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    have on independent behaviour. Individual differences contribute greatly to influencing independent behaviour. An internal or external locus of control can affect someone’s actions‚ as well as someone’s self esteem‚ and their reaction to authoritarianism. Rotter created a questionnaire designed to show whether someone had an internal or an external locus of control. Internals perceive that what happens to them is under their own control‚ whereas externals believe it to be determined mainly

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    theories differ in two ways from scientific theories: (1) they are less concerned with specific predictions‚ and (2) they are less directly tied to systematic‚ empirical‚ direct observation.First two normative theories are authoritarianism and libertarianism. Authoritarianism calls for direct regulation of media and media content by the government. An example would be Lasswell and Lippman arguing that the threat of propaganda is such that government technocrats are needed to see that media have good

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    history‚ economics‚ and fiction are widely pronounced themes and topics found in art during this era. In history‚ many different societies have emerged throughout time. In many third world and developing countries‚ as well as historical eras‚ Authoritarianism‚ or commonly known as a closed society‚ corruption and pluralism have been influenced into art. Political history and society is widely influenced and depicted in the art we see today. The shift during mid to late 1960s abstract impressionism

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    Wilkie and Hurt list the defining qualities of the Middle Ages to be authoritarianism‚ comprehensiveness‚ and otherworldliness (Wilkie and Hurt 1283). The qualities of authoritarianism and otherworldliness are relentlessly apparent throughout “Gawain and the Green Knight”‚ and their prevalence in the story provides a great opportunity to examine the Middle Ages. The Middle Ages was a period marked by intense authoritarianism. All people were forced to abide by strict feudalistic guidelines‚ and

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    References: Adorno‚ T.W.‚ Frenkel-Brunswik‚ E.‚ Levinson‚ D.J. and Sanford‚ R.N. (1950) The Authoritarian Personality‚ New York‚ NY‚ Harper. Altemeyer‚ B. (1981) Right-wing Authoritarianism‚ Winnipeg‚ University of Manitoba Press. Erwin‚ P. (1998) Friendship in Childhood and Adolescence‚ Psychology Focus Series‚ London‚ Routledge. French‚ D.C.‚ Bae‚ A.‚ Pidada‚ S. and Lee‚ O. (2006) ‘Friendships of Indonesian‚ South Korean and US

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    Guchao Xiong EAD 2 01:356:156 Sec: 03 Dr. Heba Elkhateeb Paper4 Dec 2nd‚ 2012 Overcome prejudice and discrimination There are variety races and colors of people living in this world‚ and different ethnics and economic situations cause the distance among races. Though there are many people who have overcome the prejudice from history‚ prejudice and discrimination still exist today. Vincent N. Parrillo wrote an essay‚ “Causes of Prejudice”‚

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    Republic of the philipines Eastern Visayas State University Tacloban City Influence of Childs Behavior in school by Authoritarian Parents Submitted by: Jerome G. Bustillo BSChE-2A Submitted to: Susana V. Loyola Instructor Authoritarian parenting: How does it affect the kids? Kids from authoritarian families are relatively well-behaved. Overall‚ studies report that kids from authoritarian families get into less trouble than kids from permissive or uninvolved families. This

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    Spring 2012 PSCI 140 Democracies around the World Final Exam Study Guide Instructor: Satoshi Machida Part I: Words Identification (Content of Important Articles) (40 points) 1. You have to be prepared so that you can explain the following words and concepts. * Authoritarian states ---A small group of individuals exercise power Government is not constitutionally responsible to the state Public—little role in leadership selection Individual freedom is restricted May be institutionalized

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    that Stalin’s personality and paranoia influenced events. It seems the “new” cold war history is actually the same as the “old” cold war standpoint because Gaddis concluded: “who then was responsible [for the Cold War]? The answer‚ I think‚ is authoritarianism in general‚ and Stalin in particular.” (Gaddis‚ p.294) Although this is a return to

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    these countries differ in the forms of government. For example‚ North Korea is an example of an authoritarian government while the United States is an example of a democratic government. There are three main political systems mainly democracy‚ authoritarianism‚ and monarchies. Democracy as a political system first emerged in ancient Greece and Rome. It encourages the participation of citizens in the election of their representatives in government. Democratic countries also observe human rights. In

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