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How to make an American quilt: love and infidelity in the film

For more than two hundred years American women have gathered many times in groups for a quilting bee. It was an important means of socialization for pioneer and colonial women.

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War's psychological and social impacts on families and civilians

The traumas and deficiencies of war inflict unpredictable and disastrous effects on the family. Roles and responsibilities are often dramatically altered (Victorian Foundation for Survivors of Torture and Trauma 1996).

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Henry Adams's rejection of technology and spiritual values

Throughout The Education of Henry Adams the reader gets the impression that the author, Henry Adams, considered himself a failure.

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Mental health treatment of juvenile sex offenders and deviant fantasies

How does the mental health system deal with juvenile sex offenders? What causes these young offenders to commit crimes of a deviant sexual nature, and how frequently do juvenile sex offenders repeat their crimes even after therapy? This paper will review several articles that examine this issue.

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Cultural competence standards for social work practice

The world in general and the United States in specific are becoming increasingly global, with a demographic change that will completely alter the population makeup in within the next half of a century. Already in the U.S.

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Gender roles and housework distribution in my family

Social construction of gender is apparent from an early age in all American family relationships. Macionis points out that most people want to know whether an infant is a boy or a girl, placing emphasis on sex before a child is even old enough to know the difference (225).

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Effects of positive self-affirmations on reducing prejudicial stereotypes

Prejudice and negative stereotyping has devastating effects on individuals' self-esteem and self-worth, which extends to societal problems on a larger scale. Many conflicts stem from negativity that is born in prejudice.

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Personality traits and depression treatment outcomes in elderly patients

Depression treatment modalities among the elderly: do personality traits effect treatment outcomes? Depression is a severe disorder that can have devastating effects on the elderly. This disorder can affect all aspects of life, including physical, emotional, and psychological well-being.

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Selective attention and visual masking in sensory processing

Systems involved in visual processing are constantly being bombarded with various stimuli. In order to function effectively, these systems must selectively attend to information that is pertinent to the task at hand.

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The origins and evolution of racial ideology in America from the 1500s to the 1950s

Racism Now and Then the 1500s were an era of exploration, conquest and colonization. The conquest of the Americas marked the foundation and rise of capitalism and native mining required the use of African slaves (Institute for the Study of the Science of Society 2003).

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