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Showing 1 to 20 of 63 for “"deviant behavior"”.
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The Challenge of Modifying Deviant Behavior: Restructuring Incentives in Renegade Regimes
… whether international coercion used to confront deviant behavior in renegade or rogue regimes produces an offset of the benefits of continued defiant behavior, or produces a restructuring of incentives and a counterproductive result. Much has been written on the effectiveness of international …
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The Ties That Bind: An Examination of Outgroup Relationships as a Deviant Behavior
<p>Contact programs, such as Seeds of Peace, subscribe to the assertion that an essential element to co-existence between groups with a violent history is to provide situations in which out-group members are encouraged to form new relationships. Although the individual may have positive feelings …
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A Study of Therapists' and Homosexuals' Philosophies of Human Nature and Attitudes Toward Deviant Behavior
Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-10T18:45:36Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 7212290.pdf: 4718534 bytes, checksum: 1b18460a3b8ca097182e3f819e7d0ea8 (MD5) Previous issue date: 1971
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Anabolic steroid use among non-competitive male bodybuilders: an application of two theories of deviant behavior
… male bodybuilders. Two theories of deviant behavior are used in this research: rational choice theory and social learning theory. This thesis tests these theories on a sample of 50 males from fitness centers and gymnasiums. The results are interpreted in light of their implications …
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The Relationship between Attitudes toward Deviance and Deviant Behavior: The Influence of Science, Individualism, Social Bonds and Deviant Peers
… whether or not that individual will engage in deviant behavior. This research contributes to the theoretical and empirical literature on deviant behavior by examining the strength of two cultural factors, the scientific worldview and individualism, in predicting an individual's attitudes toward …
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Ink impressions: public perceptions of tattoos and criminality
… society, the definition and acceptance of deviant behavior has broadened significantly. The taboos that were once cast out by society have begun to be accepted in society. Participation in tattooing is a prime example of behavior that has become more mainstream. This once detestable art …
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Does religion matter? A test of classical theories of deviance on two different religious types
… relation to two classical theories of crime and deviant behavior. The first objective of this research is to determine whether a conventional religion, Methodism, deters crime and deviant behavior better than an unconventional religious type, Shambhala Buddhism, and a control group of …
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A Content Analysis of A&E's Hoarders
… suggest that Americans’ perceptions of hoarding behavior has shifted from one that is deviant behavior to one that is medicalized.</p>
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The freshman experience
… to investigate if change in sexual risk-taking behavior between high school and college can be predicted as a function of the interaction of person and situation traits. College, conceptualized as a backspace (situation) construct, and personality traits (sensation-seeking, neuroticism, …
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Pathways to Turning Points: Exploring the Relationship between Self-Control and Thoughtfully Reflective Decision Making
… on steering individuals away from subsequent deviant behavior. Using data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health, this study investigates the relationship between self-control and thoughtfully reflective decision making (Paternoster and Pogarsky, 2009; Paternoster, Pogarsky, …
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Youth and at-risk behavior: the aftermath of Hurricane Maria in the Caribbean Island of Dominica
… Maria on the island of Dominica concerning deviant behaviors in youth, educational aspirations, and choice. The challenges in the aftermath of a hurricane in the Caribbean are unique for many reasons. Due to these unique challenges, this study is necessary to understand how the youth in …
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Post-traumatic stress disorder: The hidden epidemic and its effect on society
… and precipitates primary and secondary deviant behavior. This work focuses on non war related civilian incidence of the disorder. It examines the causes, circumstances and processes leading to the onset of the disorder and explores societal reaction to PTSD sufferers. Central to the work …
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Love and Low Serotonin
… companionship, healthcare socioeconomics, and deviant behavior.
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Inside the Juvenile Justice System
… as any nation, there is a struggle with violent behavior and tendencies among adults and adolescents. Within the last three decades, the United States has created a correctional system that specifically targets adolescents, and that acknowledges the differences between adult and juvenile …
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Black Students, Discipline, and Cultural Responsiveness: Texas Black Educators as Cultural Translators
… on how they deter, respond, and translate behaviors of Black students to lower discipline infractions using cultural responsiveness. Seven Black Texas educators participated in an individual semi-structured interview along with a focus-group interview. Data gathered from participants …
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Adaptive Cruise Control and Driver Modeling
… it is suitable to have a model of driver behavior. The approach in the thesis is to use system identification methodology to obtain dynamic models of driver behavior useful for ACC applications. Experiment with seven drivers participating in different traffic situations were performed both …
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