Teen Dating Violence PS 315- Instructor Cotchery F 5:00-10:00 Park University Abstract This research paper is being presented to examine if adolescents are most at risk for abusing and assaulting their dating partners because there is a direct or an intermediary association from exposure to dysfunctional behavior at home, at school, or in their community. I am going to write this paper by doing research on the internet and looking through books and journals at my local library. These
Words: 3055 - Pages: 13
Domestic Violence: Factors Impacting Domestic Violence Outline I. Introduction Somewhere around the world at this very moment, an individual is being abused they will be left with bruises, cuts and scars. The scars are not always physical, but often ones of mental torture that will last a lifetime. Their abuser is not a stranger, but rather their husband, boyfriend, wife, girlfriend, mother or father. At the heart of a
Words: 1842 - Pages: 8
through the dimension of warmth and responsiveness. – Children of warm parents feel secure, happy, and are more well-behaved. – Children of hostile or uninvolved parents may be anxious and less controlled. 3 1 01/02/2012 Cultural Differences in Warmth and Control (Pp. 199 – 200) 4 Parenting Styles (P. 200) 5 Parenting Styles (P. 200) 6 2 01/02/2012 Parenting Styles (P. 200) • Styles of parenting have different effects on children’s development.
Words: 1398 - Pages: 6
Early and Middle Adulthood Paper Morgaine Smith PSY280 April 17, 2012 Early to middle adulthood is a time of independence, identity seeking, and lifestyle forming. During this time people strike out on their own, building relationships and establishing social and health-affecting habits. Middle adulthood differs from young adulthood in social needs (although the basic need for socialization remains the same), and represents a shift in attitude about relationships and vocations that moves from
Words: 1498 - Pages: 6
have assumed an important place in our lives. This paper presents a review of the research on the impact of home computer use on the development of children and adolescents. Time use data are presented along with a discussion of factors such as age, gender, and ethnicity, which impact the time spent on computers as well as the activities engaged in. Research on the impact of computer use on cognitive skill and academic development, social development and relationships, and perceptions of reality and
Words: 13031 - Pages: 53
Interpersonal Guilt, developed specifically for this research. Researchers found that intensity of habitual guilt was significantly higher for women in all three age groups but particularly in those between 40-50 years. They also identified gender differences in interpersonal sensitivity, although the disparity was less marked in that age group. Generally, levels of interpersonal sensitivity in men (especially those aged between 25-33) was found to be "comparatively low". Researchers suggest this
Words: 355 - Pages: 2
counterparts suffer much discrimination due to their gender. This is made worse when such women are not white or belong to a lower socio-economic status. Unfortunately, although civil rights and feminist movements attempt to showcase and fight against racism, sexism and classism, stereotypes and discrimination apparently prevail as permanent features in the United States (Omni & Winant, 2006). Judith Butler (1993) analyzed how race and gender can become performative for people concerned. She claims
Words: 847 - Pages: 4
completed a demographic questionnaire about their age, sex, ethnicity, marital status, living arrangements, occupational status, and highest level of education. The Machismo scale (Multiphasic Assessment of Cultural Constructs) that was used, measured gender role attitudes and it was concluded that the scale had good construct validity and the scale demonstrated good internal reliability. The Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ), an instrument that assess the severity of physical and emotional neglect
Words: 1072 - Pages: 5
to student GPA. There were also statistically significant differences between males and females in their mean scores for several of the above mentioned LASSI scales. Every LASSI subscale, where females significantly outscored males, positively correlated with superior academic performance (i.e., GPA). However, after controlling for variance explained by the LASSI scores, there were no statistically significant correlations between gender and academic performance. The primary conclusion from this
Words: 1791 - Pages: 8
Differences and Similarities in Generalized Characteristic Traits among Genders: The Sociopath and Psychopath by Evelyn J. Dotson MS, University of Phoenix, 2015 Thesis Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Science Psychology University of Phoenix March, 2015 Abstract Psychopathic and sociopathic general characteristic traits are found in both genders in various populations. More research on the general characteristic traits of females
Words: 8016 - Pages: 33
