Farkhanda Wajibul
LBSU 304
Week 4 Assignment 1
February 7, 2016
Individual in Society In my opinion, as individuals we are fractions that make up and contribute to the challenges and problems the world faces as a whole. Individual issues can affect the individual, family and friends, and communities, which can affect society in general. For example, a child that comes from a single parent home has a greater likelihood of being raised in poverty. A child raised in severe poverty has a greater chance of becoming involved in criminal activity. If a child gets involved in criminal activity, not only can the individual be negatively impacted, but the family and friends of the individual can be negatively impacted as well. As a result, the individual becomes part of the juvenile or adult criminal justice system (sometimes
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While this creates employment are these the types of positions we want an increase in? As individuals, we have a responsibility to ourselves, our families, our communities, our fellow man, and our countries. Although many individuals who are raised in single parent families are successful, many cases result in the examples provided above. If we work together with our families and communities for the benefit of ourselves and others, a positive impact can be made on these communities as opposed to negative ones. For example, individuals can work to better themselves by pursuing education (which in turn affords better careers), small business owners can work with youth and displaced workers in their communities to provide employment opportunities, professionals can volunteer to work with and/or mentor troubled youth, environmentalist can visit and educate communities on the importance of and how to save our
of us, it affects our way of life and the way we think and do things.
What is the role of the individual in helping to solve some of the problems we face in our society today? What are some of the problems we face in our society today? In today’s society we are currently facing ten major issues according to toptenz.net and should these problems be considered as individual or social responsibilities? “Now that we are well into the new Millennium society has begun to recognize serious concerns with issues that kids have to deal with today. Some issues have always been there but are now coming to the eyes of the public to find solutions. Other issues are new trends as society begins to adapt to a faster pace of life (Standberry).” Here are some of the issues facing our youth today: single parent households, drug/alcohol abuse, growing up to fast, and violence in schools, materialism, obesity, education disparity, shifting economy, and loss of national pride. So how do we fix just one of these problems, do we come together for a common purpose or do we stand alone and try to make a difference.
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This assignment will give you the opportunity to choose a case study, and then write about the ethical implications and the impact of the events that are described. Each case study includes a set of questions that you should answer. You can choose either Case Study 9.1: Unprofessional Conduct, or Case Study 8.4: Have Gun Will Travel.
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As you collect the information for Assignment 1 and Assignment 2, remember that in Assignment 3 you must prepare a presentation for your Chief Executive Officer.
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In chess you know the pieces but you can’t see into the other person’s mind. In negotiation you don’t necessarily know the ‘pieces’. You have to discover and develop your own pieces and find ways of uncovering your counterparts’.” The Essentials of Job Negotiations, (2011)
In the past 30 years, one of the most dynamic social changes in the history of the United States has taken place in the area of employment, specifically of women with children. Although, to some degree there have always been employed mothers, today a greater proportion of mothers are employed than ever before. Statistics show that in 1976, 48% of the population of women categorized as “married women with children” were employed and it increased to 62% in 1986 just 10 years later. What are the causes for this and how does it affect the children?
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