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  • Elisa Project: A Social Service Organization

    Elisa Project: A Social Service Organization

    Running Head: The Elisa Project The Elisa Project: A social service organization Carrie Boyd Lutter The University of Texas at Arlington Abstract Social services are those services provided to individuals or families experiencing difficulty in meeting their basic human needs, and are found at macro, meso, and micro levels. The Elisa Project is an important social service organization, supporting communities and individuals affected by disordered eating and unhealthy body image at all three levels. This

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    Essay Length: 557 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: November 10, 2009 By: Yan
  • Individual and Social Processes

    Individual and Social Processes

    Individual and Social Processes In the book Emotional Intelligence by Daniel Goleman, the central thesis that he tries to point out is that emotional intelligence may be more important than I.Q. in determining a person’s well being and success in life. At first I didn’t know what Goleman was talking about when he said emotional intelligence, but after reading the book I have to say that I agree completely with Goleman. One reason for my

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    Essay Length: 785 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: November 10, 2009 By: Anna
  • Social Work and the Military

    Social Work and the Military

    Social workers in all branches of the military are helping families and military personnel prepare for, and cope with, the hardships of war. They do so through a range of preventive and clinical services provided by the Veteran Administration with many different types of programs, including family-support and mental-health counseling. The mission statement of the VA Social Workers is to eliminate significant barriers to clients in need and offer interventions for veterans and families. It

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    Essay Length: 2,009 Words / 9 Pages
    Submitted: November 11, 2009 By: Kevin
  • Analysing the Role of Internal & External Environment, Social Responsibility and Managerial Ethics in Parmalat & Awb

    Analysing the Role of Internal & External Environment, Social Responsibility and Managerial Ethics in Parmalat & Awb

    ANALYSING THE ROLE OF INTERNAL & EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT, SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND MANAGERIAL ETHICS IN PARMALAT & AWB By John Geevarghese (ID 21639689) INTRODUCTION : Goal of this assignment is to carefully understand the crucial role of Internal / External Environment, Social responsibility and Managerial ethics in the rise and fall of well known organisations like Parmalat, AWB and others. The only way to understand the active roles of these factors will be by understanding it

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    Essay Length: 3,609 Words / 15 Pages
    Submitted: November 12, 2009 By: Jessica
  • Social & Economic Impact of Hurricane Katrina

    Social & Economic Impact of Hurricane Katrina

    In the last century in the United States there have been approximately sixty-five-hundred deaths incurred from hurricanes when taking into consideration only the top twenty deadliest. The numbers are incredibly difficult to verify when trying to account for a cumulative total and become especially staggering if taking into consideration the more than sixteen-hundred lives lost just last year in Hurricane Katrina, which was the second deadliest hurricane known to the United States. (source 5) While

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    Essay Length: 1,730 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: November 12, 2009 By: Mike
  • Class and Social Structure

    Class and Social Structure

    This week in class we dealt with the subject of varying types of social structures. To start there are open and closed systems. An open systems allows for an individual to move up or down in society where as the closed system allows for no mobility. The only closed system I am familiar with is the caste system in India. In a closed social system you are born into your class and that is the

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    Submitted: November 13, 2009 By: Fonta
  • Uptian Sinclair and Socialism

    Uptian Sinclair and Socialism

    Upton Sinclair and Socialism Socialism has always been hard for me to understand. I never really grasped the concept of it until I read the book The Jungle and began to research for this paper. Before I begin I would like to go through a condensed version of the history of Socialism. It was founded in 1901 in Indianapolis, Indiana. Two groups came together to form the Socialists, the Social Democratic Party and the “Kangaroo”

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    Submitted: November 13, 2009 By: Vika
  • “young Males Take More Voluntary Risks Than Any Other Social Group”

    “young Males Take More Voluntary Risks Than Any Other Social Group”

    Since Beck (1992) claimed that we are now living in a “risk society” there has been an abundance of sociological research surrounding the subject. Most recently the idea of voluntary risk taking has been brought to the fore front of sociological debate. It is clear that in a society where people spend a great deal of time avoiding risks there are also people actively seeking to take part in risks. Why is this the case,

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    Essay Length: 607 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: November 14, 2009 By: Tasha
  • Achieving Social Progress - Race, Racial Solidarity, and Racial Integration

    Achieving Social Progress - Race, Racial Solidarity, and Racial Integration

    Achieving Social Progress: Race, Racial Solidarity, and Racial Integration Since the days of reconstruction, the debate over how African-Americans could best obtain equality in the United States has raged on from generation to generation. Blacks have been subjected to racial inequalities in America before America even really existed. And even when blacks were finally “free” after the Civil War, social injustices continued throughout American history, and still exist today. There have been many heated debates

