Video Gaming and its Effect on Gender Identity
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This 16 page paper takes a look at media's effect on gender roles. Video games are the focus as they tend to categorize women into two groups. The thesis of this paper is that messages provided by video games affect behavior of males and females and is especially dangerous for young women. Specific video games and characters are provided as examples to support the thesis. Bibliography lists 20 sources.
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"Rebel Without A Cause": Sociological Theories Of Juvenile Delinquency
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5 pages in length. Assessing the five sociological theories that pertain to the theme of juvenile delinquency in Rebel Without A Cause – Differential Association, Social Control theory, Cultural Conflict Theory, Strain Theory and Labeling Theory – the student will readily note how the characters Buzz, Jim and Plato may be associated with at least one theory as a means by which to define the origin of their juvenile delinquency. Even though the viewer spends but a mere twenty-four hours observing these three boys, it is not difficult to associate the most/least pertinent theories to each character. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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A Case Study in Depression
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A 9 page case study in depression. Relates the specifics of a case involving an eighteen year old Caucasian female. The subject is a college student who presently lives in a freshman dorm sharing quarters with one roommate. Treatment options are explored and cognitive therapy identified as being the most promising. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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