Essays on Boudreaux

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Applied social psychology focuses on all aspects of interpersonal relationships, identifying ways in which psychology can be used in enhancing them. As such, this review identifies various theories in applied social psychology in the explanation of romantic experiences. Additionally, it will examine the assumptions about love as a social and psychological construct that can be modeled to fit the modern dating traditions (Heinrich, & Johannes, 2008). This perspective arises from the understanding that societal norms have a significant influence on love. For example, the society defines the characteristics of a good looking partner or a good wife through positive and ...

Although love is usually categorized as an emotion, a variety of biological, psychological, and sociological factors determine with whom a person falls in love and how long that feeling lasts. For example, physical attraction depends on factors such as physiological arousal, the effects of pheromones, facial features, and similarity, but biological factors do not contribute to the development of long-lasting relationships because the initial attraction fades (Braxton-Davis & Boudreaux, 2010, p. 7). In other words, it is possible to fall in love with a person because of biological factors, but psychological and sociological factors determine if the feeling persists and ...

The main theme which is discussed in the articles “Spreading the Wealth” and “The micromagic of microcredit” is the poverty of the developing countries and how it is affected by a variety of economic phenomenas (globalization and microcredit, respectively). In particular, the authors of first article discusses the globalization and the standards of living in poor countries. The second article reveals the features of microcredit and how it affects the lives of poor people in Africa. It is difficult to compare the two articles thoroughly, since both of them describe different concepts, however, it is easy to see that ...

Globalization refers to the international integration process that arises from interchange of products, world views as well as ideas (Boudreaux, 2008). This element has been extremely significant in the definition of various issues that have arisen. It has been extremely significant in the development of various national policies that have been useful in definition of business among people in the world. One of the main policies that have been developed is Free Trade. This is a policy through which a government allows imports and exports for all countries without tariffs, subsidies as well as quotas. Free trade policy being extremely fundamental ...

Authenticity in the art refers to the correct identification of an origin of a piece of art, the provenance of a particular object or art, and the authorship. This concept focused on the character of an object as an exact or true reflection or expression of a person or values of the society and their beliefs. Authenticity in art means that the kind of work presented to the audience has a production history, which free from any forgery and plagiarism. In a general point of view, art should mainly major on originality of the work. The best criterion to define authenticity in art is ...