She had been angry with me for having left San Diego to attend school in Santa Barbara and I was angry with her for her being angry. ... According to Unger and Johnson, "if the reward/cost balance is more favorable than that of other potential relationships, the person will remain in the relationship, if the costs outweigh the rewards and an alternative relationship with more favorable outcomes is available, the person will leave the existing relationship in favor of the alternative" (604). ... However, if the costs far outweigh the rewards, then there is what is called a comparison level fo...

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" The 'Frankfurt school' of critical theory founded in 1923 in German mainly aimed to bring together different types of Marxist thinking to construct an 'important version of neoMarxism' (Agger, 1998:78; Ricoeur, 1974:21-22). The Frankfurt school includes well known theorists such as Max Horkeimer, Ardono, and Jürgen Habermas (who was responsible for the advance to second generation of the Frankfurt school) (Geuss, 1981:1). ... To elaborate, it is seen in the school of social theory there are not much recommendations to overcome structural oppression, thus leaves t...

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Affirmative action can also be a way of reflecting the country's diversity in schools or businesses. ... Alternatively the group that will be against affirmative action and all of it issues, and will be the most upset about affirmative action would be the majority, also identified as white males. ... I think they will not admit because they do not want to own up to the negative aspects of affirmative action, as for example a white man not being accepted in to a school because there are not enough minorities or women in the school. ... One positive role that affirmative action has playe...

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Beccaria (1738-1794) was a leading figure of the classical school. ... Finally, the Classical School of Criminology stresses that the punishment should fit the crime committed. ... Secondly, the positive school relies strictly on the use of empirical methods to test hypothesis. ... Obedience to legal codes may be strained and alternative behaviour choices, such as crimes, become inevitable. ... Lowered self concepts and antisocial attitudes may stem from negative family and school experiences, and vice versa. ...

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The Heart of the Matter Home-based education has become an increasingly popular alternative to public schooling, and many educators are concerned about the "perceived isolation" of the child who is being educated this way (Klugewicz and Carraccio 3). ... However, the average home schooled child is exposed "to a wider variety of people and situations" than those in a public school atmosphere (Meighan 4). ... Public schooled children spend an average of six to seven hours a day in a structured classroom, socializing with peers, whereas home schooled children spend and average of four to five ...

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For example, Taylor, Walton and Young provide an alternative explanation for the link between mesomorphism and delinquency. ... Given that mainstream routes to success are largely blocked, there is pressure to find alternative routes, so innovation in the form of crime is an obvious alternative. ... Cohen agrees with Merton that sticking to society's dominant values caused problems for working class male youths in inner city areas, for as they experience failure in school they begin to recognise that they can't make it by legitimate means and so becoming delinquent allows them t...

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'The school is an important agency of secondary socialization. ... Many students from a lower class are then, if showing no signs of brilliance, put into a lower band at school. This then creates a sub-culture of underachievers who will find an alternative means of stimulation, which often manifests itself as classroom disruption, truancy and sometimes criminal behaviour. ... In a recent study conducted by the Department of Education, England's state schools are far more ethnically diverse than they were five years ago, with almost a quarter of all pupils in primary and secondary ...

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Another counter argument to the abolition of affirmative action is that minorities for the most part are brought up in poor neighborhoods and therefore their education is not as good as most of the white people whose income level is higher and subsequently have better schools. ... The 10 Percent Plan provides the top ten percent of students in poor schools the opportunity to go to many different colleges. This act does not put one race above the other like affirmative action, but simply gives finical aid to the students that deserve to go to school though they cannot afford it. ...

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I went to Beverly Hills High School, where one's self-worth was determined by material possessions such as money and technology. I had known my classmates since elementary school, but when they became obsessed with Sidekicks (an older version of a cell phone) and BMWs, I began to resent the technologies that they had adopted. ... I agree that most people would opt for easier or more convenient alternatives, but I more so believe that humans have the natural inclination to desire what others have. ...

