There are many things within our environment that can have negative effects on human health some positive and some negative. Examples of negative effects would include air quality‚ noise pollution‚ greenhouse effects and the ripple effect on the food supply. The air quality index is a measure of daily air quality‚ the Air Quality Index (AQI) tells you how clean or polluted your air is and what associated health concerns you should be aware of such as allergic reactions. Conversely‚ indoor pollution
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external factors which can have an effect on a child’s normal pattern of development. A child may have a physical disability‚ be hard of hearing or have restricted eyesight. This can have an impact on how a child develops emotionally‚ physically‚ intellectually and socially. They may have a learning disability‚ which means they will not develop at the expected rate intellectually or their communication and social skills may not follow the normal pattern of development. A child may have health problems
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explanations for ethnic differences in educational achievement. 20 marks. Ethnicity refers to shared cultural practices‚ perspectives‚ and distinctions that set apart one group of people from another. That is‚ ethnicity is a shared cultural heritage. The most common characteristics distinguishing various ethnic groups are ancestry‚ a sense of history‚ language and religion. Modern Britain is said to be a multicultural society made up of many different ethnic groups. Achievement within education is very varied
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Old Compton Street is a contemporary UK street. In many ways it is a unique street in its own way. In some others‚ however‚ it is not that different to City Road or indeed many other streets in the UK with similar architecture‚ comparable street features‚ a diverse range of businesses and a diverse community. In this essay I will be describing ways in which order is made and repaired in Old Compton street in London . Situated in the heart of Soho‚ London´s Theatreland‚ Old Compton Street has continuously
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Q6: With reference to case study material‚ outline the way in which population change and migration can affect the character of‚ and service provision in‚ rural and urban areas (15 marks) Rural and urban areas in Northern Ireland have been impacted in different ways by population change and migration. Contrasts are evident between the area of rural settlement known as ‘Mourne Country’ (including the village of Hilltown) and the area of rural-urban fringe known as ‘Mid-Down’ (including the village
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impact on Educational Achievement A Paper Presented in partial Fulfillment Of the Requirements of HS817 Social Systems April 16‚ 2007 Abstract This paper will examine the effects of family structure and its influence on educational achievement. The link between family structure and educational achievement suggests that children living in nuclear families are more successful academically. Research has consistently shown that family structure can facilitate or limit the ways in which
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There are many different laws and policies that the government put in place which will affect various social issues; in this case the family. Some sociologists believe that this social policy the government enforces can make the family far more diverse; whilst others disagree. An example of this social policy can be in China there is a ‘one-child policy’‚ which limits families from having more than one child and in the instance that they do have more the government can inflict a series of penalties
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Quantitative research methods in educational planning Series editor: Kenneth N.Ross Module T. Neville Postlethwaite Institute of Comparative Education University of Hamburg Educational research: some basic concepts and terminology 1 UNESCO International Institute for Educational Planning Quantitative research methods in educational planning These modules were prepared by IIEP staff and consultants to be used in training workshops presented for the National Research Coordinators who are responsible
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factor that may affect communication is the use and abuse of power. In health and social care effectively every care provider has power over all patients on what standard of care they receive. The word power is defined as….. “The capacity or ability to direct or influence the behaviour of others or the course of events” - http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/power Often when we communicate there is always an overall power within that communication. The speaker may create the status
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These days children and young people are involved in many issues in society which can/may affect their lives. Religion is all across the UK now and many children who live here have a different type of religion. Religions have different rules to others and this can affect children because of them (rules). For example if a Muslim child is friends with a child who doesn’t have a religion and that child can go out in the street or can sleep out‚ the child who is Muslim might not be able to do that and
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