Sociological Explanations for the Existence and Persistence of Poverty Dependency based Explanations These sorts of explanations argue that the poor are in some way‚ the cause of their own poverty. At their most extreme‚ they suggest that the welfare system in Britain actually makes people dependant on it by providing an attractive alternative to work. Different approaches exist‚ based on: The dependency culture The culture of poverty The underclass The Dependant Individual This idea
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governance of PepsiCo as well as the whole soft drink industry which highly counts on water in production. This essay will introduce quadruple bottom line reporting which includes financial‚ social‚ environmental and corporate governance‚ and then examine how PepsiCo reports against the four bottom lines and how water shortage may impact the four bottom line perspectives. Economic and Financial According to the annual report of PepsiCo‚ (PepsiCo‚ 2008-a) the total net revenue in 2007 was $39‚474
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incorporates all forms of communication‚ including the visual and performing arts as well as talking‚ listening and storytelling. All combine to provide a full understanding of the world around us. Literacy has many benefits for children‚ families‚ communities and society as a whole with High literacy linked to increased academic and occupational success‚ increased self-esteem‚ motivation to learn‚ and socially acceptable behaviour. The Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF) reminds us that positive attitudes
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Discuss the role of neural mechanisms involved in controlling eating and satiation. 8+16 or 4+8 1. The body is regulated by homeostatic mechanisms; concerning food intake this is dependent on glucose levels. Decrease in glucose levels means hunger levels increase‚ whereas an increase in glucose levels means satiation is reached. 2. Research has revealed two significant eating centres in the hypothalamus; the lateral hypothalamus (LH) and the ventro-medial hypothalamus (VMH). Research from the 1940s
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One psychological explanation of anorexia nervosa is the behavioural approach. This approach explains that anorexia nervosa(AN) is learnt through both classical and operant conditioning as well as social learning theory. Classical conditioning is involved with making an association with eating and anxiety. Therefore anorexics seek to lose weight/not eat to reduce their anxiety. Once this association has been made operant conditioning starts playing its part through negative and positive reinforcement
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also make learning fun by using their finger to trace letters and numbers in the sand. Sand and water play activities are things I do with children that combine fun‚ learning‚ creativity and time together. This makes the children confident as in the early year’s foundation stage learning area talks of expressive art and design as it shows how children explore play with a range of media and materials‚ page 5. Children often request and choose to play in the water and sand area and I encourage that by
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One biological explanation for unipolar depression is the monoamine hypothesis. The monoamines are a group of neurotransmitters which include serotonin‚ noradrenaline and dopamine. You will recognise the latter‚ dopamine‚ from the biological offering of an explanation for schizophrenia. The monoamines are believed to regulate mood. One of the functions of serotonin is to regulate the other neurotransmitters. Without the regulation provided by serotonin‚ erratic brain functioning and thinking patterns
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Organizational explanations of deviance has various or numerous elements that might cause misconduct since small work groups have their own influences while isolated work groups develop their own climate that might not conform or go along with the organizational ethics. From what I understand a group of individuals in some sort of organization that are using the power that they have in an unethical way. An example of an organizational explanation or defiance is employees using company vehicles for
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is attempting to understand why an individual portrays one or the other. It is a question that anthropologists have been asking themselves for years. Ethnocentrism‚ as stated above‚ means the belief that one’s own culture is above and beyond all other cultures. Although this is somewhat of a shallow definition‚ it still provides an adequate explanation of a very complex issue. We see ethnocentrism every single day‚ in all aspects of life. The United States of America is a prime example of ethnocentrism
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1 Victimless Crimes : Explanation and Examples Bea Alexandra C. Saptang Stockton Early College Academy VICTIMLESS CRIMES 2 Victimless Crimes : Explanation and Examples A victimless crime is a crime that lacks a specific victim who
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