Corporal Punishment / Its Effect on Child Development
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4 pages. An overview of the choices in child punishment and a review of the effects of physical punishment. Concludes that such punishment is not only counterproductive but potentially harmful. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Corporal Punishment / Pros and Cons
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An 11 page paper that presents the arguments regarding the use of corporal punishment. This paper focuses on the negative psychological impacts and suggests a number of options to this kind of action. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
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Crime in the Making
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A Critical Essay: 5 pages. This paper gives a broad overview of the book Crime in the Making by Robert Sampson and John Laub. Gives an eye-opening look at what starts children on the path to crime. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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Dave Pelzer/ A Child called 'It'
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A 5 page research paper that focuses on Dave Pelzer's autobiographical account of a tortured childhood, A Child called 'It'. In examining this book, the writer first looks at how Pelzer's account fits in with current theory relating to family violence. Then, the writer addresses the factor in society that she would change in order to aid in preventing child abuse, and, finally, she describes her reaction to the book. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Dealing with Difficult Personalities
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A 6 page analysis of the Florence Littauer book, How to Get Along with Difficult People that gives a comprehensive overview of this work. Littauer uses the four personality classifications described by Hippocrates and applies to them recognizable modern characters that one might meet at church. Although written as a popular work, the writer argues that recent research tends to substantiate Littauer's categories and observations. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Development of Children's Scientific Reasoning
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5 pages in length. This research proposal is on the cognitive abilities of infants. Includes a hypothesis, the proposed study, as well as the independent and dependent variables. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Development Of Self-Esteem
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13 pages in length. The pursuit of self-esteem – defined as satisfaction and confidence in oneself – is a lifelong objective that begins from infancy. Working through different stages of growth, individuals are constantly seeking reassurance in order to bolster their self-esteem; if the opposite is received, one's self-image declines. Indeed, this emotional rollercoaster is a critical component to what it means to be human. Bibliography lists 15 sources.
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Development of Socialisation in Children
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A twenty page paper which looks at theories of the development of socialisation in children, from the Freudian model to modern studies, taking into account the influence of parents, the education system, peer dominance, gender stereotyping and the media. Bibliography lists 21 sources.
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