Essays

The purpose of this project is for students to learn about both the tools used to find research studies and the components and methods used for academic studies.  For each […]

The pearl

Working at a grocery store was never a future that Sammy thought he had, but life has its surprises. He had big dreams growing up; and his parents shared in […]

5.    In the United States, “military participation is viewed as a civic duty that implies shared responsibilities in exchange for equal citizenship” (De Angelis & Segal, p. 327 in text). […]

4.    A social psychology of terrorism (i.e., who becomes a terrorist, how people react to terrorism) seems to be a more viable explanation than a personality theory. Why is that? […]

3.    Pincus et al. (2001) proposed five stages of deployment (predeployment, deployment, sustainment, redeployment, and postdeployment). In chapter 25 Booth and Lederer presented a four-phase model (reset, pre-deployment, deployment, and […]

2.    One topic of great debate within military psychology is the role of military psychologists in dealing with national security. Do military psychologists have a primary duty to the military […]

Why australias national anthem should be changed to i am australian

1.    Much of the information on crisis and hostage negotiation comes from events in the civilian sector. How does this topic differ in a military context? What is the role […]

Some pundits, academics, and politicians often talk about the “unintended consequences” of global capitalism (Joyce Appleby uses this phrase in the final assigned section).  Others argue that there is nothing […]