|Course Syllabus College of Humanities ETH/316 Version 2 Ethics and Social Responsibility | |Copyright © 2011, 2010 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. Course Description This course provides a foundational perspective for ethics and social responsibility in relationship to individuals, organizations, and the community. Emphasis is placed on the interrelated nature of ethics, morality, legal responsibility, and social issues. Policies Faculty and students/learners will be held
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offer any product or service to the customers businesses must understand their customers’ culture, social group and many other factors. Understanding these factors helps businesses to draw an effective marketing plan in order to satisfy the needs and wants of their customers in more efficient way. Companies need to be analysing their consumer buying behaviour in a constant manner in order to assess the impact of marketing strategy on customers, to deal with elements of marketing mix strategy with
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Assess the usefulness of Marxism and other conflict theories of our understanding of society. Marxism is a useful conflict theory in helping us to understand why there was obedience, particularly in the past in society. Marx was seen as an economic determinist, as he believed that the functioning and running of society was based upon the economy. Because of this, Marx says that is why there was a divide between the proletariat (working class who have only their skills to sell) and the bourgeoisie
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Social policy as an academic subject is both descriptive and analytical. Discuss drawing on at least three academic references. In this essay the author will define social policy as an academic subject and show that despite the fact that social policy draws on other academic social science subjects it is different because it is "based upon a distinct empirical focus - support for the well-being of citizens provided through social action" (Alcock 2008:3). The author will show how as an academic
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a safe school environment, mandatory prevention strategies that every school is mandated to use. There will be student behavioral, emotional and social support given throughout the entire school year. We also hope to achieve substance abuse prevention, on campus mental health services and annual mental health screenings. The schools will also have social and emotional learning programs available to each child early on. School violence has penetrated our nation for quite some time now. School violence
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and become familiar with general terms and concepts before they are discussed in class. Students will understand what the teacher is talking about better during class and the repetition of the material in class will help remembrance. Hatch (2002) concluded by advising students to have a study time schedule. It is advisable to schedule study periods on weekly basis taking into consideration other activities such as class work, worship, sleeping and eating. At least four or five hours of personal study
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Assess the sociological reasons for the change in the social position of children and the consequences of these changes for the family and society (24 marks) The social position of children over time has greatly changed, this evident through the work Philippe Aries. During the Middle Ages (10th-13th Century) Aries (1960) argued that ‘the idea of childhood did not exist.’ He used works of art as evidence to show that children of that time appeared without ‘any of the characteristics of childhood;
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Assess the usefulness of interactionist approaches to the study of society. (33marks) Interactionism is an action approach, which focuses on the individual, and tries to understand and interpret human behaviour. They focus on the study of individuals, and how society is constructed by members’ interactions and meanings. They also focus on how human action is meaningful and can be interpreted by an observer. Therefore they take an opposite approach to structural theories and believe individuals
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theory which has been called “Political Economy Theory”. “Political Economy” as defined by Gary and Owen as the “social, political and economic framework within which human life takes places”. The perspective embraced is that society, politics and economies are inseparable, and economic issues cannot meaningly be investigated in the absence of considerations about the political, social and institutional framework in which the economic activity takes place. Gurthrie and Parket (1990) states that
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theory which has been called “Political Economy Theory”. “Political Economy” as defined by Gary and Owen as the “social, political and economic framework within which human life takes places”. The perspective embraced is that society, politics and economies are inseparable, and economic issues cannot meaningly be investigated in the absence of considerations about the political, social and institutional framework in which the economic activity takes place. Gurthrie and Parket (1990) states that
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