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Conformity and obedience in psychological research and social behavior

All human societies maintain social and behavioral norms, expectations, and mores, although the specific value or connotations of various behaviors varies tremendously among different societies.

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The AFL-CIO's opposition to corporate outsourcing and offshoring

Off-shoring or outsourcing has become a common practice among American employers. They set up operations in a foreign country, where they can pay much lower wages and have lower operating costs, and take away jobs and income from American workers.

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Psychological factors in individual racism and racial prejudice formation

Racial prejudice has been an unfortunate part of human society since at least the dawn of history, and probably since human beings first formed societies at all (ADL, 2001; Gale, 2001).

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Maternal care quality and early childhood personality development

Development, like change, is the one thing constant that permeates throughout the lifespan of an individual.

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Prejudice and aggression: the connection between underlying sentiments and behavioral expression

Prejudice is a predictable human tendency that exists in myriad forms in virtually all social cultures. Typically, prejudice derives from some of the same atavistic and xenophobic natural impulses that played some protective role in evolutionary times, much like aggressive impulses.

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Abraham Maslow's hierarchy of human needs and development

Maslow was a 20th century thinker based in New York. He developed his famous hierarchy of needs in order to try and encapsulate the underlying processes that drive human development.

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Gender-based sex roles and romantic love in American society

Different human societies define romantic love according to specific cultural beliefs about gender-based sex roles and social mores about sexual expression.

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Historical perspectives on the nature-nurture debate in child development

Child development is a constantly changing psycho/social discipline with almost countless theories associated with it.

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Cognitive dissonance and opinion change in forced compliance situations

This study reviews how people react when forced to say or engage in behaviors contrary to their personal beliefs or opinions.

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Jake's obsessive-compulsive disorder: diagnosis and treatment analysis

In this case, the reader is asked to evaluate the case of "Jake," who has an obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) which has reemerged after the birth of his child. Jake grew up in a relatively sheltered environment, close to his mother and distant from his father.

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