Live Action is a non-partisan and non-profit organization that promotes the “Pro-Life” movement. The organization was founded by Lila Rose at the age of 15 and has since grown to oversee not only the largest pro-life social media platform on the web‚ but has over 1‚050‚000 Facebook fans and over 55k Twitter followers as well as hosting a “pro-life” news site called Live Action News. Since its inauguration they have been dedicated to promoting “life” and ending abortion‚ which they feel is “the greatest
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social justice work as part of university services and scholarship. The action plan (recommendation 1) includes creating diversity and equity mission statement‚ encouraging professional development opportunities‚ providing support to develop partnerships between student‚ university‚ and community organizations‚ and to conduct on-going assessments of Campus Climate. Recommendation 2 allows for a space or forum for people interact with together and improve the communication among all associated with
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Social Networking: Learning Theory in Action * By Ruth Reynard * 05/21/08 ##AUTHORSPLIT##<---> There has been a lot of recent debate on the benefits of social networking tools and software in education. While there are good points on either side of the debate‚ there remains the essential difference in theoretical positioning. Most conventional educational environments are "Objectivist" in nature and highly structured in terms of students progress and choice. Social networking essentially
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The Affects of Affirmative Action on Social Inequality Noam Hassid Social Inequality in America Professor Todman 06/12/08 Affirmative action was created to help level the playing field for disadvantaged minorities. It was set in place by people that understand that because of inequality of opportunity‚ some minorities need a helping hand to get to a position that others in the society‚ who are not part of a minority group‚ don’t have to fight for. In its tumultuous
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studying in the same schools as boys makes a girl feels that she is not behind a boy in any single field. Some girls are not treated equally in their family and social environment. When they are treated equally by their teachers and fellow students in a co-
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Psychology and Social Change Week 2 – Study Notes Social Change and Psychology: Psychologists as Change Agents Have you wondered about whether psychologists (as practitioners‚ researchers‚ educators‚ etc) have a role or responsibility in social change movements? This week‚ you will continue to explore the fundamentals of social change‚ but with a specific emphasis on psychology and social change. Learning Outcomes: By the end of this week you will be able to: • Explain psychologist’s
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stereotyping 3. How racial prejudice (toward African Americans) has changed since the 1940’s 4. Describe the research by Clark and Clark 5. Cross cultural study from 27 countries on gender 6. Social Dominance Orientation- Characteristics‚ career choice/social dominance 7. Altmeyer’s research on social dominance 8. Church membership and prejudice 9. Pettigrew’s study in South Africa- Who was the most prejudiced? 10. Theories of Aggression 11. Types of aggression-hostile and instrumental 12
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01/31/2012 Reaction Paper Social Psych. Spring 2012 Clinical Therapy: The Powers of Social Cognition Until reading module 11 I was unaware of how college students suffered from some form of mild or full depression unknowingly. I thought it would occur more so after college with the stress of finding a job in your field of study. Since the phenomenon of depressive realism also known as the “sadder but wiser effect‚” shows in many judgments of a person’s control or skill (Ackerman &
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women in the form of lowered achievement ambitions‚ which creates a self fulfilling prophecy that adheres to expectations. The Rudman and Phelan experiment continues in the same tradition as the Geis experiment. They hypothesized that the same social messages would lead to less ambitions of obtaining power and status‚ but this study differed in that it also looked into the effect that powerful career role models had on women. While the findings of the classic study were
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Comparing the Major Theoretical Perspectives in Social Psychology Motivational Theory Perspective • Focuses on the individual’s own needs or motives. • What makes people go‚ what provides the energy or reasons for their actions • Real-life Example: Anna Marie motivated to have good grades‚ to study hard‚ help others and gain a status at ITT Technical Institute’s National Technical Honor Society. Learning Theory Perspective • A person’s current behavior is determined
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