Social Inequalities Essays and Term Papers
643 Essays on Social Inequalities. Documents 401 - 425
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The Transformation of British and German Social Democratic Parties
The Transformation of British and German Social Democratic Parties Social Democratic parties in Western Europe were originally oriented around very socialistic doctrine, essentially existing as peoples' or workers' parties dedicated to achieving an egalitarian society. As the parties dedicated to this platform started to struggle, however, many changes ensued. The social democratic parties in Britain and Germany provide two prime examples of how these parties underwent a transformation in party doctrine after experiencing troubled periods
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Social Problem Within the United States
Social Problem within the United States In 1999 around 16 million children were living in a single parent household with their mothers, and almost 6 million children were living with only their fathers or with no parents at all (Fields and Casper, internet). The European Commission has reported that the percentage of children living with only one parent has grown from 8% to 13% in the last fifteen years. Population projections in the United States
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Discuss the Nature Of, and Explanations For, Gender Inequalities in Society
Gender inequality discusses how differences between males and females contribute to, or cause, social and cultural differences. Society has grown to have differences between men and women with greater emphasis of inequality on women. There is evidence to suggest that women generally tend not to work in skilled jobs in the construction and engineering sectors and few men working in secretarial positions (1996 Labour Force Survey) does this mean that men are more skilled than
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Three Concepts of Social Responsibility of Starbucks
Social responsibility means that organizations are part of a larger society and are accountable to that society for their actions. Like ethics, agreement on the nature and cope of social responsibility is often difficult to come by, given the diversity of values present in different societal, business, and corporate cultures. There are three concepts of social responsibility which are profit responsibility, stakeholder responsibility, and societal responsibility. Profit responsibility holds that companies have a simple duty
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Social Security
Social Security Social Security is a group of government programs administered by the Social Security Administration (SSA) which makes payments to individuals. The programs provide economic assistance to people faced with unemployment, disability, or old age. It is financed by contributions from employers and employees. Eligibility for most SSA programs is based upon the work history of the recipient or a family member. They may be placed in the following general categories: retirement benefits; disability
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Social Responsibility
SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY Business must embrace social responsibility as a requirement, a duty in the present world as business has a huge impact on the society and the environment. To work responsibly and ethically should be the values of a business because social responsibility can be directly associated with a good profitable business. Social responsibility creates a win-win situation for a business organization. First and foremost it must be stressed that social responsibility is a must
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Social Science Is a Misnomer
The term 'social science' is a misnomer which masks the necessarily different epistemic methods and ontological realities consistent with natural and social realms respectively". Critically appraise this claim In this essay I intend to dispute the notion that the term social science is a misnomer. Firstly, I will define social science, and then focus on the differences between rationalism and empiricism without whose existence there would be no epistemology. Empiricism will receive more attention due
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Outline the Concepts Made by Clarke and Critcher (1995) of ‘material and Cultural'(clarke, J.And Critcher, C.‘leisure and Inequality'in C.Critcher Et.Al.,1995, Sociology of Leisure: A Reader.London: E+fn Spon, P247) Constraints to Leisure
This essay will have three sections. The first section will briefly outline the concepts made by Clarke and Critcher (1995) of ‘material and cultural’ (Clarke, J. and Critcher, C. ‘Leisure and Inequality’ in C. Critcher et.al.,1995, Sociology of Leisure: A Reader. London: E+FN Spon, p247) constraints to leisure. The concepts shall be detailed, and briefly explained and elaborated. The second section will illustrate these concepts by relating them to a article by Green, E., Hebron,
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Social Capital Why Is It Important to Trust Other People
Trust and social capital, which is such an attracted topic, which drove me to take this course, economy and society, directed plenty of discussions in today’s global economy. Trust, as a bridge, links individuals together to be a society. It improved a better outcome to be achieved in human being life. Although cheating is everywhere, and I was cheated by my close friend so as to doubt whether I should trust other people or not;
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My Political Socialization
My Political Socialization In today's society politics reign supreme. Everybody has ideas about politics and every one of those ideas was somehow shaped by the people you surround yourself with as well as the activities you take part in during the day. Some of the hottest topics of government include abortion, gay rights, and gun control. I find it really hard to pinpoint where exactly my beliefs came from, I mainly just had to choose
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Capitalism Vs Socialism
Capitalism and socialism are both types of systems in different societies throughout the world that have been successful at times, but also not so fortunate in its’ success at other times in history. Both have their good and bad points, although the main focus I am presenting will acknowledge socialism in better terms than the capitalist economy. This is to judge which system will be most prosperous, for the most amount of time, in the
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A Social Cognitive Approach to Studying Racial Stereotyping in the Mass Media
A Social Cognitive Approach to Studying Racial Stereotyping in the Mass Media Travis L. Dixon, Assistant Professor, Communication Studies Faculty Associate, Institute for Social Research, The University of Michigan Although there have been examples of counter-stereotypical programming, such as The Cosby Show, it can reasonably be argued that television still frequently portrays Blacks in a stereotypical manner (Dates & Barlow, 1990; Evuleocha & Ugbah, 1989; Graves, 1993). Dates and Barlow (1990), for example, have reported
