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The notion of suburbia is often heard in the contemporary environment, being characteristic of 21st-century life. According to the general understanding, a suburb implies a city’s remote areas, which are usually adjacent to its borders and remains mostly residential. Suburbs tend to be low-story, convenient areas with a calmer atmosphere...
The skills of active listening and asking questions is an integral part of people’s persuasion skills. Most people do not always listen carefully to each other, even if they are talking about interesting or important for them issues. Furthermore, many believe that the ability to listen effectively comes down to...
What motivates me in my practice? One of the factors that motivate me in my practice as a nurse is a well-established team of trustworthy leaders. We have departmental leaders who are keen on meeting the needs of employees. I am never handled like a subordinate when working with the...
This study will provide a detailed critique of an article titled “The Importance of Relationships in mental care”. This study was done through the sampling of mental health hospitals in the United Kingdom (UK) and undertaken by Biomed central Ltd. Considering the sensitivity of this study in comprehending mental health...
Introduction Play is how toddlers and preschool children learn. It helps them explore their world, learn new skills, and get ideas. Therefore, it is the occupation of the children (Guyton 50). As children continue with this process, they continuously learn new skills and gain new experiences. Play is essential for...
I should say that age is one of the most important factors influencing people in their lives. When becoming older, you start to devote attention to things previously disregarded and spend time in activities that were viewed as not meaningful or not attractive in the past. The same can be...
Such phenomena as cheating and infidelity have long existed in various societies where traditions about sexual relations are established. They have different forms – sexual, emotional, and even online (Sternberg & Sternberg, 2020). The fact of infidelity violates promises and agreements between partners and leads to a loss of trust....
Single-parent families have been a controversial topic for an extended period of time. The family variation became so prevalent that it gained the attention of a wide variety of people starting from scholars and ending with online journalists. Multiple sources can be found on the Internet that attempts to analyze...
Learning about an important event through interviewing people that took part in it is one of the ways historians use to document historical developments. It may not be as factually correct as official papers and records, yet witnesses’ reports contribute a lot to historians’ understanding of an event or an...
Discussion In staffing within the health care insurance sector, the first step is the manpower requirement estimation. This process involves establishment of the actual personnel in terms of the number, position, and job roles. The main elements considered in the estimation include analysis of work load and workforce in order...
Introduction Sex satisfaction is of extreme importance as it affects satisfaction with romantic relationships. Therefore, factors that affect sexual satisfaction are widely discussed in the current literature. In their article titled “Lying in bed: An analysis of deceptive affectionate messages during sexual activity in young adults’ romantic relationships,” Bennett and...
Love is something that may save the lives of many people, may help to support disabled spouses and be ready for numerous difficulties and stresses. Of course, when you are too young and not sure about personal emotions and feelings, it turns out to be rather difficult to agree and...
In this digital age, it is common for individuals to seek out services and experiences, that are otherwise available in real life, online. This trend influences every area of people’s lives, including the pursuit of romantic relationships. Nowadays, there is a myriad of apps and websites that allow an individual...
The Relationship Cafe will serve the Miami area community with a mission to create a peaceful world by teaching our parents, children, and couples the life skills they need for more respectful relationships. Children ages five to seventeen, parents of children who have difficulty disciplining them, step-parents who are trying...
The writer would get a court order that would remove Emily from the house and get her parents into counseling. A closer look at the events that culminated in Emily’s punishment indicates that the parents faced a challenge in handling Emily’s failure to perform well in school and do chores...
Annotated Bibliography Agran, Martin, et al., editors. Equity and Full Participation for Individuals with Severe Disabilities. A Vision for the Future. Paul H. Brookes Publishing Company, 2014. The book is devoted to discussing issues and challenges that people with severe disabilities are facing and covers other topics that could contribute...
After watching the CNBC video, which described how the middle-skill workers share has shrunk over time, I thought of my uncle, who was laid off from a steel company in the early 2000s (CNBC, 2019). When asked about the widening income gap between the wealthy citizens and others, he said...
Introduction I am so glad that D.A.R.E classes helped me to learn new exciting things about life and decision-making. I am thankful for the officers explaining this because it will make my and my classmates’ lives happier! D.A.R.E classes helped me to learn essential things about the dangers of alcohol,...