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Even when taking other factors into consideration, such as dangerous neighborhoods, poor school systems, and overcrowded housing, researchers still found that parents were the main influence affecting the child's behavior (Todd, 1996). ... Ex: A child might choose to skip school to avoid taking a test; this situation would result in punishment from the child's parents so that the child understands what behaviors will or will not be tolerated. ... -Promotes social change: by boundary violations gaining enough support, society is forced to consider alternative norms as new, acceptabl...

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Rebellion uses an alternative set of goals and means (Agnew 158). ... For example, Indigent people are forced into alternative methods for survival, therefore disrupting the norms of society (Agnew 172). ... Competitiveness and success are glorified by public authorities, taught in the schools, glamorized in the media, and encouraged by the values that are passed along from generation to generation (Merton 215). ... Certainly hard work and ambition, in school and then in the economic marketplace, are the culturally approved means of success, but there is also an element of admiration...

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What should the environment of education or atmosphere of the school be? ... I want to foster an atmosphere in my classroom and school that emphasizes decision-making processes, student-centered learning, and community principles. ... Experiencing problem-solving projects and fostering students to freely engage in choosing among alternatives lays the foundation for students to weigh personal responsibilities and the possible consequences of their actions [ CITATION Gil06 l 1033 ]. ... Curriculum is all of the planned and unplanned aspects and experiences under the direction of the school. In o...

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When evaluating the dynamics of a school that is supposed to represent a higher class, we must first know what to look for. ... Surrounded by the colorful happenings in town, the school has a location that offers much to do, from shopping, to great food. ... The school even owns its own boats accessible to any student who wishes to take a ride on a nice day. ... Even though some girls may be hours or even countries away from their native home, Smith offers a pleasant alternative. ... While reading through the website, www.smith.edu, I learned more about the underlining goals of the school, all...

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The interactions of an individual in the immediate environment of the Home, Neighborhood, School and Church, are key areas of focus. ... Mama was trying to buy clothes for the three of us, feed us and keep us in school. ...

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The individual in this condition can accept and move on or can achieve alternative means of obtaining the success such as robbery, drug trafficking or use of violence. ... The high level of poverty in the surrounding causes critical social institutions that are associated with the drop out of school and the family disintegration. ... Also the institutions in particular society greatly define the interference of social norms, examples of these are the families, schools, police institutions...

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The purpose of their study was to provide an alternative to the character model of deviant behavior which was that bad parenting and character flaws was the reason behind deviancy (Hagan 270). ... I have had friends in high school that after they were labeled by teachers and peers; they started acting like the label placed upon them. ...

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Lessons learned early have the most 'weight' where schools and family are the sites of acquisition that shape it. ... For an energy drink consumer they may decide to consume these products because they want to maintain what beverage is accepted to consume within the particular class they are in, or could consume because of the class they want to aspire to be in or not be in, for example teenagers may drink energy drinks over hot caffeine beverages such as tea and coffee because they associate those drinks with their parents and as a teenager it is the stage of life where a person wa...

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The alternative to an academic career is the "applied" employment setting--meaning outside of the university. ... To be admitted to graduate school in anthropology, you should have a bachelor's (BA) in anthropology. ...

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Before we can look at the Marxist and Functionalist theories of Religion we must first have some understanding of what religion is. For many, world religion is becoming something alien, only 3% of the population of Britain attend Church. Religion is, however, much more than simple Church attendan...

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In 1904 he received the B.A. degree from Grand Island College and in 1906 he entered graduate school at the University of Chicago from which he received his doctorate (FSU). ... The members of gangs tend to be youthful, maybe, because young people have the motivation and time to experiment with alternative norms and values before accepting the responsibilities of adulthood. ...

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It has become increasingly important for leaders to improve their use of small groups in order to accomplish goals. Many recognize that they cannot succeed on their own without the help of committed team members. As mentioned in our text, no individual has all the skills and not the time to carry...

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.' To illustrate the last point, although reforms were pushed through the Diet to reduce the strength of the army, they were offset by the introduction of compulsory military training in government schools, with officers from the disbanded divisions acting as instructors18. It still does not seem clear though just why the notion of liberalism (or at least the closest Japanese alternative) failed to burrow deep enough to survive to the end of the 1920's. ...

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