UCLA School of Law

Human interpersonal and small group communication are complex and dependent on various factors, such as setting and personalities and moods of the people communicating, that significantly influence both the verbal and non-verbal aspects of that communication. Every communication interaction is different and unrepeatable due to the vast number of changing variables that impact how people communicate with each other. One such factor is power dynamics, which in itself change based on various…

him in as a result. Marshall, a man interviewed by Clayton Mosher, noted that sometimes cultural issues play a role in why juveniles join gangs. His example was as follows; “You’re a Hispanic kid and you don’t speak English very well; you go to school and what other kids do, they pick on people, so you look different because Vancouver is still primarily white, and you’re targeted; you make some friends amongst your peers who speak your language and have your same culture. At some point you…

to act cooperatively. Demand for public goods will form and people will collectively add new clauses to their collective social contract, thereby transitioning to the “productive state”. Buchanan stresses that in order to maximize liberty these new laws must be efficient for all and non-excludable. Under these conditions, the state will grow as the collective sees…

Oaxaca in Mexico. He is the oldest child of three. Both of his parents worked as fruit vendors and my father along with his siblings were responsible for helping out. My father had big dreams and hoped to convince his father through his dedication in school to fund his wish to attain a higher education in order to reach his goals. He wanted to become…

decade after the Civil Rights Act, preferential government policies were challenged in the courts. The case of Regents of the University of California v. Bakke (1978), which challenged use of racial quotas in admissions in California state medical schools, was the first important case in defining the limits of government preferential policies. Bakke argued that through use of such policies the government was discriminating against whites. The Supreme Court disallowed the quotas. Another major…

As the years past by, each decade progressively improves upon itself. Learning from their mistakes, growing, developing laws, literature, technology, and even building structures to accommodate the people of that era. Even though these advancements do benefits us greatly, it can also affect our behavior and how we perceive things in everyday interactions. I ponder the question—is the past really all that different from the present, is it still possible to affect and modify behaviors? I compared…

To be classified as serial killer there has to be three important considerations. “Other suggestions are that there must be a motivation, that this motivation tends to be sexual, that the killer will fantasize about the murder and finally, that the killing is premeditated. To eliminate other types of killings like terrorism or assassinations, the murder itself must be the primary motivator. Once serial murder is adequately defined, a deeper look can be taken into the life of the murderer”…

MISSING AND MURDERED INDIGENOUS MEN: Despite the pressure on the federal government to launch a national inquiry into murdered and missing Indigenous women, a number of media outlets and blogs have been discussing Indigenous men’s attitudes toward Indigenous women. For example, Bernard Valcourt, who was the Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada from February 22nd, 2013 to November 3rd, 2015, stated that “if we [are] honest here,” it is obvious that “there [is] a lack of…

The law of reciprocity was underlying every decision my family made. Both of my parents worked in some sort of service field, for the most part they live out treat others, as you want to be treated. In our family the golden rule has four components: respect…

As of 2014 it is reported that roughly 75% of American adults use social media sites such as Facebook or Twitter. These results are much greater than the 2008 report of 26%.( Hampton ) If one visits any park, restaurant, or any other social gathering across the United States, they are likely to witness more than one individual using a portable electronic device, using some type of social media. People no longer congregate in groups and talk to one another, but separate themselves from actual…