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18 May 2009
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More than they bargained for

Thesis - 5 pages - Literature

The process of maturation from childhood to adulthood, or “coming-of-age,” is a unique experience that often shapes the way that an adult will conduct his or her life in the future. In literature, a Bildungsroman outlines the transformational experiences of a young person as they...

15 Jan 2009
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The Relations between the European Union and Latin America

Essay - 11 pages - International relations

Latin America is a huge geographical and cultural space that faces many serious difficulties in development because of high social inequalities, drug traffic and democracies that are often young and fragile. Because of these important issues, and as Latin America is a potentially important...

19 Jan 2009
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Doing business in Venezuela

Essay - 10 pages - Business strategy

It is difficult to establish if Venezuelan society is strongly direct or indirect, but one thing is true, they always tend to be clear in negotiations, they try to express what they think at every moment, becoming emotional many times. They don't establish symbolic or sign communications when...

19 Feb 2015
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Moving toward Men-streaming Development

Case study - 2 pages - Educational studies

Men have always been known to exercise power socially over women. This is as a result of how gender has been socialized in various regions and communities. It has hence resulted to discrimination, inequalities and women subordination in all major activities. This issue seems to be ignored...

06 Nov 2014
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Female Prostitution vs. Male Prostitution

Case study - 3 pages - Educational studies

Prostitution as the world's oldest profession gained prominence during the Victorian period, a time of rigid moral principles. Feminists consider prostitution a vehicle or medium used to demean the female figure within the society, as women who are not chaste are labeled as ‘whores.'...

12 Nov 2013
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Why is it particularly necessary for HR managers in national companies in China to focus on protecting female employees. working rights?

Case study - 5 pages - Educational studies

Gender inequality is a problem among the workplace globally, female employees tend to be paid fifteen to fifty percent less than male employees when they are working the same job. (Burnett,2010) In terms of the situation in China, although the Constitution in 1982 has reinforced laws and...

20 Jul 2011
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Economic Unrest in France: A Twentieth-Century analysis

Thesis - 10 pages - Economy general

The French Revolution of 1789 is perhaps one of the most well-known and significant revolutions in modern history. The Revolution was not only influential in its establishment of a new regime in France, but, to quote Scott W. Haine, “Not only did the French Revolution produce modern...

05 May 2009
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The evolution, features, concepts, application and terminologies of fiscal policy

Thesis - 12 pages - Government finance

Fiscal policy can be explained as a policy executed by the government to produce desirable effect on national income, output and employment. There are two type of fiscal policy they are - Contractionary & Expansionary.It helps the government by creating an environment for rapid economic growth....

16 May 2009
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New ways of promoting gender equality

Thesis - 14 pages - Sociology

This paper provides an overview of gender inequality comparing Europe and North America through media perspectives and company front runners within each region. It will provide an analysis of the methods used by companies and how actions are successfully carried out. As well it will discuss the...

03 May 2007
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A Defense of the Capabilities Approach

Essay - 8 pages - Humanities/philosophy

There is no country in the world where women are treated equally to men. Women are consistently fed less than men, given fewer educational opportunities, and fewer freedoms. Situations in developing countries are often more overtly detrimental to women, for example in India, it is estimated...

03 Jun 2008
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How conflict theory provides an insight to sociologist in to the process of criminal activity and behavior

Tutorials/exercises - 9 pages - Psychology

Conflict theory has developed throughout the course of the twentieth century as a principle theory for better understanding the development of criminal behavior. Although conflict theory directly links criminal behavior to the development of larger social inequities, research on this paradigm...

01 Sep 2008
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The corner meets the school: the inner City's drug culture and its effect on schooling

Essay - 8 pages - Social sciences

“The school system will have taken its shots, tallied its misses, and closed its files, relinquishing any further claim. The corner will have them all.” - Ed Burns, The Corner Many believe that as the margin of social stratification and inequality in our nation widens, the most...

16 Jan 2009
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Is Fair Trade a tool to appease the conscience or a political lever?

Thesis - 9 pages - Political science

Fair Trade is an approach based on precise criterion of sustainable development; relations of exchanges of long duration and direct relations removing the intermediaries. According to these criterions, the Fair Trade organizations of North thus begin to buy these products at a just price which...

13 Jul 2009
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Structural social work and social problems like drug use

Thesis - 4 pages - Social sciences

Structural social work has been an emerging practical theory in the field of social work since the 1970s. It grew in response to the supremacy of class analysis as opposed to other structural factors within the field. The theory of structural social work grew as human relations became...

03 Sep 2009
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Welfare rights movement

Thesis - 5 pages - Social sciences

The successes and failures of any rights movements can be defined by the victories and losses in the courtroom. The welfare rights movement had forward leaps and backward stumbles in its duration from 1960 to 1973 and Supreme Court cases to coincide. The movement's successes can be seen in King...

