Social networking has become immensely popular and has advanced very well over the past decade. Many developing companies have worked hard and as a result‚ instant messaging‚ and social networks like Facebook and twitter have emerged in the 21st century. With the advancement of smartphones‚ many teenagers and young adults have been attracted to using these networks on a daily bases. Although there have been many problem that with social media‚ there has also been many positive effects of using social
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Vol. 2‚ No. 1‚ 2012‚ pp. 26-31 DOI: 10.3968/j.hess.1927024020120201.2640 Higher Education of Social Science ISSN 1927-0232 [Print] ISSN 1927-0240 [Online] www.cscanada.net www.cscanada.org An Empirical Study on Speaking Proficiency Training for Chinese EFL Learners MA Ruixue1‚ *; MA Zejun2; WANG Yijing3 Lecturer‚ main research areas are EFL teaching‚ second language acquisition and intercultural communication. School of Foreign Languages‚ Dalian University of Technology‚ Dalian‚ Liaoning
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are a few potential links between social inequalities and the health of the population: income and wealth distribution‚ unemployment‚ the ageing society‚ gender and health‚ mental illness and suicide and disability and dysfunction. I am going to discuss each of these and see the health impact on people in each group. Income and wealth distribution: comparing the differences in levels of income and wealth between different social groups help measure inequalities in society. The income is a regular
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2. To what extent was Germany to blame for starting WWI? After a massive war‚ it easy to see why a lot people would point fingers at the country that lost the war. However‚ is this always correct; or do people jump to conclusions much too quickly? By doing this‚ do they also create a whole new kind of trouble for themselves to come in later years? Some may suggest that it is more productive to look at the events leading up to the war to determine who was at fault. The blame attached to World
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Social constructionism is a theoretical perspective looking at how social reality‚ knowledge and culture is ’constructed’ over language (the medium where we express thoughts and feelings) as well as discourse (what is said or written). Social constructionism gives us a theoretical tool enabling us to look at concepts such as ’childhood’ and at how these concepts inform thinking‚ shapes our institutions as well as informing policy and practice. K218‚ Learning Guide 4‚ Section 4.3) O’Dell et al‚ 2011
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To what extent is Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) beneficial to a company’s performance? 1. Introduction As the magnitude of social and environmental implications of corporate activities is being recognised‚ there has been growing interest in corporate social responsibility (CSR). Business for Social Responsibility (BSR) defines CSR as “achieving commercial success in ways that honor ethical values and respect people‚ communities‚ and the natural environment.” Over 90% of the Fortune 500 companies
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Can we rely on corporate social responsibility as a solution to poor corporate practices? The phrase Corporate Social Responsibility was coined in 1953 with the publication of Bowen’s ’Social Responsibility of Businessmen’‚ which posed the question ’what responsibilities to society can business people be reasonably expected to assume? (Bowen‚ 1953) At the most basic level‚ CSR is about a business taking responsibility for the economic‚ social‚ ethical and environmental impact of its activities (Harrison
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Becoming a Responsible Citizen? Can Education Help The word ’education’ has Greek roots. Ancient philosopher Aristotle defines education as “a process necessary for the creation of a sound mind in a sound body.” Education is a process of developing a human being into a person who is reasonably informed about the world in which he lives. This enables him to model his life according to the aims and objectives set forth by the cultural and ideological entity of which he or she is a
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To what extent is Britain a liberal democracy? The balance of evidence would suggest that Britain conforms very well to the principles of a liberal democracy. Whilst there are always points of evidence that could be used against this view‚ it is my view that these are outweighed by the positive evidence and examples. When determining whether the country is a liberal democracy‚ one has to begin by discussing and defining the features of a liberal democracy. A liberal democracy is defined as one
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The ‘International federation of Social Work’ defines Social work as ‘a profession that promotes change in society‚ solves problems in human relations and empowering and liberating people to improve their well being’. (BASW 2001). This composition aims to discuss some of the skill base of a social worker‚ a brief historical overview of social work and law and ethics that govern them. Social Work emerged from three sources namely ‘the poor law‚ aid organisations and the settlement movement. Aid
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