Social constructionism is a theoretical perspective looking at how social reality‚ knowledge and culture is ’constructed’ over language (the medium where we express thoughts and feelings) as well as discourse (what is said or written). Social constructionism gives us a theoretical tool enabling us to look at concepts such as ’childhood’ and at how these concepts inform thinking‚ shapes our institutions as well as informing policy and practice. K218‚ Learning Guide 4‚ Section 4.3) O’Dell et al‚ 2011
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• Political: a politician’s very survival depends on pleasing voters‚ therefore‚ they may intervene to: o Protect Jobs: nothing will oust a government faster than high rates of unemployment o Preserve National Security: industries considered essential to national security often receive government-sponsored protection o Respond to “Unfair” Trade: if one government thinks another nation is not “playing fair”‚ it will often threaten to play unfairly unless certain concessions are agreed o Gain Influence:
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Australian legal system. The Royal Commission of Inquiry into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody (RCIADIC) made 339 recommendations when it released its report in 1991. The report indicated that the same percentage of Aboriginal people died in police custody as did non-Aboriginal people. It found that the reason for the high proportions of indigenous peoples in jail was that they were more likely to be imprisoned for relatively minor offences. Its recommendations described the problems indigenous Australians encountered
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In what ways and with what success did Nehru deal with the economic and social problems facing India? Jawaharlal Nehru‚ leader of the Indian National Congress and later India’s first prime minister‚ led the Congress Party to victory in India’s first three general elections. Nehru was born in 1889‚ educated in England and then returned back to India. In the 1920´s he travelled around India and was alarmed by the Indian people suffering from poverty and oppression. Inspired by his travelling around
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Ten Ways to Create Shareholder Value The goal of countless corporations around the world is to create value for their shareholders in the most profitable ways possible. In this article‚ Rappaport put together some familiar business wisdom to present ten simple principles to help company to create the most effective shareholder value. The first principle urges companies not to manage earnings or provide earnings guidance. Companies unable to adopt this principle of shareholder value are unlikely
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Social and Economic Effects of HIV/AIDS on Poverty in Africa Within the last thirty years‚ it has become well recognized that HIV/AIDS is a serious disease that takes many lives every year. However‚ we may not be getting the full story. What people don’t realize is the extreme social and economic effects that result from the spread of HIV in Africa. This should be a serious concern of every person of every country‚ not only because of the massive loss of life‚ but because of the danger posed by
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for him to reach redemption. People can change‚ even if they have committed monstrous sins‚ and that is what ultimately saves someone‚ according to Hosseini‚ is attoning for so within themselves. “I was afraid that I’d let the waters carry me away from what I had to do. From Hassan. From the past that had come calling. And from this one last chance at redemption. So I
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To What Extent Did Weimar Germany Experience A Period Of Economic and Political Deceptive Stability In the Years 1924-1929? During the years 1924-1929‚ despite small‚ short-term economic progress being made with some political stability‚ it is evident that Germany was‚ as stated by Stresemann‚ ‘dancing on the edge of a volcano’ in the respect that any stability experienced was only short lived‚ and only the calm before the storm of the economic crisis in 1929‚ and suggesting it to therefore
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the Study Broadly defined‚ the social environment consists with social relations between and among individuals and groups of individuals‚ from small interest groups contained of a few individuals to whole nations. Individuals interact with others in their particular social environment directly or indirectly by observing the dealings of others. People develop the capacity to estimate their behavior by experiencing the costs of having acted in ways that break social norms which is the expectation of
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Socially‚ the Puritans differed from the Anglicans’ orthodox beliefs of alcohol consumption and paganrelated practices; religiously‚ the Puritans called for change in the structure and abolishment of certain traditions in the Anglican Church; ideologically‚ the Puritans demonstrated their unique way of thinking with their idea of their “City on a Hill;” therefore‚ the Puritans professed change‚ rather than following the orthodox beliefs of the Church of England. The Puritans inspired social change through
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