The Symbolic Interaction theory of the family studies how different people define and comprehend the meaning of family, the experiences people go through in their families, and the sorts of relationships families have. ... The last view of the family stems from the Conflict Theorist, who views the family as a "system of power relations that reinforces and reflects the inequalities in society at large" (page 179, Study Guide, Andersen and Taylor). ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Twenty years ago, acupuncture, guided imagery, and therapeutic touch were considered outright quackery. Now, however, in clinics and hospitals around the country, non-traditional therapies are gaining wider acceptance as testimonials and studies report success using them to treat such chronic maladies as back pain and arthritis. ... Up to now, most of the studies have relied on personal observation and anecdotal testimony from satisfied patients. ... Furthermore, recent studies also show acupuncture to be effective in alleviating bronchial asthma, bronchitis, and stroke-induced para...

• Word Count: 1842
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• Grade Level: High School

America's Other Government Religion has reappeared as a factor in American political and social arenas. "When does the instrument of religious freedom become a weapon of religious intolerance? Why do we so frequently read about some aspect of the unlawful wedding of politics and religion? Can we as a society defend ourselves against the onslaught of "holly terror-?- (Conway and Sieglman, Holy Cover Page). ...

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In the history of the United States nothing has brought more shame to the face of America than the cold, calculated method of keeping black people in captivity. People from England who migrated to America used many different methods to enslave black people and passed them down through the children. ...

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He states, " . . . most human behavior is learned observationally through modeling: from observing others one forms an idea of how new behaviors are performed, and on later occasions this coded information serves as a guide for action."" ... In one study of soap operas, there was only one representation of a married couple engaging in sex for every 24 portrayals of unmarried characters performing sexual acts. ...

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"Indeed, in a study conducted a few years ago the sociologists Christian Smith and David Skink found that home-schooled families are actually more enmeshed in their communities than public school families" (Talbot 137). ...

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Levine's study, Black Culture and Black Consciousness, suggests there was a "widespread conversion of slaves to Christianity by the time of the Civil War".15 More recent opinions however state that the slaves, though influenced by Christianity, put up substantial resistance to the conversion process, and even when "converted" still held tight to the traditions and rituals of their native Africa. ...

• Word Count: 1954
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