Children of single parents can be just as progressive with emotional, social and behavioral skills as those with two parents. People claim that the only way for children to gain full emotional and behavioral skills is to be raised by both a mother and a father. ... Maginnis states, "Children from single-parent families are more likely to have behavior problems because they tend to lack economic security and adequate time with parents". ... Children of single parents can be just as progressive with emotional, social and behavioral skills as those with two parents. Many people claim t...

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In a research study by Amato and Keith (1991), their "meta-analysis showed that children from divorced families scored significantly lower than children with continuously married parents on a variety of outcomes, including academic achievement, conduct, psychological adjustment, self-concept, and social competence" (Hetherington, 1985, p.522). ... In many studies, including Cherlin and colleagues (1991), it has been found that behavior problems are more common from children who have divorced parents than children who do not have divorced parents. ... This leads to poor school perform...

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Two key versions exist: social and economic political correctness. Social political correctness is more aligned to reconstructing languages to boost social harmony while economic political correctness attempts to do the same through economic legislation. ... Put simply, it is using terms and fixing behavior in ways more acceptable and less hurtful than straightforward approaches. ... Social political correctness, on the other hand, is more aligned to fixing languages and beliefs in an attempt to bolster social harmony to minimize offenses towards certain groups rather then doing so by economic...

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"Nigger and Nigga is arguably the most consequential social insult in American history, at the same time, words that remind African Americans of tragic American experiences," said by Randall Kennedy in his book title, "nigger." ... "N-i-g-g-a is a term coined by white supremacists and slave masters who intended to harm the psychology and the social standing of black slaves," says Michael Eric Dyson, who teaches African-American studies at DePaul University. ... To those who are ignorant into believing that this is acceptable behavior and approve of the word by adding an (a) instead of (er) to ...

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Social and cultural differences have made the United States what it is today - the melting pot of the world. ... German society finds that a couple living together before marriage is completely acceptable. ... Despite social changes the family remains the most important social reference unit. ... Between the two extremist are center-right and center-left groups, ranging from Christian Democratic Union to the Social Democratic Party. ...

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Thus, while the Abolishment of Slavery of the late 1800's and the Civil Rights Movement of the fifties and sixties may have diminished the impact that racism could play out in the open, these efforts have ultimately failed, to a great extent, in actually driving racism and discrimination to extinction because today, this toxic behavior is as prominent as it ever was. ... For instance, allegedly "good" white people such as Sally Phelps and Miss Watson display no awareness about the social inequality and discrimination of slavery. ... Generations who were raised in the founding y...

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