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Narrative therapy approaches to grief and loss: a case conceptualization

Narrative therapy is a postmodern therapeutic approach that focuses on the stories or narratives that people form and develop to explain meaning in their lives (White & Epstein, 1990). Narratives are affected by social constructions and subjective interpretations of events in people's lives.

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Media influence on perceptions of crime and sexual aggression

People's Attribution of Blame for Sexual Aggression in Public Drinking Spaces, Feminist Criminology, 10(3): 235-258.

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How Versailles failed to prevent World War Two

Although it marked an end to the conflicts of World War One, what would become known as the Versailles Settlement did not create a lasting peace in Europe by any means. In fact, the principles of the treaty all but laid the foundation stones for the Second World War.

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Public perception of bias in American news media and democracy

Whether or not news media bias exists, Americans believe it does and those perceptions undoubtedly influence the relationship between the populace and the press.

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NCAA duty to protect student-athletes from head trauma in football

Onyshko v. NCAA pending in the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.

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Home-based nurse-coached inspiratory muscle training for heart failure patients

In order to devise an optimal experimental study, the primary information required and used by the researcher in this study is identification of the specific research issue to be addressed. From this foundation, the best design for this study can be determined.

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Hospital nurse unionization: legal rights and workplace safety concerns

When union representatives come to a hospital and approach its employees -- in this case, nurses -- a decision has to be made by the nurses as to whether or not this is a good idea.

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Michael Parenti's critique of class bias in American democracy

In his book, Michael Parenti stresses that the political system is relatively more responsive to the interests of affluent individuals and the business community instead of the middle-class.

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Negotiation strategies: distributive and integrative approaches

Negotiation refers to the conversation between several parties with the aim of resolving their differences, reaching an understanding, gaining advantage, or designing outcomes that satisfy the interests of either party.

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First Amendment protections and pharmaceutical off-label marketing regulations

Perhaps one of the greatest ethical challenges of pharmaceutical marketing will be a result of overreach of the Justice Department with respect to its interpretation of the First Amendment. Indeed, in his dissenting opinion in Sorrell v.

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