<u>In some </u><u>Native American</u><u> communities, people accused of breaking the law meet with community members, victims (if any), village elders, and agents of the justice system in a sentencing circle</u>. A sentencing circle involves discussion between offenders, victims, and members of the community. A person sitting in the circle has no special powers/privileges. The circle operates on the basis of consensus. Each member of the circle expresses his/her feelings about the act that was committed and raises questions/concerns. The accused can express regret about his/her actions and a desire to change the harmful behavior. This question is related to Criminology.
Answer:
actor-observer discrepancy
Explanation:
Actor-observer discrepancy: In social psychology, the term actor-observer discrepancy or bias is defined as an individual's propensity to attribute his or her actions to some external causes whereas he or she attributes the other person's behavior or actions to some internal causes.
It is considered as a form of attributional bias that leads to develop the way an individual interacts or perceive the other person. It generally covers others and one's behavioral attributions.
In the question above, the given statement is referred to as actor-observer discrepancy.
<u>Answer:
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With the advent of condensed and evaporated milk in the late 1800s, the percent of mothers that breastfed their babies had come down to 20-30% by 1940.
<u>Explanation:
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- Though it was deemed crucial to breastfeed the babies during their infant years, majority mothers chose to feed their babies with condensed and evaporated milk owing to various rumors that had disseminated in society.
- These rumors were regarding the sagging of breasts and also about the possibility of breast cancer due to breastfeeding.
- The availability of evaporated and condensed milk just proved to be of convenience for the mothers who did not want to feed their own milk to their babies.