Goal of the research This research seeks to find the role of friendship in people’s development. The research is informed by the notion that human beings thrive well in good relationships established in the society. Such relationships serve to affirm, encourage, advice and promote one’s self esteem. While childhood friendship...
What is your overall research topic? This study’s topic is the use and training of mobility service dogs in the USA. Background Source This website is dedicated to promoting the use of mobility assistance dogs in the USA. Some website pages are devoted to participation and volunteering; others describe the...
Mysticism refers to practices and ideologies that aim at connecting with the ultimate reality and God. It is often associated with achieving an alternate state of consciousness and experiencing religious ecstasies. Various myths, legends, ethics, and beliefs attributed to mysticism might put some people off learning the subject in more...
Introduction Many people have described Delillo’s novel White Noise as one of the greatest novels on earth but to me, it’s fair to call it one of the relevant novels on the planet. The novel breaks down the ingredients of a family while depicting the distinct roles played by each...
Introduction As a nursing professional, there is the pressing need to address the cause rather than the symptoms of a public need relative to promotion of health in individuals, families, and the population in general (Flynn et al., 2006). This approach gives the nursing professional and the patient the opportunity...
Transition to high school can often prove challenging for teens, as they have to deal with a lot of new information. For me, in the first year of high school, Algebra became a source of chronic stress for a few reasons. I felt pressure from my parents to do well...
An understanding of family relationships and the worth of the ties between generations play a crucial role in personal development. The family turns out to be a powerful platform for an individual to identify attitudes, determine beliefs, create habits, and enhance opportunities. As soon as a person demonstrates some emotional...
Variables In comparative examination of the personal standards that students in Kuwait University and University of Kentucky employ when choosing their spouse, the research proposal will provide a conceptual definition of the variables. The research proposal hypothesizes that about 60% of the student population agrees that culture has a significant...
Monogamy refers to exclusive mate selection and bonding among men and women in society. In a population, individuals compete for partners to reproduce with, thus, creating an opportunity for natural selection. Following the variation of conformity among people, preference for a sex partner accounts for the evolutionary changes realized over...
The prosperity of the country in the future is inextricably linked to young generations and their personal success. When working parents do not have an opportunity to send their children to day-care centers or preschools, they are forced to limit their time at the job to spend it on children...
In lower-middle-class American families, the authoritative parenting style is the most dominant (Friedson, 2016). Authoritative parents impose high standards upon children and demand blind obedience. If a child misbehaves, they resort to punishment and omit explaining the reasoning behind their actions. Several reasons can explain the prevalence of this parenting...
Introduction Giving birth to a child is one of the most important decisions in the lives of the majority of individuals. At the same time, the mean maternal age at birth has increased steadily in the past several decades. Nowadays, a vast number of people tend to postpone the period...
Introduction Molly wants to stay up after her bedtime to go to a party where she will meet a famous athlete. Molly’s parents’ answer will depend on a parenting style they follow and believe to be right. Their reaction might fall into four different types: authoritative, authoritarian, permissive, and rejecting-neglecting...
Introduction Since people are social beings, they establish unique relationships that make it easier for them to pursue their common goals. Sociologists have offered diverse concepts and theories to describe how such interactions develop or die. The relationship type intended for this discussion is friendship. The participants selected for the...
Relationships between partners are considered by psychologists as a laborious process that requires each of its participants to be able to work on themselves and their relationships. This approach is rational, given that almost every person associates relationships not only with serious obligations to each other but also with romance...
The twenty-first century is the age of technologies, online communication, web-life, and social networks. There are thousands of websites that make people’s lives comfortable and let them chat without going outside and spending time on the road to meet. Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat, and a significant number of online dating...
China is considered to be one of the most populated countries in the world. Moreover, the country has been holding the world’s leading position in this field for a long time. Therefore, the issue of Chinese demographic policy is one of the most important. The problems that are associated with...
Almost all major companies and organizations offer maternity leave – a particular paid period of time for new mothers. However, in some countries, fathers are also provided with such an opportunity. This is called paternity leave, but, unfortunately, it is available only in five American states. The purpose of this...
Health management has recently gained particularly strong weight as an issue to be addressed within the global community. As the Healthy people 2030 agenda has been established, global public health concerns such as improvements in the management of CVD, reduction in the levels of childhood obesity, and the related concerns...
