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    Workforce changed in a lot of sectors‚ since the women participated in economic activities. Subsequently‚ this participation increase from year to year. In a general view‚ women’s underrepresentation in the high tech industry shows a continuous decline in the United States and Canada from 19% graduating in 1999-2000 to 12% in 2006-2007‚ while in Asian countries such as China‚ India and Bangladesh increasing (Simard‚ 2007). Bangladesh is a good example that women are increasing in high-tech fields

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    Assess the view that the nuclear family is no longer the norm. The nuclear family was commonly seen in many countries of the world due to its practicality and replaced the extended family in most societies. The nuclear family is defined by George Peter Murdock as a married male and female couple raising one or more children in one household. This structure became the norm in modern society as it fulfils Murdock’s 4 functions of the family: Sexual; helps maintain a healthy and stable relationship

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    A Nuclear Family o A "nuclear" family is two parents of opposite sex and their children. A nuclear family‚ named from the idea of it being the family at the "nucleus" of other family groups‚ consists of a father‚ mother and any number of their children. It is defined by blood relation of the parents and children and the marriage of the parents. Because this term does not include other variations of family units‚ it is becoming antiquated as it is more common to see families that do not fit into

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    that the nuclear family is no longer the norm. A conventional nuclear family consists of a traditional setting. A husband‚ wife and one or more children living together under the same roof. As such‚ the customary breadwinner would be the husband‚ while the wife is responsible for the housework and the emotional welfare of the children. But in today’s society‚ a nuclear family is seen as one of many family types in modern day society. There are some sociologists that say the nuclear family is and

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    Assess the view that the nuclear family is no longer the norm. (24 marks) In this essay I will be assessing the view of different sociologists concerning the question ‘is the nuclear family no longer the norm?’‚ from this essay I should be able to conclude if it is in fact still the norm or not. First of all‚ in 1969 the Divorce Reform Act was put into place which enabled people to get a divorce easily compared to before. With this law people could simply say that the marriage wasn’t working out

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    would be more secure if the planet were free of nuclear weapons. Nuclear weapons are the only type of weapon in existence that have the capacity to annihilate the human species and countless other species. The very existence of nuclear weapons leaves open the possibility that a nuclear exchange might take place. This could happen intentionally‚ inadvertently (as in the Cuban Missile Crisis when the U.S. and USSR almost blundered into nuclear war)‚ or by an accidental launch. The list of historical

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    questioned if I will in favor for nuclear power plant‚ I would say yes. Because Nuclear energy is the world’s largest source of emission-free energy. Nuclear power plants produce no controlled air pollutants‚ such as sulfur and particulates‚ or greenhouse gases. The use of nuclear energy in place of other energy sources helps to keep the air clean‚ preserve the Earth’s climate‚ avoid ground-level ozone formation and prevent acid rain. Of all energy sources‚ nuclear energy has perhaps the lowest impact

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    Statistics 5 – 7% of people live in a same sex relationship 9/10 single parent families headed by woman 24% of families in the uk single parent 5% live in traditional nuclear family 19% live in a neo conventional (new nuclear) family Families have 1.8children on average Current average living age is 39.6 Birth rate 10.7 per 1000 Death rate 10 per 1000 1901 600‚000 people died Quotes

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    Nuclear Power in the United Arab Emirates (updated December 2012) * The UAE is taking deliberate steps in close consultation with the International Atomic Energy Agency to embark upon a nuclear power program. * It has accepted a $20 billion bid from a South Korean consortium to build four commercial nuclear power reactors‚ total 5.6 GWe‚ by 2020. * Construction of the first unit started in July 2012. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) was founded in 1971‚ comprising seven states including

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    beginning of a nuclear age. The original purpose of nuclear energy was to be used as a tool of massive destruction; as demonstrated on Japan in WWII. Once the power of nuclear energy was realized‚ people started to advocate for its potential for good in order to assist humanity. It was put at the top of many political agendas for an improved future. After WWII the dream for many became a reality‚ slowly but surely nuclear power plants started to develop around the world. Using nuclear energy as

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