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    How the theory is used in making ethical judgments Ethical Dilemma In their profession a counselor will encounter situations where they’ll have to choose rather to do what the client asks of them or to stick by their individual beliefs. Just like in the text when the client who is in her late 30’s but is pregnant‚ situations such as this will test the beliefs of the individual because Catholics do not believe in abortions and in doing so will bring great shame from the Catholic community. One

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    nothing and come up with the trait that we should try to strive for‚ charitable. However‚ when it comes to this idea of reason being the telos of humans‚ I disagree to a point because I feel that this theory has some flaws in it. I feel this way because there are too many exceptions in his theory that should be considered but

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    Despite the different forms of relativism in the end they are all constitute to the construction of the meaning‚ thus the social constructions and symbolic interactions are all significant when examining the problems existing with relativism. Relativism as a whole incorporates many strengths and weaknesses. However‚ for many the problems of relativism within the study of deviance underpin the strengths. Miller and Holstein (2007) The central problem deriving from relativism is that deviance and crimes

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    Against a backdrop of the growing political‚ social and cultural significance of sport‚ critically examine the increasing role of nation states in the field of sport policy When looking at any particular nation state you must look at three crucial areas that work in tandem to create the term nation state. The first of the three is the economy; the economy is gradually becoming more and more associated with sport as a whole. ”sport and sporting corporations are increasingly powerful players in

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    prohibits all forms of discrimination based on race‚ color‚ sex‚ religion‚ or national origin by employers with fifteen or more employees (Shaw & Barry‚ 2016‚ p. 566). Although there was definitely a need for affirmative action at the time‚ two ethical theories that

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    Critically examine the relationship between different social groups and their religious beliefs and practice (33 marks) There are significant differences between social groups and their religious beliefs and practice... There is a very significant ethnic pattern in the participation of religion. The minority groups in britain are a lot more religious than the majority of the population (white christian) . For example‚ it is much more likely to find black christians(who make up 40% of the membership)

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    If I subscribe to the deontological theory of thought‚ the answer is a resounding no! According to Geuras and Garofalo (2011)‚ “...deontological ethical theory is one which maintains that the ethics of an action does not depend on the consequences‚ but upon an important feature of the act itself. ...that feature is the obedience of an action to a

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    motivational theories has been applied extensively in the management of US companies‚ and some firms from other countries; such as‚ China‚ are also utilizing Maslow’s theory in order to assist in the employee motivation. However‚ because of the invalid ordering of human needs‚ cultural diversity‚ and different levels of economy‚ Maslow’s hierarchy of needs cannot be used in current Chinese business to motivate employees. This essay will critically evaluate the viability of Maslow’s theory. It begins

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    2006. <http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/brits-ban-bloody-hell-tv-ad/2006/03/09/1141701625132.html> Barker‚ Chris. “Cultural Studies: Theory and Practice.” Questions of Culture and Ideology. Ch.3 pp.57-87. “Ideology.” Elana Starr. 31 May 2006. <http://www89.homepage.villanova.edu/elana.starr/pages/ideology-cinema.htm> Thwaites‚ Tony‚ Lloyd Davis and Warwick Mules. “Introducing cultural and media studies: a semiotic approach.” Interaction of Signs. Ch.3 pp. 48-74. Altheide‚ David L. “Media Hegemony:

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    have chosen to write about why cultural universals pose a problem for moral relativism in this paper. I will begin by defining cultural universals (CU). Then‚ I will cite examples of such theory and continue by applying them to situations in which these similarities can be seen. Next‚ I will discuss how we can convince ourselves that a given standard of behavior is in fact a cultural universal. I will then define moral relativism as well as provide examples of cultural differences that are often

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