Book Review Undergraduate 1,529 words

Freakonomics by Levitt & Dubner: A Critical Book Review

A critical review of Freakonomics by Levitt and Dubner, examining incentives, social behavior, crime, and the limits of economic explanations for human behavior.

Literature

~8 min read

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Book Review Undergraduate 790 words

Gary Garrison's Playwright's Survival Guide: A Book Review

A review of Gary Garrison's Playwright's Survival Guide, covering its advice on inspiration, dramatic structure, the business of playwriting, and career etiquette.

Literature

~4 min read

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Book Review Undergraduate 1,097 words

Peer Rejection and School Achievement in Children: A Review

A critical review of Buhs, Ladd & Herald (2006) examining how peer rejection and maltreatment affect children's classroom engagement and academic achievement.

Psychology

~6 min read

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Book Review Undergraduate 654 words

School Killings in China: Anthropological Review of 2010

A critical review of Steinmueller & Fei's anthropological analysis of China's 2010 school killings, examining social causes, political context, and media response.

Anthropology

~4 min read

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Book Review Graduate 1,054 words

Personality Trait Stability in Borderline Personality Disorder

A critical review of Hopwood et al. (2009) examining personality trait stability in BPD patients versus other personality disorders over six years.

Psychology

~6 min read

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Book Review Undergraduate 484 words

Buy-In by Kotter & Whitehead: Key Takeaways

A review of Buy-In by Kotter and Whitehead covering the four types of illegitimate attacks on ideas and strategies for defending them effectively.

Business

~3 min read

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Book Review Undergraduate 595 words

Risk Factors for Binge Eating and Purging Disorders: Article Review

A critical review of Allen et al. (2014) on risk factors for binge-and-purge eating disorders, examining age of onset, parental influence, and clinical implications.

Psychology

~3 min read

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Book Review Undergraduate 479 words

Sports Fundraising and the Modern Sports Manager's Role

A review and critique of Stier's 1999 article on sports fundraising competencies, covering sponsorship types, profit centers, and a 12-step fundraising plan.

Sports

~3 min read

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Book Review Undergraduate 947 words

Psychopathy, PTSD, and PCL-R in Female Prisoners: A Review

A critical review of two studies examining psychopathy's links to PTSD in female prisoners and the PCL-R's effect on mock juror sentencing in capital cases.

Psychology

~5 min read

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Book Review Undergraduate 1,011 words

Book Review: Hooking Up by Kathleen Bogle (2008)

A critical review of Kathleen Bogle's Hooking Up: Sex, Dating, and Relationships on Campus, examining hook-up culture, gender dynamics, and study limitations.

Sociology

~6 min read

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