Janet Helms developed the theory of the development of racial identity, this refers to the belief systems that develop in response to the categorization of the racial group to which the main society gives meaning. In societies like that of the United States, where membership in a racial group is an important determinant of social status, it is assumed that the development of a racial identity will occur, to some degree, to everyone. For white people, the process requires that they realize their “whiteness,” that they accept this aspect of their own identity as socially meaningful and personally important, and finally that they incorporate a positive realistic view of whiteness that is not base on alleged superiority. Helms (1995) points out that the concept of race in psychology has been used with the following meanings: a) sociopolitical and economic differential socialization; b) biogenetic psychological characteristics extracted from observable signs commonly associated with racial nature, and c) differential cultural socialization (beliefs and values). The theory of racial identity includes both the biological concept, that is, the frequency of genes in a population, and its cultural construction.
The roman empire became difficult for one central authority to govern because of its size. ... Constantine was the ruler of the western part of the empire and he moved the capital because the eastern part could be easily more governed from Constantinople.
A growing body of research has found that low
self-control can be a strong predictor of delinquency and criminal behavior in
children. The theory about the lack of individual self-control as the main factor
behind criminal behavior is called “The self-control theory of crime”.
It is situated between the Atlantic coastal plain and the main Appalachian Mountains, stretching from New York in the north to central Alabama in the south.
