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Strain Theories of Crime

response to social structure. Merton argues that some social structure "exert a definite pressure upon certain persons in the soc...

The Theories of Freud, Adler and Jung

extremely primitive (Sigmund Freuds theories). The final element of the personality as described by Freud is the superego, which r...

John Galtung/Theory and Methods of Social Research

located outside the social scientist himself, and we shall follow this tradition" (Galtung 9). As this indicates, Galtung does not...

Marx and Durkheim and Their Theories of Religion

oppressed creature, the heart of a heartless world, just as it is the spirit of a spiritless condition. It is the opium of the peo...

Infant Attachment: Theories

Piagets cognitive developmental theory is devised toward all stages of ones development, however, it is particular pertinent to ea...

Comparative Analysis of 3 Psychological Theories

someone ... we are not saying that he or she is in a particular internal state or condition. Instead, we are characterizing the pe...

Families and the Nursing Theory of Dorothea Orem

of fulfilling desires of order. Orem also sees the family as a relational concept (Taylor, 2001, p. 7). It only exists because o...

Research on Gangs as it Relates to Critical Theory

religious direction in the lives of modern adolescents are factors that impact whether children turn to delinquency and crime. ...

Nursing Theories and Paradigms

Olsen, 2006). The authors recognized that within the scope of nursing theory, the paradigms can relate to either the practical nu...

Human Being Concept and Theory of Charles Darwin

light of Charles Lyells ideas of centres of creation, [I]n later editions of this Journal he foreshadowed his use of Gal?pagos Isl...

Theory of Standardized Academic Assessments

ask far too much from such a diverse collection of learners. As a direct result, educators are caught in the middle of trying to ...

Social Systems Theory and Foster Care

physical and social limits, functional components, and feedback mechanisms" (Reicherter and Billek-Sawhney, 2003). With regard t...

Health Care and Management Theory

identifies the three essential elements of task behavior, relationship behavior and ... level of maturity" (Monoky, 1998; p. 142) ...

Change Theory and Shortages in Nursing

the new paradigm becomes the new standard. Lewin once commented, "If you want to truly understand something, try to change it" (Go...

A Parenting Practice and Theory Examination

through eighteen years where the child wrestles with industry versus inferiority (Friel & Friel, 1988). These are the psychosocial...

Animal Rights and the Rights Theory of Robert Nozick

loss inflicted" (Nozick). This view tends to equate humans with animals and give equal rights to each (Nozick). But does your pet...

Erikson and Vygotsky Theories on Life History

stages and Vygotskys social cognition theory indicates how Louises various crises directly associated with each point in her life ...

Curriculum Design and the Impacts of Experiential Learning Theory

fitness as being more than a period to goof off and the role that the governing bodies should play in integrating a more comprehen...

The Picture of Dorian Gray and Modern Art's Aura Dissolution According to Walter Benjamin's Theory

in print sources (magazines, newspapers) where the image present on the page bears little resemblance to the image "seen by the un...

Reading Theory Defined

of the whole language approach to reading and a weighty critic of the phonics system of reading instruction. Goodman contends tha...

Theory and Internet Relationships

media influence all around" (401)? How this applies to interpersonal relationship-building in the electronic environment is not i...

East St. Louis Deterioration Explained by the Theories of Emile Durkheim

and the city suffered for it ("East St. Louis, Illinois," 2006). Kozol (1992) comments: "East St. Louis is mortgaged into the next...

Meno by Plato and Recollection Theory Relevance

if he has acquired the knowledge he could not have acquired it in this life, unless he has been taught geometry; for he may be mad...

Effective Leadership Cannot Necessarily Be Predicted by Leadership Theories

number of commonly shared characteristics that indicate a more heritable aptitude toward capable leadership. As the name im...

Robert Duvall's Film The Apostle and Erich Fromm's Personality Theory

characterization of evangelical minister-turned-apostle illustrates the fundamentals of Fromms personality theory, and how it can ...

U.S. President and Democratic Theory

The second view is the "substantive" one, which "evaluates democracy on the basis of substance of government policies" (Janda, 200...

Criminology and Labeling Theory

involves the notion that it is perhaps best not to do anything to minor offenders because labeling them criminals and punishing th...

Application and Analysis of Film Theories of Signification, Representation, and Perception

throughout cinematic history, Jean Mitry (1907-1988) was perhaps the most comprehensive and objective. He examined cinema from al...

Cognitive Development Theories of Elizabeth Spelke and Jean Piaget

"behind their cute and seemingly illogical utterances were thought processes that had their own kind of order and their own specia...

Classical Organization Theory and Scientific Management, and the Principles of Standardization, Efficiency, and Rationality

put management in control, designing, using scientifically measured studies these, the most efficient work methods and then organi...