References: (Zeller & Meyer‚ 2002). Asian‚ Dr. Yunus began a micro-finance program among women in Bangladesh in 1976‚ following the wide-spread famine in 1974 (Abdulrahman‚ 2007). In 1998‚ it was first time micro finance industry in Somaliland (as cited in Bekkin‚ 2007) program; in 1996‚ SA’ID received its first substantial capital injection from Oxfam America (Saacid Foundation report
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Micro insurance Micro insurance is the key element in the financial services for people at the bottom of the pyramid. The poor face more risks than the well off‚ but more importantly they are more vulnerable to the same risk. Usually the poor face different type of risks i.e. Household type‚ drought and epidemic etc. To combat these risks‚ the poor do‚ proactive risk manages meat like grain storage‚ savings‚ assets accumulation loans from friends and relatives. Micro insurance provides greater
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The Effect of the Media on Women and Girls Mass media creates unrealistic‚ unhealthy portrayals of female sexuality‚ sexual health‚ and shows unnecessary female sexuality and nudity on an immense level. The average woman is misrepresented in the media; this is unhealthy for many women and girls. Studies show viewing sexually objectifying material contributes to eating disorders‚ low self-esteem‚ depression and body dissatisfaction. In a 1992 study of female students at Stanford University‚ 70%
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The Effect of Media Violence on Children and Levels of Aggression. It has been said that children are like sponges when it comes to attaining knowledge. This seems to be true whether they are learning to speak or how to show emotion. Feelings and emotions become more imminent once children begin to go through adolescents. Children acquire the ability to aggression‚ sadness‚ and happiness more readily. Males typically exhibit higher levels of aggression then females according to some research
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Negative Effects of Media on Teenagers Hasan Kanchwala American University of Sharjah Negative Effects of Media on Teenagers Over the past decade‚ people have become quite dependent on media so as to get information about what is happening in the world around them. Among many other things‚ media includes magazines‚ newspapers and television‚ which provides users with information regarding recent developments and inventions‚ entertainment articles and much more. Nowadays‚ this information
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Social Media and Its Effect on Society In recent years social media has become increasingly popular‚ allowing millions of users around the world to create‚ share‚ and exchange information‚ in ways that a decade ago‚ would never have been possible. Today 93% of college students have a Facebook (43) and 93% of Americans between the ages of twelve and seventeen are using the internet in some form. (43) Growth of online social media has had an undeniable impact on society in the United States as well
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Negative Effects of Social Media Social media has had made many impacts on society. Any website that allows social interaction is considered a social media site (Schurgin O’Keeffe‚ Clarke-Pearson). Due to the new technology taking over‚ social media has been easier than ever to get a hold of by the applications that have been made for portable devices. Through these devices and applications‚ being socially connected has made it easier to communicate with each other. Unfortunately‚ it all hasn’t
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Moon Micro is a small manufacturer of servers in Santa Clara‚ California. Lately‚ the demand for servers has increased‚ and the company needs to find a way to capitalize on the situation. The current plant has reached capacity of 10‚000 units. The two options to capitalize on the situation are to either expand the plant to a capacity of 20‚000 units or outsource the process to Molectron‚ an independent assembler. Expanding the Santa Clara plant would have an annualized fixed cost of $10‚000‚000
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PERSPECTIVE Effect of Electronic Media on Children MUNNI RAY AND KANA RAM JAT From the Department of Pediatrics‚ Advanced Pediatric Center‚ Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research‚ Chandigarh 160 012‚ India. Correspondence to: Munni Ray‚ Associate Professor‚ Department of Pediatrics‚ Advanced Pediatric Center‚ Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research‚ Chandigarh 160 012‚ India. munniray1@yahoo.com Radio‚ television (TV)‚ movies‚ video games‚ cell phones‚ and computer
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technology for news‚ entertainment and education‚ the mass media is one of the greatest influential factors on the opinions and viewpoints of the younger generation. Some examples of media influences include magazines‚ internet‚ television‚ books and radio. All of these sources help shape the beliefs of what social life‚ culture‚ religion‚ or politics should be in the minds of younger people‚ sometimes at unrealistic standards. The mass media is a very helpful and relatively quick way to gain knowledge
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