Category: Sociology 7256
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Every Child Matters: The UK Government Green Paper
Introduction Children are of most importance to parents since they represent the parent’s hopes, ambitions and indeed future. As such, most parents cherish and love their children and try to provide a quality life for them. Even so, not all children are cherished and loved as they should be and some live a life filled…
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“Dialogue on Personal Identity…” by John Perry
There are many concepts and phenomena that people cannot understand or process due to their lack of presence in reality or physical non-existence, such as time or soul. While time as a concept is subjected to rules of physics and could even be measured while remaining a mystery, such concepts as soul and identity will…
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Aspects of Privilege Reflection
Focusing on privilege as opposed to oppression has been a mostly comfortable experience for the author. Many of the items on it were not particularly controversial or difficult to accept, and the author went over their boxes without difficulty. The insinuation that some of these privileges are not available to all was slightly uncomfortable, but…
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Aspects of Psychoactive Substances
Table of Contents Introduction Types of PAS My Education About PAS Conclusion Introduction Psychoactive substances surround us everywhere, including our places of living, stores, malls, and streets. Everyone faced or consumed one of the psychoactive substances at least once in their lives. Most of them are extremely dangerous long-term and could cause a lot of…
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Daniel Pink’s Autonomy, Mastery and Purpose Framework
Introduction The issue of motivation is key in understanding employee performance. It can be argued that when employees are not motivated, they will not perform well, and in turn, this will negatively affect the company’s bottom line. Self-motivation has been suggested as one of the best ways of not only achieving success at work but…
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Problems and Solutions in the Puppy Mills Industry
Table of Contents Puppy Mills Cruelty Major Obstacles Proposal Who and What Benefits of the Proposal Potential Problems and Solutions Conclusion References Recently, the United States House of Representatives passed the bill that united both Republicans and Democrats. The bill’s name is the Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture (PACT) Act that addressed the issues of…
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Dilemmas in a General Theory of Planning
Introduction Although science and engineering professions have developed numerous solutions to many problems, they do not effectively respond to the wicked issues of social or policy planning. In Dilemmas in a General Theory of Planning, Horst Rittel and Melvin Webber recognize the emergence of complex societal issues, which are highly resistant to resolutions. In the…
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Community and Workplace Intervention Programs
Table of Contents Introduction Community Initiatives Workplace Programs Reference Introduction The best method of drug usage management is by educating people about the risks that drugs pose to their health and the health of society. One can use many efficient drug addiction control strategies in several contexts and with various areas of concentration (Zastrow, Kirst-Ashman…
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Our Society Works Too Much: Discussion
It is clear that industrialization and civilization have turned our society into a working society where people are spending a lot of their time working leaving no or little time for other things that do matter in life such as family, relationships, leisure, and religion, we can further say that work has also stopped people…
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Jürgen Habermas’ and Michel Foucault’s Contributions to Social Theory
Table of Contents Introduction Comparisons between Foucault and Harbemas works Contradictions between the Harbemas and Foucault Conclusion Reference Introduction There has been extensive writings and reviews of the social theory from the classical to the modern days. Classical and contemporary theorists have agreed and differed on the interpretations and the application of the theory. Social…