Chris Drew (PhD)

Dr. Chris Drew is the founder of the Helpful Professor. He holds a PhD in education and has published over 20 articles in scholarly journals. He is the former editor of the Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education. [Image Descriptor: Photo of Chris]

10 Perceptual Region Examples

In human geography, perceptual regions are regions that exist in the public imagination but do not exist as clearly defined specific locations. You might think of a region, such as ‘the US south’, and have a different idea about where it begins and ends, and what its culture is, to someone else. Your perception of […]

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10 Cultural Pluralism Examples

Cultural pluralism is a term used to describe the cohabitation of different cultures in the same geographical space. Despite living alongside one another, each culture maintains its own distinct identity. Unlike multiculturalism, cultural pluralism has one dominant culture. This dominant culture does not place pressure on minorities to assimilate. Cultural pluralism encourages respect and appreciation

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13 Cultural Appropriation Examples

Cultural appropriation is the co-optation of elements, customs, or practices of one culture by another culture without acknowledgment or consent. Usually, the appropriating culture is in a relation of domination to the appropriated culture.  Cultural appropriation is important to understand because it very casually hides under its garb sinister histories of ethnic, racial, or religious

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55 American Culture Examples

Inspired by immigrants,  the United States of America is a large, multicultural, and diverse nation. As such, one singular culture within the nation is difficult to define. The nation was built by individuals arriving from various parts of the globe, each bringing along their traditions and values (Crunden, 2015). Within this melting pot of cultures,

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27 Perseverance Examples

If you have perseverance, it means that you will continue to do something despite facing difficulties, barriers, obstacles, or delays. Perseverance is something that many employers want to see in their employees. This is because they want someone who will not give up easily. These are the sorts of people who get the job done,

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Behavioral Conditioning: Definition and Examples

Behavioral conditioning is a process through which behavior is shaped or altered through rewards or punishments. It is a principle in behaviorist psychology. Behavioral conditioning is generally divided into two parts: operant conditioning and classical conditioning. Also prominent in the realm of behavioral conditioning is Observational Learning. This process involves individuals learning by watching others

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40 Types of Freedom

We generally divide freedom into two types: freedom to and freedom from. But we can break it down into many more nuanced types, which I’ll explore in this article. Generally, freedom to refers to the liberty to conduct desired actions without restriction. It is the capacity to make choices that are yours alone, independent of

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