Jo Littler BEYOND THE BOYCOTT Anti-consumerism‚ cultural change and the limits of reflexivity This article focuses on the possibilities and limitations of reflexivity in contemporary anti-consumerism activist discourse. Opening by noting that much contemporary anti-consumerist discourse has a fraught relationship with what was once termed ‘identity politics’‚ in that it often attempts to reject or negotiate with an idea of identity politics that is figured as existing in the recent past‚ the article
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RABİA AYDINKAYA 1910942 SECTION: 34 ANTI SOCIALIZING With the development of the technology‚ people’s perspective on life has also been changing. People think that they are getting social thanks to the widely used networking sites; in fact they are doing the opposite unconsciously. People began to share the moments of their lives such as the places they visit‚ the meals they eat; in general‚ what they do‚ who they are with. People desire to be appreciated for their status updates by getting so many
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Health and safety legislation Two of the most important pieces of health and safety legislation affecting educational establishments across the UK are the Health and Safety at Work‚ etc Act 1974 and the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999. These set the standards that must be met to ensure the health and safety of all employees and others who may be affected by any work activity. Other regulations also exist to cover work activities that carry specific risks‚ for example lifting
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Constitution: 1. Supremacy of National Law: The Constitution and federal law are the supreme law of the land; they pre-empt state constitutions and state law. Article 6‚ section 2 explains that when a dispute occurs between the state and national government the national government pre-empts conflicting state and local laws‚ making them unenforceable. The hierarchy of the law is as follows: - U.S. Constitution. - Federal law (under constitution) and treaties made by the national government
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Unit 6 – A4 Legislation affecting schools Legislation Summary Impact on schools Human Rights Act 1998 Linked to the 1950 European Convention on Human Rights. Under this Act individuals in the UK have particular rights and freedoms however these have to balance against the rights and freedoms of others. Some articles which have a direct link to education/schools are: Article 2: The first protocol – the right to education (however this does not mean the right to a particular school). Article 8: The
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JUDICIAL REVIEW OF LEGISLATION A paper prepared for the Anglo-Israeli Legal Exchange‚ Jerusalem‚ May 2007 David Feldman 1. A recent article in Public Law asks whether judicial review of legislation is undemocratic.1 In some jurisdictions the question has come to dominate public-law theory. Constitutional scholarship in the USA‚ for example‚ seems obsessed by questions about the legitimacy of judicial review‚ often assessed by reference to democratic theory2 but also in relation to techniques
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Anti – Bullying Policy Objectives Our Own High School Anti-Bullying Policy outlines what the School will do to prevent and tackle bullying. The policy has been drawn up through the involvement of the staff and prefectural body. Definition Bullying is “Behaviour by an individual or a group‚ usually repeated over time that intentionally hurts another individual either physically or emotionally”. Bullying can be short term or continuous over long periods of time. Types of Bullying:
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Christianity point of view. b) Law of the land. DRUG AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE. INTRODUCTION. DEFINITION. Drug. 1) A drug is any chemical you take that affects the way your body works. Example: alcohol‚ caffeine‚ aspirin‚ nicotine etc. 2) A drug is a substance which may have medicinal‚ intoxicating performance when taken by a human body. Drug abuse. 1) It is the use of illegal drugs‚ the misuse of prescription or over-the-counter drugs for at least a year with negative consequences. 2)
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Drugs and drug types. Drugs types. | Drugs. | Stimulants. | Amphetamines e.g.‚ caffeine and cocaine. | Opiates | Opium‚ morphine‚ codines‚ heroin and methadone. | Hallucinogens. | LSD and magic mushrooms. | Depressants. | Vellum‚ diazepans‚ diet pills and sleeping pills. | Explanation of these drug types. Stimulants: drugs which elevate mood‚ increase wakefulness and give an increased sense on mental and physical energy.e.g caffeine. Opiates: It is often called narcotic analgesics
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Department of Consumer Science 05 March 2013 TABLE OF CONTENT 1. INTRODUCTION………………………………………………………………………..1 2. ADVERTISEMENT……………………………………………………………………...2 3.1. WHERE AND HOW I WILL ADVERTISE…………………………………….3 3. SOUTH AFRICAN LEGISLATION……………………………………………………4 4.2. FOODSTUFFS‚ COSMETICS AND DISINFECTANTS ACT 54 OF 1972………………………………………………………………...4 4.3. CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT…………………………………………….4 4.4. LIQUOR ACT.................................................
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