Explain why inequalities in pay persist in the UK labour market and how these can be addressed with reference to legislation‚ social policy and other factors. Submission Date: 12/03/2014 Word Count: 2992 Introduction In current society‚ the gender equalities in pay are obviously in most countries‚ especially in UK labour market‚ it is one of the highest gender pay gap in European Union (Rubery‚ 1998). OECD (2013) represent that GPG is measure of difference between female and
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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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are the dominant gender in the workforce‚ due to globalization‚ women gained more opportunity to have jobs in the workforce (Jones 1983). In addition‚ there are increasing number of women in Australian workforce after World War 2 (Broomhill and Sharp 2005). But still gender inequality has been ongoing debate in the workforce for many years (Lannin 2009). Many people argue that there are inequality in earnings and glass ceiling (ibid.). Therefore‚ this essay will analyze the gender inequality in the
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Last Thursday‚ three men were hanged in Iran for the crime of lavat‚ sexual intercourse between two men. The case is considered extreme even by Iranian standards‚ because while the death penalty is in place for homosexuality‚ it is usually enforced only when there is a charge of assault or rape alongside it; the accusations in these three cases were of consensual sex. In Uganda‚ politicians have been seeking since 2009 to institute a strikingly nasty piece of legislation: the death penalty for "aggravated
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Racial and Ethnic Groups Michelle Winner ETH 125 October 23‚ 2010 NIKIYA SPENCE Racial and Ethnic Groups There are three sociological perspectives of race and ethnicity which are functionalist‚ conflict‚ and labeling perspectives. The first one I will discuss is the functionalist perspective. The functionalist perspective emphasizes how the parts of society are structured to maintain its stability. As also described in the reading the functionalist approach is an approach‚ if an aspect
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treated equally in the same manner as the person next to them. This general consensus of modern day was not the norm throughout the history of America. No matter how much we try not to look back upon our obtuse behavior towards particular ethnic groups‚ what took place cannot be undone. The only positive effect that can be derived from the past is to learn from these mistakes. Less than a century after abolishing what had become a two hundred year old practice of enslaving African Americans‚ the
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SMALL GROUP PROJECT: ANALYZING A WORK OF ART Introduction This assignment will allow for the practical application of concepts‚ language and terminology covered in Modules 1-4. Students will work together to evaluate and analyze the compositional elements of a work of art that they are not familiar with. The class will be divided into teams consisting of 4-5 members. You have been automatically assigned to a group (A‚ B C or D). Please email the instructor if you have questions. Teams are assigned
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1. Define difference and inequality Difference as per the dictionary definition would convey the points of dissimilarity for example the observational differences between men and women‚ however difference in the social sciences and humanistic context‚ difference contrasts‚ social groupings such as the different nationalities‚ ‘gender‚ class‚ age or sexuality’1However difference is not limited to these alone it may take the form of the attitudes and preferences held by individuals. Distinction
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has many definitions which revolve around it being ‘a socially constructed concept’ which is based on ‘structured inequality’; ‘the inequality may be in the form of income and wealth‚ an individual’s biological or ethnic make-up‚ or may be as a result of age or disability’ (Scottish Further Education Unit‚ 2006). In addition‚ the inequalities exist ‘among persons and between social groups with respect to the access‚ acquisition and distribution of scarce and valued resources’ (Giddens et al 2003; Lenski
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Social inequality is prominent within our American society today. It affects and usually deteriorates the potential success of different classes of people living in America. With major issues like this present within in our society‚ there are many people who think that they have solutions. These groups of people can be classified into certain categories that Americans would label as Conservatives‚ Liberalists and Radicals. Each group has specific ideals and beliefs that they hold on to. They apply
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