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In chapter five: “Patterns of Kinship and Residence” the book Families in Global and Multicultural Perspective by Max E. Stanston, he goes through the concept of Kin and how the affiliation affects an average person. Starting the reading of the content made perfect sense and seems to be a simple enough concept to understand. I could relate to the points at first, but after reading in further it covered wider grounds on the simple concept of “kin” and how different society interpreted it. Also,

importantly, these emotions helped us to evaluate potential threats and respond to them in appropriate way, by focusing our attention. However, we often avoid being anxious, feeling a sense of failure if we don’t keep our worrying thoughts under control. Patterns of avoidance may build up, that can have a limiting effect on our lives. Anxiety can also be exhilarating. Putting ourselves into situations that makes us anxious can be unpleasant, but getting through the other side can bring incredible sense of

(SDG) serve as a catalyst to kick-start societal and global transformation (ICSU, 2015). This paper discusses goal 12, which highlights Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP). The goal aims to “ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns through the use of services and related products, which respond to basic needs and brings a better quality of life, while minimizing the use of natural resources, toxic materials and the emissions of waste and pollutants (DSD, 2015).” Although the

In Ruth Benedicts' book "The Patterns of Culture", He describes the grieving habits of the Kwakiutl Indians that reside in the Pacific North West. When someone passes away in the tribe, the members affected by the tragedy grieve in a specific way. The tribe members take all their grievance in their hearts and convert it into anger, which leads them to lash out at anyone they please. This lashing out can go to the extreme of even killing people. It does not matter to the Kwakiutl tribe if the party

JUS 485 Midterm Exam Answer the following questions, which are based upon the first four modules of the course. 1. Explain why it is that evidence gained through the forensic science process is almost always considered to be circumstantial evidence. The most important fact that makes forensic evidence circumstantial is because science cannot be clearly defined by law. The legal system have created standards and written legal rules regarding the admissibility of forensic evidence. When forensic

Hispanics and Whites Communication Patterns Communication involves more than exchanging words between people. Gestures, postures, facial expressions and even eye contacts are important during communication. Both verbal and nonverbal cues are important during communication and can help a person understand the speaker or listener’s emotions, attitudes or status. Understanding the existence of various cultures is necessary since different cultures have varying ways of communication (Lustig & Koester

Literary Analysis (Title) Sherman Alexi’s “Flight Patterns” contains a very controversial subject in today’s society, racism. Sherman Alexi chose to portray racism through the character of William, a Native American who has a loving family and a time consuming job in Seattle, Washington. After the September 11th terrorist attacks, most citizens of the United States scrutinized ethnicities that were not familiar. William is a victim of this scrutiny, even though a small Middle Eastern group with

Montgomerie says, “The paper is barred—that is part of what pattern it has and the woman is trapped behind the bars” (Montgomerie, 275). This line that she is describing from the story should tell the reader that the heroine feels like she has been put in prison in this particular room. This is one of the many descriptions that have been given in the story to describe how the author feels like a prisoner even though she is actually in her own home. It also seems that she has been quarantined to her

Anna Garcia was found dead at 11:00 am on August 15, 2012, by neighbor Doug Green. The cause of death is a very clear loss of blood at the head, by hitting her right temple on a table. There are a few prime suspects. Also there were clues found at the crime scene, including an empty syringe, pills- later found to be aspirin and orange juice, footprints leading to and away from the crime scene. There was blood everywhere, on the table, syringe, juice cup, and near Annas head. The main theorem we

Participants will be asked in 26 statements in a Likert-type scale called Revised Family Communication Patterns (RFCP) instrument (Ledbetter & Schrodt, 2008). Questions are to evaluate family’s conversation and conformity orientations (Ledbetter & Schrody, 2008). Examples given are “I usually tell my parents what I am thinking” or “When I am at home, I am