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Physician-induced demand and healthcare market inefficiency

On the most basic level, physician-induced demand would seem to reflect the inherent inequities of knowledge in the patient-physician relationship.

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Peggy McIntosh's concept of white privilege and its application to gender

Peggy McIntosh's White Privilege is a moving article that should be required reading in American schools.

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Racism's psychological impact in Othello and A Raisin in the Sun

Both Othello and a Raisin in the Sun depict how racism is damaging to the souls and self-esteem of black individuals. Racism does not simply hamper social advancement. It also has a profound psychological effect on the person deemed 'inferior' by society.

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Evaluating credibility of complementary and alternative medicine websites

Just Google it? Not so fast! BEWARE! Speaker's Notes: 'Just Google it.' A common response to so many modern problems -- including health-related ones. This can be problematic -- even dangerous.

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Sociological theories of organizational culture and workplace behavior

Do organizations have cultures? Do organizations have cultures? In the field of sociology, several distinct concepts of how societies function have been generated: that of the structural functionalist school, the conflict theory school, and the symbolic interactionist school.

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Legal traditions and their relevance to international business

Reading Activity 1.1. Traditions relate to the law and to how the law is interpreted. In Chapter 2 it is presented that legal traditions borrow from other traditions, and sometimes impose themselves on other traditions. The definition of tradition requires some understanding.

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A health marketing campaign to increase flu vaccination rates in Seattle

Who should get the flu shot? You should! This proposed health marketing campaign is designed to encourage all residents in the city of Seattle to get flu shots.

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Jane Goodall, Roger Revelle, and Michael Pollan on global warming's impact

What is the impact of global warming on our community and what will be the consequences be here where we live? What is the impact of global warming on our community and what will be the consequences be here where we live?

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Student assessment of food advertising and nutrition literacy

For a week before the unit, students will keep a 'food diary' of everything they eat, and after composing the diary, they will find out the calorie counts of the food, and basic information on the foods consumed such as vitamin and mineral content, fiber, protein, and sugar values.

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Pathophysiology of cervical cancer and human papillomavirus infection

Every two minutes, somewhere in the world, a woman dies from cervical cancer (GlaxoSmithKline 2007).

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