Straits Times (14 Sep 2011) offers additional thoughts on what’s happening with regards to social inequality in Singapore. Social mobility and social inequality are interlinked. High social mobility is a tool to lower social inequality. According to Professor Aneel‚ income inequality is an inevitable by-product of free market economics. Technology and globalisation are two major factors why there is increasing social inequality in affluent countries‚ including Singapore. Professor Aneel argued why
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Introduction: Social accountability is defined as an approach toward building accountability that relies on civic engagement‚ i.e.‚ in which it is ordinary citizens and/or civil society organizations that participate directly or indirectly in exacting accountability. In a public sector context‚ social accountability refers to a broad range of actions and mechanisms that citizens‚ communities‚ independent media and civil society organizations can use to hold public officials and public servants
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Advantages and disadvantages of social media BrettnaNnugent Hum/186 February/05/2013 Megan Singleton Advantages and disadvantages of social media Social media is a phenomenon that seemed to overtake us overnight. Many hard-core‚ died- in-the -wool marketers simply sat and scratched their heads as the wave approached. Some of them are still scratching away. Yet social media is just exploiting the core element of the Internet -- connecting and engaging. As technology has advanced‚ communities
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Social networking has changed the way people interact with each other forever. Social networking first existed as an invention created in 1975 known as email‚ which is still used today (Email). However social networking has advanced in to using a profile to give information about a user and his or her interests‚ and has integrated the use of email. Now social networking involves sharing stories‚ photos‚ and involves the use of apps as well as messaging to communicate with others. This type of social
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best complement the readings of this session with your own research interest. Please provide full references. Social Enterprise and Social Entrepreneurship Towards a Convergent Theory of the Entrepreneurial Process (Chell‚ 2007) Whereas traditional corporations are premised upon profit maximisation‚ and entrepreneurs are similarly focused on generating profits and returns‚ social entrepreneurs are – in addition – deeply cognisant of the need to generate returns for their communities and societies
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Social Anxiety Disorder: Social Phobia The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders defines social anxiety disorder as a marked and persistent fear of social or performance situations in which embarrassment may occur (DSM). Exposure to these situations provokes an immediate anxiety response such as a panic attack (DSM). In order to be diagnosed‚ fear or avoidance of these situations must interfere significantly with the person’s normal routines‚ occupational or academic functioning
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A career in social work gets people involved the community and the world. Social work is a profession that helps to improve problems faced in society in order to make it better and more civilized. Going into this project I knew all of the common and most basic information about social work. But‚ as I began to research more on the profession if social work‚ I learned more than I actually thought I knew. Social work is a great profession that involves people helping people and improving the lives of
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are a number of major developments in the social welfare system of Hong Kong over the past 60 decades. With hindsight‚ one is to see the shifts in the government’s role in the provision of social welfare services‚ from that of an entirely passive one in the 1950s to a relatively active one in the late 70’s and to that of a pro-active HKSAR government since the transfer of sovereignty. The following essay will be commenting on the development of social welfare in Hong Kong before and after 1997
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Social entrepreneurship refers to the practice of combining innovation‚ resourcefulness and opportunity to address critical social and environmental challenges. Social entrepreneurs focus on transforming systems and practices that are the root causes of poverty‚ marginalization‚ environmental deterioration and accompanying loss of human dignity. In so doing‚ they may set up for-profit or not-for-profit organizations‚ and in either case‚ their primary objective is to create sustainable systems change
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Social Responsibility What Definition Making a profit within the ambit of the law and to make decisions that will benefit not only the interest and welfare of society but also that of the organisation Origins of Social Responsibility • Entrepreneurs recognised a responsibility to employees. This refers to an act of paternalism to act in a fatherly way‚ caring and taking responsibility • Josesph Rowntree – Paternalistic Chief Executive – provide generous medical and dental schemes. Not possible
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