Globalisation: A Study of Traditional Communities in Change It has been argued that social changes in the contemporary world have resulted in local communities not being sustainable in its traditional form. Globalization has been a leading component of this social change that has accelerated in recent times. Hawkins (2006) has defined globalisation as a process by which the world’s societies and cultures are becoming increasingly interconnected and interdependent. Whilst this process has helped
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Unit 2 – Equality‚ Diversity and Rights in Health and Social Care Key Terminology Conor Wallace Stereotyping Stereotyping describes the belief that all people from certain circumstances are the same. “A stereotype is a simplified mental picture of an individual or group of people who share a certain characteristic (or stereotypical) qualities. The term is often used in a negative sense‚ and stereotypes are seen by many as undesirable beliefs” Source Web Page: http://www.wordiq.com/definition/Stereotyping
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A global culture can be seen in one of two ways. One suggests that today’s communications and technologies allow a more open spread of culture around the world – people in far corners of the globe are able to be aware of and share each others culture. It is a view that sees global culture as generally positive – something that encourages diversity and a mixing of culture and has enabled people around the world to overcome national boundaries to embrace common causes. The more common perception of
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Feminist Theory Perception: the process by which an individual receives and analyses information. Feminist theory‚ or feminism‚ is support of equality for women and men. Although all feminists strive for gender equality‚ there are various ways to approach this theory‚ including liberal feminism‚ socialist feminism‚ and finally radical feminism. Let’s take a look at the basic feminist ideas and various approaches to achieving gender equality. Looks at ways that women can be liberated or gain more
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Introduction According to Tonkin (2008)‚ low –cost housing is dwelling units whose total housing costs are deemed affordable to a group of people within a specified income range‚ low cost housing includes social housing and low income housing. In South Africa these houses have been provided through the Reconstruction Development Program (RDP). Since 1994‚ the government has been implementing this program to address the housing backlog which is continuously increasing. The post-Apartheid has era
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The Relevance of Culture for Development in Post-Colonial Zimbabwe Written by: Guy Penford on behalf of the Ben Gula Trust 25 August 2010 In the foregoing discussion‚ the extreme marginalisation of Zimbabwe’s Tonga people will be located as an extension of the wider problem affecting African development‚ namely the problem of the development gap between rural and urban areas. In turn‚ this will feed into an explanation of how the only way to remedy the Tonga plight is to forge economic and
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Challenges Facing the Youth in Today’s Society Most of the problems facing today’s youth are not restricted to any one ethnic or religious group‚ but affect young people generally. Most discussions on youth have focussed on issues such as drug abuse‚ crime‚ violence‚ sexuality and poverty. In addition to these‚ today’s youth are afflicted by new challenges. These include: 1. An Identity Crisis: Who am I? 2. Lack of self confidence and low self esteem: I am worthless 3. A sense of hopelessness:
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Fig. 8: Built-up property formation process in the peri-urban areas (Source: Nkwae‚ 2006 as cited by Adam‚ 2014) 2.2.4 Peri-Urbanisation: The Global Perspective The surfacing of urban development outside designated urban boundaries has been a global phenomenon‚ but the challenge is that it occurs at a much higher scale in most developing countries‚ leading to rapid change that is usually unmanageable given the economic status of most of these nations. (Allen‚ 2003) Studies in the late 1980s perceived
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Media in Crime Media give a distorted image of crime Over-representation of violent and sexual crimes – Ditton and Duffy – 46% of media reports were about violent/sexual crimes but only made up 3% of all crimes recorded by the police Media coverage exaggerates police success The police are a major source of crime stories and want to present themselves in a good light Media exaggerates the risk of victimisation Especially to women‚ white people and higher status individuals Crime is reported
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Champion equality‚ diversity and inclusion 1.1 Explain the models of practice that underpin equality‚ diversity and inclusion in own area of responsibility. Equality is to treat all as individuals; to respect race‚ disability‚ age‚ gender‚ religion‚ beliefs ‚culture and sexual orientation. For all to be open to opportunities‚ to be treated fairly and respectfully‚ have rights and equal status in society and for all to reach their full potential. Diversity is to value that we are all unique
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