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Social Psychology Essays and Term Papers
Violence And PornographyPornography -- Sex or Subordination?
In the late Seventies, America became shocked and outraged
by the rape, mutilation, and murder of over a dozen young,
beautiful girls. The man who committed these murders, Ted
Bundy, was later apprehended and executed. During his
detention in various ...
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Television Born KillersThis essay attempts to evaluate the view that television violence is a cause of real world violence. Several studies supporting and opposing this view are examined as well as Gerbner's cultivation theory, which provides an alternative view. The critique offered by Cumberbatch has been applied ...
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Pornography-- Sex or Subordination? In the late Seventies, America became shocked and outraged by the rape, mutilation, and murder of over a dozen young, beautiful girls. The man who committed these murders, Ted Bundy, was later apprehended and executed. During his detention in various penitentiaries, he ...
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Does Playing Video Games Really Cause Violence?Does playing video games really cause violence?
Hannah Grinstead
Lee University
PSYC 210
Instructor- Rick Albright
October 10, 2017
Abstract
This paper addresses the issues of video games influence of ...
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Disney PrincessKim Rodriguez
Review of Research for "What's Wrong with Cinderella? The Psychological effects on a young girl's view of self-image and gender roles"
Introduction
Most girls grow up watching Disney films, especially the films that end with a happily ever after. Included among these films ...
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TV ViolenceA major topic of conversation nowadays is whether or not voilence on
television causes children to bahave more violently. Shortly after I began to
research this topic, I realized that it is not a clear cut issue. Evidence can
be easily found to support each position. In the following essay I ...
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Politics, Poverty and the Psychology of Shooting an ElephantPolitics, Poverty and the Psychology of Shooting an Elephant
George Orwell, when he writes "Shooting an Elephant," is living and working in an uneasy Burma. Dealing with the government being taken over by British Imperialists and the downfall of its economy and people just to name a few, Burma ...
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Collective Action FramesBenford’s recent critique of the framing perspective in the social movements literature posits the need for a sociology of framing processes (Benford 1997). The framing perspective was inspired by Erving Goffman’s (1974) notion of “invisible structures” called frames (Ritzer 1992). The outcome of ...
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Attitudes Toward AbortionIn the last two decades studies on the correlates of have proliferated (Hertel, et al., 1974; Renzi, 1975; Granberg, 1978; McIntosh, et al., 1979; D'Antonio and Stack, 1980; Benin, 1985; Harris and Mills, 1985; McCutcheon, 1987; Jelen, 1988). Although these studies have clarified which variables ...
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Are social networking sites benefitting society?In the 1960s, Yale University psychologist Stanley Milgram tested and apparently verified the theory that any two people on Earth are connected to each other by an average of six intermediate contacts. This theory was the basis to the creation of social networking websites. Now what does a social ...
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Requirements for Social ResearchRequirements for Social Research
Introduction
Research activities, whether empirical, literature review sponsored, descriptive, or historical, must exhibit and command interest, enthusiasm, and passionate commitment. It is vital that the researcher catch the essential quality of the ...
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Pornography: Sex Or Subordination??
In the late Seventies, America became shocked and outraged by the rape,
mutilation, and murder of over a dozen young, beautiful girls. The man who
committed these murders, Ted Bundy, was later apprehended and executed. During
his detention in various penitentiaries, he was mentally probed and ...
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Leadership Theories: THE THEORIES OF POWER
This essay will approach types of power such as; to utilize and influence others, to either reward or punish, to confirm by role of an organization, and to identify with a leader such as rock or film personality. This essay will cover six categories of power and these ...
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Anti-Social Personality DisorderIn a world full of fears, perhaps the worst one a human being should have is that to be afraid of his fellow man. The human that should be most feared is the one that has or in laymen's terms the psychopath. The psychopath is probably the most deviant mind that exists and treatment is not very ...
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Authoritarian ParentingAuthoritarian Parenting
Each parent is different in the ways that they raise their child and/or children. According to Diana Baumrind, who studied clinical and social psychology in Berkeley University, these ways are summed up by four elements with three different general parenting styles. The ...
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Types of Research Used By Internet ResearchersThe internet provides both opportunities and risks for social researchers. Research, in general, with all of its nuances has been forever altered by the technology of the internet. Research has been made possible in ways never before imagined. The amount of information available, the ease of ...
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Aggressive Behavior in Athletes and How It Relates to PsychologyAggressive Behavior in Athletes and How It Relates to Psychology
As an athlete, aggression is a characteristic that can have many negative as well as positive effects on performance. Aggression is defined as “any form of behavior directed towards the goal of harming of injuring another live ...
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Mexican American CultureMexican American Culture
The issue of multiculturalism has evolved so that it is included in all aspects of the American social structure. America, as the 'melting pot' of cultural identities, has welcomed a number of different immigrant cultures. It's been said of immigrants, "They were ...
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Argument-based Homicide In America
Feeling alienated by fellow classmates, two students at Columbine High School in Littleton, CO who referred to themselves as the Trench Coat Mafia went on a rampant killing spree which took the lives of themselves, twelve other students and one teacher (Obmascik 1). This incident caused an ...
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