The second article in review is titled ‘What Boys and Girls Need’ (April 5, 2007). It acknowledges the negative effects of gender stereotyping in young boys and girls. Yet, studies have indicated that parents (and caregivers) are not adequately meeting the needs of boys and girls through their style of care-giving. Citing the work of…
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Article Review: Why Hispanic Children Lag Behind (March 16, 2007)
The first article taken for review is titled ‘Why Hispanic Children Lag Behind’ (March 16, 2007). The article takes up a key issue facing educators in America – namely, creating a level playing field for pupils of different cultural and socio-economic backgrounds. The underperformance/under-education of Hispanic children is a concern, as they consistently lag behind…
Article Review: Time to Create Sound Teamwork by Diane Bandow
The article titled Time to Create Sound Teamwork by Diane Bandow talks about the importance of teamwork for running businesses successfully. Lack of teamwork within an organization can cost a lot more than what is obvious, for lack of trust and understanding in relationships between team members can decrease performance levels, inflate production cycles, and…
Article Review: Compliance, Conversion, and Category Induction by Vikram K. Jaswal, Olivia K. Lima, and Jenna E. Small
In the article titled Compliance, Conversion, and Category Induction authored by Vikram K. Jaswal, Olivia K. Lima, and Jenna E. Small, key insights into child psychology are attained. The research focuses on how children recognize and categorize external objects based on a pre-existing set of labels that they have learnt. For instance, when “children hear…
Article Review: ‘Burials, Houses, Women and Men in the European Neolithic’ by Ian Hodder
What does the author say is his/her goal in this article or chapter? What is the point he/she is going to make? At the outset, the Ian Hodder tries to make clear the two varying interpretations of neolithic megalith structures. The first view assumes that the megalith monuments of ancient Europe were products of emerging…
Too big for the planet? : Article Review
The article published in The Guardian of 12th July 2007, titled “Too Big for the Planet?” is chosen for analysis in this essay. The Optimum Population Trust, a think tank “dedicated to reducing the population growth and its effects on the world” recommend that families should have no more than two children because any more…