Parenting Styles: Essay The approaches parents use while raising their children significantly impact personalities, world perception, and the future of the latter. Scientific researches examine the influence of different relationship patterns in families and often depends on the parenting styles formed by Californian psychologist Diana Baumrind. Their studies analyzed how...
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a serious developmental disorder that affects one throughout the lifespan in terms of social interaction, social communication, and social imagination. Considering the nature of autism, parents encounter some uncommon difficulties in their caregiving responsibilities. The qualitative research was conducted on parental experience in caring for...
Happiness is one of the most critical human aspirations in any era. Martin Seligman (2004) outlines three main ways to achieve it. Engagement allows people to be kind to each other and exchange positive emotions. Pleasure relieves people of unnecessary needs and helps them to be happy and confident. Meaning...
Introduction First in Show Pet Foods is among the newest frozen dog food companies, which can be considered to be a first-mover in the given market. The dog food market is estimated to be worth $10 billion, which is half of the veterinary service market of $20 billion. The overall...
The question of gender stratification is tightly integrated into various vital parts of individuals’ personal and public lives. The ways males and females interact within the society is essential to fully comprehend the effect gender roles have on various aspects of culture. Different thinkers have applied theories and perspectives to...
In this story, “The Mysteries of My Father’s Mind” by Rebecca Rotert, a whole complex of topics is raised related to the experiences of Alzheimer’s. The author describes the adult man whose brain is affected by the disease: it has a direct impact both on the man and on his...
A wedding celebration is the end of long preparation, and in order to avoid unpleasant surprises and the discontent of both guests and newlyweds, it is essential to approach the planning process as carefully as possible. First, the budget to spend on the holiday should be determined. All the details...
When one thinks of family, they picture a happy, smiling couple that shares a house, loving kids, and their whole lives. While this portrayal of the family has been engraved into society’s idealistic view for years, with countless spouses trying to replicate it, the perfect image is often far from...
Being one of the most ancient social formations, the notion of marriage has attracted the attention of many thinkers and researchers throughout human history. This interest is associated with the desire to understand the place and role of marriage in society. It is also conditioned by the need for a...
Introduction Being in a close romantic relationship is a significant lifestyle change in comparison with being single. Apart from the self-evident impacts on loneliness and happiness, it may influence how much a person values another human being compared to all others or even themselves. This perception of a close one...
The population of the world, which consists of many peoples of different cultures, nationalities, backgrounds and beliefs, is becoming a “melting pot” where the cultures and races are mixing, decreasing the prejudices and stereotypes that have long existed in human history and unfortunately still exist today. The article titled “The...
Intrapersonal Development Throughout her development, Lourdes has shown impressive resilience given the dreadful environment in which she grew up. However, adverse social factors and the impact of the unhealthy behaviors within her community, namely, the presence of family violence and active drug peddling, have skewed her personal growth. While her...
A sustainable lifestyle is the representation of the new era of consumption in the 21st century. People’s values have passed through significant modifications during the last hundred years. It is possible to assume that these changes are caused by the deterioration of the ecological situation, the increase in the number...
Imagine yourself being healthy, active, and flexible at the age of 80. Is it possible for you to play with your grandkids outdoors at 90? You can answer these questions by yourself if you add yoga to your life. I am sure that this practice is one of the critical...
All great paths start with a small footprint, and this first step can be considered as the most important and the hardest. It is an indicator that a person can accomplish. Individuals may use this fact to motivate themselves – if one goal can be achieved, then thousands can be...
Marriage is a long-standing social and legal institution, and studying it through social sciences can change how we view it. Recognizing the cultural and psychological aspects of marriage and the shifts these aspects are currently experiencing is also important. For instance, separating marriage from childbirth and the rearing of children...
I have felt caged by a ceaseless desire to make others happy, and I was mortified by upsetting anyone else. However, quarantine sparked a moment of personal growth. This constant pressure from myself nearly drove me into depression. I did not feel like I was advancing myself, as my energy...
Interracial marriages have become an evident positive phenomenon of the present-day United States, but there are still those who share obsolete views and object to them. Bhusal (2017) states that systemic racist discrimination in the country persists despite recent efforts aimed at equality. Rockquemore and Henderson (2015) explore the issue...
Introduction From the beginning of the 21st century, there is a trend of the increasing number of single-parent families in the US, European countries, China, and Africa. This tendency is characteristic for families across cultures and ethnicities as it involves White people, Asians, African-Americans, and many other nations. For example,...
