What is causal-comparative research? Also known as “ex post facto” research. (Latin for “after the fact”). In this type of research investigators attempt to determine the cause or consequences of differences that already exist between or among groups of individuals.Causal-comparative research is an attempt to identify a causative relationship between an independent variable and a dependent variable. The relationship between the independent variable and dependent variable is usually a suggested
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codes. Who is to say the image of someone facing unendurable suffering who calmly and rationally decides death is better than life. This is murder. Whether it be someone else’s life or their own‚ it is still the taking of a life‚ which is illegal. What is Crime? A crime is any behavior that is punishable by imprisonment or fine (or both). In the United States‚ an act is considered criminal when Congress or a state or local legislative body has defined it as such. But why are some acts defined as
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Victimixation Survey data‚ 2.2 million high school students‚ showed that 71.9% of students have been cyberbullied once or twice a year. Cyberbullying has increased in the past 10 years due to the improvement in technology‚ now a days people don’t realize that what they say on the internet can be precieved in many ways‚ and to some comments can come across as rude or hateful. Our generation is at risk of making the internet
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Psychologists may focus on an individual’s experience with groups‚ patterns of communication about those groups‚ and intergroup conflict. Pioneering psychologist William James cautioned psychologists themselves to be wary of their own stereotyping‚ in what he called the psychologist’s fallacy. Sociologists focus on the relations among groups and the of different groups in a social structure. Psychoanalytically-oriented humanists have argued (e.g.‚ Sander Gilman) that stereotypes‚ by definition‚ are representations
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What is Art Art can be said‚ as an expression of one’s self and the feeling from the world around them. This does not only count the traditional forms of art‚ painting‚ music‚ sculpting‚ and drama. From my point of view along with the definition listed above‚ I believe that it is truly an expression of one’s self‚ if it be a skater perfecting his or her skills or a business man painting a landscape of a city on his day off from work. Beginning with Neolithic Age‚ man has expressed himself
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Q : What is Abhidhamma? The Buddha preached “Abhidhamma” in the plane of Tavatimsa for three months especially dedicated to his mother Deva and the rest Devas and Bhahmas from the whole universe. At that time‚ the Buddha preached by very wide and very details way. Buddha repeated it to Ashin Sariputtaya by shortest way. Ashin Sariputtaya handed it on to five hundred of his disciples not too long and not too short. This way is what we have been learned in nowadays. According to tipitaka‚ Abhidhamma
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The topic of intersectionality was discussed in our daily interactions during our week 5 discussion. The term intersectionality was actually first coined in 1989 by black legal scholar Kimberlé Crenshaw within her essay Black legal scholar Kimberlé Crenshaw coined the term “intersectionality” in her profound essay‚ “Demarginalizing the Intersection of Race and Sex: A Black Feminist Critique of Antidiscrimination Doctrine‚ Feminist Theory and Antiracist Politics.” Instersectionality is a sociological
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What is temperament? What is the relation between temperament and personality traits in adulthood? Over time‚ I have noticed that I have become more impatient‚ I let negativity come to mind before positivism‚ and sometimes‚ I just don’t want to hear it. This is not my complete personality at its best‚ but the innocent mind that used to be open to people’s stories thinks a bit more skeptically and suspiciously. Though skeptical‚ I do enjoy listening to people’s encounters and feelings. I am
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and by whom should healthcare be provided. (ANA 2007). Even though this is a pertinent issue‚ most consumers are often faced with cultural and social factors while healthcare providers on the other hand face some cultural and ethical issues as to what to do in particular circumstances. Definition: Health can be defined in so many ways. As defined by Craven and Hirnle‚ Health may be state of well-being and optimal functioning. It is also defined as interactive
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What is Culture? photo of Edward. B. Tylor Edward B. Tylor (1832-1917) The word culture click this icon to hear the preceding term pronounced has many different meanings. For some it refers to an appreciation of good literature‚ music‚ art‚ and food. For a biologist‚ it is likely to be a colony of bacteria or other microorganisms growing in a nutrient medium in a laboratory Petri dish. However‚ for anthropologists and other behavioral scientists‚ culture is the full range of
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