MODERN SOCIAL WORK THEORY Contents List of Figures List of Tables Preface to the Third Edition A Note on Terminology xiii xiv xv xviii PART 1 Thinking about social work theory 1 The Construction of Social Work Theory What this chapter is about MAIN POINTS Practice and practice theories Practice and other theory The social construction of welfare and social work Are there paradigms of social work? Is social work theory ‘modern’ or ‘postmodern’? Arenas of social work construction The social
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1. Does MNLF headed by Nur Misuari has a right of title over areas of Mindanao. Moro National Liberation Front or MNLF be it under Misuari or other leader has no right over any part of Mindanao legally speaking. Muslim Mindanao had always been undisputed in any head on battle or war in history. From their pre-colonial autonomy up to the present incessant rebellion against the national government‚ they are always marked by triumph and non-withering spirit. They tactfully and secretly wished for
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Aristotle Living a “Good Life.” This is something most people strive for‚ but what we all question is‚ what is it that leads to a “good life‚” or what does it really mean to have a “good life.” Most people would agree that whatever makes a person happy will lead to a good life‚ but happiness with each individual differs. Whether it be pleasure‚ wealth‚ or health many can disregard the virtue of true happiness‚ and their material desires leads to ignorance. Aristotle’s answer to this is that we must
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POLITICAL INSTABILITY IN MODERN AFRICAN STATE‚ CAURSE‚ EFFECT AND SOLUTION INTRODUCTION The constant drumbeat of headlines about Darfur‚ Zimbabwe‚ Sudan‚ Somalia‚ Liberia as well as the other states in Africa that are beleaguered by political instability have made the causes of failed states and intra-state political conflicts a major issue‚ both academic and practical. The International Day of Peace which was established by a United Nation resolution in 1982‚ and is marked every year on September
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Relevance of Gandhi in the Global Economic Meltdown “An economics that inculcates Mammon worship‚ and enables the strong to amass wealth at the expense of the weak‚ is a false and dismal science. It spells death. True economics‚ on the other hand‚ stands for social justice; it promotes the good of all equally including the weakest‚ and is indispensable for decent life”. (Harijan‚ 9-10-1937‚ p.292) Early this year‚ on 7th January‚ 2009‚ Indians the world over‚ woke up to the shocking headlines
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traditional values were ignored. The once powerful Chou dynasty‚ a great accomplishment of the ancient Chinese civilization‚ was coming to an end. Confucius spent most of his life travelling from one state to another‚ hoping to attain his values of political and social reform. He thought that his duty to the Chinese society was to bring back an era when government leaders were righteous‚ virtues were upheld and morals were‚ rightfully observed. It is difficult to classify Confucianism as either religion
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On the Application of Relevance Theory to Chinese-English Translation of Tourism Texts I. Introduction A. Background and purpose of this research Tourism industry has become a new highlight in the world economy following telecommunications and information industries. According to the estimates of the World Tourism Organization and many other insiders‚ China will be the world’s largest tourist receiving country with the capacity of hosting more than 1 .137 billion foreign tourists by the
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Discuss one cause of war for each level of analysis (structural-systemic‚ state‚ and individual). From time immemorial human beings have sought to find a logical way to explain the causes of the tragedy of war. Political theorists have provided researchers with an important tool—the levels of analysis. Attributed to Waltz‚ the levels of analysis are an analytical tool to simplify and more thoroughly understand the workings of the causes of war. The levels are: structural systemic‚ state‚ and
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Aristotle Paper- Distinguishing the Definition “A definition is an account‚ and every account has parts‚ and part of the account stands to part of the thing in just the same way that the whole account stands to the whole thing” (Aristotle 1034b20-22). This quote is how Aristotle defines a definition. So a definition is the statement of the essence of something. Defining something consists of starting with a genus and then breaking it down into species. A genus is a kind of a thing. A species is
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2419657 Mr. Zimmerman Philosophy 201 Aristotle Paper 1 Moral virtue‚ according to Aristotle‚ is formed by habit. This means that you begin to decide your moral virtues in the early years of your life‚ and continue to form them as you age‚ depending on the habits you form during your lifetime. In Aristotle’s mind‚ moral virtues are a characteristic not decided by nature‚ but by the individual himself. In Aristotle’s‚ Nicomachean Ethics‚ Aristotle states‚ "This shows‚ too‚ that none of the
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