Reform movements have greatly impacted today’s life by creating ideal social, economic, and political transformations and bringing them close to the people. They campaign for the desired change that will preserve and improve the present values and provide better means of implementing policies and frameworks (Young et al., 2019). I...
Introduction During one’s life, one has to make a number of crucial decisions, and choosing a partner, marrying, and then sharing one’s life with this person is one of them. However, even after finding a soulmate, there is a possibility of mutual misunderstanding, mistrust, and various arguments. A couple may...
In contemporary society, single parenthood has become common. Marriages between two couples are no longer popular. In this case, several children are born and brought up by single parents. When a child is brought up by a single parent, they often lack parenting values and traits from the other gender...
The ongoing argument of nature versus nurture has always been the focus of developmental psychologists who are interested in discovering if one is more relevant than the other in multiple aspects of children’s lives. It is notable that finding actual cause-and-effect connections between parents’ actions and later behaviors and the...
The description and analysis of a person’s life is a highly beneficial practice in the field of sociology. It helps to examine the influence of sociological factors on particular events and general life trajectories in a specific context to apply this experience to broader researches in the future. However, before...
Literacy skills are often taken for granted as the set of skills that one ostensibly will develop eventually. However, due to the complexity of the communication process and the importance of clarity of expression, gaining literacy skills as quickly as possible defines one’s ability to become an active member of...
Since the middle of the 20th century, the expression ‘successful aging’ has been utilized progressively to speak to the variables and conditions fundamental for effective rejuvenation and is frequently ascribed to a healthy lifestyle. The complicated system of maturing is not homogeneous among the population and in different tissue frameworks....
Introduction Each of the people and children who inhabit our planet is a unique person. One can draw several parallels between infants around the world and find many similar points. However, despite this, numerous differences make each child different from the other. Each person, except identical twins, has a unique...
The influence of an infant’s temperament Based on my experience with children, I think that an infant’s temperament influences the way their parents treat them, while a combination of parental style and a child’s temperamental characteristics shapes their attachment patterns. Responsive caregiving in the early months facilitates the development of...
There are several approaches to defining indirect aggression by psychologists and sociologists. Most often, it is described as a type of aggressive behavior that causes harm to another person in an indirect way, contrasting to the direct aggression where the victim is encountered face to face. Another opinion about it...
Romantic relationships as an essential part of an adult’s life and a certain rite of passage for people transitioning from adolescence to adulthood might seem as quite difficult to theorize, yet there are similarities in behavior patterns of those involved in them. Although the general premise and goals typically remain...
Introduction Among other feelings, one can experience, pride is particularly complex. On the one hand, it has negative connotations, even being considered one of the deadly sins in Christianity. Several sayings point out the destructive nature of pride and being called prideful is generally regarded as a reproach. On the...
The coronavirus pandemic has become the most significant crisis of the last years. Since millions of people are infected worldwide, specific steps are taken to address the situation. Social distancing, self-isolation, and other preventive measures have resulted in essential economic, social, and political disadvantages for the whole world. In addition...
It seems reasonable to state that a human’s life is affected by numerous factors. Psychologists claim that these factors are to be continuously studied through theoretical and practical lenses. The issue of physical, cognitive, and psychological development of an individual has always been relevant and appropriate to discuss. Throughout my...
Introduction Building a successful romantic relationship requires the possession of key interpersonal communication proficiencies. Many people lack the skills that are necessary for the development and growth of close romantic relationships. Three steps can improve the process of conveying information between two people if applied effectively. They are proper timing,...
The situation that has taken place in Michael’s family is a representation of the misunderstanding, miscommunication, and dismissal of the feelings and the concerns of a child. The revelation that the boy has made to his parents has caught them off-guard because they were raising their children within a Christian...
Introduction One of the most critical topics in family cultural anthropology is the analysis of creating a marriage and regulations that guide this process towards its key objective: establishing a committed partnership capable of reproduction and further socialization of children. Since the form of marriage is the primary and core...
The modern world presents us with opportunities that people could not even think of before. Technological progress has introduced a large number of changes to our everyday lives: from the way we communicate with each other, to how we do our jobs and spend free time. Dating as part of...
