Social Science

There are actually more of the worst gangs in America. These five are chosen because they have nationwide chapters or have well developed prison based societies, and are extremely powerful outside of prison. These gangs are not just informal groups…
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One of the most frustrating pursuits has been the attempt to find commonality of behavioral patterns, motivational causes, past history and other features of serial killers. But one clear distinction among serial killers is their pattern of organization or disorganization….
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The idea of normal behavior, normal belief, and normal ways of conducting oneself through life, comes from several sources. For individuals, a regular and dependable set of experiences with cause and effect can lead to behavior that is geared toward…
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Some people think that tattoos are something that are stupid and have no place on people. Others think that tattoos are great ways to send messages to people, and others think they are body art. Whatever you stand on tattoos…
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Someone observed a while ago that trends and models in psychology tend to reflect the technology of the day. Freud grew up in the age of steam and viewed human emotional experiences in terms of raw, powerful forces. A few…
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Hard coded and intractable racism in the United States comes from several institutional sources: Religions that foment beliefs about the comparative superiority of one race over another; communities, companies, clubs and organizations that have historically maintained racist structures and social…
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Civil war in America is a proposition that requires certain conditions to be met. A significant segment of society has to be dissatisfied enough to declare itself a sovereign nation, obtain and secure a sizable tract of land, move a…
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The political spectrum in this country has become quite polarized. You are either a die hard Republican or a die hard Democrat, and if you don’t fall in one of those neat little boxes, you are someone who isn’t going…
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Could it have been a coincidence or could it have been something more meaningful? This question happens to most everybody during their lifetime and sometimes regularly, most brush it off as quickly as it happened and continue on with their day,…
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Fear keeps us alive.  Unfortunately for the human species, our fear has a way of becoming amplified, even when not based on reality.  This is a side effect of our larger brains, and capacity to store information.  We are especially…
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