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    Decent planning plays a significant role in the social and economic development of every city. Movies and films use various settings to reflect the planning and structure of different regions in the world. For example‚ the film City of God by Fernando Meirelles. It focuses on the social network in a planned community intending to undergo restructuring after experiencing a natural disaster. The movie shows the impacts of poor organization and design in a city. The concerns are evident in the lifestyle

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    Why is playground bullying a social issue? There are many social issues that need to be addressed‚ but playground bullying in one way or another has affected everybody. Bullying is classified as “aggressive behaviour where a dominant individual or group abuses their greater power by threatening a less dominant individual” (Maher‚ 2008). Bullying usually has a large impact on how a person perceives and presents themselves in society. The majority of bullying happens on the playground when there

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    to the Australian Bureau of Statistics: Social issues are matters of concern to governments and the community. They reflect aspects of society‚ its people and institutions that people want to‚ and can‚ do something about. Ethical issues in IT. differ from general ethical issues in a variety of ways. Parker‚ Swope and Baker note that ethical problems involving computers pose a special challenge‚ for a number of different reasons. Various ethical issues are: 1.Ethical dilemmas 2.Plagiarism 3

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    Social Networking: The Security Issue Facebook trades your security and privacy for profit‚ so be careful of what you post and consider who is going to have access to it. Also‚ change your Facebook settings in as many areas possible so that the only people who can see what you post‚ are your friends. Companies like Facebook allow other businesses‚ for the right price‚ to scan through your posts and place advertisements accordingly. However‚ Facebook is allowing more and more people to have access

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    Economics Reflection Paper Social issues are matters which directly or indirectly affect many or all members of a community and are considered to be problems‚ controversies related to moral values‚ or both. I live in a peaceful neighbourhood on the northern highway and my backyard is Belama Phase 4; we do not come across any major social issues‚ but I believe that we do have some troubles. I assume that the burning of garbage is an issue we face. There are many times we would see and smell

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    Is health a biological or social issue? Changes in society‚ of how people live‚ have ultimately led to a ‘medical model’ of health. Trends of human evolution have led to urbanisation and industrialisation. Beginning over 12000 years ago (Halliday & Davey 2010) when ancestral humans began settlements and left their nomadic lifestyles behind reaching a climax sometime during 2006-2007 when for the first time in human history more people were living in cities and urban environments than in the

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    Ethics is a part of every society and is entwined in every aspect of daily living‚ however the meaning of ethics or what is ethical differs. Ethics is commonly associated with morality and Webster’s New world Dictionary defines ethical as “conforming to the standards of conduct of a given profession or group.” Knowing what a particular society considers ethical and unethical is what contributes to living successfully in that society. This is the same for researchers; researchers need to be aware

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    Social Issues of Prostitution Prostitution is the oldest profession in the world‚ It is defined is the act or practice of providing sexual services to another person in return for payment. The person who receives payment for sexual services is most often called a prostitute and the person who receives such services is known by a multitude of terms‚ including "john". Prostitution is a growing social problem around the world‚ and continues to grow here in the United States. The existence

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    Why is inflicting no harm to participants an important ethical issue when performing social research? Describe the importance of no harm to participants as an ethical issue. Give examples to illustrate the difficulties with this issue. Examples from the book that had difficulties with ethics include the Milgram experiment‚ the Stanford Prison experiment‚ and the syphilis experiment. These experiments were done in the name of science but had a lasting impact on the participants. In the

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    The clients social workers provide services for are faced with various issues that may cause challenges for both the client and social worker. These issues includes social injustice‚ economic hardship‚ inadequate health coverage‚ lack of transportation and limited family support. Although social workers are held accountable for adhering to the code of ethics‚ depending on the client’s lifestyle or personal choice the social worker personal and professional beliefs may be challenged. Levenson states

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