Sub-populations within a population - The older age group
Dissertation - 6 pages - Social, moral & civic education
Sub-population refers to a minority group within a population. Understanding these groups assists governments when developing policies that touch on the general population. In Canada, the government considers anyone from the age of 55 years to belong to the older age group population in society....
Debate of Burqa in France
Dissertation - 9 pages - Social, moral & civic education
In June 2009, the French president spelled out the official position of the government regarding burqa attire in France by saying that the burqa is not welcome. However, this ethical challenge is not only based on recent facts, but has existed for many years. Twenty years ago, the debate started...
Immigrant Performance in the UK and Germany
Dissertation - 36 pages - Social, moral & civic education
In the XIXth century, Roubaix became the world textiles capital. Its factories were the most modern in the world while its wool exchange was the most influential, even almost two hundred years after, one of the last and most famous wool factories of Roubaix closed in 2000. And yet, several...
The Beveridge report: Political and intellectual origins
Dissertation - 37 pages - Social, moral & civic education
The historiography of the political and intellectual origins of the Report on Social Insurance and Allied Services - or Beveridge Report, named after William Beveridge, the Chairman of the Commission- was chiefly displayed in the document itself. Published in 1942 and highly edited, the white...
Latinos and healthcare in the United States: Diverse challenges and unmet needs
Dissertation - 26 pages - Social, moral & civic education
Since 2003, Latinos have become the largest minority group in the United States, composing over 12.5% of the population. Unfortunately, many Latinos are not able to access healthcare in a meaningful way, as barriers of availability, accessibility, affordability and adaptability create a...
Drugs and globalization
Dissertation - 6 pages - Social, moral & civic education
Relations between drugs and international trade are a long story, we could think of the 19th century and the important consumption of opium in Europe, as can be seen for example in the film From Hell. Opium was obviously not produced in Europe for climatic reasons and essentially came from Asia....
Use of animals in business
Dissertation - 59 pages - Social, moral & civic education
Humans have been using animals ever since they existed. But for what purposes do we actually use animals? We started to domesticate them in 15,000 BC. First reports about hunting animals were found on an ancient cave painting from the Stone Age. In some parts of the world dogs are hunted instead...
Violence in South Africa
Dissertation - 41 pages - Social, moral & civic education
While South Africa is one of the richest countries of Africa, why is there so much violence? 25 of the biggest African firms are South African, and its economy is the largest and the most developed on the continent. It grows by 5% every year. Yet, South Africa has a high rate of unemployment and...
Lone parent families in the UK
Dissertation - 6 pages - Social, moral & civic education
In Britain, one child in four now lives in a single parent family, it is estimated that about one half to one third of the remaining children will find themselves a part of a single parent family at some time in their lives. In the UK alone, there are 1.7 million lone parents caring for 2.9...
