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    Americans and decided to tax distilled spirits(George Bio). Some people were not happy with the taxes and eventually the people rebelled(George Bio).Then Washington set up a militia which soon quelled the rebellion(George Bio). Overall he served two terms. Some people were unhappy with his political decisions but most people liked him(George Bio). He retired in 1797(George

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    Summarise two theories of identity and compare their usefulness for explaining the real-world issues discussed in chapter 1‚ ‘Identities and diversities’ Identity can be understood as our interpretation of ourselves made up from many different factors‚ made up of social‚ personal and physical factors. Erik Erikson was the first psychologist to view identity as “psychosocial” (mapping psychology‚ pg52) recognizing the influence of personal and social factors in the development of identity. Erikson

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    2.0 CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (CSR) The corporate social responsibility is an activity where it has been involved by almost all of the company in the world. However‚ normally it would be the big companies which will engage more in these corporate responsibility activities. According to Lord Holme and Richard Watts (2010)‚ Corporate Social Responsibility is the continuing commitment by business to behave ethically and contribute to economic development while improving the quality of life of

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    purpose of this book is fulfilled. Leaders are educated on the importance of mutual invitation‚ which brings forth patience to them as they serve in multicultural communities. The author provides consistency and logic in his explanation of various terms including Power Distance. Learning that High and Low Powers have such an impact of how power is used unequally was a new aspect for my understanding. The transparency and clarity in this book was essential for me. I

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    Introduction Man is a social being who derives satisfaction from belonging to a group‚ it creates a feeling of general well-being in individual. Students cluster together inside the campus this informal group is regarded as “peer groups”. Peer influence on behavior gradually becomes more dominant. Harris (1998‚ 2002) and Rowe (1994) maintained that peer groups have an even stronger influence than that of parents‚ although that extreme position has been refuted by other researchers (Berk‚ 2005).

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    Personal Responsibility and College Students Personal responsibility means to take responsibility for my own actions or mistakes. If there is not personal responsibility‚ it can create a negative impact on your success as a student. Personal responsibility is important to be a successful student because everyone needs to be held accountable for their actions. It is important not to blame others for our lack of success. ”The acceptance of personal responsibility is what separates the adult from

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    is meant by the term deviant ? [2] (b) Describe two groups in society who are likely to be labelled as deviant. [4] (c) Explain why some groups in society are more likely to have the power to label others as deviant. [6] (d) Once a group has been labelled deviant‚ what are the likely consequences for them? [8] Official crime statistics can be misleading and open to interpretation. One reason for this is the existence of the so-called dark figure. (a) What is meant by the term the dark figure

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    Personal responsibility is the ability to be in control of ones life in terms of actions‚ emotions‚ etc.... Students who do not have personal responsibility concerning their lives are prone to influences of doing what others are doing by just following them without proper reasons. This lack of self-control comes about because

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    set goals and to incorporate their short- term‚ mid-term and long-term goals into their academic lives. This will allow them to recognize how necessary their short-term goals are and how they affect their long-term goals. One cannot achieve long-term goals without first succeeding in their short-term goals. They go hand in hand. For example‚ a long-term goal is to get a BA degree‚ but I cannot accomplish this without first having success in my short-term goal of attending all classes and completing

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    not pay attention to their social and ethical responsibilities are more likely to be shunned by consumers and other stakeholders as well as “stumble into legal troubles‚ such as mass corruption or accounting fraud scandals” (Wharton 1). In simple terms‚ it is nearly impossible for businesses to get away with ignoring the social and ethical standards that they need to go by. The article also points out that many businesses do not have separate corporate social responsibility departments because

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