Examine the reasons why some sociologists do not use official stats in their research. Official statistics are a source of secondary data. They are produced by the government. They are quantative data. There are two types of Official Statistics. Hard statistics which are objective and can’t be manipulated; statistics on births and marriages are hard statistics. Soft statistics which are more subjective are easy to manipulate; statistics on crime‚ poverty and unemployment are soft statistics. Positivists
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Reasons of Poverty “Almost half the world — over three billion people — live on less than $2.50 a day. According to UNICEF‚ 22‚000 children die each day due to poverty. And they “die quietly in some of the poorest villages on earth‚ far removed from the scrutiny and the conscience of the world. Being meek and weak in life makes these dying multitudes even more invisible in death” (Shah). Poverty is one of the most serious issues in the world today. When thousands of people‚ including children‚
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ARE THE CONSUMER PROTECTION LEGISLATION EFFICACIOUS ENOUGH TO PROTECT THE CONSUMER RIGHTS IN PAKISTAN OR ELSE A NATIONAL STRATEGY IS NEEDED TO EVOKE MASSIVE AWARENESS‚ ENSURE IMPLEMENTATION OF EXISTING LAWS‚ APPORTION LIABILITIES AND PROTECT OUR CONSUMER? CONSUMER PROTECTION LEGISTATION IN PAKISTAN “Governments should develop or maintain a strong consumer protection policy‚ taking into account the guidelines and relevant international agreements. In so doing‚ each Government should set its own
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The fiscal responsibility legislation has been considered as the fiscal profligacy by all economic experts. New Zealand was the first exemplar of this particular act in the year 1994 and is cited as the country that has had a successful outcome of this law. This Fiscal Responsibility Act has been accepted by many experts as a model‚ and from an economist’s point of view‚ it is conceptually and theoretically elegant. However it is very important to highlight that the enactment was passed by a government
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Canadian Emergency Legislation: A Comparative Analysis Between the Canadian Emergency Management Framework and Federal‚ Provincial‚ Territorial Legislation By Wendy Hayko May 15‚ 2007 For Disaster and Emergency Management Practice 510 Instructor: Ron Kuban Royal Roads University‚ Master Arts Disaster and Emergency Management Program Introduction 3 A Look at the Numbers 3 In the Event of Emergency
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problems in the book yet. Therefore‚ students should continue studying To Kill a Mockingbird‚ until the problems are solved and its claimed irrelevant. To kill a mockingbird is relevant because of the debate we’re having today if it wasn’t relevant we wouldn’t be talking about it. The irrelevant side are just people with two reasons “we wanna protect our kids from language.” or “racism has been abolished long ago.” but we all know it hasn’t and it still has a ton of stuff to tell you if we’re willing to
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Nowadays‚ the minimum wage legislation has been an increase in very many countries (Exclusivepapers‚ n.d.). According to Law Pay Commission (2006)‚ a minimum wage is the lowest wage that each employee can legally get from an employer in hourly‚ daily or monthly basis. This is the lowest amount at which workers can sell their labour. By each country independently having their laws‚ there has different opinions regarding the merits and the demerits of the minimum wage legislation. This essay will illustrate
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EXPLAIN THE REASONS FOR MIGRATION OF THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLE TO JAMAICA AND THE WIDER CARIBBEAN * Before the rennasnce while eroupe was in great turmoil * A nation would rise from Europe * Its people strong and ambitious to gain more power and make their nation richer * They conquered an united with other European states * But Europe seemed to be too small of a country for ther people of higher standards and information * So they went out to coquor the world in the name of god and
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Legislations Health and safety: It’s important for everyone to be in a safe environment so they can do daily tasks without feeling scared and uncomfortable of something will happen to them for certain so that’s why in every health care setting the health and safety at work act 1974 has been introduced so they can safe guard vulnerable patients in their care. Providers in health care settings need to provide some of the following services to ensure that the service users and the employees themselves
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A variety of legislation affects how schools work as they are legally obligated to comply with them. The 1988 Data Protection Act states that information obtained by a school should be kept confidential and only shared with authorised individuals. Therefore school staff (i.e. admin‚ teachers and support staff) has a duty to keep information confidential and to only share it with others with the consent of parents i.e. by obtaining written confirmation. Children cannot give consent themselves‚ for
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