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- 401: American Families
- ... structure, including single-parent families and such high rates of divorce that are certainly stressful for nation's developing children and adolescents, leading the American family and the nation's future to a state of crisis. It is starling that whether through their parents' divorce or never having been married, every other American child spends part of his or her childhood in a single-parent family. The increase in the proportion ... Glendon, Mary Ann. "Family in Western Law" 1987, p 117. Hamburg, David. "The New Family" Current, Jul/Aug 1996 Issue, p59. Kantrowitz, Barbara. "Step by Step" Newsweek, Winter/ Spring 1992. Smith, Brain. "FAMILY: Children in Crisis" Fortune, Vol. 116, Issue 3, Aug 95, p42, p6. Whitehead, Barbara. Institute of American Values Publication. "Changing Martial And Family Patters: A test of the post - Modern perspective." Social Perspective, 1998, Vol. 31. Issue 3 ...
- 402: Facism and Patriotism
- ... sycophancy that is inherent to social systems that build on intolerance towards one's peers, such as Nazism, and Fascism to a certain degree. "Nazism and Fascism emerged out of the moral, social and intellectual crisis of Europe in the aftermath of the 1914-18 War. They were a set of responses not to the crisis in general but to what were identified as its key features. The ancient regime that still persisted in 1914 had been moving towards granting the vote to all adult males, irrespective of property or employment ...
- 403: French Revolution 5
- ... Forms of government, morals, ideologies, and social development were greatly affected by it in all Europe and even in U.S. The beginning of the Frence Revolution in generally dated from June, 1789. But the crisis in political and economic affairs in France in that period was so great that social unrest, rioting, a and rebellion were common for two years before. The end of the revolutionary perios was marked by ... The only soulution was to tax the privileged classes. But they were jealoous of their privileged posistion. Altought they were not completely unwilling to contribute some additional taxes, they never understood how grave the economis crisis was. They say the crises as only some form of financial corruption that could be explained away by firing the king's finace ministers. The libiral ideas of the French Enlightenment had been absorbed by ...
- 404: Architecture In 1975 Focused M
- ... specifically, two particular themes were evident, recycling and the use of natural energy. Some may ask why the sudden interest in the environment? The answer is simple; looking back a couple of years an energy crisis crippled the nation in October of 1973. People not only did this to aid nature, moreover people wanted to be more independent in case future energy crises should arise. In addition to just reusing old ... lives. The houses were used as a place to relax and in some cases to work creatively. The ideals were pretty well followed back then, but as the years have gone by, and the energy crisis forgotten, people now have grown away from alternative energy. Although electronics and homes these days make more efficient use of electricity, people now tend to waste even more energy by using more electrical products and ...
- 405: The Rise and Fall of American Communism
- ... deemed necessary in the interest of national security. After the second World War, the American populace seemed to be in favor of demobilization and disarmament, but the Truman Administration sought to establish an atmosphere of crisis. The Truman Administration sensed that the Soviet Union was a rival and an immediate threat. By establishing a sense of fear and hysteria towards communism, the Truman Administration was able to increase military spending (such ... foes. With the Smith Act of 1948, the Communist party organized its cadre underground, so as to hide in the hope of eluding persecution. It resurfaced in 1955, when there was a sense that the crisis was ceasing due to the fact that the Cold War had stabilized with Stalins death in 1953. The Korean War of the early 1950s, further intensified anti-Communist sentiments in America. North Korea ...
- 406: Frecnch Revolution
- ... After the revolution began, no European kings, nobles, or other members of the aristocracy could take their powers for granted or ignore the ideals of liberty and equality. The revolution began with a government financial crisis but quickly became a movement of reform and violent change. In one of the early events, a crowd in Paris captured the Bastille, a royal fortress and hated symbol of oppression. A series of elected ... of the middle class were also worried by their social status. They were among the most important people in French society but were not recognized as such because they belonged to the third estate. "Financial crisis developed because the nation had gone deeply into debt to finance the Seven Years War (1756-1763) and the Revolutionary War (1775-1783)." (Durant, 22) The Parliament of Paris insisted that King Louis XVI could ...
- 407: Fidel Castro's Reign In Cuba
- ... has shown itself to have far reaching consequences. Washington's failure to achieve its goal in Cuba provided the catalyst for Russia to seek an advantage and install nuclear missiles in Cuba. The resulting "missile crisis" in 1962 was the closest we have been to thermonuclear war. America's gain may have been America's loss. A successful Bay of Pigs may have brought the United States one advantage. The strain ... South and Central America had such control of American foreign policy as to almost topple the Presidency in the recent Iran - Contra affair. As a result the U.S. government has once again faced a crisis which threatens to destroy its credibility in foreign affairs. All because of one man with a cigar. In concluding I would like to state my own feelings on the whole affair as they formed in ...
- 408: Salvador Manuchin
- ... education and guidance. FAMILY DATA: MINUCHIN'S THEORY APPLIED A graduate nursing student participated in family therapy for 4 weeks with the C. family.(Gwin, 1996) The C's were referred for counseling by a crisis intervention center as the result of alleged child molestation and wife abuse. Reluctantly, the husband agreed to participate in family therapy sessions with his wife. The young children of the family, a 2 year old ... the family. New York, NY : Norton Press. Gwin, D. (1996). Structural therapy: a case study of a family in therapy. Journal of Family Psychology, 10, 20-47. Jacobson, N.S. (1995). Couples and family in crisis: a reflection on couples and family therapy. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 48, 410 441. Miller, P. (1992). A history of family systems therapy. New York, NY: Norton Press. Minuchin, S. (1974). Families and ...
- 409: Imperialism
- ... a major impact on the modern world. It is often responsible for the movement of peoples throughout the world and is often a factor in the rate of development of nations. In their acquisition of Asian colonies, the European imperialists were driven by several motives. They wanted new sources of raw materials and precious metals, and (later) new markets; but they also claimed that they were assuming responsibility for bringing Christian ... of their lives. There were many reasons why countries wanted to expand into Asia, Africa, and China to build empires. I think the main reason was competition. During the time of the great expansion into Asian/African countries, european countries were becoming subject to trade tarriffs. These trade tarriff effectively locked out competition in european countries- if France had a huge tarriff, other countries cant compete in France. Therefore the only ...
- 410: Lord of the Flies: A Symbolic Microcosm of Society
- ... in the isolation of the island. Piggy is described as being more socially compatible with adults, and carries himself with a sense of rationale and purpose that often serves as Ralph's moral compass in crisis; although Ralph initially uses the conch to call the others, it is Piggy who possesses the knowledge to blow it as a signal despite his inability to do so. Similarly, Piggy's glasses are the ... Previous events including the crash and various untended wildfires indicate the island has suffered substantial trauma. Golding's choice to generate conflict between the id and the ego may well be symptomatic of a greater crisis for the island/person, where it is reduced to an internalized battle between its two fundamental psychological processes. As such, Golding's climax plays much like a morality tale; out of control, the id destroys ...
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