Abortion Methods, Assisted Reproduction, and Sexual Identity
Abortion Methods
- Surgical Abortion (Early): Up to 12 weeks, cervical dilation, strong suction vacuum, curettage.
- Surgical Abortion (Mid-Trimester): China, first week of 2nd trimester, suction curettage + comb (sometimes forceps). Bleeding and pain are expected.
- Intra-Amniotic Instillation: Article 5th week, amniotic saline solution (20%). Death within 12 hours due to dehydration, brain hemorrhage, convulsions, and organ failure.
- Late-Term Abortion: Similar to surgical intervention, Caesarean extraction
Nature vs. Nurture: Understanding Gender Identity
We Are Who Nature Makes Us
It seems undeniable that as a species, we are as much the result of a long process of biological evolution as we are of cultural development. Although the relationship between nature and nurture is understood in different ways, both aspects form part of who we are.
Sex and Gender: Biological and Social Constructs
When we are born, we come into the world as either male or female, which is called sex. This refers to the biological characteristic of being one or the other. Gender
Read MoreUnderstanding Bureaucracy and Modern Organizational Structures
Representational modernism consisted in the sketching of a singular set of empirical tendencies which were imagined to be irresistible and inevitable. These were the famous ‘rationalization’ of the world, the success of which would be attributed to bureaucracy as the primary mechanism of its achievement.
Its outcome was to be our imprisonment in the house of bondage – the iron cage of bureaucracy.
From Weber’s modernist vision of the modernist world, it is in many respects a bleak and pessimistic
Read MoreResearch Methodology: Effective Data Collection & Analysis
Research Methodology
*By Claudia Calderón Flandez*
**First Steps: Preparation for Information Collection**
- Literature Review: Conduct a thorough review of existing literature or, if necessary, an initial contextualization stage for the researcher.
- Formulation of Objectives: Clearly define the research objectives.
- Research Design: Develop a work plan that includes sample selection, method selection, and data collection techniques.
- Plan for Information Collection or Production: Determine the method and
Freud’s Psychoanalytic Theory: Structure and Development
Sigmund Freud developed psychoanalytic theory in the early 1900s. According to his theory, conscious experience is only a small part of our psychological makeup and experience. He argued that much of our behavior is motivated by the unconscious, a part of the personality that contains the memories, knowledge, beliefs, and instincts of which the individual is not aware. The contents of the unconscious far surpass in quantity the information in our conscious awareness. For Freud, much of our personality
Read MoreOrganizational Culture: Types, Subcultures, and Socialization
Types of Culture
Some organizations have a dominant culture, while others have multiple cultures simultaneously. Culture can be bureaucratic, where rules, policies, and procedures are formalized and regulated. Characteristics of these organizations include certainty, hierarchy, and strict organization.
Culture Features
- Clan: Being part of a working family, continuing tradition and ritual, teamwork and spirit, self-direction, and social influence. Members help each other.
- Culture-based business: Innovation,