functions of pressure groups Pressure groups are a vital part of a healthy democracy. Indeed the sustained and rapid expansion of pressure group activity and involvement in the political process is often heralded as a sign of growing political involvement among many thousands of people. Among the role played by pressure groups‚ large and small‚ we can identify the following: Pressure groups Promote discussion and debate and mobilise public opinion on key issues Performa a role in educating citizens
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“population-specific differences in the presence of disease‚ health outcomes‚ or access to healthcare” (2013). In the United States‚ health disparities are a well-known problem among ethnic minorities such as African Americans‚ Asian Americans‚ Native Americans‚ and Latinos. Studies have shown that these groups have a higher prevalence of chronic conditions along with higher rates of mortality and poorer health outcomes‚ when compared with the white population. Without access to regular preventative
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-highly centralized gov and single party strength‚ BUT with linguistic autonomous groups and largely coalition based‚ making it semiconsoc Four Elements of Power Sharing in India Grand Coalition -model form is inclusive cabinet coalition of minorities‚ can be councils‚ will have set proportional ratio of ethnic/linguistic groups who must be represented -congress system was very inclusive‚ had small pressure parties influencing both sides -so no alternating 2 parties‚ single party more like
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University: Family-Centered Health Promotion May 5‚ 2015 “The United States has become increasingly diverse in the last century. According to the 2010 U.S. Census‚ approximately 36 percent of the population belongs to a racial or ethnic minority group” (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention‚ 2015). This increase of racial and ethnic diversity in the U.S.‚ as well as the challenge to eliminate disparities in the health status of people of diverse backgrounds‚ demands that we provide culturally
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MARKS: 80 ( Each case study for 20 Marks) Subject – Principles and Practice of Management Commu`nicating in a Crisis Overview Valley High School‚ situated in Kodaikanal‚ was established in 1980 and is owned by a well respected charitable trust. It overlooks a lake and is a modern building equipped with state-of-the-art facilities. The total student enrolment is 2000‚ out of which more than 50% are girls and the rest boys. The students are all from affluent‚ educated families. The school
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and possible drawbacks‚ the intention in valid and the results yielded from its practice are significant and have the potential to be even greater. Affirmative Action is meant to ‘level the playing field‚’ between men and women and between ethnic groups and whites. Women throughout history have been repressed in one form or another. One argument for Affirmative Action is that‚ in the case of women‚ it helps combat a discrimination that has existed throughout the last several centuries and that continues
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development among minority groups. This model acknowledges within groups differences that have implications for treatment. The high failure-to-return rate of many clients seems to be intimately connected to the mental health professional’s inability to assess the cultural identity of clients accurately. The model also acknowledges sociopolitical influences shaping minority identity. Atkinson‚ Morten‚ and Sue (1979‚ 1989‚ 1998; Sue & Sue‚ 2008) proposed a five-stage Minority Identity Development
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[Reconsidering Work-Life Balance Debates: Challenging Limited Understandings of the “life” Component in the context of Ethnic Minority Women’s Experiences]. [Sharon Adwoa Anima Ofori] Student ID: [6514408] [Word count 3000] Reconsidering Work-Life Balance Debates: Challenging Limited Understandings of the “life” Component in the context of Ethnic Minority Women’s Experiences. Introduction. “Qualitative research is a form of inquiry that analyses information conveyed
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students are excluded from higher education. There is still a lack of ethnic minorities in top universities‚ despite widening participation schemes and black and ethnic minority students predominately go to new universities which have high representation of black and ethnic minority students. Looking at ethnic minorities in higher education is important because of the huge disparities between the different minorities entering in the university system‚ particularly black British students of Caribbean
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Asian-Americans are portrayed by the media as a successful minority. As the academic achievement of Asian-Americans soared in recent years‚ the model minority stereotype of Asian-Americans has become remarkably popular in the United States. The model minority stereotype indicates that “Asian-Americans‚ through their hard work‚ intelligence‚ and emphasis on education and achievement‚ have been successful in American society.” The origin of the model minority stereotype is usually associated with the 1966
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