Social Science

Culture applies to all areas of psychology, such as cultural psychology, educational psychology, industrial psychology, and much more. One goal of psychology is to create a model to help people, and culture is one way to achieve that. It touches…
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Anything goes.  This is the song title from a musical of the early twentieth century by Cole Porter.  It seems more true, now. Yet, that is just because what shocked in the old days, fails to shock anyone now. For…
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Whether it be positive or aversive, religion will always have an impact on human behavior. From the beginning of time humans have been affected by our spiritual nature. Desire for something greater than the natural consumes our world. Everywhere you…
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Dating to the 19th century, the Positivist School of criminology was born of the scientific age, and replaced the Classical School of thought. The Classical School relied on social philosophy and meted out punishment based on the crime committed as…
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Social disorganization is used by criminal justice professionals to predict trends in criminal behavior. Social disorganization is contributed to by many factors. This paper will explain social disorganization and how social disorganization relates to organized crime and criminal behavior. The…
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In psychology, or in any of the sciences, one must distinguish the difference between causation and correlation.  Some correlations are causative.  When the sun comes out, it gets lighter, or it gets warmer.  This is a causative correlation.  The first act, the…
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“I’m really surprised…you’re soooo articulate!” “What she’s saying, Lucille is….” “We require proof that you have a degree before you can work here.” “I have Black friends, so I can use that expression.” “Oh, come on, you’re too sensitive”. These…
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James Watson and Francis Crick did amazing and groundbreaking work in the anthropological field as co discoverers of the detailed structure of the DNA molecule in 1953. This work earned Watson a Nobel Prize and has further enabled the field…
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There are a number of distinct theoretical strands in the study of personality development. Most theorists break development down into specific stages which are typically progressive, this means that you must pass through one stage before you can get to…
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Did you know that there is a war brewing between introverts and extroverts? Not the type of war where there is arguing and bloodshed, obviously. This is more of a silent war; some people think being an introvert is all…
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