older women. For women aged 15 to 19 the rate was as .....
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