MM5251 - Group assignment # 2 Learning about culture at a remove: Filipina amahs discover and adapt to the Hong Kong style of family management 21st November, 2013 In this essay we discuss the cross-cultural differences in the household management of handling children between the Philippines and Hong Kong. Managing children in HK households In Hong Kong, Filipino maids make up 3% of the population. They are especially common amongst families who prefer an English speaking maid. Hong
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I, Matthew Tohme, am writing this character reference letter in support of Kimberly McCarthy to express my belief that she is more than adequately capable of raising her child in a way that is in his best interest. Since first meeting Kim when she move across the street from me in April, we have gotten to know each other very well and have become very close friends. Fascinated by sociology, I find myself constantly observing people and their behaviors; how they interact by themselves, how they interact
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DSP #1 Argosy University - Atlanta Aziz is a 11.5-month-old, bi-racial male who was born on May 17, 2012. His mother is from Haiti and his father is from Senegal, Africa. At birth, Aziz weighed 10 pounds 9 ounces and was 23 inches long, which are all above average for newborn boys. Currently, Aziz's weight is reported to be 32 pounds, and his height is reported to be 29 inches tall, which places him in the above average percentile for weight, and above average percentiles for length. The
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A STUDY ON DRUG ABUSE AMONG YOUTHS AND FAMILY RELATIONSHIP <<青年濫藥與家庭關係的研究 青年濫藥與家庭關係的研究>> 青年濫藥與家庭關係的研究 THE FINAL REPORT (FINAL version) February 2011 1 PREFACE The project on the study on “DRUG ABUSE AMONG YOUTHS AND FAMILY RELATIONSHIP” (“the Study”) is being undertaken by the Centre for Suicide Research and Prevention and the Department of Social Work and Social Administration at the University of Hong Kong (“the Consultant”). The research team comprises the principal investigator (PI), Professor
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Chapter 1 THE PROBLEM AND ITS SETTING Background of the Study In any given classroom and school activity of relatively extended duration and complexity, students’ engagement is never homogeneously high and productive, but rather it fluctuates depending on a number of factors (Mcwayne et al., 2012; Mattingly et al., 2013) such as parental involvement (Ho & Williams, 2008; McNeal, 2009; Jose et al., 2010;). Students engage better in school when parents play a positive role in their learning
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the haves and the have nots; this social hierarchy influences much of the way parents choose to raise their children. Understanding the differences between social classes enables one to appreciate how families in such diverse social classes place different emphases on education, social etiquette, health, parent child relationship and child discipline. Since the beginning of recorded civilizations there has been an evolution of the class system. Through this evolution of the class system, America has
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. College students, especially freshmen, are a group particularly prone to stress (D'Zurilla & Sheedy, 1991) due to the transitional nature of college life (Towbes & Cohen, 1996). They must adjust to being away from home for the first time, maintain a high level of academic achievement, and adjust to a new social environment. College students, regardless of year in school, often deal with pressures related to finding a job or a potential life partner. These stressors do not cause anxiety or tension
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Amy Chua uses all of the known forms of appeal to convince the reader. Mrs. Chua starts out with the logos appeal form. “..there are tons of studies out there showing marked and quantifiable difference between Chinese and Western when it comes to parenting.” Here she uses studies, which includes both sides of the discussion, to convince the readers. Using facts speaks to the common sense and seems very convincing to readers. “Other studies indicate that compared to Western parents, Chinese Parents
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beginning of our lives, our need for human contact and closeness is glaringly obvious. Our attachment styles, be they secure, avoidant, or anxious, are formed while we are just infants. These attachment styles tie directly into how we, as adults, execute the different dimensions of love (passion, intimacy, and commitment), in our various individual love relationships. Individual Attachment Styles “Both nature—the infant’s inherent need to bond and belong—and nurture—parental responsiveness—contribute
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Global Culture Globalization has become the it-word of this generation, growing up in the dawn and the domination of the internet in our lives has seen idea and information shared across the globe. Thirty years ago the world as know it didn’t exist, the globe seem much bigger as it does now. Globalization has help cultural group better define themselves by seeing similarities and differences. Foer and Appiah both used examples on how globalization though soccer and cultural identities. Globalization
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