Socioeconomic status (SES) is a concept that scholars utilize to study a wide range of attributes defining a specific population, including educational attainment, class, race, gender, occupation, and income level. Analysts can apply this model to understand the privileges, experiences, and opportunities associated with the targeted people in a given...
Due to various events and the emergence of new laws, the traditional forms of families are now opposed to new types of families that become more common and create new traditions and behavior changes. This paper will discuss the evolution of marriage and family in the U.S. over the past...
Most of young adults prefer their relationships to result in marriage. However, marital quality and satisfaction depend on various factors that appear at the time of marriage and determine its future. For the best marriage outcomes, a newly engaged couple should consider these factors and how to deal with them....
Each person has specific responsibilities which have various zones of influence. Some of them are the result of family hierarchy, while others are created due to cultural and social settings. I believe that we are all responsible for our loved ones and our community. It is no secret that our...
Blended families are the modern type of families that are becoming more popular due to high rates of divorce. Together with advantages for all their members, there are also many challenges the people need to overcome in order to become a real family, in which they would love and support...
Hypothesis Cellphones are an inherent part of daily life for many contemporary people, including me. Therefore, it is only natural to ask a question of how not using a cellphone for at least half a day will have a significant and noticeable effect on a person’s behavior. There are several...
Introduction, Background, Literature Review, evaluation, and Gaps Football is one of the most popular sports not only in Ghana but in the region of Africa and the global society. According to Bellucci (2019), football was introduced in Ghana by European merchants in the 19th century. It gained massive popularity among...
Nowadays, the problem of childhood cancer is becoming more and more complicated. In 2004, one in 900 young people aged from twenty to thirty four was a survivor of childhood cancer (Clarke, 2005). This means that a growing number of families have to go through some of the most complicated...
Cohabitation implies a couple sharing one household without being legally married. While this type of commitment was traditionally frowned upon within the majority of cultures, it has become more socially acceptable and widely spread in the modern world. As for the United States, the statistical data on unmarried couples living...
According to the two tests I took, I can say that my stress level is slightly high. The Holmes and Rahe Stress Scale shows that my score is 233, which is the average stress level. This suggests that I have a certain probability of acquiring psychological difficulties in the absence...
In the very first words of her book “The Year of Magical Thinking”, Joan Didion writes: Life changes fast. Life changes in an instant. You sit down to dinner and life as you know it ends. The question of self-pity (Didion, 2007, p. 1). In these words full of despair,...
The contemporary world of rapidly evolving spheres of human activity and the abundance of competitive ideas, attracting attention and making a change becomes challenging. As the first chapter from Adam Grant’s book Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World demonstrates, unconventional thinking is the most effective way of achieving success and...
Introduction Courting is generally regarded as the necessary ritual between representatives of two sexes that is needed for making the proper choice. Because this ritual is attributed not only to humans but to animals also, the significance of courting is biological. Its duration and significance strongly depend on the development...
Introduction Understanding the stages of an individual’s cognitive development is critical for numerous reasons, including the opportunity to locate problems in development. Bronfenbrenner’s Ecological Theory provides an interesting addition to the rest of the developmental theories, shedding light on how personal experiences and a combination of external and internal factors...
Memories and emotions are mutually connected. Undergoing a traumatic moment may create a long-lasting impression on a person’s feelings and notion. Current strong emotions disfigure memories. For example home sickness causes attractive and constructive memories about home. Over twenty years ago, Clive, a bright musician suffered severe brain disease, herpes...
Introduction Parenting is a big challenge to parents especially in the context of today’s society. More often, than not parents are too busy and do not spend enough time with their children. Furthermore, the little time spent with their children does not impact their (children’s) lives because the kind of...
A successful marriage is a precondition for happiness; therefore, finding suitable partners is necessary for the well-being and satisfaction of couples. Romantic partners have to meet each other’s expectations while being both friends and spouses to lead a long-lasting untroubled marital life. Successful marriages are characterized by friendship among partners,...
Introduction Bronfenbrenner’s ecological theory rests on the foundation that the environment in which a child grows has a profound effect on the development of the child. This therefore means that the end product of a child from the time of birth to the time the child becomes an adult is...
In this paper, I will overview my experience with the logic course. I will try to evaluate how it affected me. I will also try to give examples of the positive effect it had on my everyday life. Before I started the course, my idea of logic was pretty uncertain....
