Domestic Violence against Women in the Bahamas Domestic Violence is destroying families‚ devastating relationships‚ and dismantling communities in nations all over the world. The United Nations International Children’s Fund performed national surveys in 2000‚ and revealed percentages of countries across the globe with individuals who’ve been assaulted in any way by an intimate partner. They concluded that Barbados holds 30% of individuals being affected by Domestic Violence‚ Canada 29%
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ARTICLE Open Access Workplace violence against physicians and nurses in Palestinian public hospitals: a cross-sectional study Mohamad Kitaneh and Motasem Hamdan* Abstract Background: Violence against healthcare workers in Palestinian hospitals is common. However‚ this issue is under researched and little evidence exists. The aim of this study was to assess the incidence‚ magnitude‚ consequences and possible risk factors for workplace violence against nurses and physicians working in public
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research investigated the psychosocial impact of domestic violence on Pakistani women. A 15-item scale was devised to measure the frequency of the occurrence of different types of domestic violence in an average month. The sample consisted of ten adult married women from high socio-economic group‚ presently‚ under treatment as out-patients after being exposed to spousal violence during the past 5 years. All the subjects reported being exposed to verbal threats of violence‚ abusive language‚ throwing things
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Women As Victims of Violent Crime: A look at the FBI stats. by Lili Pintea-Reed‚ PhD Popular images of women as victims in violent crime have probably strayed far from reality. Rather than a mature women attacked by strangers in alley ways‚ the average female victim is young (often a child)‚ poor‚ and a passing aquaintance of the attacker. The perpetrator is most likely an older male of the same race‚ with a past history of violence toward others. Further‚ women are not the most common victims
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The Impact of Media Violence While violence is not new to the human race‚ it is an increasing problem in modern society. With greater access to firearms and explosives‚ the scope and efficiency of violent behavior has had serious consequences. Day after day children and adolescents are exposed to violent media including television programs‚ movies‚ and video games; as a result there appears to be a strong correlation between these and aggressive behavior within vulnerable at risk segments of youth
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much harder to achieve the dream when you start lower on the socio-economic hierarchy. The American dream is not necessarily dependent upon your economic status or even your IQ rather it is your work ethic and some of your upbringing. Much like the American Dream‚ one’s upbringing can be heavily impacted by one’s socio-economic status through their childhood. Both influence your ability to achieve your American Dream‚ your socio-economic status affects this negatively as the you get close to the poverty
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SOCIO-ECONOMIC-POLITICAL FOUNDATIONS OF NURSING Learning Objectives: * Describe the origins of socio-economic-political foundations in nursing education as a discipline. * Describe the academic focus on socio-economic-political aspect of nursing education. * Consider the relevance of socio-economic-political foundations on healthcare works. SOCIOLOGICAL FOUNDATION OF NURSING EDUCATION Sociology * Comes from the Latin word ‘socius’ – social or being with others; and Greek
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Socio-cultural Impact of Eco-Tourism Dr. Anjani Kumar Abstract Ecotourism is entirely a new approach in tourism. Born in its current form in late 1980s‚ ecotourism came of in age in 2002‚ when the United Nations celebrated the “International year of Ecotourism. Today’s market place is becoming greener and more environmentally sensitive than ever‚ with 85 percent of the industrialized world does citizen believe that the environment is the number one public
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3:30 – 4:30 Title: SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS AND THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF ACCOUNTING TECHNOLOGY STUDENTS IN THE UNIVERSITY OF MINDANAO TAGUM CAMPUS Statement of the Problem The main purpose of this study is to determine the level of socio-economic status and the academic performance of Accounting Technology students in the University of Mindanao Tagum Campus. Specifically‚ this study seeks to answer the following questions: 1. What is the level of the socio-economic status in terms of:
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DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN IN TURKEY For many years there has been a discrimination between male and female. From past to present‚it has been going on. Recently‚ this discimination against women is decreasing‚but it is not enough.In many parts of the society;people have an understanding that men belong to the society; in contrast; women belong to the family.Moreover‚ women’s rights and freedoms are being ignored and the value of women is not known
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