Drinking Age The drinking age was moved from 18 to 21 for a reason. The higher drinking age of 21 has saved many lives‚ helped reduce the amount of underage drinking‚ and therefore should not be lowered. Many studies from a large variety of sources have proven higher drinking ages have a positive effect on society. Alcohol is harmful to the development of younger people. Research has shown that an adult is less likely to binge
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502 Serious Case Review Andy Ellis A Serious Case Review was set out by ‘Working Together’ 2006 stating: ‘When a child dies‚ and abuse or neglect is known or suspected to be a factor in the death…. Organisations should consider whether there are any lessons to be learnt about the ways in which they work together to safeguard and promote the welfare of children’ (DfES 2006: 8.2 p169) In such circumstances or: * ‘Where a child sustains a potentially life threatening injury or serious and
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COLLEGE DRINKING: SOCIOLOGICAL POINT OF VIEW Alcohol – one of the most misused drugs today – is one of the most popular and readily available of all types found on contemporary college and university campuses. Waking in a stupor after the previous night ’s party‚ missing classes‚ falling behind and ultimately losing whatever funding may have accompanied one ’s higher education is but one representation of how drugs can detrimentally impact one ’s college experience. Many students think college
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The Ables vs. the Binges ! In the Selection “The Ables vs. the Binges” written by John Verdant‚ the author outlines consumer behavior and the consequences it has on family life. The Ables strengthen their community by shopping locally and organically. They take pride in keeping money in the national and local economy and assuring local food security. For example‚ the family has a crate of local vegetables shipped from outside of town each month. The author explains how local business owners respect
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GETTING MARRIED Getting married is one of life’s largest decisions. Some people get married for different reasons. Some people get married because of love‚ age‚ career‚ religion‚ children‚ and sometimes just to say that they have been married. There are so many questions that you can ask yourself and significant other before making that big step. You may ask questions like are we going to have more children? How do we plan to deal with our finances? Are we going to set boundaries for
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Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In Roger Fisher and William Ury ________________________________________ Roger Fisher and William Ury‚ Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In‚ (New York: Penguin Books‚ 1983). In this classic text‚ Fisher and Ury describe their four principles for effective negotiation. They also describe three common obstacles to negotiation and discuss ways to overcome those obstacles. Fisher and Ury explain that a good agreement is one
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Serious case reviews (SCRs) The LSCB is the key statutory mechanism for agreeing how the relevant organisations in each local area will cooperate to safeguard and promote the welfare of children in that locality‚ and for ensuring the effectiveness of what they do. LSCBs carry out functions set out in regulations (LSCB Regulations 2006‚ S.I. 2006 no.90). Their work includes • agreeing local policies and procedures for how the different organisations will work together on safeguarding • contributing
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Serious case reviews are summoned when a child or a vulnerable adult is seriously injured and there is a suspicion that abuse or neglect has played a role in the outcome. When an incident occurs‚ a number of investigations are triggered to establish what has happened and who is to blame. In these situations serious case review and inquiries are undertaken in addition to the other investigations. According to Williams (Sarah‚ 2012)‚ the purpose of serious case reviews is as follows To identify what
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A serious case review (SCR) must be carried out in the event of the death of or reported serious harm to a child in England and there is cause for concern as to the way in which the authority‚ their Board partners or other relevant persons have worked together to safeguard the child. The purpose of a SCR is not to reinvestigate or to portion blame‚ but to: • establish what lessons are to be learned from the case • identify clearly what those lessons are both within and between agencies‚ how and
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Binge Eating disorder 1. What is a binge eating disorder? People with binge eating disorder often eat an unusually large amount of food and feel out of control during the binges. People with binge eating disorder also may: • eat more quickly than usual during binge episodes • eat until they are uncomfortably full • eat when they are not hungry • eat alone because of embarrassment • feel disgusted‚ depressed‚ or guilty after overeating 2. What are the signs and symptoms of a binge
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