investments of their owners. This is done through the social and economical role of a business. Economic roles are concerned with the financial impacts that the activities of a business have on various groups in the business environment. The economic roles are wealth creation‚ employment and innovation. Social roles are focused on the impacts of a business on the community. Social Roles are entrepreneurship‚ choice and quality of life. Economic roles are important for a business as they can increase
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The Role of ICT in Improving Teaching and Learning for Sustainable Development By Ikwueto Oliver PDE/2013/00232 1. INTRODUCTION The emergence of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in education has transformed teaching and learning to a more viable and effective method and would likely set the standard for the future. Iloeje (2002) asserts that the interactivity in education and learning techniques brought about by the new technology has created a whole new learning environment and transformed
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essay there will be explanation on two sociological theories‚ the conflict theory and the functionist theory‚ and the relationship between social factors and depression. Depression or depressive disorder is a feeling of sadness “which happens to all of us” but in most cases the feeling of sadness passes over a short period of time‚ It becomes a mental health issue when the feeling of sadness starts to affect daily life (Norquist 2013). Depression is known as a condition of emotional dejection and
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Foundation Degree Community Health & Social Care Course Guide 2009-2010 School of Health & Wellbeing CONTENTS 1. WELCOME 2. ABOUT THIS GUIDE 3. TEACHING AND LEARNING STRATEGIES 4. KEY SKILLS 5. WHERE ARE MODULES TAUGHT? 6. WHO WILL TEACH ME? 7. ARRANGEMENTS FOR STAFF-STUDENT LIAISON 8. PATHWAYS 9. MODULE DESCRIPTIONS 10. CHEATING AND PLAGIARISM 11. GLOSSARY
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KAREN CHAPMAN THE ROLE OF THE HEALTH AND SOCIAL WORKER (UNIT 4222-206) UNDERSTAND WORKING RELATIONSHIPS IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE OUTCOME 1 1. Explain how a working relationship is different from a personal relationship A working relationship is where you are placed with other people and work as part of team where each individual is working following professional codes of conduct‚ towards the achievement of shared aims and objectives. By working to a set of rules and procedures for which
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Social Factors Contributing to Depression in Women Laura Stevens Excelsior College Abstract It is a well-known fact in the medical and psychology community that women suffer from depression about twice as much as men. This statistic is often attributed to the different and fluctuating hormones that women experience throughout their lifetime. An area that is often over looked when researching this illness is the sociological circumstances that contribute to depression in women. This paper
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Community health workers serve as the link between medical providers and their patients for minority and cultural communities. These workers are typically considered bicultural and bilingual as they are members of both the medical workforce and the specific cultural community of the patients with whom they interact. Thus‚ community health workers are able to help remedy the disconnect that clients may have with the medical system by working closely with patients in their homes and everyday community
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1 Understand why communication is important in the work place 1.1 Identify the different reasons people communicate It is a process by which two or more people exchange ideas‚ facts‚ feelings or impressions in ways so that everyone can understand. In essence we use communication as a tool to influence others. As a means to establish and maintain relationships‚ to motivate people and to change attitudes. The main reason we communicate is to seek or provide information and we all use
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Diagnosing and Improving Motivation Motivation is a multi-faceted process‚ and it is important to understand that all of these facets need to be running smoothly in order for workers to be motivated to perform at high levels. If just one component is low‚ motivation to perform well will also be low (Pritchard & Ashwood‚ 2008). When a manager finds motivation within their team to be low‚ it is important to take immediate and complete action. A four-step process that includes planning‚ evaluation
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Social determinants of health are factors that influence the health of all people. There are 14 factors influencing health. Some of these factors include income‚ stress‚ education‚ employment‚ early childhood development‚ food insecurity‚ race‚ gender‚ etc. This paper focuses on housing and the impacts of housing on health based on a reading called Social determinants of health: The Canadian facts by J. Mikkonen and D. Raphael (2010). This paper will also analyze a current newspaper article about
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