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    Consequences of Social Categorization and Social Identity Theories Vernon Smith BA426 Managing Cultural Diversity vsmith003@regis.edu Consequences of Social Categorization and Social Identity Theories Introduction In the modern world, workforce diversity has developed to be among the most imperative elements. Many organizations including Apple Inc. and all over the world have employed diversity managers to help develop effective workforce diversification (Podsiadlowski et al., 2013). The increased

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    The Categorization of Rape as a Hate Crime As rape and hate crimes are separated into different categories, their definitions are almost exactly alike. Rape is the crime of having sexual intercourse with a person against their will usually influenced by violence and the will for domination. Hate crimes are physical crimes against a certain group; fortunately they also are usually influenced by violence and the will for domination. Rape and hate crimes are a huge part of today’s society however

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    Categorization of Sitcom Fathers For this essay I consulted EPGuides.com[1] and The Internet Movie Database[2], which also includes minimal facts of television shows and casts. Throughout the course of television history there have evolved several types and variations of fathers: the Simulacrum; the Single-parent; the Substitute; the Homer Simpson; the Apathetic. Though their characteristics coincide with American values, the Simulacrum Father does not merely represent ideals but America’s

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    Art Therapy and Bulimia The definition and categorization of bulimia nervosa (BN) are addressed in the beginning of the paper. As there are many medical concerns that influence and accompany treatment, a brief overview of these concerns is provided. Next, the focus shifts to the population most affected by the disorder and risk factors for development of BN. A discussion of co-occurring disorders follows due to the fact that BN sufferers often experience one or more co-occurring disorders or

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    A wide array of ideas and concepts are used to determine the categorization for post-modernism, expressionism, and formalism. Post-modernism is typically categorized by everyday movements. It is said by some that one does not even need be a dancer in order to do this style of choreography. It is similar to contemporary dance which is a combination of modern and post-modern dancing. Expressionism is basic movement with the intent of expressing an emotion or feeling behind it. Expressionism originated

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    Stratification by definition is the categorization of people into socio-economic strata based upon their annual income and occupation. As stated in the textbook “Sociology; The Canadian Perspective” both income and occupation strongly correlate; as a lawyer and drug dealer might share similar levels of monetary success; the lawyer would be higher on the strata due to the legitimacy of his career. For people on the lower end of the strata, the “Lower class” and “Working Class” it becomes increasingly

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    Verbal Short-Term Memory

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    The first experiment included participants categorizing spoken words based on either semantic or phonological property, and the third experiment added the condition of categorization based on perceptual property. Word properties combined with immediate serial recall (ISR) task were matched with the type of categorization so that differences in ISR can be attributed to the encoding condition. Experiment 3 was designed to retest whether semantic encoding resulted in better recall than phonological

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    in grocery stores as well; baking items tend to be in one aisle and alcohol tends to be in another. These sets or organizations are also known as categorizations. Categorization is something that tends to differ across cultures, especially when dealing with age and the amount of schooling they have. One of the main inhibitors for proper categorization

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    as categorization and bias in social realities, but also in the language and thought of both humans and non-human animals. ***CONSOLIDATE THIS (LESS WORDY)*** The mental and physical processes that work together is what creates the ability for

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    Cognitive Psychology-Essentialism and Racial Bias Jointly Contribute to the Categorization of Multiracial Individuals In the United States, racism and stereotype bias is an important issue that we still struggle with today and it impacts how we understand each other. Throughout U.S history, people that were mixed (part-white and part-black) were typically identified as Black. Arnold Ho, Susan Gelman and Steven Roberts, U-M professors of psychology published a scientific article (Ho et al., 2015)

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