writer 16. I've been offered a job e.g. in that company / in London 17. I've applied for a job e.g. in a local company / in the accounts department Working hours 18. I have a nine-to-five job / I work nine-to-five (regular working hours in Britain) 19. I do / work shift work. (nights one week, days next) 20. I am on flexi time. (flexible working hours) 21. I have to do / work overtime. (work extra hours) 22. I only work part-time / take a part-time job. (part of a day or a few days a week)
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Social class discrimination 1Social class discrimination is the actual behaviour that people treat others differently according to their social situation, such that someone on benefits is treated unfairly compared to that of someone who works for a living. There are great differences in the condition of the class discrimination in different countries. In the following three paragraphs, I would like to show you three causes and relevant effects of social class discrimination. The main cause of social
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Using material from item A and elsewhere, assess the usefulness of sub cultural theories in explaining “sub cultural crime and deviance” in society. Functionalist sociologists adopt a normative definition to explain crime and deviance. They categorise it as something which breaks off from or violates social norms. This means that there is an assumption that society is based on value consensus and thus laws reflect the interests and views of the majority of the population. On the other hand critical
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According to a Marxist perspective, the social inequality that exists in society runs parallel with the various inequalities in the health system. With reference to the latter, exploitation of lower level assembly line workers or the proletariat working class can have a significant impact on workers’ health, particularly for the achievement of profit. Furthermore, in our contemporary society, medical professions have subjugated individuals illness’s within a capitalist society, disregarding health
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Facing Poverty with a Rich Girl’s Habits Patria J Holloway Dr. Gordon Theisen Eng. 115 October 20, 2013 I feel that Suki Kim was a spoiled child. She had a governess, maid, and a chauffeur when she lived in Korea. She didn’t need anything as she was growing up there. Her father was a millionaire from having a shipping company, a mining business and hotels. Then one day they lost all of their money and had to flee to America. Bankruptcy in Korea had jail time behind it, something that
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Working Capital Simulation: Managing Growth FIN/571 October 13, 2014 William Stokes Working Capital Simulation: Managing Growth The Corporate Finance course has helped me, as a student, gain intelligence to make informed decisions upon analyzing the details for Sunflower Nutraceuticals (SNC). These decisions will influence the company’s overall growth annually. In addition to various details of the SNC Company I have also made various decisions in each of the phases of SNC’s simulation which
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The main interest of this novel is not to be found in its depiction of social class but rather the multiple representation of the main protagonist. Charlotte Bronte uses the character Jane Eyre to represent children who were seen but not heard “ ” A women in a patriarchy society and the treatment of the proletarian by the bourgeoisie. Bronte creates a microcosm were each character represents an aspect of society and through their interaction and treatment of Jane the reader is able to get a true
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football balls. Other accusations regarding Nike was about the terrible working conditions in Malaysia regarding their employees. All of the accusations of course raised criticism regarding Nike’s ethics. The perspective of childhood and responsibilities varies across countries, ethnic groups, and cultures. An example would be for instance, in poor areas like Mexico or Pakistan, there is nothing wrong with children working in order to help their families with the household expenses. On the other
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circumstances these children were visible to might have been a reason for them working so young. The living conditions many children were open to were underneath what the poor have seen. Houses that were built to dwell in a family of four was shared by several families. Many of the houses didn’t have water supply and the streets were very dirty. Circumstances like these were meant to be repressed by the poor working people. It seemed that the rich were getting richer and the poor were getting
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industrial revolution, a period of transition and innovation, inevitably brought with it changes. Life for both rich and poor was changed forever. A way of life in Europe was passing away, when the lord of the manor, independent farmers, servants and workers that had previously lived independently in a vertically integrated society were replaced by a city based society of segregated social classes. The population grew rapidly, and people found work in the factories of cities. The industrial
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