Literature Review When marriages come to their unforeseen end, there are long protracted court battles over property ownership and children custody. The once married couple torn apart by differences in their marriage will be driven further apart by the court battles (Brinig & Allen, 2000). Many states have come up...
Introduction Human development is a process that takes various courses. This is because of the various life challenges and setups that come up during the development and growth of a child. Children are brought up in different environments with possibilities of acquiring various dimensions of life as well as behaviors....
Horse grooming has always been a very important part of hygienic care. It is not only a means to keep your horse clean, the horse grooming is exercised before the horse shows to present a pet at best. So, this essay will elaborate on the way to groom a horse...
Introduction Nowadays bookstores and libraries provide a lot of literature for inexperienced parents who look for help both practical and theoretical advice. Published in 2008, Superpowers for Parents: The Psychology of Great Parenting and Happy Children by Stephen Briers serves as a good example of parental guide literature that deeply investigates...
Introduction Many graduates like Nikkah, the author of this book know from their experiences that students who fail to tell problems at this level hardly succeed in their lives. This is to say that teens who do not freely talk about themselves usually slow down their rate of growth and...
Introduction The contemporary society has seen major shift in the debate about ethics of sex to gravitate around the same sex debate. Basically, the society seems to focus on the question as to whether it is morally acceptable to engage in sexual relationships with people of the same sex. In...
When looking back at our own lives, we are constantly amazed at the transformation that takes place within us, and the events that lead us to it. we are amazed further when we compare our lives with those of our friends, and wonder how their life turned out to be...
The article “Gender roles and infant/toddler care: Male and female professors on the tenure track” by Steven Rhoads and Christine Rhoads relates important information with regards to the differences in child care strategies between male and female professors during their post-birth parental leave. Generally, the article argues that females are...
To each parent, upbringing a child is a daunting task and even a harder undertaking to parents belonging to minority communities such as Native American women due to derailing issues such as stereotyping, discrimination, and limited opportunities provided by the society. The purpose of this research study is to review...
Marriage is a practice that has been known since ancient times, and its customs, functions, and characteristics still vary significantly from culture to culture. Traditionally, matrimony was supposed to ensure financial stability, property rights, and paternity, whereas nowadays more and more people emphasize psychological aspects such as romantic commitment, mutual...
Hochschild (1) comes up with an emotion management mechanism that illuminates the self, interaction, and structure. Emotion is always regulated by the act of management. Emotion management is wholly embedded in the interactive aspects of emotion. Emotion management enables close-range inspection of the relations among feelings, rules, ideology, emotion management,...
Introduction In normal daily life, everybody seems to be very busy. Sometimes, they do not even think about themselves. These people really do not notice certain skills they need. “However, there are skills that some people have that allow them to be more effective in certain areas of life” (Mastering...
It is hard to find a person who had never written a paper in their life. After elementary school, tasks that involve writing one become increasingly frequent. In university, the ability becomes second nature, like breathing. A meticulous process of planning out your paper, editing, and reviewing it is required,...
English literature is presented by numerous writers and poets, which present their pieces of work on different topics and of various styles. Those books, that describe certain periods in history are of greater interest among the readers, as they give complete imagination of the period that is known only from...
Introduction The most scared institution of the human life is marriage. By marrying each other a man and a woman become one and enter the family life. The Bible and the other religions have separate views on marriage and instruct the followers in separate ways to enter and maintain the...
Introduction A parent who looks after his or her children alone or without the help of the other parent is regarded as a single parent. Nine years ago when I became a single parent to my daughter Dominique, I quickly became aware of the long road ahead of me. Additionally,...
Introduction Leadership is as old as mankind; it generally refers to the ability to manage groups of people to achieve a specific goal (Wyman, 2003). Charisma, organization skills, oratory techniques, and the ability to make other people believe and share in dreams can be considered as factors necessary for good...
Choosing a mate whether for along term commitment or dating can be a very difficult decision to make. One has to carefully ask him/herself, what is it they really are looking for, for instance is it just to date for fun? Are you looking for a life time mate? Are...
The aim of this article is to examine the factors, which motivate travelers to look for spa experiences, especially the Hong Kong spa-goers. It analyzes perceptions towards the spa and the identification of spa-goers in terms of socio-demographic characteristics and motivational factors. A sample of 302 respondents was used in...
