examine the trend and size of poverty in Hong Kong society. Please assess the effectiveness of the present Social Security system and the Minimum wage in eradicating poverty in Hong Kong. Introduction Poverty has been a hot issue in Hong Kong for several years. Several policies developed form the Social Security system have been adopted by the government for soothing this problem‚ such as the CSSA scheme and the MPF fund. Nevertheless‚ it seems that the poverty problem is getting worse. Voices
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Poverty ‚ inequality & social security. What should the role of the State be in respect of social mobility? Additionally‚ there are two types of social mobility‚ and they are horizontal mobility and vertical mobility. Firstly‚ horizontal mobility refers to when there is a change in position of occupation‚ but no change in social class. For example‚ when an individual change his job from a managerial position in one company to similar position in another. Vertical mobility refers to when there
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Social stratification: implications of race on poverty Poverty is a significant yet emotional‚ concern that may seem like unrealistic fiction yet is a real condition affecting hard working Americans as cost of living and inflation rises yet the minimum wage remains the same. With increased unemployment‚ there is an increase in the number of people who are considered either at poverty level or on the threshold of poverty. Although Effects of poverty are not specifically restricted
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Does killing ever justify murder? Capital punishment‚ also known as the death penalty‚ is the act of killing criminals for heinous acts that they’ve committed‚ generally homicide. I believe that capital punishment is a social injustice because it is unconstitutional and unethical. Those against capital punishment question the surety of the offender’s guilt‚ economic costs‚ and the supposedly unbiased judges. There are two sides to every coin though‚ and there are many reasons to support capital punishment
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Internet‚ some believe that terrorism is now an entrepreneurial arena with the Internet as its global recruiting station. Poverty and injustice are some of the root causes of terrorism‚ but these are not the only factors that trigger terrorism. Hence‚ terrorism may be defeated or abated if we tackle other factors such as religious influence. A minority believes that tackling poverty cannot defeat terrorism. They believe that terrorist groups eschew from recruiting the poor. A high level of educational
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followed will bring happiness. Therefore‚ a utilitarian would agree that there is need to relieve poverty because with poverty total happiness would not have been achieved. Poverty would prevent people from being happy and therefore poverty could be relieved by providing the poor with job opportunities‚ money and other necessities in order to help them live well. Another reason as to why we should relieve poverty is because by so doing we are treating other people fairly. German philosopher‚ Immanuel Kant
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Access Assignment Brief and Feedback Form Student’s Name First: Surname: Course Unit number(s) & title(s) Poverty and Social Policy Social Policy Assignment 2 Assessment Title Focusing on housing‚ health or education critically explain the meaning and causes of poverty together with the impact of markets and the strengths and weaknesses of current policy on that topic. Date of Issue Tutor’s Name (Tick) Kathy Jackson Sally Rush
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Social class affects many people’s lives but more in people in poverty. They lives are very complicated and filled with worry and stress. They worry about what they’re going to eat and how they going to pay for it‚ some families can’t afford to eat three meals a day like other normally do. Most of poverty families eat from Homeless shelter or eat can veggies‚ microwavable foods. They don’t have the money to buy a juicy steak or make a full meal. They are worried when the cable or electricity is going
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INJUSTICE IN NIGERIA Over the years and growing up in the dusty sahara threatened landscape of Kaduna {in mid Nigeria}‚ I have often lamented the fate of prisoners who are stripped of their freedom of movement for specific periods of time {and in some glaring cases of inhumanity of man.. for unspecified and unspecific periods}. My young and then innocent mind concluded that depriving prisoners of their freedom as it presently obtains carries along with it a collateral dehumanization of the prisoners
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the best approach by the people of Baltimore to address what was perceived as a gross injustice is debatable. History has taught us a tremendous amount about how to effectively respond to these sorts of situations. Specifically‚ the writings‚ “Civil Disobedience” by Henry David Thoreau‚ “Letter from a Birmingham Jail” by Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.‚ and “Crito” by Plato have taught ways to overcome injustices‚ such as the perceived prejudicial treatment of Freddie Gray in
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