Categorization

Jennifer Feser 16OCT2014 According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), “28,465 organ transplants were performed in the U.S. in 2010…[but] currently over 100,000 patients are still waiting for donations…” (Gormley. 2011). The topic of organ donation is contentious and controversial at best. While few can argue against the benefits to both individual and society of implementing organ donation programs, the means by which to accomplish such a feat are hotly debated in the…

this framework, metacognition was dissected into four categories: metacognitive knowledge, metacognitive experiences, goals, and actions (Flavell, 1979). While distinct, all of these categories interacted and affected one another. However, this categorization of metacognition led the way for other researchers to focus on specific components of the overall general…

The United States (U.S.) support Syrian neighboring countries for hosting Syrian refugees , however, the continual increasing number of refugees, straining capacity, may create situations of the U.S. increase hosting Syrian refugees. Eighty thousand Syrian refugees referred for resettlement since the outbreak of conflict in early 2011; causing states such as Canada, United Kingdom, United States, Norway and Australia to increase their resettlement quotas. The State Department reported that the…

negotiable family groups, and occupations based on interest and ability would not function. In this theory, Tajfel explains there are three mental processes which take place, which effectively create an “us” vs “them” attitude in humans. The first is categorization, wherein we categorize objects in order to identify, understand, and evaluate…

All folk tales are not suitable for children. Many are not originally intended for children. Too many folktales provide a context in which taboo subjects can be discussed; taboo relating to rape exists, known as “Rape Culture.” In chapter five of The Golden Age of Folk & Fairy Tales from the Brothers of Grimm to Andrew Lang edited by Jack Zipes, the title alone, “Dangerous Wolves and Naive Girls” radiates taboo. Various versions of the popular tale of “Little Red Riding Hood” began as oral…

expectations” instead of “providing information about themselves and what kind of person they are in general” (Casper, 2012). For women, though, stereotypes become activated in a global manner. Self-stereotyping for women is mainly urged by “by social categorization processes and global threat to their self-esteem” instead of “reflecting a response to specific situational requirements” (Casper,…

What makes the good pure and evil bad? You are just about to find that out. We shall find the basis supporting this argument on the researches of three scholars who conducted an in-depth analysis on the subject. Each of these authors has their different contributions which must be not be ignored, to understand the existence of man in the universe, and things that control him. We shall look at the works of three researchers, who are Bertrand Russell, in his contributions on why I am Not a…

There’s a significant difference between civic nationalism and ethnic nationalism. Civic nationalism generally focuses on the wide range of culture and communication among member states, whereas ethnic nationalism is where individuals identify with an ethnic community due to cultural, family, religious ties. The distinction between these two types of nationalism dictates methods of ideology. Ethnic nationalism defines a nation through a shared heritage and ethnicity, whereas civic nationalism…

Rust & Lemon (2001) suggest that E-service is more than order fulfillment, more than responsiveness to inquiries, and status requests. The true nature of E-service is providing customers with a superior experience with respect to the interactive flow of information. The extant literature and extensive focus group research in Zeithaml et al. (2000) study suggest that the customers’ evaluation of a website’s quality includes not only experiences during their interactions with the site, but also…

Once a month I volunteer at a program for adult with disabilities. The program is designed for the volunteers and the participants to get together once a month, either at a group activity or on their own. Activities are determined by the program’s staff and have included making flowers out of paper, a cooking class, trips to restaurants, and playing board games. Recently the program staff contacted me and suggested that the woman I am partnered up with, Ros, and I spend our time together doing…