"A characteristic of social care practice is the ability to meet physical needs at the same time as respecting the feelings of others and addressing social, intellectual, emotional and cultural needs. ... (The social care association. The Social Care Task, March 1993). ... Cited in (Social Work Processes, 4th edition, page 196). ... Care & Health Magazine, issue 30, Feb - Mar 2003. ...

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This issue has become very important to me, as a woman. ... I think that this issue is very important, not only for women, but for everyone. ... Debate this issue, however, many people do not believe that women belong to the high-powered position. ... This is not only an issue in the US, but other countries like in Africa, Europe and Asia as well. ... Gender inequality is always a social problem. ...

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This movement's success inspired many other social movements, including the Women's Liberation Movement. ... The Civil Rights Movement also changed the culture of advocacy – it made social justice a legitimate cause. ... Chaired by Eleanor Roosevelt, the PCSW issued a report titled American Women in 1963, which exposed and denounced sex discrimination and outlined a clear agenda for reform. ... According to MacLean, "The human rights 'revolution' transcends the issue of discrimination on basis of race or color. ... The civil rights movement pushed the private sp...

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Social inequality affects many aspects of life and usually comes from the categorization based upon gender, race, and social status. ... Some still wonder why wage equity between genders is still an issue when the Equal Pay Act of 1963 is in place. ... Discrimination among women has been an issue ever since women started to work. ... This shows that discrimination among women in the workplace has been an issue and is still an issue. ... In today's day in age, children are being encouraged to play sports for the fun of it in order to have social interaction among their peers. ...

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Yet today there is an outspoken minority who want to stop affirmative action not only as a legal remedy, but also as a social commitment. Now that affirmative action has led to some social changes there are those who are saying our society has gone too far in correcting racial injustice. ... Many meaningful subjects have been introduced to the world in the form of court cases that challenges the issues at hand. ... On opposition to the issue, a writer from the Washington post said this. ... Conservatives, however, see ending affirmative action as a powerful political issue. ...

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Part I Identify 2 or 3 issues faced by the aging population. 1. ... How does the ADEA address issues for the aging population? ... With the number of baby boomers approaching retirement there will be a strain put on social security and other benefits made available to those who are senior citizens. ... There is no certainty that things like social security will last through the baby boomers and be around when the next generation retires (Global Action on Aging, 2002). ... What is being done to address those issues? ...

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The oppression of women has been a heated and powerful issue that has stimulated the need for political action in the form of the feminist movement. ... Women became concerned with the issue of equal access and equal opportunities. ... They too were denied the ability to stand up and speak for themselves with legal or social support. ... Thus, the focus of this wave moved from political equality to social equality. ... The issues of racism, classism, and homophobia were finally addressed in the Third Wave of feminism. ...

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If diversity is tackled one community at a time then it would no longer be viewed as an issue. ... Social classes tend to determine where people live within a neighborhood and this makes the dividing of diversity stronger. ... The truth is we often create the issues ourselves. ... My community was just one example of a community moving away from diversity as an issue. ... The head on attack against the issue of diversity is one that Greenhill takes very seriously. ...

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For example, there are safety issues that need to be considered when a girl is playing in a sport otherwise dominated by boys. ... If there are no overly concerning safety issues (for example in a sport like soccer) and she's good enough to play on the boys' team, then shouldn't it be permitted? ... While it may not be a safety issue for the boy, one could certainly imagine a situation where a boy would have significant advantages in a competitive sense. ... I think it's important for the athletic administrator, when faced with issues regarding Title IX, to remember its ov...

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Discrimination and stereotyping has been a social and cultural issue for decades. ... What are the causes for such concerns and what are the solutions for this social issue? ... Not only is the color of the skin sometimes an issue, but also nationalities are something that many people have a particular consideration about. ... In Iran, where I am from, the role of women has always been one of the most inconvenient issues for the country's Islamic government. ... Fortunately women have overcome these issues much more than before and as times goes by they have more improvement. ...

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The nation's GDP (gross domestic product) would increase and there would be a rise in output leading to great economic and social growth for the nation along with a rise in the standard of living and a decrease in poverty. ... Case Analysis Global Perspective Violence against women has been a huge issue in Afghanistan over the years. ... This practice has been going on for generations, and evidently, there has been very less social development in the nation. ... Physical violence has been a major issue, women are not protected enough and therefore cases such as gang rapes and kidnaps are ...

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Why is such an important issue often overlooked? ... The Civil War was over 130 years ago, and racial issues still stand even though it has been so long. ... This separation only adds to the issue of racism and discrimination that continues to this day. Many of us think that it is not our problem or choose to ignore the issue. ... The battle to end such a crucial social issue is not completely hopeless. ...

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This can also occur with issues such as gender. ... The ultimate root of prejudice however, the book states is to defend our social position and self-esteem. These are all aspects of reification and in a sense define reification, i.e. obtaining self-esteem and social position, fighting inner conflict and insecurities. ... In the issue of some forms of feminism, many of these women hate men as a whole and form prejudices towards them. ... In the issue concerning white supremacy, there are several examples in which we could look. ...

