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Daryl Bem's self-perception theory and psychological contributions

Daryl J. Bem, Ph.D. is a social psychologist who formulated the self -- perception theory as it relates to attitude change in attitude development.

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Transformations shaping the future of sports media industry

The spot media is one of the sectors expected to undergo significant transformations in the future. This will influence the ways in which the society perceives the sports media and consumption of the sports information.

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Long-term mental health effects of childhood bullying

What are the long-term effects of being bullied as a child? I hope to demonstrate through an examination of sources that bullying has a direct causal connection to later mental health problems for its victims.

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Meg Whitman's transformational and participative leadership at Hewlett-Packard

Admirable leadership style is an essential requirement in individual holding influential managerial position within a company. It is the interaction process between the leader and the other employees, influencing them toward workplace objectives and accomplishment.

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How hate crimes become policy problems in society

A social problem is a situation where people deviate from some social beliefs, which a group of people cherishes. Different societies experience different social problems, and this explains why there have been substantial studies on this subject.

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Psychological and political profiles of 9/11 terrorists

It is often said that there is no 'typical' terrorist: terrorism can spring from a multitude of psychological and political causes.

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Social work interventions for occupational posttraumatic stress disorder

Various occupations expose practitioners to traumatized communities or victimized individuals. The exposure increases the risk of these groups to significant levels of stress that affect their health and health outcomes negatively.

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Root causes of alcohol abuse: biological, psychological, and socio-cultural factors

Alcohol abuse was once considered a problem of willpower. Now, it is widely recognized as a medical problem with three primary roots causes: biological factors, psychological factors, and socio-cultural factors.

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Developing an empathetic coaching model through listening and client empowerment

I did a lot of online research to try to scan for ideas that could help me be a more effective coach. One of the ideas that came up from several sources is that the coaching relationship is dynamic. That is that the relationship is something that is fluid and can take many directions.

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Native American representation in James Fenimore Cooper's The Last of the Mohicans

Early settlers believed the West housed new opportunities, gold, land, and most of all freedom. However with the expansion came controversy. Native Americans, the people that lived in America before European settlement, were pushed and forced out of their homelands.

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