Numerous nations and ethnic groups have their own customs and traditions in all the spheres of their social and religious lives. The ceremony of wedding, and all the traditions connected with it, is of crucial importance for the society, and Malay people understand this as well as all other nations....
Introduction Americans are busy languishing in their comfort zone assuming the realities of our way of life that make us unique all over the world. It is not something that we wish in our society it is just how it is. This is a country that was founded on slavery...
Since television has occupied a considerable place in the life of people nowadays, and it is considered to be one of the most influential sources of information, it is easy and useful to find appropriate material for analysis among popular modern TV shows and films. The constant presence of television...
Introduction The lower east side museum is located on orchard street in New York City. Lower east side museum offers a great opportunity to visit the New York City tenement. Apart from this, the museum is the New York City tenement building. The museum offers a chance for visitors to...
Introduction Generally love is synonymous with happiness – it is a concept ruling our thoughts from time immemorial. If that is so then how can this love and this happiness be gained? Here creeps is a prevailing misconception that money is the key to happiness. In Mother Nature the male...
Introduction To come up with viable strategies within an organization, employers usually identify groups comprising of staff from varied departments within the organization. Members in such a group are expected to work as a team, bring together all problems affecting their different departments in the organization, and brainstorm to find...
Introduction “The Gulf societies have been undergoing radical changes since the end of the 1970s. The Arab Gulf family is passing through a fast transition that affects its functions, roles, authority, and structure. One must start with a preliminary hypothesis that reviews the Arab Gulf family as a basic unit...
Introduction Study shows that students who live in one-parent-family units are underprivileged on several counts. Nevertheless, there is not much concurrence as to why. Some researchers have argued that shortcomings or low earnings in father-lacking families explain the effects of one-parent families. Others, on the contrary, claim that kids are...
Every society has fixed cultural practices for the elderly and the senior members more popularly termed as grand parents. While there may be few differences, in most societies, the elderly and the aged play the role of welcoming and loving grandparents who love to spend time with their children’s families,...
Introduction This speech is intended to provide the audience with total peace of mind, psychological and emotional breakthroughs in their daily life routine. Ladies and gentlemen, at times, we go under very difficult situations like these. I have just lost my husband, such a painful experience, I tell you. I...
Introduction The Demon Lover by Elizabeth Bowen is an extremely fascinating story about a woman that encounters her past and loses her mind. The events in the story take place around 1941 during World War II. The story presents London after the Blitz, the bombardment that took place over the...
Introduction An arranged marriage takes place when another person, other than the couple anticipating marriage, arranges the marriage to shun the process of courtship between the two people to be married. Various groups of people throughout history have practiced this marriage style. Nowadays, various groups in South Asia and Middle...
The institution of family and the issues of marriage play a crucial role in society today. Marriage status determines relations between spouses and their relations with the state. Whatever the reason for it, a union between two people usually involves mutual dependence, the beginning and raising of a family and,...
Introduction This paper is about the concept of family as defined by the functionalist, Marxist and feminist approaches. The modern era gave rise to the concept of the “nuclear family” with its attendant benefits and problems. While traditionally, family meant an extended gathering of people including all the siblings, parents,...
Introduction The romanticized institution of matrimony, celebrated by an endless array of song and story, is a concept that is as old as civilization itself. Marriage is something that virtually everyone does but hardly everyone is successful at doing. Few, if any, couples that exchange vows are prepared either practically,...
Introduction Divorce causes mental anguish which contributes to psychological issues for both parties and their children. Depression is a common result of divorce, a condition that initiates a variety of other health concerns. The more contentious the relationship and consequential separation, the worse for all concerned but the children may...
American families are better off than they were 100 years ago because of the positive changes that have taken place in society for this period. Reportedly, more children experienced child labor in the 1900 than they do today, by working full time in mines, mills and sweatshops. In addition, people...
Introduction Crime would be considered a major social problem in the United States according to opinion surveys, with the major cause being laxity and inefficiency in parenting (Simons, Simons & Wallace, 2004). Antisocial tendencies can be evidenced in children right from childhood, with adult antisocial lifestyle being implanted in people...
Introduction In the Rite of Marriage that originated with Catholic doctrine, the indissolubility of marriage is a nonnegotiable presumption. This is clear from the form followed by all U.S. dioceses. Right in the “Sacrament of Intentions” – preceding the marriage vows –the priest asks, “(Name) and (name), have you come...