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    Essay Length: 2,689 Words / 11 Pages
    Submitted: November 14, 2009 By: Stenly
  • Social, Political and Economic Effects of Ww 1

    Social, Political and Economic Effects of Ww 1

    Social, Political and Economic Effects of WWI "Everywhere in the world was heard the sound of things breaking." Advanced European societies could not support long wars or so many thought prior to World War I. They were right in a way. The societies could not support a long war unchanged. The First World War left no aspect of European civilization untouched as pre-war governments were transformed to fight total war. The war metamorphed Europe socially,

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    Essay Length: 2,165 Words / 9 Pages
    Submitted: November 14, 2009 By: Tasha
  • Nike Social Responsibility Audit

    Nike Social Responsibility Audit

    NIKE, INC. SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AUDIT BY: NIKE’S MISSION STATEMENT To bring inspiration and innovation to every athlete in the world. NIKE’S CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY MISSION We must help the company achieve profitable and sustainable growth. We must protect and enhance the brand and company. In the corporate world, companies have a responsibility to act in ways which go beyond the aspect of making money. The movement of Corporate Social Responsibility has grown in recent years from

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    Submitted: November 14, 2009 By: regina
  • What Impact Did the French Revolution Have on the Institutions and the Social Groupings of the Ancien Regime?

    What Impact Did the French Revolution Have on the Institutions and the Social Groupings of the Ancien Regime?

    Karl Marx based his interpretation of the French revolution, as a series of class based struggles, resulting in the triumph of the proletariat. The followers of this belief, who have come to be known as Marxists, have become significantly familiar with several of the revolutions social corollaries. From these judgements and examinations, one can observe the French revolution was predominantly a bourgeoisie revolution rather than any other. The French revolution had a significant impact on

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    Submitted: November 14, 2009 By: Stenly
  • Characters as Social Aspects in Oliver Twist

    Characters as Social Aspects in Oliver Twist

    Janice Vincent Characters as Social Aspects in Oliver Twist "The Victorians were avowedly, unashamedly, incorrigibly moralists. They . . . engaged in philanthropic enterprises in part to satisfy their own moral needs. And they were moralists in behalf of the poor, whom they sought not only to assist materially but also to elevate morally, spiritually, culturally, and intellectually . . . ." (Himmelfarb 48(8)). Charles Dickens used characterization as the basis of his pursuit of

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    Submitted: November 15, 2009 By: Jack
  • Social Responsibility in "a Civil Action"

    Social Responsibility in "a Civil Action"

    Social Responsibility, some may say it is and organization’s duty to behave in an economically and environmentally sustainable manner. Well, there is more to it than just that. There are four key theories or guidelines that must be followed to maintain a status of good social responsibility. A company has one a duty to its shareholders, two the duty to maximize profit and avoid harm, three a responsibility to its employees and others who may

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    Submitted: November 15, 2009 By: Edward
  • Define Ethics and Social Responsibility and Explain Why They Share Common Characteristics in an Organisational Setting. Identify Recent Examples Where Ethical Practices or Social Responsibility Have Not Occurred and the Implications for Stakeholders. Fina

    Define Ethics and Social Responsibility and Explain Why They Share Common Characteristics in an Organisational Setting. Identify Recent Examples Where Ethical Practices or Social Responsibility Have Not Occurred and the Implications for Stakeholders. Fina

    Introduction: As recently as a decade ago, many peoples,companies or organizations viewed ethics,social responsibility,business ethics only in terms of administrative compliance with legal standards and adherence to internal rules and regulations. Today the situation is different. Attention to them is on the rise across the world and many companies or organizations realize that in order to succeed, they must earn the respect and confidence of their customers. Like never before, corporatons are being asked, encouraged

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    Submitted: November 15, 2009 By: Top
  • Clyde Beasley and Social Influence

    Clyde Beasley and Social Influence

    Prison: A Social Nightmare Heather Baker General Psychology PSY 1012 Gloria Maresma-Giles, M.S. Social psychology is the scientific study of how we think about, influence, and relate to one another. What happens when there is only one way to do things without being teased, mimicked or ever bullied? We conform. Even though the standards are different now than is has been in the past, the theory is the same: for most people, whatever they think

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    Essay Length: 463 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: November 15, 2009 By: Tasha
  • Social Anxiety

    Social Anxiety

    Social Anxiety In the medical world, Social Anxiety is also known as 'Social Phobia' and is defined as, "The fear of social situations and the interaction with other people that can automatically bring on feelings of self consciousness, judgement, evaluation, and inferiority." Most people who have Social Anxiety are frustrated by the fact that they know their fears are irrational, but cannot seem to stop them from happening. Social Anxiety can be a crippling disorder

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    Essay Length: 528 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: November 16, 2009 By: July
  • Japan Social Aspects

    Japan Social Aspects

    The Japanese culture is unlike any other in the world. It has long been known for it’s excellence in education and it’s strong background of family and religion. The Japanese way of life is an assortment of art, literature, music and more; it is nothing short of spectacular. I will explain about some of the different aspects of the Japanese life style as well as take a cultural look into the life of the Japanese.