30 Nov 2009
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How technology is responsible for digital divide in the society

Thesis - 8 pages - Social sciences

Digital divide refers to the technology gap between the poor and the middle and upper classes. The so-called “haves” and “have-nots” also have a race-ethnic constituent. Because a larger proportion of minorities are poor, compared with whites, a smaller percentage of...

29 Sep 2010
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The Gender Issue: Why this issue still poses enormous problems in the American and European societies at the dawn of 2010

Essay - 3 pages - Sociology

For centuries, numerous demonstrations by feminist movements have accompanied women's emancipation. Their profoundly in-egalitarian status has dramatically changed. Women broke into all sectors of public life. However, we still notice today a lot of inequalities in the American...

29 Sep 2010
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Phillips and Young - the common critique of liberalism and the divergence of views on democracy, the equality and rights

Essay - 2 pages - Economy general

Our modern society has been solidly founded upon liberal principles; the Enlightenment constitutes one of the most influential political ideas in the nation-building process. Nevertheless, some criticism has emerged as our society seems to fail to provide all its citizens political equality....

23 Nov 2010
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Establishment of the Swedish organizational model in France

Thesis - 9 pages - Business strategy

IKEA, a growing multinational firm (present in 44 countries), is characterized in its presence abroad by a desire to maintain some organizational model to enhance one's home environment. With globalization and increasing competition, companies must renew their organization to become truly "human...

28 Dec 2010
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Study of Latin American societies in the context of urbanization

Case study - 5 pages - Management

One way to understand Latin American societies is to examine issues that cause conflict. These are most common when management tangles with urbanization, this has become a central issue, particularly since the late 1980s that saw the emergence to the "urban crisis" [1] . The articles in this...

15 Jan 2009
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The objectives of the macroeconomics policy critical and assessment in the South African economy

Essay - 5 pages - Economy general

Although South Africa is regarded as an “economic powerhouse” in Africa and has a strong modern industrial and financial base, it faces severe developmental challenges: poverty, high level of inequality, unemployment…” (Fourie and Burger 2003: 4). The Human Development Index...

15 Jan 2009
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Ikea culture

Essay - 6 pages - Services marketing

Power Distance Index (PDI) focuses on the degree of equality, or inequality, between people in the country's society. In Sweden, the low Power Distance ranking indicates that in this society, there is no difference between citizen's power and wealth. In these societies equality and...

25 Jul 2006
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Critically examine the factors that ultimately led to the enlargement of the EU in 2004. What are the stages and debates?

Essay - 5 pages - European union

According to the article 43 of the European Community treaty, 'any European State may apply to become a member of the Union[...]the conditions of admission and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the Union is founded which such admission entails shall be the subject of an agreement...

07 May 2009
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How does trade globalization affect women working conditions in South America?

Thesis - 5 pages - Human resources

The international trade agreements have important impact on people living in poverty. But these impacts operate at different levels. In some cases, trade can stimulate the development of these countries, help the economic growth, help employment, give access to local population to variated goods...

17 May 2009
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Do studies of the social ordering of space show that the exclusion from public spaces is always a problem for women?

Thesis - 4 pages - Sociology

It has been unanimously agreed, since Foucault, that power is not an intermittent and isolated force. Rather, the concept manifests itself daily as a continuous network of power struggles exerting on any individual regardless of his status in society, “from the great strategy of geo-politics...

14 Sep 2020
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Digital Innovation: the Impact of Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) and Automation on Jobs and the Economy

Essay - 3 pages - Computer science

While it is certain that AI and robotics are already automating low-skilled jobs such as the job of the cashier, the argument of the article displays a dystopian and technological determinist point of view. The idea is that AI will destroy more jobs than it creates and that robots might take over...

17 May 2009
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An in-depth analysis of the role of the Brazilian state in its economic development

Thesis - 6 pages - Economy general

The third world is a subject which has caused much ink. Several features can be found as economic problems, political instability, authoritarian regimes. However, some countries as the tigers (South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore and Hong-Kong) succeed in dealing with their economic and political...

14 Jul 2009
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Global cities in crisis: Mumbai and the housing crisis

Thesis - 3 pages - Economy general

When it comes to examining global city regions, it is clear that elites within the city have to deal with two processes at the same time: globalization and continuing devolution of the state. These are trends that create opportunities and challenges. Global cities are complicated because they...

12 Aug 2010
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Why race matters

Thesis - 3 pages - Social sciences

A great deal of discussion takes place in our society which is centered on “race” as an important component of social inequality. This essay will examine how “race” is both a myth and a reality. Why is “race” part of all our social locations, whether we recognize...

27 Jan 2015
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Obligation to Poor Countries

Case study - 4 pages - Educational studies

Relations between the poor and rich countries in the world have sparked an avalanche of questions today. Tension exists between our obligation towards poor countries on one hand, and the concept of laissez faire. This is primarily because there are innumerable benefits and freedoms associated...