Essay Undergraduate 811 words

Social Sciences in Education: Curriculum and Civic Goals

Explores how social science disciplines are taught in U.S. schools, interdisciplinary methods, and how contemporary issues foster civic-minded students.

Education

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Literature Review Undergraduate 744 words

Bystander Intervention and Diffusion of Responsibility

A review of two studies on bystander intervention: Latané & Darley's smoke-room experiment and Katz's study on gender and party rape bystander response.

Psychology

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Book Review Graduate 583 words

Older Transgender Adults' Experiences in Psychotherapy

A review of Elder's 2016 qualitative study on older transgender and gender nonconforming adults' psychotherapy experiences, themes, and recommendations.

Therapy

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Other Undergraduate 683 words

Peer Influence on Gender Identity Development in Adolescents

An article critique of Kornienko et al. (2016) examining peer influence on adolescent gender identity development using longitudinal social network modeling.

Psychology

~4 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 420 words

Behaviorism, Psychodynamics, and Humanism: A Comparison

Compare three major psychological perspectives—behaviorism, psychodynamics, and humanism—exploring their strengths, weaknesses, and best-fit populations.

Psychology

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Essay Undergraduate 787 words

The Antagonist in "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"

Analyzes the true antagonist in Washington Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," arguing that Ichabod Crane's fear—not the Headless Horseman—drives the plot.

Literature

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675 words

Comorbidity of depression and substance abuse in adolescents

The population studied herein is the segment of adolescents whom not only struggle with substance abuse problems but also face depressive mood disorders.

~4 min read

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526 words

Symbolic interactionism as explanation for social problems

No social theory can be applied with complete accuracy to any situation, because every situation varies, just as every person is unique.

~3 min read

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919 words

Tim Kasser's research on materialism and human happiness

In his book The High Price of Materialism Tim Kasser asks what initially seems to be a philosophical, subjective question: what makes people happy? Kasser applies his knowledge of psychological methodology and data-gathering to this age-old query.

~5 min read

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655 words

Rosenhan's study on diagnosing normality in psychiatric hospitals

Rosenhan. Specifically it will summarize the important sections of the article. Ultimately, the article looks at normal vs.

~4 min read

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