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    Social Groups and Social Changes (Paper)

    Please help. I need assitance to complete the following: Examine a social group or organization to which you belong (school, government, family, religious, special interest club, etc.). Prepare a 750-1000-word paper explaining the role of the group, the social functions it supports or promotes, and how this role may have chan

    Cults' recruiting methods are overviewed.

    There has been a growing awareness of cult behavior on the internet. There has been a growing concern among parents. The principal of the high school received numerous calls and emails from parents to understand how to recognize these groups and how to prevent their children from joining these groups. The principal asked you to

    Male Victims of Domestic Violence

    I have to complete an assignment on male victim of domestic violence. I don't know where to start trying to do either. Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

    Freud's psychodynamic theory is described.

    This posting chooses which personality theory do you think offers the best explanation for how an individual's personality develops. It also lists citations of the appropriate literature on personality theory.

    Social Influences on Behavior

    Hi! The Human behavior is people drinking alcohol to express their feelings or only smoking marijuana at party's because they can't have fun there without it. Does this help? Examine basic concepts of human interaction from a psychology perspective. In your examination, describe at least two examples of how human behavio

    Motivation Theory is investigated.

    This job chooses one of the theories from the "Motivation Concepts Table" and describes how this theory would and would not be applicable if applied to two or more workplace situations drawn from personal experience.

    Motivational strategies: How does Google motivate their employees

    I need some help getting started on this paper. All ideas and suggestions are welcome. Motivational strategies: Identify in your paper which of the following strategies Google uses to motivate employees: a. Employee empowerment b. Selection and training c. Incentives d. Benefits e. Quality pr

    History and Social Science Instruction

    What types of materials and resources (other than textbooks) can be used to support history and social science instruction? What topics or themes would be appropriate for a social studies unit plan? How can I address cultural diversity in my social studies unit planning?

    Applied Social Psychology

    There are lots of specific kinds of social situations that might be considered "commons dilemmas" or "public goods dilemmas" or, more broadly, "social dilemmas." Our readings in our applied social psychology class (particularly the articles by Hardin and by Van Vugt) highlighted some such situations. Can you think of any oth

    Individual and society.

    Compare and contrast Goffman's Symbolic Interactionism theory with Sigmund Freud's Psychoanalytic theory as related to the interaction of an individual in society.

    Why do bad relationships tend to last longer than good relationships?

    See attachment. Why do bad relationships tend to last longer than good relationships? In other words, a "bad" relationship may be described as one person seemingly contributes far more to the relationship than the other, often times experiencing disappointment the other mate fails to give equally. A "good" relationship is one

    Article Review: Prejudice from Thin Air

    I have questions re: this article: ? What is the purpose of the study? ? What is the problem, theory, and/or research context that gave rise to the study. ? What is the research question(s) and major hypotheses. ? What are the methods used: e.g., subjects, measures, & procedures. ? What are the analyses and findings:

    Applied Social Psychology - Social Loafing and Personality

    I was just thinking about the articles on social loafing and how they may relate to personality. The articles mentioned that individuals with more incentive and motivation are less likely to loaf and more likely to put in maximal effort relative to those with no or less motivation. Perhaps individuals who are more motivated rely

    How can social psychology be applied to improve the packaging of products?

    Strahan et al. (2002) talks about ways in which social psychological findings can be exploited to improve the labelling on cigarette packages. But surely that's not the only domain in which social psychological findings can be applied to improve the packaging of products that have implications for health. Lots of other product

    Ideas about how prejudice might be reduced are explored in an article.

    From the websites below, read one case study or article in detail. These case studies and articles highlight different types of prejudice in the workplace. http://comment.cio.com/soundoff/111303.html http://www.motivation-tools.com/workplace/social_prejudice.htm http://www.cio.com/article/101250/Why_Women_Hate_I.T. After

    Question about Early Sexual Maturation

    Early Sexual Maturation The age of entering into puberty has declined from 15-16 over the last century to age 11-12. At the same time, it has been observed that there has been little change in psychological and intellectual development. What are two implications that this earlier sexual maturation has for society?

    1. Detailed analysis of the persuasiveness of an ad (Apple Computer 1984 ad). 2. Discussion of conformity versus obedience. 3. Discussion of the balance between individuality and popularity in an 'individualistic' culture.

    Original student's question: 1.There are four factors that impact the persuasiveness of a message: the communicator (who says it), the message (what is said, the channel (how it is said), and the audience (to whom it is said). select an advertisement and evaluate its message for persuasiveness. Please post your response to th

    Schemas are exemplified.

    This study is illustrated: You are about to be a participant in a magic trick. Visit the following website, and click on the single orange "carrot" under the words "The Original Mysterious Rabbit." http://magic.trendy.org/interactivemagic.html The bunny will guess your card every time. First, try to determine how this

    This posting addresses how socialization affects us.

    This posting helps to develop a 10-question survey on how socialization affects us. Develop 10 questions that would help you understand how the individuals completing the survey are affected by socialization. Give the survey to at least five individuals. The questions should demonstrate thought and be designed to gather informat