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    Submitted: November 16, 2009 By: Tommy
  • Social Roles in African Literature

    Social Roles in African Literature

    During the uprisings of the 1970s, Nadine Gordimer presented a very dreary and pessimistic prophecy to white and black South Africa in July’s People. This prophecy suggested a probable overthrow of the apartheid system which would challenge the currently existing social and racial roles of its inhabitants. Amid the chaos, traditional roles would be overturned and new ones are formed as the Smales accept their servant’s offer of refuge and flee to his village

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    Submitted: November 16, 2009 By: Anna
  • Alcoholism and Social Services for Women

    Alcoholism and Social Services for Women

    Introduction Alcoholism and Social Services for Women. Alcoholism is a chronic disorder characterized by dependency on alcohol, repeated excessive use of alcoholic beverages and decreased ability to function socially and vocationally. (Western Dictionary). Here in the United States are 60 percent of alcoholic women. Studies show that women are more likely to die from lives and heart damage; they tent to lose control of self-esteem. Also women who drink alcohol are physical abused. To begin

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    Essay Length: 1,059 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: November 16, 2009 By: Vika
  • Application of Social Psychological Theories to the Problem of Forgiveness

    Application of Social Psychological Theories to the Problem of Forgiveness

    Application of Social Psychological Theories to the problem of Forgiveness Forgiveness has been considered as primarily a religious concept till about 1985 when there has been interest in forgiving as a psychological construct from social psychologists but increasingly from clinicians as well (Allan and Allan 2006). McCullough ,Pargament and Thoresen (2007) stated that there lacks a consensus among theorist and researchers on the definition of forgiveness (p.302). This essay will adapt Enright and Coyle (1998,

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    Submitted: November 16, 2009 By: Janna
  • An Outline of Thomas Hobbes’ Social Contract

    An Outline of Thomas Hobbes’ Social Contract

    Outline Hobbes' theory on the social contract giving details on what he believed was needed to maintain it. I will attempt to answer this question by initially explaining what Hobbes' view on humanity was, since these views were what caused him to write his theory on the social contract, quote part of what he wrote regarding the subject and what it means in layman's terms What Hobbes believed: Thomas Hobbes, a 17th century British philosopher,

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    Essay Length: 1,387 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: November 17, 2009 By: David
  • Social Problems in America

    Social Problems in America

    Social Problems In America How are we doing? Is the G.D.P rising? Is the stock market strong? Are businesses prospering? Is inflation low? Is the deficit shrinking? Are exports increasing? These questions are all important economically and socially in the world today. If I knew the answers to all these things right now I would be a millionaire. Corporate businesses and wealthy people are taking over the world as we know it, and these things

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    Essay Length: 783 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: November 17, 2009 By: Tasha
  • Social Reform

    Social Reform

    Many things can contribute to the rise of social reform in the 1800's. Many scholars such Ralph Waldo Emerson or Edgar Allen Poe, helped lead the reform era. But the most some of the most important ideas that encouraged social reform was the Second Great Awakening, Industrialization, and nostalgia. All three played a very important role and had key people who helped jump start a era of reformation. People knew that it was time for

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    Submitted: November 18, 2009 By: Artur
  • Hypothesis: Social Class Determines How Asian Teenagers (aged 15-17) Do in Gcse Rather Than Culture

    Hypothesis: Social Class Determines How Asian Teenagers (aged 15-17) Do in Gcse Rather Than Culture

    Hypothesis: Social class determines how “Asian teenagers (aged 15-17) do in GCSE rather than culture. Culture is hard to define and operationalise between different “Asian” groups. In test after test, nationally, Chinese and Indian students show superior performance in mathematics and other subjects compared with their Pakistani, Bangladeshi (also “Asian”) and non-Asian counterparts. In 2003, according to National Statistics, 71% of boys and 79% of girls achieved 5+A*-C GCSE/GNVQs. These statistics were significantly higher than

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    Submitted: November 18, 2009 By: Jessica

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