OURSE OUTLINE CONTEMPORARY SOCIAL PROBLEMS COURSE DESCRIPTION: BS110 Contemporary Social Problems. 3 hours credit. A study of selected serious problems facing the American and global societies in which we live. The problems discussed include war‚ population dynamics‚ environmental issues‚ urban problems‚ inequality‚ crime‚ family level problems‚ and health care. TEXTBOOK: Soroka‚ Michael P. and Bryjak‚ George J.‚ Social Problems: A World at Risk. Prentice Hall‚ 1995. COURSE OBJECTIVES:
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Contemporary Problems Karen Proctor HSM/210 October 28‚ 2012 Lisa Perez Contemporary Problems The elderly today are living longer than ever. The National Institute on Aging and the U.S. Census Bureau‚ projects that‚ by the time the year 2050 rolls around almost 9 million people will be 90 years old. (Levy‚ 2012) A greater life expectency sounds good‚ but the elderly are facing many challenges‚ physical limitations‚ health problems‚ financial problems and the need for help with some
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Contemporary Problems with Unemployment and Low Income May 18‚ 2014 HSM/210 Both agencies I researched focus on helping the unemployed or low income populations. The problems affecting the unemployed are simple; they mainly have to do with the downfall of the economy over the last few years‚ causing a lack of job availability. With places going out of business and inflation‚ companies either don’t need or cant afford to pay more employees and are running their businesses on
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Contemporary Social Problem Research Paper Shaneka Ball HS5318 Scope of Human Services 106 March Street Belzoni‚ MS 39038 Telephone: 662-836-9396 Email: shaneka.ball@gmail.com Instructor: Dr. Bill Brehm Abstract Opioid is a misused prescription drug that is causes problems in today’s society by interfering with everyday life living among children and adults. As I begin to think about prescription opioids and how it is abused‚ I wanted to know more about how it is being abused among and in
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Title:The gummi bears Experiment Question : Will gummi bears lose weight in acidic water? Hypothesis : I think that gummy bears will not lose weight in acidic water. Materials: 9 gummi bears acidic water 3 cups timer water scale Procedure: 1. Im gonna get 3 cups and fill one with 40 ml of water‚ one with 40 ml acidic water and one with 20 ml of acidic water and 20 ml with water. 2. Next I’m gonna record the weight of each gummy bear. 3. Then
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CHALLENGES AFFECTING NIGERIA AND THEIR SOLUTION. CHALLENGES AFFECTING NIGERIA AND THEIR SOLUTION. Nigeria is a country of diverse people‚ cultures‚ religion and political groups. The country achieved independence from the British colonialist in 1960. The country marked 54 years post-independence on October 1st 2013. The journey so far has not been an entire smooth one since independence. The country has had to face several challenges and problem. It is becoming a laughing
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Nigeria is a country with device ethnic group and corrugated different political motive ranging from the individual perspective to the political parties. What is really wrong with Nigeria electioneering process is the wheel to be on power at all cost not minding the interest of the masses‚ every political party that is on power want to retain power for their selfish interest‚ while doing this‚ they map out strategies that will enable them to rig the election either by crook or hook‚ this things are
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CONTEMPORARY POLICE PROBLEM ROEL F. BALUGO TYPES AND FORMS OF CORRUPTION Corruption is not limited to the present day‚ for as long there have been a police‚ there has been policecorruption. Four Types of Corruption 1. GRATUITIES are small tips on goods purchased. In many communities some prohibits gratuities‚ whileothers do not.2. TAKING BRIBES the payment of money or other consideration to police officers with intent to subvert theaims of the criminal justice system.3.
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Contemporary issues in Nigeria public administration. Title: Meritocratic abuse in the Nigeria public sector BY EKANEM VIVIEN ONYINYE Matric no: 2004/Degree/DL0766 Department of public administration and local government University of Nigeria Nsuka. A seminar paper presented in the partial fulfillment of the
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Phase 3 Individual Project CJUS141 1/28/13 What contemporary problems exist within the U.S. corrections system? Some of the major issues that exist in the corrections system are overcrowding‚ violence‚ and gangs. There are over two million people in the United States corrections system‚ with almost all facilities at 97 to 108 percent capacity. Overcrowding in these facilities cause understaffing which leads to a lack of inmate supervision. Many programs that are in place to rehab inmates
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