It would prove easier to make attempts of theorizing age in a similar way as many have theorized gender. ... Evidently, most of the disciplines have highlighted that childhood is affected by race, gender, class, culture and other demographic factors as they affect adults. ... Quortrup highlighted that the society had excluded children from studies that sought to establish how factors such as gender, race, and class affected the society. ... This focus has helped many sociologists in describing the effect of class, gender, and other economic factors affect this social construct. ... Sociology h...

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Lombroso's theory was tested by an anthropologist named Goring (1913, 1972) who studied 3000 convicts and 3000 non-criminals and found no significant difference in features, facial or otherwise. ... In support of this research, Cortes & Gatti (1972) found that 57 percent of the institutionalised delinquents they tested fell into the mesomorphic category. ... Passingham (1972) noticed differences between the control and test groups used such as socio-economic class and ethnic background. These variables may have affected the outcome of the personality tests. Bartol et al (1979) tested 398 ...

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The psychology of sports is not a new area. Studies first began in this area around the 1930's. The mind of an athlete simply impressed and amazed scientist. The mind of an athlete is completely different from the mind of an ordinary person. Scientist spent their research time on the motor aspect...

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