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    "Racial Preferences in Dating‚" an article by Raymond Fisman‚ Sheena Iyengar‚ Emir Kamenia‚ and Itamar Simonson‚ was published in the Review of Economic Studies in 2008. The article was written to examine racial preference in dating by using a speed dating experiment that was designed to observe the decisions of the study participants. The thing about this article which most immediately stood out was that women‚ older people‚ and more attractive people displayed weaker preferences about the race

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    often holds the belief that historical events‚ like revolutions‚ are individual acts‚ while functionalists believe in the fact that revolutions are inevitable and that modernization in blooming societies would eventually lead to revolution. In terms of the Holocaust‚ an intentionalist might argue that without Hitler‚ the Holocaust would never happen since he was the leader of that genocide. However‚ a functionalist would argue that since Hitler had so many followers with the same belief system‚ somebody

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    Anita Desai (b.1937) – formerly Anita Mazumdar Indian novelist and short story writer‚ especially noted for her sensitive portrayal of the inner life of her female characters. Several of Desai’s novels explore tensions between family members and the alienation of middle-class women. In her later novels Desai has dealt with such themes as German anti-Semitism‚ the demise of traditions‚ and Western stereotypical views of India. "Even though his cigarette stank - it was a local one‚ wrapped in a tendu

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    In today’s society child custody arrangements are becoming more common. There are plenty of times when an unavoidable circumstances occur‚ which leads to a child custody arrangement. In this paper I will discuss the child custody arrangements in the United States. Let’s begin with what child custody is exactly. According to a website called About the Children describes child custody as “are the legal terms used to describe the legal and practical relationship between a parent and child‚ including

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    the examination on Monday 18 May 2015. It cannot be used by anyone else for any other purpose‚ other than as stated in the instructions issued‚ until after the examination date has passed. It must not be provided to third parties. H/JW/110317/Jun15/E3 BS03/PM 2 A flying start Sheena Patel is a qualified helicopter pilot and holds a Commercial Pilot Licence. She is a highly experienced pilot and has taught others to fly. Since leaving the RAF‚ Sheena has earned £50 000 a year as a pilot‚ providing

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    Marriage The most important quality of a married couple is love. In a marriage important issues such as attitudes‚ responsibilities‚ religion‚ finances‚ career‚ and whether or not to have children should be discussed so that the couple can learn each other’s views regarding the issues to determine compatibility. Building a happy marriage is the result of conscious effort on the part of a husband‚ and wife. A lifelong union that people bound together by a bond of love‚ which is spiritual as well

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    Marriage is often defined as a “socially sanctioned sexual and economic union between men and women” Marriage is the process by which two people who love each other make their relationship public‚ official‚ and permanent. It is the joining of two people in a bond that putatively lasts until death‚ but in practice is increasingly cut short by divorce. In cases like this‚ the heaviest burden is not on the couple but on the children. Reason Why People Marry * Human infants have a prolonged period

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    have dedicated their research to unveiling how the most devastating event in German history‚ the Holocaust‚ was set in motion. The debate is two sided: intentionalists versus functionalists. An intentionalist describes himself or herself as one who believes Hitler had previous intentions to commit genocide‚ while a functionalist describes himself or

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    Why premarital sex is forbidden? Modern societies don’t appreciate premarital lovemaking for various reasons. Lovemaking is no more considered an outflow of the natural sexual instincts among human beings. We see it as a necessary obligation to share the romance between married couples and also as a medium to fulfill the social responsibility of giving birth to the next generation. Sexuality is not an instrument of enjoying lustful pleasure for human beings‚ at least. In premarital sex‚ many a

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    Deviance is a behavior that violates the social norms‚ in other words‚ it is a behavior that violates the standard of conduct or expectations of a group or society (Wickham 1991: 85). Though it may be sometimes positive‚ it is mostly considered in a negative view. The functionalist‚ interactionist and conflict perspectives seek to explain the concept of deviance. According to the functionalists‚ deviance is a common part of human existence with both negative and positive consequences for social stability

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