Measurement Scales and Summarizing data 2011 6 Page 3 Definition of a Variable A variable is a characteristic that can have many different values. 2011 7 Types of Variables A categorical variable has values with interruptions or gaps between them (categories) A continuous variable has values that could‚ theoretically‚ be measured without gaps 2011 8 Page 4 Scales of Measurement Qualitative Nominal Ordinal Binary Quantitative Discrete Continuous 2011 9 Qualitative Consists of a
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19th and 20th Century Social Worker Responses to Poverty In the 19th century‚ the U.S. was faced with a spate of immigrants (Ehrenreich‚ 2014). In fact‚ immigration patterns in the early 19th century included high levels of immigration from across the world‚ while legislation by the late 19th century limited immigration from many parts of world and encouraged immigration from Europe. Meanwhile‚ land was abundant in the early 19th century‚ leading to relatively high wages and a labor shortage. Yet
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November 2011 Explain in your own words the concepts social welfare and social development approach or model Social welfare the service given to the people was not helping them to develop themselves. Client in need of the service became dependent and the service was seen as a handout and no personal responsibilities were taken by the client. This is seen as the medical model focus on the diagnosis and treatment of the client. Social development helps the client to bring change in the situation
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A Response on Social Inequality We live in a culturally diverse world. Age‚ gender‚ sexual orientation‚ ethnic heritage and race are some of the diverse areas in society that are deemed significant. In spite of all these differences we tend to center ourselves around people who are similar to us; those who share the same biological and physical characteristics‚ same status and similar lifestyles. Because of this it is our human nature to be ethnocentric towards those who are different from us
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{NAME} The Importance of Social Support on Health {INSTRUCTOR} {DATE} Although social interaction is complex‚ some believe that it is vital to human health‚ both mentally and physically. The nature of social behavior is that many people find it hard to open their hearts and share their feelings and problems. However‚ social interaction where people can talk out their problems and feel accepted and understood is very beneficial to mental health. It is influenced by the number
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DEVELOPMENT AND SOCIAL CHANGE STRATEGIES IN KENYA IN THE 21ST CENTURY DEFINATIONS Strategy is a high level plan to achieve one or more goals under conditions of uncertainty. Strategy is important because the resources available to achieve these goals are usually limited. Strategy is also about attaining and maintaining a position of advantage over adversaries through the successive exploitation of known or emergent possibilities rather than committing to any specific fixed plan designed at the outset
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ENTREPRENEURSHIP WITH SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT PRINTHYA.R
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Theory of Social Development Full Outline of the Theory in Brief N. Asokan Table of Contents Chapter I Introduction Chapter II Infrastructure Chapter III Levels of Comprehension‚ Enjoyment‚ Values‚ Attitudes and Motives Chapter IV Model of Nine Levels of Growth Chapter V Conclusion Chapter I Introduction For the scholar‚ development is a particular activity of society seen in certain periods. For the social being it is an ever-present‚ non-stop activity
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If asked‚ most people would blame as the cause of the civil war the issue of slavery. This is understandable; many people in the U.S. at the time were against slavery‚ going to far as to help runaway slaves escape to the free north. But‚ while slavery at face value was a major factor‚ international politics and economics played a major role. Several factors‚ including the election of Lincoln‚ the raid on Harper ’s Ferry‚ the Dred Scott decision‚ and‚ most importantly‚ the fugitive slave law‚ contributed
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The Impact of the Social Changes of the Civil War As the United States began to establish itself as a country‚ more and more problems began to surface within the nation. A perfect example of this would be the American Civil War‚ which significantly affected society. This brought about many changes within America such as women’s rights movements and decisions regarding African American freedom. Also many of the problems are country had previously left unresolved were soon to be resolved too
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