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Employee retention strategies and workplace supervisor relationships

Employee retention is usually defined as an organized effort by the employer to generate and encourage a working situation that assists its current employees to remain with the organization by providing policy and practices that fit employees' different needs.

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Hans Selye's definition of stress and chronic stress effects

Stress refers to a state of tension that the mind and the body are subjected to in response to real or perceived threats.

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Major depressive disorder: nature and nurture debate

Perhaps no disorder better exemplifies the nature vs. nurture debate than major depressive disorder. While virtually every human being feels some degree of depression in his or her lifetime, not everyone experiences the core features of major depressive disorder.

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Socialization myths and outcomes in homeschooled children

There is likely as many varied beliefs concerning homeschooling as there are individuals being homeschooled. The problem with many of these beliefs is that they are oftentimes misrepresented in the national media.

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Psychopathy as a concealed personality defect in Cleckley's theory

Psychopathy is described as a mental disorder, characterized by affective interpersonal and behavioral abnormalities (Crime and Justice Vol 3, 2009).

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Criminological theories explaining armed robbery motivations and behavior

There are well-documented theories in the field of criminology to help researchers understand why incidents of armed robbery take place -- but many questions remain to be answered. Indeed, why do criminals resort to robbery with the threat of force?

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Public schools' failure to serve disadvantaged student populations

Childhood and adolescence is a time for exploration, learning, growing, making mistakes, and forming one's own identity. In these endeavors, children are often aided by the public school system and its dual functions of socially and academically preparing children.

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Maria Montessori's educational method and social reform vision

Maria Montessori is best known for her contributions to early childhood educational theory and practice. However, Montessori also became Italy's first female medical doctor.

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Gender-based sexual inequality in "The Rules" dating advice

In All the Rules: Time Tested Secrets for Capturing the Heart of Mr. Right (Fein & Schneider, 2007), the authors present comprehensive dating advice for women with the intention of improving their chances of securing a marriage proposal from men.

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Forensic anthropology in William Maple's Dead Men Do Tell Tales

Biology literally translates from the ancient Greek as "the study of life." Generally, when people think of biology and biologists they imagine studying the way plants grow, and discovering what makes animal bodies react and in many ways behave the way they do.

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