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    E4WSA Social Actions

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    The chosen social action was to set awareness for E4WSA (Essentials for Women South Australia) which is a non-profit organisation that aids for homeless women who don’t have access everyday hygienic products. I was in a 6-member group and our main goal was to promote the organisation and hopefully get a few donations of feminie hygienic products such as tampons‚ pads and clean underwear from the public to give to the organisation. At the start of the social action‚ as a group we sat down and 3

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    A Case on Social Action

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    Saurabh Meyan A Source Of Social Action Max Weber According to Max Weber‚ individuals and cultures arbitrarily create their own values. There is a close connection between religion ‚ the rise of economic capitalism and birth of modern civilization in western Europe. Weber emphasized the role of religious values‚ ideologies‚ and charismatic leaders in shaping societies. Weber’s most famous work‚ The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism (1904-1905)‚ introduced the concept of the

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    Advocacy and Social Action Yecheskel Lunger SWK class 613: Practice III Professor Peter Wildeman Introduction: In this paper I will discuss how I can use advocacy and social action in my field placement. I will detail whom I consider to be a population at risk‚ and how I can empower them to achieve an equal status the rest of society‚ according to the guidelines provided by the book Generalist Practice with Organizations and Communities. The populations at risk in my field placement Populations

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    Compare and contrast two theories/ models of relationships and show how they might be utilised by a therapist who is engaged in couples counselling Name: Zoe Foster Date: 14th January 2015 Course: SOUTH2S14 Module #: 6 Tutor Name: Anni Richardson Expected Word Count: 2500 Actual Word Count: 2634 Introduction In this paper I will look at what is means to be a couples’ counsellor. What theories apply to this mode of counselling and how can these can be utilised during the sessions. I will also

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    RADICAL SOCIAL WORK AND SOCIAL ACTION SOCIAL WORK SEMINAR PAPER SUBMITTED BY SANDEEP CHAURASIA BASW FINAL YEAR STUDENT ROLL NO. 07 AT SCHOOL OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT TATA INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES TULJAPUR‚ OSMANABAD RADICAL SOCIAL WORK AND SOCIAL ACTION ABSTRACT “There are no rules for revolution any more than there are rules for love or rules for happiness‚ but there are rules for radicals who want to change their world”………… Saul D. Alinsky‚ 1971. Above statement has the key to change

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    The social learning theory is based on operant conditioning which suggests that children learn to be aggressive by observing the behaviour of those around them‚ particularly the behaviour of significant others‚ such as parents or elder siblings. By seeing others being rewarded or punished for their behaviour‚ the child experiences vicarious reinforcement. From these models‚ children therefore learn about the nature of aggressive behaviour‚ the situations it is appropriate and its likely consequences

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    Outline and evaluate two theories on the maintenance of relationships (24 marks) The social exchange theory proposed that social behaviour is viewed as a series of exchanges between individuals‚ where each individual attempts to maximise their rewards and minimise their costs. In 1959‚ Thibaut & Kelley outlined a four-stage model of long-term relationships. The couple explores the rewards and costs in a variety of relationships and ‘costs out’ the relationship‚ identifying the sources of profit

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    models and how they behave that effects a child’s behavior but also how the world around them effects their behavior. From that quote it would also suggest a way that a child has been bought up could effect their behavior‚ so linking into banduras theory‚ if a child sees a parent always in trouble with the law then they would think this is acceptable behavior because their parents are doing so they will then follow in their footsteps. However skinner did not agree with bandura as he believes that

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    Social Problems and social actions” by Anna Guerrero brought up many great issues within today’s society and even some of the different social movements of today’s time. One example is occupy Wall Street. This article discussed cognitive liberation which is something that takes place when an aggrieved groups begins to consider there situation as unjust. This to me is talking about things such as social class and race and even relates to some of the issues going on today such as the black lives matter

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    Outline and evaluate theories of formation‚ maintenance and breakdown of relationships‚ 25 marks. The reward/ need satisfaction model (Byrne and Clore 1970) is a good example of how relationships are formed. It is based on the behavioural model which is influenced by both operant and classical conditioning where we form relationships due to direct or indirect rewards. These could be money‚ status‚ companionship‚ sex etc. However this theory is limited as it doesn’t take into account that participants

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