Neglectful or Uninvolved Parenting is a parenting style characterized by low to almost no response to the children’s needs and wants. Neglectful parents tend to provide only the basic necessities … Read more
There are four widely- and psychologist-recognized parenting styles: Permissive, Authoritative, Neglectful, and the one we’ll discuss here, Authoritarian. Primarily, these styles are differentiated by the level of demand of parents … Read more
Implementing flashbacks in a movie can be a double-edged sword. Done wrong, a flashback will feel tacked-on and lazy. A mishandled use of a flashback in a story can make … Read more
Permissive Parenting is one of the four parenting styles (the others are Authoritative, Authoritarian, and Neglectful). It is primarily characterized by high responsiveness and low demandingness. Permissive parents are those … Read more
What Do Journalists Do? Today’s “J-school” graduate must know more than how to follow leads, interview people, compose articles, edit ruthlessly, adhere to word counts and satisfy editors. They must … Read more
Humans — especially children — are visual beings. The old adage that “a picture is worth a thousand words” means that the engaging visual aspects of movies make them an … Read more
What do anthropologists do? Once upon a time, legendary anthropologists like Margaret Mead, Ruth Benedict, and Bronislaw Malinowski undertook field work within exotic cultures, primarily reporting on mating, coming-of-age, marriage, … Read more
The Hero’s Journey is an old literary device that appears in a wide variety of stories throughout human history. As such, it has also featured in many popular films since … Read more
Watching movies in the darkness of a movie theater is a singular experience. Streaming options have changed our experience to make it a shared activity to enjoy with friends and … Read more
What do sociologists do? Rather than working with one person at a time to determine the state of his or her mental health, sociologists have a more daunting task: Figuring … Read more