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Discretion is not necessarily a bad thing whether talking about everyday people or police but it can become an issue when police fail to do their job and don't presume innocence before guilt, meaning that by automatically assuming guilt before innocence a police officer is using negative discretion and in fact could end up leading to a tort case against the state. ... If the individual shows respect and humility then the officer will tend to not issue a citation compared to an individual that is disrespectful and give the officer attitude. ... Police discretion has been a major issue fo...

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This paper is based upon the argument present in issue 19 in the Taking Sides book. ... Perhaps this paper should start out with some fundamental laws concerning the issue. ... The issue on affirmative action in the Boston Latin School has even got the attention of its students, not from media or the press, but from the relationships among the students. ... "These tests cover knowledge and concepts in reading, math, science, and social studies. ... Reading 25% 14% Math 8% 4% Science 9% 6% Social studies 27% 20% The absolute numbers of Wisconsin 10th graders behind those percentages r...

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Within two months, he issued executive order (#10925). ... Duke Power Co., this issue was brought to the Supreme Court. ... Through many court cases and years of legal issues, the intent and purpose of affirmative action was more clearly defined. ... Socially, the desired effects of affirmative action are to reduce the poverty of certain groups of race or gender. ... Failure of the department to recognize an issue can lead to legal discourse costing time and money. ...

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Whether we agree or disagree, appearance has become a huge issue in our culture. ... Lookism is somehow connected to conceptions of beauty or cultural and social stereotyping toward people's appearance as well as gender roles and expectations. ... Also physical attraction had the most influential power on people's judgments of social abilities, but had very small or non-substantial impact on judgments of concern for others and integrity. ... For instance, taller men may be seen as more powerful and attractive, so women who are with taller men take advantage by attaining a highe...

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They experience violence, discrimination, and social exclusion on a daily basis. ... Scheduled Castes, once untouchables (even now the system prevails, revives), now popularly termed Dalits because of their general oppressed nature are in the lower rungs of the social ladder. ... These words, particularly the prefix of 'Adi', denote the aboriginal inhabitants of the land.4 The caste system, which has existed for more than 3000 years in India, is a traditional system of social segregation, which works on the principle of purity and pollution. ... Distribution of water and control o...

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As white men whose own families got free medical care, or unquestioned access to higher education through the GI Bill, who shared in the social uplift of the New Deal, we support affirmative action for those who are still left out. ... It is out of our own self-interest, as direct beneficiaries of social engineering, that we support programs of inclusion. ... This is the reason why Proposition 209 became an explosive issue in the 1996 voting. ... It is obvious that on both sides of the issue of Affirmative Action, that there are valid arguments. ...

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Ho's lecture on Medieval women, "Social reality reflects theological truth." ... Another issue within athletics is attire, or lack thereof. ... Ho's comment about women in her lecture, it appears "Social reality reflects historical truth." ... This brings up another issue that exemplifies inequalities between the sexes: physical appearance. ...

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This issue has been on the forefront of college campuses the country over; this issue is gender equality in sports, introduced in 1972 as Title IX of the Education Amendments, was put in place to set standards for universities; stating in short that no person in the United States on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation, nor be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program receiving federal financial assistance (collegenews). ... An example of this is when men participate on field hockey teams dominated by women, creating positive and negati...

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Discrimination is and always will be a prominent issue in life. ... And although universities have equal number of capacities for these different fields, male students tend to pursue degrees in engineering, architecture, physics in science, computer science, and business and management; Females however, are heavily concentrated in nursing, home economics, education, social sciences, and humanities. ... While proponents of affirmative action programs firmly believe that economic and social gains can be achieved through increased diversity in the workplace, opponents view affirmative action as s...

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Attaining Justice Prejudice, racism, and sexism have all been issues that have plagued the United States. These three issues all connect with the idealism of justice. ... Law and order exist for the purpose of establishing justice and that when they fail in this purpose they become dangerously structured dams that block the flow of social progress" (Jacobus 189). ... Wollstonecraft addresses political issues regarding women, such as the role that females should play in society. ... Wollstonecraft also addresses the political issue of property. ...

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This matter though, is becoming an issue of the past, as a collective androgynous mentality seems to exist about the vast majority of professional modern writers. ... took a different approach in addressing the issue of women's liberation. ... (71) In spite of the social circumstances hindering women from success in the fields of literature, the collective willpower of the gender would eventually begin to break the seams of what was once a purely male-dominated profession. ... In the July 1998 issue of Feminist Collections: A Quarterly of Women's Studies Resources editors Linda S...

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Although there are various compelling arguments on both sides of the issue, there also lies the controversial question of what the motives for affirmative action should be. ... As far as American society has advanced on issues such as racial and sexual discrimination, the two are still very much present in our modern society. ... Overall, the program should give preferential treatment based on both social class and race/gender. ... Yet, another major issue revolving affirmative action is the question of where to draw the line once implemented. ... In conclusion, there are two main areas of...

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