72251 Intercultural Communication Assignment 1 Melissa Peters ID: 3304924 Short answers Q. 1. Challenge DeVito‚ O’Rourke and O’Neill’s (2000) definition of culture using Richards (1999) or Anae (1997). How do DeVito et al look at membership within a culture and how does Richards see it differently? DeVito‚ O’Rourke and O’Neill’s (2000‚ p.99) definition of culture is very limited when describing modern cultures of globalised human society. Perhaps where people are isolated to villages
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Corporal Punishment as an Act of Dicipline Every now and then we hear about cases where school children are hit by their teachers even over minor mistakes‚ and even recently we heard about a case where a ten year old boy was beaten by his teacher in Singapore (Corpun‚ 2000). This caused a widely publicized case in the local and even some international media. It has been debated and argued by many parties as corporal punishment and is now viewed as something which does not have any valid justification
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The following is a discussion of my learning on completing the reading of Attachment and Loss by John Bowlby‚ Facilitating Development Attachment by Dan Hughes and Child Development by John W Santrock. I will also further discuss how all of the knowledge and understanding gained‚ informs my practice. Child Development by John W Sandtrock is a comprehensive look at all aspects of child development. In reading this I was able to relate my own experiences of working with children to the descriptions
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The rights of a fetus/embryo can be controversial which allows for the discussion to expand. Human rights are defined by stating that “[e]veryone’s right to life shall be protected by law” (Goldman‚ 2015). Now when applying this to a human all is well and everything is socially accepted‚ individuals know their boundaries and they are respected. Transitioning this to a fetus the situation gets blurred and controversy about how to distinguish whether an embryo/fetus is a human being‚ is brought up
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on cognitive and social-emotional development. Language development is a foundation for further cognitive development‚ helps children to think and plan their behaviors and select course of action (Lincon‚ 1998). According to Vygotsky (as cited in Santrock‚ 2011)‚ social interaction can develop their cognitive and language skills‚ which depends on the tools provided by the environment. Their upbringing‚ culture and surroundings can shape their behaviour and awareness. Modelling and explaining are applicable
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rate is related to the level of tolerable stress in an individual and their inability to deal with that stress. Coleman attributed suicide causes to “An Interplay” of interpersonal crisis‚ failure in self-evaluation and loss of meaning and hope. Santrock suggested that suicide should be thought of as the result of long term experiences and short term circumstances. Symptoms of Suicidal Behavior Most Suicides can be prevented. About 75 percent of suicidal students give some kind of warning. Some
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people with major depression commit suicide‚ and roughly 60% of people that commit suicide have some form of depression (Barlow‚ 2005). It has been proposed that the causes of major depression include biological‚ psychological and social factors (Santrock‚ 2007)‚ with most biological theories focusing on serotonin‚ noradrenaline and dopamine‚ the monoamine chemicals present in the brain that assist communication between nerve cells. There are several forms of treatment for major depression‚ such as
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handbook. Leicester: Author. Colman‚ A.M Gerrig‚ R.J.‚ & Zimbardo‚ P.G. (2010). Psychology and life (19th ed.). New York: Addison Wesley Longman. Gregory‚ R.L. (Ed.). (2004). The Oxford companion to the mind (2nd ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. Santrock‚ J.W. (2005). Psychology (7th ed.). Boston: McGraw-Hill. Smith‚ E.E.‚ Nolen-Hoeksema‚ S.‚ Fredrickson‚ B.‚ & Loftus‚ G. (2003). Atkinson and Hilgard’s introduction to psychology (14th ed.). Orlando‚ FL: Harcourt Brace College Publishers. Sternberg
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Family Development‚ Child and Youth Mental Health. (2010). Retrieved from http://www.mcf.gov.bc.ca/about_us/overview.htm Powell‚ K.C.‚ (2004). Development Psychology of adolescent girls: Conflicts and identity‚ Issues‚ Education‚ 125(1)‚ 77-87. Santrock‚ J. MacKenzie-Rivers‚ A.‚ Leung‚ K.‚ & Malcomson‚ T. (Eds.) (2008). Biological beginnings School of Child & Youth Care. (2010). Perspectives in CYC 100: Week 3 notes [Lecture notes]. Retrieved http://blackboard.uvic.ca/webct/cobaltMainFrame
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http://www.isrj.net/PDFFormat.aspx?ArtId=1618 North‚ A. C.‚ & Hargreaves‚ D. J. (1999). Music and Adolescent Identity. Music Education Research‚ 1(1)‚ 75. North‚ A. C.‚ Hargreaves‚ D. J. & O ’Neill‚ S. A. (2000). The importance of music to adolescents. Santrock‚ J.W.‚ MacKenzie-Rivers‚ A.‚ Malxomson‚ T.‚ & Leung‚ K.H. (2011). Life Span Development. Scheck‚ D.J.‚ & Berger‚ D.S. (2006). The Music Effect: Music Physiology and Clinical Applications. Scheel‚ K. R.‚ & Westfeld‚ J. S. (1999). Heavy metal music
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