Drug Education Curriculum
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It is important to address the needs of the student by building skills that would enable them emotionally, physically, and academically as they attempt to make sense of the presence of drugs in their lives. This 3 page paper provides an outline of a drug education curriculum appropriate for fifth graders. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Effects Of Divorce On Children
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How humans act based on their interactions with others is what defines the parameters of their collective reality and causes the individual to find that his or her separate existence is essentially defined by a combination of the repressive aspects of society in conflict with individual desires. This 9 page paper argues that the effects of divorce on children, while not to be ignored, is of less importance than other social and cognitive variables. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
Filename: KTeffdiv.rtf

Effects Of Hospitalization On Adult Patients
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An 8 page paper. The writer discusses the inherent effects of hospitalization, i.e., what adults feel when they must be hospitalized. Research regarding this issue is reported. The advantages of health psychologists are then discussed. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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Effects Of Television Violence On Children & Adolescents
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A 10 page paper. Concerns about the influence of television on children is not new; it has existed since television became prominent in homes. In fact, the first study investigating the effect on television violence on children and adolescents was conducted in 1952. This paper explores the research regarding the degree of influence violent television has on children and adolescents. Numerous studies are reported. Data are included. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: PGTVkdvl.rtf

Eros And Civilization
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Civilization, as well as the individual, is capable of personal evolution, including the ability to redefine the future based on the knowledge gained from experience. This 3 page paper asserts that Herbert Marcuse, in Eros and Civilization confronts the arguments presented by Sigmund Freud in Civilization And Its Discontents, finding that Freud's interpretation of the repressive nature of civilization was pertinent only to the time and place as well as cultural understandings of history. No additional sources are listed.
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Family Influence On Adolescent Development
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A 3 page paper. The relationship between adolescent and his or her family is very important in the adolescent's ability to develop through these years. This paper provides an overview of the variables that affect development. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Family Interaction in Crises Related to Natural Disasters
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This 5 page report discusses family interactions and what takes place in family relationships when a natural disaster such as an earthquake occurs. Because the family is thought of as the basic unit of society and is acknowledged for the essential socio-economic functions that it performs, its place in dealing with the impact of a natural disaster such as an earthquake must be carefully considered. Family dynamics shift and a new set of coping skills replace them. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Fear / Its Impact on Societal Behavior
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A 6 page research paper on fear. The writer postulates, in agreement with theorist Mark Edmunson, that America is in the grip of a gothic period shaped through fear and dealt with through collectivism, gossip and sensationalism, and religious conversion. Two psychological studies are cited, expressing the collectivism and religious conversion experiences. The Oklahoma City bombing case is provided for the "gossip"-resolution argument among others. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: Fear.wps