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    Assess sociological explanations for inequalities between husband and wives Domestic division of labour is referred to the roles that both men and women play in comparison to housework. There are 2 types of roles called conjugal roles and joint roles. Conjugal roles are where partners have different tasks within the family so there is a clear division of male and female roles. However joint roles is where partners share their roles so there is few divisions in the family making the household more

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    1. While watching the film there were many moments that struck me as interesting. The first moment that struck me the most was when Jean Reynolds‚ who is a 51 year old‚ certified nursing assistant‚ daughter said she had cancer. That she would not live for long because Jean could not afford to get her daughter treatment. The second moment that struck me was when Barbara Brooks‚ a 36 year old‚ single mother said that she was “hustling backwards”. She wants to provide for her children‚ and is even trying

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    About the Inquiry Process The Leveson Inquiry into the culture‚ practices and ethics of the press was aproached in four Modules. These are: •Module 1: The relationship between the press and the public and looks at phone-hacking and other potentially illegal behaviour. •Module 2: The relationships between the press and police and the extent to which that has operated in the public interest. •Module 3: The relationship between press and politicians. •Module 4: Recommendations for a

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    (i) Some Class Definitions Gender(s) of worker Commodity Offered Dominant Quality 1. Prostitution is a transaction between the prostitute and the "client" whereby the prostitute performs sexually-related favours to their client and receives payment for doing so. - Woman - Man - One’s service - Absence of negative evaluation 2. Women who have either no other way to earn money who will turn towards a pimp‚ or work on her own‚ and walk around streets‚ trying to find clients who will pay for

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    teenagers are exposed to the risk of having obesity. There is no sign to show that the statistics decline. It even rises to an alarming level. Obesity can be defined as having a high amount of extra body fat. The most useful measure of obesity is Body Mass Index (BMI). It is based on height and weight of an adult‚ a child and a teen. The higher the BMI value‚ the higher the risk of disease. If the BMI ranges from 30.0 to 39.9‚ one is in obese. Obesity may cause by unbalanced diet‚ lack of exercise

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    Overcoming Obesity

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    Overcoming Obesity Bird flu‚ swing flu‚ H1N1 and Aids are some of the disasters that people have going through in the last two decades. The more cures scientists find‚ the more disasters emerge. However‚ a disaster‚ which has been ignored‚ is getting common all over the world. “Obesity” is accepted to be a person’s being overweight because of some specific reasons such as unhealthy dietary habits‚ overeating and less activity. This may sound quite normal but obesity has become a lethal disease

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    Causes of Obesity 5.1 Energy Balance in the Development of Obesity 5. CAUSES OF OBESITY Obesity can result from a minor energy imbalance‚ which lead to a gradual but persistent weight gain over a considerable period. Some researchers have hypothesized that energy imbalance is the result of inherited metabolic characteristics; whereas others believe it is caused by poor eating and lifestyle habits‚ that is “gluttony and sloth”. Positive energy balance occurs when energy intake is greater

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    Child Obesity Obesity is among the easiest medical conditions to recognize but it is one of the hardest conditions to treat. Obesity in society has become worse and worse since time has lead on and this is not just in adults. Children are becoming more obese as time goes on‚ and we have to blame parents for this. If parents aren’t watching or regulating what their children are eating‚ it could turn into worse problems for the children down the road. Parents need to show their children more

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    CRITICAL READING 1) Describe the differences and similarities in texts. A) The two different texts are similar in the fact that the two people in the texts are crossing over water but different in how they are crossing. One is in a boat on the water and the other is in an armchair with helium filled balloons attached to it so he can fly above the water. Source 2 – ‘Up‚ up and away- the day that armchair travel really took off’ is a light hearted read of a man that had planned to do something

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    Dumaguete City Boulevard: A Breeding Ground for Prostitution Research Team: Czarina Isabelle G. Guath BSPA – II Jacklyn M. Sontillanosa BSSW – II Prof. Joan C. Generoso Basic Communication 25 – E September 2013 Topic Outline Dumaguete City Boulevard: A Breeding Ground for Prostitution Thesis: Prostitution in Dumaguete is the highest increasing illegal activity in the city which takes place in the boulevard causing tourist’s constant coming in the area. Introduction

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