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Homophobia in American culture and personal experience

Even in the wake of political correctness, homophobia still haunts many people in our culture. Heterosexuality is still the dominant social expression and any intimate relationship that falls outside the accepted boundaries of heterosexual union is considered to be taboo.

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Homophobia and heterosexism in social workers: Berkman and Zinberg's study

Berkman and Zinberg's (1997) study "Homophobia and Heterosexism in Social Workers" examines the prevalence of homophobia and heterosexism in social workers.

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Kalle Lasn's Culture Jam and the critique of American consumption

Culture Jam: The Uncooling of America, Kalle Lasn tells the reader of a profound realization that he had in a parking lot supermarket. Lasn was about to drop a coin to pull out a locked shopping cart when he felt a surge of anger towards the supermarket chain for forcing him into obedience.

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King Frederick II's experiment and the nature versus nurture debate

Nature vs. nurture debate has been the center of discussion for many years. Some believe that human behavior is created naturally while others believe that human behavior evolves over time.

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Martin Luther King's legacy and school segregation in urban America

Social movements are an integral component of society. They are meant to bring about change in the accepted norms or social configuration. It is a manifestation of collective behavior whose purpose is transformation, either personal or social.

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Harriet Jacobs's critique of slavery in Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl

Harriet Jacob's autobiography, Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, is a traditionally fashioned slave narrative printed around 1861.

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The ideal knight in the Song of Roland

The idea of the perfect knight of the Middle Ages even today engenders a clear ideal, an ideal associated with valor and insurmountable strength under pressure.

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Martin Seligman's authentic happiness and positive psychology movement

Martin Seligman is a pioneer in the movement of "Positive Psychology." This new branch of research examines our ability to cultivate happiness. This ability is what Seligman calls "learned optimism" and is the basis for his bestselling book, Authentic Happiness.

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John Brinckerhoff Jackson and the Wilderness Act's vision of nature

landscape studies pioneer, John Brinckerhoff Jackson, studied the contemporary landscape - common, everyday places where we live, work and play - for the clues it provides to American culture.

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Instant messaging as a business communications tool: advantages and challenges

With the emergence, development, and dominance of Internet technology and communication in today's highly "digitized" environment, human society is continuously bombarded with information at real time.

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