learned as a participant observer in two different AA self-help meetings that occurred face-to-face and online. First‚ a brief review of the two observed groups is presented; second‚ the similarities and differences between the two groups will then be discussed. Followed by the comparison between the observed process and the theory of what a mutual aid group should offer. Keywords: Alcoholics Anonymous‚ Mutual aid‚ self-help‚ alcoholism‚ Meetings Introduction “God grant me the serenity to accept the
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Communications Limited) to financial services (Reliance Capital Ltd) and the generation and distribution of power (Reliance Power Limited and Reliance Infrastructure Limited). The group has received numerous accolades in each sector and has become one of India’s top private sector business houses in terms of net worth. The Reliance Group currently has a net worth in excess of Rs 91‚500 crore (US $15.3 billion)‚ cash flows of Rs 10‚200 crore (US $1.7 billion) and net profit of Rs 4‚700 crore (US$ 0.8
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levels between different groups. There are many ways in which factors in children’s home background which may lead to differences in achievement between ethnic groups. The first way is from cultural deprivation‚ with the socialisation experience of children‚ values‚ expectations and norms transmitted at home. Driver and Ballard 1979 argued that high achievement in some Asian groups might be linked to the presence of close knit extended families. However with some ethnic groups many tend to have low
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creating relationships‚ communicating and working in groups‚ has become an integral component of everyday life. Important companies invest in team building programmes in order to improve their team-working abilities. Working in groups can increase the productivity of an organisation but also destroy it. The well functioning of groups in organisations depends on their leaders and members willingness to work together. However‚ people frequently join groups to achieve aims that they are not able to achieve
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The most successful pressure groups still tend to focus on lobbying the Westminster Parliament despite the availability of numerous other access points. Discuss (25 Marks) To begin with‚ the definition of “successful” depends on the goals or objectives each pressure group aims to achieve. Yes‚ some successful pressure groups still use the Westminster Parliament as their main access point in order to achieve their aims. However‚ in recent years most pressure groups realised that by not only using
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Sean Abrishami Edhd460 Prof. Dinsmore Article Critique Title: Peer Exclusion and Victimization: Processes That Mediate the Relation Between Peer Group Rejection and Children’s Classroom Engagement and Achievement? Authors: Eric S. Buhs Gary W. Ladd and Sarah L. Herald The thought that peer exclusion is correlated with children’s classroom achievements and adjustment has been hypothesized since the 1930’s. Much research and empirical evidence for such hypotheses have since been collected
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A Summary of the case “Coping with Financial and ethical Risks at American International Group (AIG)” Background American International Group‚ Inc. is a company whose operation began back in 1919. It was established back then by Cornelius Vander Starr as an insurance agency in Shanghai‚ China. AIG left china in 1949 after Starr had established himself as the westerner the sell insurance to the Chinese people. AIG headquarters then shifted from china to New York City‚ which is still
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INDIVIDUALS A group can range in size from two members to thousands of members. Very small collectives‚ such as dyads (two members) and triads (three members) are groups‚ but so are very large collections of people‚ such as mobs‚ crowds‚ and congregations (Simmel‚ 1902). On average‚ however‚ most groups tend to be relatively small in size‚ ranging from two to seven members. One researcher ( J. James‚ 1953)‚ after counting the number of people in 7405 informal‚ spontaneously formed groups found in
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Groups can be defined by either informal groups‚ or formal groups. Formal groups A formal group is set by an official authority or leader designed to complete a specific task or purpose and is strictly regulated by the organisations rules and practices. In a formal group responsibility of an outcome of a task is set usually to the leader‚ discipline and reward is mainly handed down to the leader via the organisation. A formal group is coordinated by activities shared between a number of people
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Paper Written by Mr. RAHUL P. MORE ABSTRACT Self Help Groups : Catalyst for Women Empowerment (The Paper to be presented at 60th All India Commerce Conference at Hyderabad from 27th December 2007 to 29th December 2007) `Self-help’ may be defined as a process‚ group or organization comprising people coming together or sharing an experience or problem‚ with a view to individual and/ or mutual benefit. As empowerment commonly means `becoming powerful’‚ self-help may thus be viewed as one
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