John Scanzoni developed a model of marriage that is considered by many to be the preferred norm for American marriages even today. ... The family of Scanzoni's model is a conjugal type of marriage, in that the couple moves into a separate household from either's family. ... Some claimed that this type of marriage built around the nuclear family was the cornerstone of society (Coontz 48). ... We even have an idea of some of the requirements for this type of marriage to emerge. ... To answer this question, let us look more closely at what had to come together for this type of mar...

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The 1960's was the beginning of the sexual revolution which was a liberating social movement that challenged what individuals had previously seen as sexual norms. ... But Janice Dickinson and these other women who choose to slut shame Kim most likely have the same type of sex Kim had in her sex tape or they are just envious because their sex life is boring whatever the reason is the only thing that makes her situation different from theirs is because she was caught on a sex tape that went public. ...

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Body Modification and Contemporary American Rites of Passage INTRODUCTION Rites of Passage The term "Rite of Passage" describes any rite or ritual which marks or induces a change in an individuals social position. These life changes include birth, puberty, initiation into social and familial groups, marriage, pregnancy, childbirth, and death. In most pre-industrial societies these rituals are the keys to determining the social hierarchy of the community. In societies emphasizing technology, where life is based on individual achievement and is less dependent on communal cooperation for pros...

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However, when homosexual parenting became visible to the public, negative opinions about their parent eligibility were commonplace, partially because heterosexual parenting has been taken as a norm. Hence, deviations from the norm have been implicitly represented as undesirable. ... China first explicitly announced its official policy to prohibit homosexual adoption in 2005, stating that homosexuality is a type of mental illness and against public morality and ethics (CCAA, 2005, para.1), which implies(explicitly asserts) that homosexual parents are unfavorable choices for adopted children. ...

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Even worse, a lack of historical perspective has encouraged scapegoating of families that deviate from the dominant norms; and it has blinded Americans to the social, economic, demographic, and ideological pressures that have contributed to familial change--and made transformations in gender roles and family structures irreversible. ...

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But to the hippies themselves, being a hippie was a matter of accepting a universal belief system that transcended the social, political and moral norms of any established structure. ... But even as it looked that hippies were merely there for entertainment and laughter, many people were distressed that America was being torn in two: the conservative and hardworking adults, and the hippies that didn't care about money, work, or any other norms. ...

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The Vicious Circle of Homelessness Who are the homeless? They range from children to adults and even in some cases, families. Everywhere you go, everywhere you look, there is always someone less fortunate than you, some places more than others. Homeless people come from all walks of life. Anyone ...

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For example, in Kansas, weapons include firearms, explosive devices, bludgeons, metal knuckles, throwing stars, electronic stun guns, specific types of knives (such as switchblades and butterfly knives), and any weapon that "expels a projectile by the action of an explosive" (e.g., gunpowder) ("School violence " 2012). ... Electronic Aggression is any type of harassment or bullying (teasing, telling lies, making fun of someone, making rude or mean comments, spreading rumors, or making threatening or aggressive comments) that occurs through email, a chat room, instant messaging, a website (incl...

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Interestingly enough, reports show that the prevention of treatment and early diagnosis is hampered not by the availability of treatment and prevention dramatically, but rather the widespread of conspiracy theories concerning HIV/AIDS that tend to negate established medical norms for communal conceptions of self-healing commonly found in South Africans. ... Conspiracy theories claim that a particular group acted outside usual norms in a rogue and generally secretive fashion (Michael Albert). ...

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Yes, he's that type of person. ... He doesn't on the norm because he feels the same way my mom does about the whole, "If you didn't vote, shut up" concept because he truly has nothing to say. ...

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"The fact is that the automobile has become hypnotic...the opium of the American people." - Fortune Magazine Table of Contents Introduction The Rise of the Automobile The Styling Redesign The Role of Attainable Pricing for the Masses The Emerging American Obsession The Impact on the Nuclear Family Redefining the American Teenager The Rise of the Hot Rod Culture The Rise of the Excess Culture Baby Boomers and Redesign Converting from Chrome to Muscle The Automobile as Identity Downfall and Decline Conclusion Bibliography Introduction With the end of World War II, the United State...

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One day as I was driving to my sister's house in Ravenswood, I saw an elderly man standing at the end of the off-ramp. The gentleman was holding a sign that read: "Homeless will work for food. God Bless."" As I rolled to a stop, I rolled down my window and offered him my last five dollars. To m...

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A Research of the Media Coverage of the War on Drugs: Marijuana: The Facts and the Media Coverage The "war on drugs" was announced by President Nixon in 1971. The media has been there since the very beginning: covering this so called war with every means at their disposal. Some feel tha...

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