Emile Durkheim introduced the concept of social facts explaining that “A social fact is any way of acting‚ whether fixed or not‚ capable of exerting over the individual an external constraint; or: which is general over the whole of a given society whilst having an existence of its own‚ independent of its individual manifestations.” (Durkheim‚ 1895/1982:59). In other words the ideals passed down to us that we pass down to our children‚ established patterns of human relations‚ which create a set of
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Week 1: Screening Australianness ‘Newsfront’ (1978) Newsfront (1978) is about the commencement of Australian television. It notions the changing times; the context before the television was a household object. The movie marks the beginning of mass social and political change that was intensified by World War II. With countless men at war‚ Australian women were able to enter and overtake male roles in the workforce. As a result‚ Feminism was strengthening. Along with the Women’s movement into
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Social Cohesion Abstract Assessing the multiculturalism policy impact in Australia requires a distinction between traits‚ the influence on the effective assimilation of minorities in society‚ and multiculturalism as an important aspect of national identity and the power on the politics of immigration in Australia. However‚ it distinguishes that there are various of encounters of enduring high levels of social cohesion with the Australian government. This essay will claim that the new arrived migrants
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Mother & Son‚ Cronulla 1935 Max Dupain Max Dupain wanted a career in architecture but poor results in mathematics and physics prevented this. Photography provided an alternative way to become involved in this field. He went on to become one of Australia’s greatest documentary photographers. He spent his lifetime creating a unique photographic history of this country that has resulted in some memorable iconic photographs including The Story Bridge in Brisbane 1946. Much of Max Dupain’s
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Coastal Management Whilst researching about Coastal Management on Cronulla beaches‚ I have discovered that Coastal Management along the beach is required. To manage the coast we must be aware of the effect of human activity‚ erosion and decaying of the sand dunes as they destroy the beach but the Council has helped prevent these issues. One of the main issues is erosion; erosion is the process of wearing something down due to the action of water and wind. If erosion goes left unattended‚ the beach
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In his 2006 Australia Day speech‚ Prime Minister John Howard said‚ “all Australian’s have the right to express culture‚ beliefs and participate in National interests” 1. This essay raises the question about whether assimilation will create a tolerant Australia. Or is it a case of how long does a free society have to tolerate the intolerable? Assimilation by definition‚ is “the acceptance of a minority population into a majority population on the condition that the minority takes on the values
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Hospitality Industry Knowledge 1. List six sources of current industry information: - Media: Such as newspapers‚ television‚ magazines and radio. The media publicises current information‚ trends developing and any government initiatives. - Customers: By doing customer questionnaires this can inform enterprises as to what they need to improve‚ as well as which staff are working well. - Information services: For example the Australian Bureau of Statistics and Tourism NSW (all these services
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technologies and telecommunication techniques has resulted in a number of emerging trends‚ including the way communities respond to crime. The media has reported many extreme examples including beach riots in Cronulla‚ drug and crime in Cabramatta‚ young Mr Thomas Hickey‚ Macquarie Fields‚ and the Muslim riots in Sydney. This has helped change how government and Police respond and reignited recognition of the importance of developing sustainable strategies that engage both the community and their leaders
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Australians are proud to say that our nation is multicultural and free of prejudice‚ the reality is that racism towards immigrants is still prevalent. In recent years Australia has been at the centre of several racial controversies including the Cronulla riots‚ the Indian student bashings and the relocation of asylum seekers to Malaysia. Such events as these are making potential immigrants unsure as to whether Australia is in fact the multicultural haven we preach it to be. In Victoria alone‚ the migration
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finals also being fined 2 million dollars as well as their coach suffering a 12 month ban. This issue on the Bombers is only one of the few issues that Australian sport is facing; in fact‚ after the Essendon club was fined there was a lead up on Cronulla Sharks who also have been under the pressure from the ASADA for the use of drugs. Are these consequences for teams or athletes under the influence of drugs enough? Issues like these mentioned early in the paragraph ruins Australian sport creating
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