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Education Inequality in the United States
Education Inequality in the United States Background Will Durant, a businessman and the founder of General Motors, once said, “Education is the transmission of civilization.” Unfortunately, education is still one of the most deliberated and controversial issues in the United States. Thus far, the privilege or right to receive education has not attained the level of equality throughout the nation; poor districts obtain less educational funding while rich districts obtain more, creating an immense
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Gender Inequality
i am a missouristate student. i am majoring in english writing. Humanity consists of two wings: male and the female. As long as these two wings are imbalance and in equivalent in strength, the bird will not fly. The persistent denial of equality in our world is a milestone to human dignity. Violence against women is universal and has been described as the most pervasive, yet least recognized human rights abuse in the world. Women
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Law and Social Psychology
This paper discusses law and how it applies to Social Psychology. It will discuss the three stages during a jury trial: the jury selection, the courtroom drama, and the jury deliberation. The next application we are going to look at is the post trial, where sentencing and prison come into play. The last application we are going to look at is justice inside and outside of the courtroom. Everyone accused of a crime in the
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Inequalities as Portrayed in the Media: A Gender Analysis
Inequalities as Portrayed in the Media: A Gender Analysis Media plays a big role in conventional Canadian society. It is becoming more and more influential and a bigger part of everyone’s daily lives. Since the invention and spread of the use of the printing press in the mid fifteen-hundreds, societies have been able to produce mass quantities of information available to the general public. Books were printed and made available to a large audience, replacing
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Social & Environmental Reporting in Australia
Part A Using examples from SER research literature, explain the potential motivational factors behind such reporting. The reporting requirements of organisations in the past were limited to only disclosing its financial performance and position to its stakeholders. However these objectives have been altered with an increasing number of entity’s realising that there is a need to be socially and environmentally conscientious. This new responsibility has led to the need for social responsibility reporting. (Deegan, 2005,
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Corporate Social Responsibility
Corporations that conduct business within their legal boundries have one, and only one social responsibility. That responsibility is to allocate all corporate resources into activities that are designed to maximize shareholder value. The desire for wealth creation among corporate investors is the very incentive that stimulates innovation, competition, and capital expansion in a free market economy. Corporate managers that pursue these activities for the purpose of creating wealth, unintentionally benefit society through technological advancements, job
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African American Social Standings
This research paper will discuss the African American social standing in America throughout history. It will discuss the highs and lows and the pros an cons of the progression and also the different periods that African Americans lived through since they were brought to America. The progression of African Americans in America began with a practice called slavery. Slavery is the state of a person who is the chattel of another. It began in
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Socially Responsible Corporations
Socially Responsible Corporations Socially Responsible Companies are those that put the public interest as a priority in everything they do. These companies range anywhere from the food industry (Ben and Jerry’s) to communications (Motorola). These companies are noted as philanthropists, and are the leading companies in their markets. They also, most of the time, have very loyal employees who love working at their companies. The leader in socially responsible companies is the Fannie Mae Foundation.
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The Baron Model of Social and Emotional Intelligence (esi)(1)
By: Reuven Bar-On Download PDF University of Texas Medical Branch Original Reference - Reprinted With Permission Bar-On, R. (2006). The Bar-On model of emotional-social intelligence (ESI). Psicothema, 18 , supl., 13-25. “Emotional intelligence” has become a major topic of interest in scientific circles as well as in the lay public since the publication of a bestseller by the same name in 1995 (Goleman). Despite this heightened level of interest in this new idea over the
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Social Study Guide Homo Habilis
Social Study Guide Due Wednesday, Jan 19/05 A.) Definitions: 1.) Dimension - is any part of and object or event that can be measured. 2.) Absolute time - is the time measured in precise periods, dates or times. 3.) Relative time - is the time measured in relation to other things. 4.) Cyclical time - is a record of natural cycles. 5.) Linear time - is a record of events in sequence from past to
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How Important Are Social and Cultural Factors as Predictors of Youth offending?
How important are social and cultural factors as predictors of youth offending? Throughout this essay, I am going to be looking at the topic of youth offending. I will be looking at what factors can be used as the predictors for youth offending and in particular I will be researching into how important social and cultural factors as predictors of youth offending. In order to do this, I will be looking at different sociologists theories
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Agents of Socialization: “how They Effect Life”
There are four major agents of socialization in the life of many people today. Those major agents are family, school, peers, and mass media. There are also two other agents called religion and workplace. Many people today live on the guidelines of these elements. Family is one of the most important agents of socialization. Having a family gives a person certain needs such love and nurture. Seeing that certain needs are made helps a child
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Motivation and Social Responsibility of the Free Market
There are more factors that affect job satisfaction and motivate employees to work for a particular company than the salary and benefits paid for their services. According to Hackman & Oldman’s Job Characteristics Model, jobs should contain various characteristics in order to be a motivating job and to contribute to employee or job satisfaction. These characteristics are: skill variety, task identity, task significance, autonomy, and feedback. Along with this job’s characteristics a motivating job should
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