The notion of "environmental refugees" is relatively new and subject to debate among demographers and social scientists, and as such, there seems to be no universally accepted definition of the term. ... Psychologist Mindy Thompson Fullilove posited that the "sense of belonging, which is necessary for psychological well-being, depends on strong, well-developed relationships with nurturing places... a major corollary of this proposition is that disturbance in these essential place relationships leads to psychological disorder" (Fullilove, 1996). ... The 150 million potential refugees estimated...

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In today's modernised society, there has been much debate as to the superiority of the nuclear family, as opposed to the early 20th century. ... This is because negative media coverage on an event will cause a general consensus, regardless of the true nature of the story. ...

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