Literature review Essay

For roughly the past one hundred years the prevalence of allergies has been increasing (Isolauri, Huurre, Salminen, Impivaara 2004). According to Randolph Nesse and George Williams authors of Why We Get Sick the increased prevalence is one of the most worrisome health issues that demands real answers. Nesse and Williams, two leaders in the field of Darwinian Medicine, have posited several hypotheses as to why allergies are increasing. Some of their theories have become refuted while others…

have been studies that allude to the interactions between non-profit organizing, neoliberalism and capitalism. Ted Baker, in this article titled Ecovillages and Capitalism, notes this fact by stating, his own “need to address the limited amount of literature that had already been generated by this connection” (Baker, 2013). More generally, the interactions between nonprofit structures and existing capitalist economic structure seems to be that of replacing the former economic paradigms which…

This article looks at how gender stereotypes are challenged by children and adolescence by addressing the conditions in which individuals found it acceptable to reject gender-stereotypic expectations and examining how children conceptualized the costs (Mulvey & Killen, 2015, pg. 683). Past studies show that children’s knowledge of gender stereotypes emerges during preschool and that interaction with teachers and peers can influence segregation of gender in playtime activities (Mulvey & Killen,…

Dallaire, D. (2007) Children with incarcerated mothers: Developmental outcomes, special challenges, and recommendations. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology. 28(1), 15-24. doi:10.1016/j.appdev.2006.10.003 Dallaire’s research examined the psychological and socio-emotional well-being of children of incarcerated mothers via recent statistics from the Bureau of Justice, Child League of America, and previous research. Using the developmental perspective, the author analyzed how the child’s…

Annotated Bibliography Eating Style and Weight Concerns in Young Females Vervaet, M., & van Heeringen, C. (2000). Eating Style and Weight Concerns in Young Females. Eating Disorders, 8(3), 233. This article examines adolescent schoolgirls attitudes towards eating compared to fashion models and people with eating disorders. The results showed that all types including adolescent girls have concern about their body weight. Results showed that eating disorder patients mostly reported premorbid…

Article B In the article “Breast milk and subsequent intelligence quotient in children born preterm” A. Lucas and R. Morley (1992) conducted a thorough experiment on the effects of mothers’ breast milk on premature newborns. The researchers are not new to this line of work, they conducted another experiment before this one showing a correlation between preterm infants who drank breast milk and better development. In the article I read, the researchers did an exceptional job on perfecting their…

Adams T. D., Gress R. E., Smith S. C., et al. Long-term mortality after gastric bypass surgery. N Engl J Med. 2007;357(8):753–761. [PubMed] Adams and Smith (2007) collaborate and state, Success is measured by excess body weight (EBW) loss, which is current body weight minus ideal body weight. On average a person should lose 100 pounds off of their original weight before their surgery. Adams and Smith offer honest advice to patients that just received their gastric bypass. In summary, they…

The article by PHYS.ORG (2014) was written about the new dolphin species of Victoria, Australia, called the Burrunan dolphin. This species was recently discover by Dr. Kate Charlton-Robb, 3 years ago, in 2011 (PHYS.ORG, 2014). Although not a lot is known about them, there is a concern surrounding the conservation of Burrunan dolphins (PHYS.ORG, 2014). The population size of the species is very small and according to Dr. Charlton-Robb, for each region there are less than 100 dolphins that can…

Marissa Mayer is definitely related to the key points of chapter 2. Chapter two is about the labor force, economic roles between the sexes throughout time, educational attainment, white collar jobs, sex segregation and salary gaps between the sexes. Marissa is a great example for the educational attainment for women in the late 90’s. Research shows that the number of women holding a bachelor’s degree and master’s degree have doubled since the 1950’s and early 1900’s. Marissa has a bachelor’s…

In the recent times, the amount of asylum seekers coming to Australia has drastically increased due to the poor living conditions in their specific homeland. Asylum seekers are people who are fleeing from their home country to get away from the human rights issues they are currently facing; Thanks to the popularity, it has become a very controversial topic in the media. The daily Telegraph's opinion piece (March 18th, 2010) 'A fair go for refugees is a fair go for all Australians,' states that…