Outgroup

paper is a genetic divergence between two species. To calculate this over a stretch of sequence, we always counted the number of differences per base pair between the two species and normalized by the difference between human and macaque (or another outgroup) over the same stretch. This corrects for variability in mutation rate from locus to locus. In particular, it corrects for a high local mutation rate.” (Patterson, N., Richter, D. J., Gnerre, S., Lander, E. S., & Reich, D. (2006). Genetic…

Summary of Article In today’s day and age, the idea of being “not heterosexual” has become less taboo and more accepted. People of the LGBTQ+ community are able to live their lives easier and freer than ever before, or, one would think. However, almost the exact opposite exists in the younger LGBTQ+ community. Due to more acceptance of non-cis genders and non-heterosexual persons, society anticipated the suicide rates of the younger LGBTQ+ community to decrease; unfortunately, the statistics…

Indexicality of language and style-shifting in Kebab Norwegian “Kebab Norwegian” is traced to “Kebab Svenska” (Kebab Swedish, now “Rinkebysvenska”) and was imported to Norway in the mid-1990s. Kebab Norwegian was rapidly adopted by the media and by word of mouth, and generally refers to the vernacular, the most relaxed and least conscious way of speaking, Norwegian amongst young people with and without immigrant background in the multilingual urban spaces of Oslo. The term was first coined in…

One main reason how the famous Harry Potter series positively influences the current generation is that the book series promotes reading among younger children. The sole fact that Harry Potter has become the best-selling book series in history with over 450 million copies sold proves that it has grabbed people’s attention. A research done by the Federation of Children’s Book Groups has proved that the Harry Potter series has had a huge impact in terms of reading habits in the UK. According to…

As an individual there is always something new that will intrigue us and without thinking much about it, we just want to delve into understanding and learning that which caught our attention. This is one reason why we need to be aware of the different cultures that are out there. I must admit that with little or no exposure this can be difficult. Beyond the understanding, the most important aspects are how these differences are communicated and the different verbal codes and gestures that are…

Privileged white American men tend to be a lot less culturally and gender sensitive and a large part of that is due to who there are, their identity. With the TV series Archer I will explain how characteristics of identity and aspects of identity influence the attributions and attitudes. The TV show Archer is about the trials of an agency named ISIS (International Secret Intelligence Service). Led by the world’s deadliest spy Archer who is also the son of the Chief Executive Officer, Malory…

with leaders and other teammates are considered part of the ingroup (those who are part of a group, but particularly those who identify working toward a common cause) of the unit, while those with low quality LMX relationship are relegated to the outgroup (those who do not fit the group, not identified with the rest of the group, or do not seem to be moved towards the common cause as the rest of the group), (VandenBos,…

“The Husband’s Message” is a tale recounted by a wooden rune-staff that has runes inscribed on it. It tells the story of a man forced to leave his homeland and after time he is able to send an encoded message to his wife requesting her to join him. The poem alludes to the origin of the rune-staff in which carries the message to the wife but exemplifies the failure of communication as she does not understand the runes carved into the staff. The incomprehensible message thus presents the text as a…

inherently better, thus coming to the conclusion that they can do no bad while bad is all their opponents can do. Patricia Roberts-Miller defines demagoguery as “polarizing propaganda that motivates members of an ingroup to hate and scapegoat some outgroup(s), largely by promising certainty” ( CITE CHARACTERISTICS- REVISED)With polls and campaigns dominating the current media,…

Hormonal Responses in Relation to Video Gaming: League of Legends The hypotheses will be 1) testosterone will increase the most before and after the League of Legends match; 2) DHEA/cortisol will increase during the League of Legends match; 3) the winners and losers effect will influence each subsequent match; 4) team matches will influence higher cortisol responses than single player matches. According to studies, competition stimulates an individual’s hormonal responses (Carre 2009, 2013,…