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Assessing The Cultural Effects Of Neoliberalism On Empathy, Melissa May Racho
Assessing The Cultural Effects Of Neoliberalism On Empathy, Melissa May Racho
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The current study examined the effect of neoliberalism on the expression of empathy among 40 undergraduate college students. Participants were divided across three groups: two treatment groups who were exposed to either a neoliberal or critical primer and a control group with no exposure to a primer. Individuals were randomly assigned to each condition prior to completing three empathy measures: The Empathic Concern and Perspective Taking subscales of the Interpersonal Reactivity Index, and the Reading the Mind in the Eyes Test. Mean scores were analyzed using multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) and revealed no significant differences between groups, indicating the …
Effect Of Vocal Prosody On Elementary Teachers’ Perceptions Of Black And White Students, Chynna Sierra Mccall
Effect Of Vocal Prosody On Elementary Teachers’ Perceptions Of Black And White Students, Chynna Sierra Mccall
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There is an academic achievement gap between White and Black male students as evidenced by the significant difference between standardized test scores beginning in the third grade and continuing throughout secondary education. It has been postulated that this gap is influenced by differences in how teachers interact with students of color. This difference in treatment may stem from implicit racial stereotypes held by teaching staff. Many characteristics such as skin color or accent can serve as triggers for such stereotypes. One factor that has not been studied is vocal prosody, the melodic contour of one’s speaking voice, and its ability …
It’S Different: Perceptions Of Risk And Resilience In Older Siblings Of Children With Disabilities, Bradley Hugh Reimers
It’S Different: Perceptions Of Risk And Resilience In Older Siblings Of Children With Disabilities, Bradley Hugh Reimers
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The entry of a child with a disability into the family system can contribute to unique challenges, and potentially, joys for their families. Designed from a psychological resilience framework, this post-intentional phenomenological study specifically focused on the process of adaptation for five older siblings who had a younger sibling with an intellectual disability. To understand their perspectives about what their experiences had entailed, each adolescent participant wrote a daily check-in journal and completed both a photo-elicitation interview and a semi-structured interview. The results of this study indicated that adolescent older siblings adjusted to having a sibling with a disability by …