The Platypus was first described in 1799 in Shaw’s naturalist’s Miscellany along with the koala‚ Kangaroo‚ wombat and emu. The most curious was the platypus. Since its first discovery there has been much debate as to whether it is a mammal and how it should be classified. The platypus is a primitive mammal that has many features that separate it from other mammals-it lays eggs‚ there is an absence of true teeth and an absence of mammary glands‚ although it has special glands that secrete milk. It
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Sociological and Psychological Theories of Crime Causation The aim of this essay is to compare‚ contrast and evaluate two sociological theories of crime causation and two psychological theories of crime causation. Sociological Theories of crime‚ Labelling and Structural Functionalism/ Strain. Howard Becker is a sociologist that is often credited with the development of the labelling theory. However the origins of this theory can be traced back to sociologists at the beginning of the twentieth century
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and the one afterward. Most young people‚ however‚ do not know what it is like to have a child‚ I was not truly prepared for the world I entered after childbirth. The moment I realized that life as I imagined it as a working mom meant concretely almost never see my baby put me down. So‚ after having been "bottle-fed" as a girl from the 19’s to the recommendation "think of you‚ a baby will be for later‚ you have the right to do like men and you" flourish first in your job "‚ until the maxim of recent
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disobeying authority are certainly as harsh and strict as are those of disobeying power. For example‚ GreenDays song “Warning”. The verses “Caution: police line: you better not cross”‚ and “Shut up and be a victim of authority” are directly addressing the issues of what would happen if you disobeyed authority and more to the point‚ the position that a significant amount of people are in because of their compliance‚ the outcome of just obeying the law without question. I’m sure‚ more accurately‚ I am
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Describe‚ analyse and evaluate how psychological theory can support individuals with additional needs within an environment. The wide range of Special educational needs (SEN) ‚ meaning schools have to be adaptable and diverse to cater for the wide range of additional needs. This essay will briefly describe the range of SEN and outline how historical findings‚ government strategies and different psychological theories have changed the way SEN are approached. Types of SEN: ‘Autism was first described
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product of physical‚ emotional‚ sexual‚ psychological‚ and any other forms of torture or torment that the particular abuser wishes to employ to gain control or power over their victims (Gosselin‚ 2005). Due to the complexity of this crime‚ many criminologists and socialologists have studied its causes and the effects in order to determine social policies and additional theories to better understand the causation of domestic violence. The social policies and theories that are developed from this research
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How valuable is sociological knowledge in contributing to our understanding of contemporary health issues? Sociological knowledge assists understanding of how social issues impact on health and illness experiences in society (Barry & Yuill 2008‚ pp.5-10). In this context‚ sociological issues will refer to case study number one‚ about Ernie. By focussing on sociological imagination‚ this essay will illustrate how private troubles can be viewed as public issues. This will be followed by a discussion
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A postmodern cultural perspective in Lolita and A Streetcar Named Desire Postmodernism has emerged as a reaction to modernism thoughts and "well-established modernist systems". (Wikipedia‚ 2005) Specific to Nabokov’s Lolita and Williams’ Streetcar Named Desire is the idea that both of the novels are written under the view of postmodernism as a cultural movement and that they are broadly defined as the condition of Western society especially after World War II (period in which the novel were written;
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Pluto’s Icy Heart Is Still Beating‚ Strange Polygonal Shapes Spotted Scientists have discovered that Pluto’s heart informally known as Sputnik Planum appears to be continuously youthful. It was emptied of impact craters and was seen speckled with mysterious polygonal shapes between six and 24 miles in diameter. The planet’s heart has no impact craters‚ which means that there is some kind of geological process that coated Pluto’s Sputnik Planum fairly recently. The broken frozen heart of Pluto might
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Applying Psychological Theories to Modern Society Add a quote in the beginning. To this day many different characteristics of human behaviour are yet to be discovered. Psychologists must study why humans act the way they act? Could it be that all are humans are inherently evil? Why do humans not always make the right decision? The answers to these questions relate back to the world of psychology. There will be many challenges to face in society day to day and how these situations are handled can
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