FACS 3369W: Final Exam Study Guide Expect 3-4 questions from each chapter. Chapter 1: * Characteristics of intimate relationships: Intimacy is sharing intellectual‚ physically and/or emotionally with another person. Intimacy usually occurs when individuals disclose information about themselves‚ allowing themselves to become vulnerable‚ and involves trusting that the other person will not use that information to cause harm. Involving receiving support from that person or persons * Definitions
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Sue Piasecki Abstract The cyclic process of aging is impacted by our health and physical fitness. Each state of adulthood has its advantages and disadvantages concerning health and physical fitness. This paper covers each stage and the importance of mental and physical health and awareness. Public policy on aging is varied but generally is supportive and provides programs to assist aging adults health and welfare. Adult development varies in different cultures‚ and is impacted in several
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Sociology Exam 3 1. Affirmative Action pos efforts to recruit minority grp mem/ women for jobs‚ promotions‚ edu opportunities; argued that discrimination will shift to Whites ex.: height/ residency requirements‚ testing differ w/ culture- sherpas: olf value independence‚ own homes/ good physical cond; fulani: old move to edge of homestead where ppl are buried‚ socially viewed as dead prejudice/ discrimination based on person’s age -endogamy: restrictions of mate selection to ppl in same
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Effects of Poverty‚ Hunger‚ and Homelessness on Children and Youth The nation’s economic crisis has deeply affected the lives of millions of Americans. Skyrocketing foreclosures and job layoffs have pulled the rug out from under many families‚ particularly those living in low-income communities. Deepening poverty is inextricably linked with rising levels of homelessness and food insecurity/hunger for many Americans and children are particularly affected by these conditions. Find out below a summary
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More Baby Boomers Opting to Cohabit‚ Not Marry FRIDAY‚ Aug. 31 (HealthDay News) -- Baby Boomers are in the mood for shacking up‚ and not just for a little while: The percentage of older Americans who are living together has skyrocketed in recent years‚ and new research finds that those who cohabit are most likely to stay that way instead of splitting or getting married. "Cohabitation is really taking hold across the generations. It is now a viable alternative to marriage‚ even to older adults
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RUNNING HEAD: Research Methods in Psychology Research Methods in Psychology: Their strengths and weaknesses Research Methods in Psychology: Their strengths and weaknesses There are two main and important research methods in psychology. They are the experimental designs which are controlled by intervention and corelational designs which observe associations. In the experimental design the researcher is in full control over all research variables whereas the corelational designs observe and
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The Adoption Institute recognizes 1.5 million adopted children at this time in the United States‚ which is over two percent of all children. About five million people in the US‚ both children and adults‚ were adopted‚ at a contemporary rate of about 100‚000 adoptions a year. 60 percent of all Americans know an adopted person‚ know someone who has adopted a child or know a mother who has relinquished her child to adoption. This substantial sized group of the American public has unique and personal
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COUNSELING COUPLES THROUGH SEPARATION A DEVELOPMENTAL APPROACH By Terry Levy and Wendy Joffe The goal of this paper is to present a conceptual model of what occurs on psychological‚ emotional and interpersonal levels during and following the termination of a close relationship. A close relationship is defined as ongoing‚ emotionally and/or sexually intimate‚ and involving feelings of commitment and attachment. This paper is to be a guide for the therapist who endeavors to understand
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Family Structure 1 Running head: FAMILY STRUCTURE AND WARMTH Family Structure and Warmth Growing Up Relates To Personal Adult Relationships Northern Arizona University Family Structure 2 Abstract The relationship between family environment at an adolescent age and younger and current adult personal relationships was explored‚ including degree of warmth and the structure in the family. This was measured in a survey structure with 2 levels of
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book titled‚ “Classrooms Under the Influence” says it this way: “In every community and in each and every school‚ there are classrooms under the influence of chemicals‚ alcohol‚ extreme lifestyles‚ and out of control behavior of students‚ parents‚ stepparents‚ guardians‚ siblings‚ and others within the home” (Powell‚ Zehm‚ & Kottler‚ 1995‚ p. viii). This quote may sound slightly extreme‚ but it addresses how drugs and alcohol effect not only those who use them‚ but the
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