Page 8 TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK Definition A Transient Ischemic Attack‚ generally referred to as a TIA‚ is a type of stroke that only last a few minutes. They are sometimes called ¡§mini-strokes.¡¨ The term transient is used to describe a condition that lasts only a short amount of time. Ischemic describes an inadequate blood flow. Therefore‚ TIA is a deprivation of blood to the brain for a short period of time. General Information Transient Ischemic Attacks occur in the same way as an
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As a high school student and a three sport athlete I do not possess a lot of free time throughout the week and many times during the weekends. Since the age of fourteen I have babysat for the same three couples with children of similar ages. The children are all very active and love to be outdoors which creates an easy atmosphere for me‚ the babysitter. Babysitting is a very easy job to get into and is an easy piece of an employment which can secure a decent paying job for only a small amount of
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Current sociological research on urban policing indicates incredible tension between police and communities of color. Blacks and Latinos‚ for example‚ report lower levels of police satisfaction than whites as do low SES respondents when compared to high SES respondents. (Sampson & Bartusch 1998) Likewise‚ legal scholars and psychologists document cases of police mistrust‚ concern over harsh policing‚ officer legitimacy in the eyes of men of color‚ and concern for routine traffic stops as a funneling
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During his journey through Argentina‚ Chile‚ Peru‚ Colombia and Venezuela‚ with his good friend Granado‚ Che Guevara had many asthma attacks (Richards). These attacks caused for Guevara to be put in medical care time after time. This gave them both time to experience all of the terrible conditions in the hospitals and in all the countries they traveled through. These experiences caused for Guevara to form a negative impression of the capitalists in South America. The major factor that caused for
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Sociological approach The domain of Sociological Criminology has long roots in investigative relationships between the demographic and the group variables of crime (Bartol‚ Bartol‚ 2016). Variables which include age‚ race‚ gender‚ and socioeconomic status all of which have a substantial relationship with certain categories and patterns in criminal activity (Bartol‚ Bartol‚ 2016). Additionally‚ probing the situational or environmental factors that can be most conductive to criminal activity (Bartol
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Sociological Imagination Assignment Name: Jayden Pereira Instructor: Prof. Rebecca Lock Course Number: SOC 103 (031) Date of Submission: 25/09/2014 Sociological Imagination is a term which has been in use for a very long time‚ however it often difficult to state what it means exactly‚ however C. Wright Mills helps us understand the meaning of it in his book named “Sociological Imagination” in which Naiman (2010) points out to us as it being “the ability to go beyond the personal issues we all
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Sociological theories can be divided into two categories‚ macro-sociological and micro-sociological theories‚ otherwise known as structural and action theories‚ respectively. As sociological theories‚ they both aim to explain the society we live in‚ but differ in where they choose to focus their explanation‚ with macro-sociological theories observing society as shaping the individuals that live in it‚ and micro-sociological theories observing individuals as shaping the society they live in. Structural
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Maintaining a social justice perspective would be an important component to the different roles I would play on a day-to-day basis as a school counselor. What’s most important is that I use my background in sociology to help me distinguish issues at my work‚ specifically concerning the students. As a counselor‚ my main goal will be assisting the students with succeeding in their educational careers and personal goals. To do this‚ I will embrace a social justice approach by keeping an open mind‚ eliminating
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Individualism and the Sociological Imagination The belief that the individual controls his destiny and succeeds or fails based on talent‚ hard work‚ and perseverance is a central theme in the American way of life. This strong belief in individualism often dictates how Americans explain‚ and resolve social problems. This view that individuals are solely responsible for their success or failure in life‚ mostly unaffected by surrounding social forces‚ runs counter to the sociological imagination. C
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In C. Wright Mills’ book‚ The Sociological Imagination‚ he creates a new academic discourse to discuss how society and the individual are intimately connected. The individual and the society in which the individual exists in are interdependent. For a layman’s example‚ a college student is an individual but an individual within a society of higher education‚ there is not one without the other. His sociological theory is referred to as the sociological imagination that allows us as individuals and
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