agreement still active? Outline the prospects for growth in the next decade for the oil refining and gas refining subsectors of the petroleum sector of the T&T economy. Preamble To understand the impact of the Refining Sector on the economy of Trinidad and Tobago‚ we must consider a combination of factors‚ such as supply and demand streams that have historically impacted this sector. Economic indicators such as the gross domestic product‚ (GDP) of the country point towards significant historic economic
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Assessing Juvenile Delinquency in Trinidad and Tobago using Subcultural Theories Diane S Lewis University of the West Indies Abstract Devin Mills‚ a student I privately tutored‚ was gunned down while walking in Deigo Martin in January 2011‚ newspaper reports portrayed him as a typical lower-class male who got caught up in the wrong things and believed his murder was gang-related. I did not understand why everyone viewed him as such because to me‚ Devin was a sincere and compassionate young man
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Keeping this in mind‚ racism does then serve a purpose. Using the functionalist perspective in Sociology‚ racism suppresses and discriminates against people of distinct physical differences. Plainly‚ it keeps minorities working for cheap and without hopes of reaching their full potential; this also keeps the dominant working class in fear of asking for a raise‚ as there is always someone ready to replace them. To put that into perspective: the median income level of a Black man‚ as reported by Statistics
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DO WE HAVE TRUE SEPARATION OF POWERS IN TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO? Power tends to corrupt‚ and absolute power corrupts absolutely! (Lord Acton‚ 1834-1902). This phrase aptly demonstrates the reason for the separation of powers‚ which is meant to prevent abuse of power in a democracy and preserve each and every citizen’s rights through the division of government responsibilities into distinct branches‚ averting one branch from gaining absolute power or abusing the power they are given. The intent is to
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The Structural Functionalist Perspective of Prison Functionalism addresses society in terms of the function of its elements which are the norms‚ customs‚ traditions and institutions for that society. The Society we are looking at in this paper is the prison society and to me prison is a dysfunctional society. I feel this way because the elements which are the norms of prison is rape; the main custom of prison is the strongest rule through brute force‚ a tradition of prison is that all snitches
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drugs is increasing‚ especially among young teens. The conflict theory of social problems states that‚ "society is marked by conflict due to inequalities in class‚ race‚ ethnicity‚ gender‚ age‚ and other divisions that produce conflicting ideas (Kornblum and Julian‚ 2004‚ 7.)" Solutions to solve social problems include building stronger movements in conflicted groups and then possibly engaging in negotiations to reach accommodations. The functionalist approach to social problems‚ "views society as a vast
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Discuss the contribution of the feminist perspective to our understanding of religion? While studying feminism‚ it is very hard not to notice that all the major religions are patriarchal‚ they all have male Gods and favor men to be the officials on earth. They frequently devise ways of excluding women from both church and society. Many more new age movements seem to be keeping this patriarchal order. This essay will explore the feminist perspective on religion and the different feminist opinions
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Health Care Systems Tamara Leung Florida Hospital College of Health Science DADI494 Professor Slockett January 20‚ 2013 Abstract The primary objective of any health care system is to provide adequate and effective medical care to the population. Health care systems may vary due to political and other factors. Factors may include location‚ access to care‚ basic needs of the populations as well as economic status. However‚ the primary goal remains the same. Because of the ongoing need
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today’s United States health care system Maria Bennett Saint Joseph’s University Health Administration HAD 553 – Health Care Organization Department of Health Service Abstract The American health care system today is not what it used to be in the 18th and 19th centuries. It was primarily a local operated health care system which saw people undertaking natural training to be able to provide health care to its initial practicable population. The American health system is financed privately
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Compare the main assumptions of the Functionalist and Marxist perspectives on religion. ______________________________________________________________________________ “Religion is an organized collection of beliefs‚ cultural systems and world views that relate humanity to an order of existence.” Sociologist study religion as both a belief system and a social institution. As belief system – Religion shapes what people think and how they see the world. As Social Institution – Religion is a pattern
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