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Psychology and its Historical Evolution

the theory of survival of the fittest (AllPsych, 2003). Basing his thoughts on Darwin, Galton, in 1869, argued "that intellectual ...

The Beyond Discipline Model of Alfie Kohn

the problem may be with what he has been told to do--or to learn" (Kohn, 1996, p. PG). Myriad ways exist as a means by which to ...

'Hard Science' and Psychology

basis for mapping the entire cognitive development of childhood. While this framework is theoretical, it has been verified in stud...

Social Psychology's Beneficial Aspects

twelve (2003). Standards of course have changed a great deal and while Twiggy only briefly became the new female icon in the 1970s...

Connection Between Politics and Economics

to be responsible for the improvement in the economy. The reason given is that the reduction in taxes had stimulated the economy. ...

Astrology as a 'Fringe Science'

to predict outcomes is to see where the planets will be in the future. This is easy to do. What is not easy is to use the current ...

Discipline of History

one that considers all factors when interpreting past events. For an interpretation of ancient literature, for example, the histo...

Martin Luther King Jr.'s Spiritual Disciplines

And then, in 1960 he became co-pastor with his father of the Ebenezer Baptist Church, a position he retained until his murder (Bro...

Social Control and the Concepts of Michel Foucault

seems to be the primary tool, at least figuratively. It is used in the well known Panopticon paradigm as well. The Panopticon is ...

Ethics Code, Progressive Discipline, and Conduct Code

code goes beyond mere regulations. There are many actions that are legal but that are not moral. As an extreme example, the use of...

Motivation, Discipline, Setting, and Leadership

a person is, it is up to this person to lead by example, to motivate, to direct and to discipline. In...

What is Philosphy?

we have to consider what we mean by "everything," and if is it ever possible to identify everything. Would we have enough time to ...

“The Story of Mathematics”

killed in battle. Whatever the precise thing or event they represented in that hazy chapter of mans early history, one thing is c...

Sociology

(Delaney, 2003). He originally sought to call his newly emerging field "social physics", a term that clearly reflected his belief...

Coping Techniques For Parents With Special Needs Children

with such aspects as homework (Patten, 1994; Bryan et al, 2004; Cooper et al, 1994). Reaching the special needs student req...

Conflict Management Styles - Case Study

few times when a win/lose or lose/win approach is very effective. These kinds of outcomes lead to resentment, at the least. Case ...

Graduate School in Bronfenbrenner's Model

position the late developmental psychologist Urie Bronfenbrenner would take. Bronfenbrenners Human Ecology Lang (2005) writ...

The Middle Passage/Deslauriers

depiction of explicit violence, rapes, flogging, etc. are "implied rather than shown," he seems to feel that this is an artistic a...

'Inner Discipline' of Educational Theorist Barbara Coloroso

them ways to solve the problem; and 4. It leaves their dignity intact (Give Poor Parenting a Time-Out, 2002, p. 12). Barbara C...

Reviews of Five Book Annotations

are numerous conditions and realities that Gardner (2000) examines and in one section, "The Forces that Will Remake Schools," he n...

Nursing Knowledge: Development And Utilization

have otherwise been a lingering existence in private homes or disreputable hospitals. Inasmuch as the nurse is "temporarily the c...

Sociology: Science or Not?

organizations members working in "government, business, or non-profit organizations" (Mission, 2005). The ASA exists to "provide a...

Emecheta/2nd Class Citizen

brother. As with all female orphans, she becomes a "servant" in her uncles household (Emecheta, 1983, p. 17). Her uncles family co...

Spanking

something must get done, or be done in a certain way, the way of the power figure, that physical force is acceptable. While...

Punctuality in the Military

first lesson: 0705 is not the same as 0700" (p.14). Here, this recruit uses military time to provide this anecdote. The fact that ...

Employment Law and the US Naval Hospital on Guam

When all other approaches have appeared to have failed, or if the individual commits an act for which accommodation is not an opti...

Curricula that is Discipline Centered versus Child Centered

In five pages curricula is considered from the perspectives of discipline centered and child centered in an overview of benefits p...

Overview of Criminology

In six pages criminology is explored in terms of its differences with the concept of criminal justice and how modern society benef...

Dormitory Residence Halls and Student Discipline

In ten pages this paper examines problems of racial discord, sexual orientation, date rape, vandalism, and substance abuse in this...

Study Questions on Management Theory

Kelleher could be used as an example of such a winning CEO. Superlative communications abilities of course are important, b...