Examine the ways in which social policies and laws may influence families and households. Jedy 3030 Social policies and laws have influenced families and household very significantly for the past century‚ take same-sex marriage as a famous example‚ Stonewall (2008) did a campaign for homosexual and bisexual rights‚ estimates that about 5-7% of the adult population today have same-sex relationships‚ research also shown that the number of the one-person household increased to
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After days of abuse and being held against her will‚ Cyntoia found the strength to fight back and kill her sex trafficker. Though she committed an unlawful act‚ Cyntoia was simply attempting to survive given the circumstances she was put through. Actions made by an individual in life-or-death situations should not be held against him or her‚ as the individual pursued these actions with the will to survive. Besides the fact that these acts are considered “against the law”‚ a person follows through these
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the issue of discrimination has gotten better‚ but is still an issue where more action needs to be taken. In the past‚ we got to see the true face of racial discrimination in Harper Lee’s famous novel‚ To Kill A Mockingbird. In this novel we could see how everyday interactions‚ romance and the criminal justice system were influenced by racism‚ and how people made decisions based on racial prejudice. Nowadays we know that many governments and groups are trying to stop discrimination‚ and many new
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categories within their own race. The lowest social class was discriminated against. The subordinate group was referred to as the Burakumin or “Eta”. The Burakumin held low paying jobs such as street sweepers‚ leatherworkers‚ working with the dead‚ and community service. The Japanese who held a higher economic social status‚ or the dominate group‚ treated Burakumin with no respect or equality (Editors of Encyclopedia Britannica‚ n/a). There are various motives or reasons why this inter-group arose.
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explanation and an example.) -Racial discrimination: In the past they did not value people due to their colour of skin or their cultural beliefs. An example of this is how blacks were mistreated and segregated from higher level job positions in the workforce. -Slow transportation: In the past they didn’t have high performance vehicles‚ this made transportation very slow. An example is the first steam/ combusting engine cars operated under 40km/hour which meant it would take
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In this case‚ John has a cause of action against TAFE for his injury from the accident‚ he had rights to claim for his cost from TAFE that he did not fix the engine on the wrong way. There are five steps about the law of negligence‚ first is duty of care‚ it is a legal duty owed by one person to another‚ in this case‚ TAFE owed a duty of care to John. Because based on foreseeable test‚ John is a student who graduated form the TAFE‚ he also proved that the instructor of TAFE gives him a wrong instructions
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Throughout man’s history‚ homosexuality has often been looked down upon and homosexuals have been discriminated‚ disowned‚ and even killed because of their preferences. A majority of this prejudice is commonly defended by religion‚ as many religions pronounce homosexuality a sin. Constantly faced with adversity‚ the homosexual community find the strength in the belief that one day homosexuality will be just as equal as heterosexuality. This may be happening in the American culture as the population
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booking and the consequence if there is a breach of contract. I will start by explaining the significance of having a contract‚ what the contract entails in relation to cancellation and the consequence of a breach. I will include the statutory rules relevant to the conflict to the compromised solution. A contract is an agreement that is legally enforceable. Contracts provide businesses with security. If contractual promises are broken the innocent party are entitled to seek a legal remedy through
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of the 20th century when the international community came up with the law guiding human rights‚ various nations have also enacted specific bills to provide equal rights to their citizens. However‚ there are certain aspects which are common to all human rights across the globe. That is; they are inalienable‚ indivisible and inherent in every human being. Unfortunately‚ the well pronounced human rights as they may be understood have not guaranteed women in many countries equal rights to that of their
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The Role of Law LAW/421 August 6‚ 2012 Michael S. Green The Role of Law Laws are “the body of rules or principles‚ prescribed by authority or established by custom‚ that a state‚ community‚ society‚ or other group recognizes as binding on its members” (Ferguson Publishing‚ 1999‚ p. 105). The purposes of laws are to maintain peace and order‚ to define the rights of citizens‚ to secure justice‚ to harmonize conflicting interests‚ and to provide means for punishing wrongdoers. Laws are applied
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