this theory of Cultural Relativism can be used to exclude a certain group or groups of people based on perceived moral standards or values (Boss‚ 2008). This theory can easily be applied to the world of Cyberbullying and its affect on the tween and teen set. Over 33% of all youth in the United States feel that they have been a victim of Cyberbullying (Chait‚ Lovetoknow.org. 2009). One could presume this rate to in fact be much higher as Cyberbullying can be through any means of “anonymous” communication
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The study: Hyper-texting teens more likely to smoke‚ drink‚ have sex appears on CNN.com by Ed Payne in the Social Media category. This article suggests teens that text in excess of 120 times each day is more likely to smoke‚ drink‚ and have sex at earlier ages. According to a new case study by the “Case Western Reserve School of Medicine” teens that are hyper-texters are‚ two times more likely to try or have tried alcohol‚ forty percent likely to have tried smoking‚ nearly three and a half times
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What are the Different Communication Styles? Ashley Rando Bryant & Stratton College SOSC 102 Dr. Navarro July 31‚ 2013 What are the Different Communication Styles? Introduction on Communication Great communication styles have a very high level on self-awareness. Understanding communication styles will help you have good impressions on others. What I would like to talk about are the different types of communication and how they apply to my life‚ career‚ and education. Everyone may
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The University of the West Indies Open Campus NAME OF TEACHER: Mr. De Cotou NAME OF STUDENT: Gabriella James SUBJECT: Principles and Practices of Social Work lll INTRODUCTION Harry Aponte‚ ACSW‚ is currently a Professor at Hahneman University in Philadelphia‚ and is the Director of the Family Therapy Training Program of Philadelphia. Mr. Aponte is a family therapist with a special interest in the treatment of the poor‚ and many of the problems associated with poverty‚ including the
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technologies are‚ the more easily people get information all over the world. However‚ people‚ especially the teens they tend to make friends with bad information rather than good and useful ones. That leads to the fact that there are more teens that are doing bad things than good things. Instead of doing what people feel is right‚ they decide to follow the crowd and do what is wrong. It means that teen morality is now decreasing. It is manifested through the way they behave to their parents and through
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The ethical issues in this case involve APA General Principle A: Beneficence and Nonmaleficence‚ B: Fidelity and Responsibility‚ and E: Respect for People’s Rights and Dignity. Also involved are APA ethical standards codes‚ 3.9 Cooperation With Other Professionals‚ 4.1 Maintaining Confidentiality‚ and 10.4 Providing Therapy to Those Served by Others. Dr. Cummings should in response adhere to APA General Principle A: Beneficence and Nonmaleficence as well as General Principle B: Fidelity and Responsibility
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Whitney Delk Professor Spiegel Argument Research paper English 1101 9 April 2014 Suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem Almost every year‚ about thirty thousand commit suicide and an even higher number of people try to kill themselves (Gale).This is a touchy subject‚ but so many people think about harming themselves‚ but why? There are a lot of reasons why people decide to do this‚ but what is the main cause? A lot of people think suicide is the right thing to
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Differences between MLA and APA Format There are a few differences between MLA and APA format. Most of it has to do with citing references. The APA format adheres more to the paper that is focusing on writing about something such as; criminal justice‚ the medical field‚ and even law because it deals with psychology and social sciences. Literature‚ mass communications‚ and media are more focused areas when writing in MLA format. The main idea of writing in either MLA or APA format is to get the point
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Style Wars Style wars is a film that documents a number of young graffiti artists who were transforming the city with their unique art. They used the city’s subway system as a canvas and let their work be seen in all five boroughs of New York. This film is a great film that documents that time in history. It is difficult for me to side with them or be against them. I am also an artist and I know how it feels when you have to feed that hunger and the only way to do it is to perform it. I
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