Confounding

All things considered, these examples of how the confounding variables, (the environment and biology), have an influence on an individual’s decision, is proof of how social construction is at play. The environment is the structure that limited the potential for personal growth, but also the individual acted out their agency by making choices that may be detrimental to their health. Yuka Nakamura argues that, since their sociological imaginations are not activated, they believe that the choices…

Utrecht Work Engagement Scale (UWES) UWES was developed by Schaufeli and his colleagues (Schaufeli et al., 2002). Schaufeli was working in the occupational health psychology unit at Utrecht University. He argued that work engagement is the assumed opposite of burnout (Schaufeli et al., 2002). UWES is closely related to the Maslach burnout inventory (MBI) (C. Maslach, Jackson, & Leiter, 1996; Christina Maslach, Jackson, & Leiter, 1986). The Maslach-Burnout Inventory-General Survey (MBI-GS) was…

Back in the 1900s and even the early 2000s spanking was a common practice among parents, but now? Now, parents who have the courage to spank their kids are a dying breed who are almost extinct. Parents should spank their children because, kids who are not spanked are usually undisciplined, and soft people, most kids also end up spoiled and cocky, and never learn to respect authority. If a parent's does not spank their child they are making them soft and passive. Parents today think that being…

likely to see PPD symptoms than women who planned to become pregnant (Mercier et al., 2013). As suggested by Mercier et al. (2013), women with an unwanted pregnancy are likely to have long-term depression due to the association with significant confounding by socio-economic factors. In addition to psychosocial factors, such as childcare related stress, history of depression, and unplanned pregnancy, lead to PPD, demographic factors are said to contribute to PPD as…

The home in which citizens reside in is referred to as a “castle”, where the King and/or Queen must defend their grounds. From English Common Law, laws were derived to protect those who owned a home from defenseless harm or injury. Such laws, often referred to as “Castle Doctrine” or “stand-your-ground” laws, justify the harmful force of killing as a means of defense. Castle Doctrine laws inevitably pose a thought of linked homicide, where these laws allow citizens to legally commit homicide.…

A number of contrastive theories dominate American foreign policy operation, both in the present and throughout the country’s relatively brief history. Among them are exceptionalism, a long-standing, explicitly American ideal that lends us inherent divine purpose; expansionism, a desire to widen our borders and conquer territories, a prominent theme of manifest destiny; unilateralism, a freedom to engage with other countries without formalities such as alliances or agreements; and isolationism,…

Introduction In the following essay I will be explaining how important scientific research and evidence based practice is within sports therapy by using four separate sources to provide adequate support for the points made. Evidence based practice and scientific research are highly important in sports therapy as they help improve and provide proven techniques and assessments for a sports therapist to use in their day to day practice. Berg and Latin (2008) stated that “Research, simply put, is a…

Music is a complex idea that has a multiple outcomes and experiences. We are surrounded by music every day, all different types of it, too. There are theories on how music takes place in how we go through our society, like how it tells stories from the ancient world or even songs that most people can relate to today. But the two major periods of music in this piece is the classical and baroque style music. Although “classical” is now a common term to describe instrumental music, it is actually…

Can Diamonds be Girls’ Best Friend? What do you think when you think of sororities? For most people outside of the greek system you think of iconic movies such as House Bunny, Legally Blonde or Sydney White. Though these movies are entertaining, they do not accurately depict what it actually means to be in a sorority and all the benefits you can receive. I joined my sorority Alpha Delta Pi here at the University of South Carolina a little over a year ago and I can truly say it has been the best…

The air was gunky. Every breath felt as if I had just inhaled two packs of cigarettes. There was noise all around me, people growing impatient from the long hours of waiting. Finally, my name was called out. As I walked down the long corridor towards the double doors I had an uneasy feeling about the verdict. I’ve made many mistakes in my life, but the one thing that I truly regret is befriending the new kid in school. From the first day that I met him things went horribly wrong. I should have…