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Definition of Normalcy

tall should weigh somewhere between 125-140 lbs, but the cultural message is clear: thin is in. Therefore, many who are a normal w...

How Rene Descartes Used Principles, Definitions, and Deductive Reasoning to Argue that God Exists

idea that nothing comes from nothing. Reality in itself must come from a cause that is at least equal if not more so than its effe...

Social Inequalities' Definition, Identification, and Measurement

not the working class but the middle class that drove history along its ever-progressing path. Social historians and political sc...

Intelligence Definition and Measurement

that: "Conventional tests of intelligence contain a variety of abstract and usually rather academic. kinds of problems - difficult...

Psyche, Cupid, and Plato's Definition of Love

between Psyche and her other two sisters was that Psyche was appreciably more beautiful than they. By all accounts, the sisters we...

Marriage and Changing its Legal Definition

marrying. This would indicate that they are either not capable of making the same commitments, or that there is an inherent wrongn...

Definitions and Theories of Political Culture

a result of this complexity, political culture "remains a suggestive rather than a scientific concept" (Chilton, 2005). ...

Definition and Types of PTSD

Hurricane Katrina is one of the most recent examples of an event that resulted in PTSD among some victims. Szegedy-Maszak (2005) ...

Definition of Logical Fallacies and Their Types

to assume that this demographic is the cause. A similar category are fallacies of insufficient evidence. Lau and Chan refer to th...

Definition of an American and Homelessness

91). The first threatening wave of homelessness swept America between the years 1820 and 1860, when more than five million immigr...

Definition of a Global City

Global cities act as pivotal points where people meet. And not only are global cities found, but global regions exist as well. Sas...

Marriage and its Changing Definition

In four pages this paper examines how the definition of marriage has changed over the years with same sex unions among the topics ...

Sociological and Biological Definitions of Sexuality

wonder that many are reluctant to place full responsibility for behavior and personality on genetics. Peele (1995) notes:...

Definition of Brownfields

factory setting, then many of the buildings can be recycled into the new building plan, thus saving the developer on building cost...

Women's Conventional Definitions Perpetuated by the Contemporary Media

of society; that women are given the wrong perception of how they are supposed to look, act and feel; and that the infiltration of...

Different Definitions of PR

encompassing. In the formal definition of "public relations" provided by the Public Relations Society of America, the ter...

Definition and Social Class Framework of Families

of regained solvency by way of the Industrial Revolution. The responsibility placed upon the husband and father to support and pr...

Definitions and Questions on Public Education Finance

those offering service jobs in the local area - we all appreciate dealing with cashiers who are able to count out the right change...

Barrett's Definitions of Mutual Patterning and Power

Health patterning is a Rogerian nursing practice (Barrett, 2000). Barrett (2000) devised "the term Health Patterning to describe a...

Crohn's Disease - An Extended Definition

and the beginning of the large intestine) accounts for about half of all cases (Thompson, 1993). However, Crohns Disease can also...

Death Definition That is Currently Accepted

once again began drawing air into his lungs illustrates how this is not necessarily a definitive component of being dead. As such...

Definition and Explanation of Economic Concepts

on the decisions and behaviour of those acting in the market. Segmented market A segmented market is as it sounds, the market is...

Postmodernist Feminist Definitions Of "Sex" And "Gender"

of testosterone, while women have a vagina and estrogen/progesterone. Women grow breasts and have babies while men have greater b...

Due Process and the Definition and Delineation of Individual Rights

Due process has had a definitive impact on the delineation and definition of the rights of American citizens. Interestingly, howe...

Definition and Use of the Term Pulchritude

is used. For example, an author reviewing the Pussycat Dolls reality show had this to say: "Apparently, the theory is that the con...

A Definition for Alcoholism

notably denial" ("Definition of Alcoholism, 1990). This definition is similar to the one provided by the DSM IV regarding substanc...

Complimentary Alternative Medicine (CAM): Definition and Factors Influencing Acceptance

As positive as some CAMs are in promoting health, the general public has been somewhat reluctant to accept these...

Art: Definition and Interpretation

In many ways these three artists were reacting to the world around them, the changes around them, and the conditions or events tha...

The Working Class: Definition and Issues

of the working class makes more money and enjoys more privileges than the blue collar segment but they too have no real power....

DELTA MODEL, DEFINITION AND GOOGLE

returns a boatload of information very quickly (Google Inc., 2008). Google has other ways to "organize the worlds informat...