Introduction Though the world is changing fast, the education system does not change at the same rate. The majority of capable children experience frustration at school not because they lack the aptitude, but for the reason that they lack adequate study skills not offered in many schools. Due to the...
Introduction These days more and more people become members of health clubs and fitness centers. People who have businesses in the spheres of human health and beauty prosper in the 21st century where men and women are preoccupied with these issues. The popularity of health clubs and fitness centers increases...
Psychologists have long been tracing how people are attracted to each other and how they fall in love and build their relationships. Building and, especially, maintaining love relationships is extremely complicated (Oslie, 2007). Future partners are chosen based on their attractive attributes; if their further relations contain all the necessary...
The importance of emotional intelligence has become notable for leaders in order to face the everyday significant leadership challenges. Emotional intelligence these days is becoming a requisite skill for competing in the workplace. Emotional intelligence gives developing leaders a competitive advantage amidst the talent war at all levels of an...
Executive Summary This personal development plan is an important and very helpful tool that is in the disposal of someone who recently finished her studies. Even if there is so much learning in the theoretical aspect of managing a business there is nothing like working in a real-world setting. The...
Homosexuality has been in existence since time immemorial and remains one of the most highly controversial issues today. Although a global phenomenon, homosexuality was a private issue and was considered to be a taboo in many societies. It was not until the inception of the gay movement in the United...
The world of present days is about to ignore the institution of marriage. I can say so because of a personal survey on the problem. The thing is that humanity coming forward towards technical and scientific advantages omits the moral part of its essence. The most needful values seem to...
Gay parenting is a situation whereby one or more of a child’s parents or guardians identify themselves as lesbian or gay. This may involve children from a previous marriage or even adopted children. Only a small percentage of same-sex parents have an adopted child, and the majority of such families...
Parents-children relations may be characterized as the complex interconnection of different issues, which are the main patterns in the upbringing process. Monitoring children in public places is one of the main considerations of parents and they try to cope with the problem on the highest level of responsibility. There is...
Introduction My name is Priscilla Vega. I am an administrative supervisor with U.S. Seal Manufacturing Company at Somerset in New Jersey. I have held the position since the year 2006. I have a degree from the University of Adelphi where I studied Management and Communications. My experiences Working for the...
Nowadays a lot of couples do not feel the necessity of getting married to have children. Young people being in love do not hurry to make their relationships official in order to create a family; modern society has a different look on the contemporary situation. Cohabitation and having children before...
Introduction A mother is a social or biological parent. In mammals like human beings, biological mother is the one that gestates fertilized ovum called an embryo at the beginning which later becomes fetus. Gestation occurs in the uterus of the mother which begins from conception up to the time when...
Abstract Racial adoptions, racial partnerships and racial marriages are increasingly being accepted as a way of life and a necessity in the development of an increasingly multicultural society in addition to promoting family diversity. However, most families still ideally nurture racial homogeneity which is rooted in the belief of biologism...
Introduction Spanking or striking children as a method to correct bad behavior has been widely used by parents in many cultures as a primary means of discipline. Lately, though, this disciplinary technique has been the subject of criticism among experts who have adopted a philosophy of positive parenting. Corporal punishment...
Pre-writing for a thesis Tricia, my college buddy, was always careful to leave instructions for the day to her long-serving babysitter. She had come to trust the lady a lot since she never seemed to do anything wrong. She could not even remember the last time she had bathed her...
Families and relatives have been an integral part of society and culture since times immemorial. They have been the survival units for individuals to co-exist in societies that are impacted by and continue to impact society and culture as a whole. The members of the family are united with one...
Over the past few years, there have been considerable changes in attitudes of parents and teachers in regard to physical punishment being given to children. Most schools have banned physical punishment and parents have also realized that using force in bringing about discipline amongst children is not the ideal way...
Many of the things we say in life are mechanical without actually meaning it. An excellent example of this is the greeting “good morning” with which we begin most of our days and conversations. While saying the term to the many that we encounter in the morning, we don’t even...
It is common knowledge that children always wish to grow up faster whereas the only dream of all the adults is to come back to that beautiful period of their life when they were children and when they did not have to think about those problems each of their faces...
