Yamatani‚ H. (2014). Gender Differences in Jail Populations: Factors to Consider in Reentry Strategies. Journal of Offender Rehabilitation‚ 53(2)‚ 75-94. doi:10.1080/10509674.2013.868387 This article (found in AU search engine) showed that jail populations have declined by 6.4% since 2009‚ since the shift of policies and practices toward offender rehabilitation. However‚ the U.S. female jail population rose about 45% between 1996 and 2011‚ which suggests that a greater focus on gender-based needs in
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Violent Video Games Violent Video Games and Aggressive Behavior in Children In recent years‚ technological advances have introduced many new forms of entertainment‚ one of the most popular being video games. Since their introduction‚ professionals and parents have become concerned with the addictive power that video games can have on people‚ particularly children and adolescents. Today‚ concern has shifted from the addictive effects of video game playing to the possible effects that they
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Cultural Anthropology 04-30-2014 Writing Assignment #2: Gender The location I chose to observe behavior in a public setting was the food court at the Everett mall on Saturday April 26th from 1:00-1:20pm. The food court is packed with people bustling in and out amidst their shopping. It seems a universal for many to be looking at their phones. While I did make short observations about the mass group of people I decided to narrow in and focus on a few groups of people. The first couple of individuals
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Observation Child A went over to the home corner and picked up a brick and said it was a snake with a slight lisp she then came over to me and ‘hisst’. Child A then asked for more water by saying ‘I want more’ and holding her bottle to me. Child A then pulled up a stall and said ‘me sit’. Child A then herd the doorbell of the nursery and said ‘mummy here’ Child A then walked over to a pushchair and started to push it with ease. Child A then suddenly stops. Child A then walked with ease over
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ADOLESCENT INTERNET USAGE IN TAIWAN: EXPLORING GENDER DIFFERENCES The purpose of this study was to investigate gender differences in adolescent Internet accessibility‚ motives for use‚ and online activities in Taiwan; 629 5th and 6th graders were surveyed. Some studies have indicated that while males tend to emphasize the value of using the Internet‚ females tend to express more negative attitudes toward computers and the Internet. (e.g.‚ Durndell & Haag‚ 2002; Kadijevich‚ 2000; Whitely‚ 1997)
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Why children learn gender stereotypes Through media‚ toys‚ family and friends‚ children are imbedded with the idea that there are certain jobs only men can do and others only women can do. When a child is at a very young age they will see certain roles that their parents will take around the house. This can be things like mum always doing the washing up and dad always repairing things when they go wrong. As the child knows nothing other than this they then see it as the norm and then see it as
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An observation can result in a very important learning lesson. The act of observing starts at a very young age and never stops. Maturation evolves from self-motivation and efforts to adapt to day-to-day experiences. Observation is how a toddler learns new things. They observe their mother and father doing “grown up” things and try to re-enact them. By doing this they learn new words‚ build their own personalities‚ as well as many other important traits. As people grow older the observation turns
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What is the difference between collective behavior and social movement? How would you describe the Jan 25th events in Egypt? Answer through one of the sociological perspectives. Collective behavior describes the actions‚ thoughts and feelings of a relatively temporary and unstructured group of people. In contrast‚ a social movement is a large ongoing group of people engaged in organized behavior designed to bring about or resist change in society. I believe the Jan 25th Egyptian Revolution
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lists of specific traits or behaviors arranged in logical order Check lists are especially useful for types of behavior or traits than can be easily and clearly specified Information from anecdotal and running records can be transferred to checklists to make interpretation easier Advantages 1. They are easy and quick to use; 2. Little training required; 3. They can be used in the presence of the child or recorded later; 4. Helps to focus observations on many behaviors at once; 5. Can be used
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first two paragraphs of the book Hurston uses her gift in expression to convey the contrasting ways dreams and ambitions are achieved by both a man and a woman. The use of word choice and imagery in the paragraphs are used to depict a meaning of gender differences. For a man‚ his ambitions and goals seem to be always out of reach. The only way a man can obtain what he desires is if it is handed to him. If the circumstances of the man being given what he wants does not present
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