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    managing paediatric illness

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    Sonya Lane Unit 2: Managing Paediatric Illness and Injury. Accidents will happen however careful you carry out risk assessments and supervise children. That is why it is recommended that practitioners take a first aid course. There has to be at least one first aider present at all registered settings. The aims of first aid are often remembered as the three p’s‚ these are: Preserve Life. Prevent the condition from worsening. Promote recovery. Sometimes first aid is all that is necessary- for

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    1. The need for food is biological‚ not social‚ but society still shapes the way we eat and the meaning we give to food. Using your sociological imagination‚ pick out a particular food that you enjoy‚ and analyze it in terms of its social meaning. How are the ingredients and the preparation style connected to larger social ;structures? The meaning we give to food is like‚ it is praised by people. Also‚ it has more praise depending on what it is. For example‚ if I say‚ “Pizza” some people and certain

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    Terminal illness decision In this essay I have the subject of deciding whether or not people with a terminal illness should have the option to commit doctor assisted suicide. In my opinion yes and I will explain my reasoning in this essay. On CNN.com doctor assisted suicide is suicide only performed on a person with a terminal illness with 6 months or less to live. It is only legal in 5 states including Oragan‚ Vermont‚ Washington‚ California‚ and only in Montana via court decision. From Pbs.org

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    Critically Analyse and Evalute The Different Sociological Perspectives On The Types of Family And Households In Britain. Evaluate Their Functions And Roles. To What Extent Do They Take Into Account The Diversity of Family Types In Britain? In this essay I will be looking at the different sociological theories as they relate to the family household‚ functions and roles. The socialists include The Functionalist ‚ The Marxist‚ The Feminists‚ The New Rights and The Post Modernisms. There is an array

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    Examine different sociological views on changes in the experience of childhood over the past 50 years. There have been many changes in society that have affected children over the last 50 years‚ however there are several different sociological views on whether these changes have been beneficial to children or not. Functionalist sociologists have the ‘march of progress’ view‚ as they believe that the experience of childhood has massively improved over the last 50 years. They believe that society

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    Sick role theory‚ as described by researcher “is a way of explaining the particular rights and responsibilities of those who are ill.” (Weiss 1997). Since those who are diagnosed with a medical condition cannot always fulfill the same duties that a person in good health can‚ society adjusts to this situation and allows a reasonable amount of deviation from behavior that would be characterized as those of a well person. There are four components of the sick role. First‚ the sick person is temporarily

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    of Identifying Mental Illness Trevor Endre Dr. Jack Colyar Argosy University November 2‚ 2016 It is very difficult for one to simply diagnose someone of a mental illness‚ today I am going to cover some of the ways that the professionals use to diagnose a patient with an illness. I will also be covering the reason it is so difficult to determine normal behavior and abnormal behavior. According to the American Psychological Association‚ “Diagnosing mental illness isn’t like diagnosing

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    To begin this conversation‚ one must remember that one cannot choose what illness they have‚ nor can they tell exactly how it will affect the people around them. Realistically‚ 1 in 4 people in the world suffer with a mental illness of some sort. 50% of children 14 years and under‚ as well as‚ 75% of people 25 and under‚ have shown some sign of a mental illness‚ yet around 85% of those people go undiagnosed and untreated. This is true in developing and developed countries. Many cultures‚ such as

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    According to C. Wright Mills‚ The Sociological Imagination is the “vivid awareness of the relationship between personal experience and the wider society.” The Sociological Imagination is used to view situations in many social contexts‚ understanding how individuals and situations can be influenced by interactions and actions. A topic that would be interesting to study would be regarding the obesity epidemic. Being overweight can be considered a personal trouble by anyone who faces it‚ resulting from

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    Assess sociological explanations of the role of the mass media in creating moral panics about crime and deviance (21 marks) There are many sociological explanations about the role of the mass media in creating moral panics about crime and deviance for example the mass media can create moral panics in many ways like imitation‚ arousal‚ desensitisation and target of crime. According to item A ‘the news media are one of our main sources of knowledge about crime and deviance’. This means that the information

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