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Weimar decadence: Anita Berber and Berlin nightlife culture

With the disintegrating social order in Germany following the abdication of Kaiser Wilhelm II and the threat of revolution overwhelming the political order, Germany in the wake of WW1 was in a position to re-invent itself.

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Obedience to authority in the Milgram experiment

Ever since the first and second world wars, people have wondered how others could commit the acts they did for as long as they did. The Nazis for example, did atrocious things to the Jewish people and continued to do so until the end of World War II.

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Contextual family therapy and intergenerational relational ethics

Morals and principles are conveyed and transmitted across generations. All dimensions are tangled and motivate people's relationships and behavioral patterns.

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Cultural bias in psychological perspectives from Freud to Augustine

No psychological perspective is really free of cultural biases, as every perspective is rooted in something, whether it is Freud's perspective rooted in his own cultural experience or Augustine's rooted in (more anciently) in his own.

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Building diversity consciousness through communication in organizations

Organizational success depends on effective communication, as well as the ability to adapt organizational culture and environment to a changing workforce. The establishment of values that support diversity can be challenging in large organizations with entrenched cultures resistant to change.

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Social discrimination laws and nursing's role in prevention

Social discrimination is a form of bigotry in which social decency toward or against an individual or group is based on social impression of their outlook, beliefs, or behavior.

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Limitations of major developmental theories and newer alternatives

Samples were biased. For instance, only Austrian women were considered in proving the theory

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Solution focused brief therapy: principles, systems theory, and client change

Solution focused therapists operate on the logic that all problems have exceptions and by studying those exceptions and maintaining a definite vision of the ideal future, the therapist and patient can collaboratively come up with ideas to resolve problems. Their focus is the future, and competency.

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Spirituality, worldview, and personal faith: examining one's spiritual approach

Within the each person's worldview, there are always personal questions to be asked as we learn the skills needed to serve others -- and spirituality has a place within this question.

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Depression across the lifespan: a developmental perspective

Depression is a multifaceted and complex phenomenon affecting multiple age cohorts.

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