Tasmania has introduced legislation before Parliament to legitimise same-sex marriage‚ and New South Wales has announced it will introduce similar legislation based upon the Same-Sex Marriage Act 2012 (Tas) (‘SSM Act) before the end of 2012. This paper will discuss the merits of a High Court constitutional challenge to the validity of State legislation. The Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act 1901 (Cth) (‘Constitution’) sets out in section 51(xxi) that the Federal Parliament has the power
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The Lewis family had been a part of the western movement from the very start‚ and was considered by Thomas Jefferson as "one of the distinguished families" of Virginia from the beginning. The Lewis family’s history goes back many years. One of the earliest Lewis men was an uncle of Meriwether Lewis’ father‚ who was a part of the king’s council. Another Lewis married a sister of George Washington. The very first Lewis to keep journals as they traveled and explored was a Thomas Lewis‚ who accompanied
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The 1999 film Fight Club‚ based on Chuck Palahniuk’s novel of the same name‚ was received as one of the most controversial films of the year‚ and has since gained a strong cult popularity. The movie places strong emphasis on the evils of modern consumerism‚ and adopts a “fight the system” attitude throughout. The setting is bleak and degraded – the main character‚ who remains unnamed for the entirety of the film‚ inhabits a city that seems perpetually dark and run down. All in all‚ the film attempts
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Assignment 2: Family of Origin Sandra Men Social Work 545 December 23‚ 2014 Professor Kelfer University of Southern California Family of Origin One of the general terms to define the word family is a group of individuals that consist of two parents and their children‚ which is also known as a nuclear family specifically. As of today‚ the definition of a family has expanded‚ due to family now coming in all shapes and sizes‚ disregarding blood relation‚ ethnicity‚ or even species. However‚ despite
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children. Families are the experts on their lives and caseworker and client collaboration is important. Social services agencies and caseworker practice guidelines vary from state to state‚ agency to agency with the overall goal safety of the child above all. Family teaming is a practice technique used in several states and is mandatory in twelve (Freundlich‚ 2010). Family teaming can occur at any point during the case planning process. There is involvement of parents and other family members in
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NCFR Substance Area #1 - FAMILIES IN SOCIETY Article 1: Sneider‚ A. L. (2002). Family and society in American history. Journal of Marriage and Family‚ 64(2)‚ 549-550. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/219752931?accountid=8289 Through the years the inside elements of families have modified significantly as the idea of family has progressively moved from a close unit of individuals working and contributing towards the family objectives‚ to a collection of individuals in quest for
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studied at family level in recent decades‚ the theory and research in family resilience is not incorporated in the literature on child resistance at individual level (Masten & Monn‚ 2015). This is surprising‚ as the individual and family resilience has many common roots‚ including the general systems theory (von Bertalanffy‚ as referred to Masten & Cichetti‚ 2016). This can occur‚ because until now the family resilience more focused on family therapy and practice as directly related to family systems
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The Impact of Suicide on the Family Julie Cerel1‚ John R. Jordan2‚ and Paul R. Duberstein3 1 College of Social Work‚ University of Kentucky‚ Lexington‚ KY‚ USA‚ 2 The Family Loss Project‚ Pantucket‚ RI‚ USA‚ 3 University of Rochester Medical Center‚ Rochester‚ NY‚ USA Abstract. Little research has examined the consequences of a suicide for social or family networks. Because suicide occurs within families‚ the focus on the aftermath of suicide within families is an important next step to determine
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doing this‚ but it’s what I love‚” she said. She refers to a woman who essentially changed my life‚ Corinna Sowers-Adler. A mentor‚ a teacher‚ a director‚ and a friend who I’ve only come to know for a little less than a year now. This refers to the wonderful world I hope to be immersed in for the rest of my life‚ theatre. Corinna and I were conversing on our way to Starbucks with the rest of my new theatre family‚ Gaslamp Academy of Performing Arts‚ a program I had just enrolled in for the summer. I
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Family Health Assessment Gina Banghart RN Grand Canyon University: NRS -429V-O106 November 24‚ 2014 Values‚ Health Perception This family’s values consist of integrity and loyalty. They practice integrity through always being honest with each other and having good family morals directed by the Bible. Loyalty is also expressed through valuable time spent together as a family unit. Health is defined by exercising and eating health diets. Making healthy food choices and participating in activities
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