Since the 1980s, gender equality has been the main subject of discussion in the Greek law and policymaking. Nonetheless, it was the harmonisation of Greece’s legislation with the EU acquis that established gender equality within the labour market (Vaiou, 2014). Therefore, when gender equality in European work policies was prioritised, the Greek legal framework was reformed with the relevant legislation targeting primarily women who were balancing their working and family life, in the late 2000s. Under this legislation, Greek women...
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Germany and UK both are European countries, but when it comes to the refugees, Germany is way more generous than the Uk. The three main differences between the refugee policies of the two countries are the number of asylum applications, financial support, and license to work. Beside these differences, the two countries have two similarities that are public involvement and security issues. To begin with, the number of asylum applications in Germany and UK is the first difference. “In 2016,...
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Over the last 40 years, UK government and policy makers have been focused on gender equality, as a rather recent phenomenon as we migrate into modern society. With the UK behind many European countries in achieving equality, as issues of monopsony override policies that are attempted to be implemented. Nancy fraser (1994) proposes models of gender equality which are suggest ways in which policy makers should use to adapt and ensure a gender equal society taking various different factors into...
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The right to social welfare is protected in a number of human rights instruments on both an international and regional level. This system provides financial assistance to individuals in need of additional support for a variety of reasons. For the past number of years, this system has been eroded and attacked with both the elderly and young adults being the primary targets. This reduction has been described accurately by USI as a financial penalty for unemployed graduates and youths within...
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Obesity is currently a problem that causes serious health problems, especially in adolescents because it is a nutritional disorder presented by some factors such as psychological syndromes, anxiety, depression and the quality of life that each person has. In England, many young people are obese, especially adolescents who seriously compromise their health with diseases such as two different types of diabetes, heart diseases and certain types of cancer. In Ecuador, more than a quarter of the population is overweight and...
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Presumably Italy is a country wrought with problems, corruption, division and a struggling economy, however Italy is no doubt unified when it comes to upholding human rights. And this includes the human right to live without the threat of state sanctioned murder. Italy expresses firm opposition and wishes complete abolition of the Death penalty. The Italian government believes capital punishment is “unjustifiable under any circumstance” and has long been on the forefront of the fight against it. Italy has long...
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Throughout human history, there have been many nomadic groups. Some of them disappeared, others assimilated, and others are still around. The nomadic group I decided to investigate is the Gypsies, or Roma. I grew up in Greece and some Gypsies lived in my neighborhood. I always wondered where they came from and how they survived, since they were outcasts and lived under poor conditions, so I focused my research on the discrimination that these people face. Today, there are approximately...
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Introduction Gender equality is one of the controversial issues in current society. More women who have more opportunities for study or work can be seen in workplaces or university, whereas sex discrimination is still existing today, for example, sexual harassment in workplaces. This situation lea to 'METOO' movement. The movement that women start to report and share their experiences of sexual harassment from the Hollywood in 2017. Many women and men who had suffered use the hashtag 'METOO' to show...
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One of the biggest violations in modern world is discrimination. I decided to write about this problem because I have seen many situations when person was discriminated by race. If we want to talk about this topic, we have to know what is discrimination? It is a shameful and terrible phenomenon which should not happen in modern world. Often when a person apply for a job, he can face discrimination that can base on many reasons: gender, religion, language, sexual...
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The Greater London Authority’s analysis of the 2001 Census, ‘World in One City’ found people from 179 different nations living within London and The Guardian Newspaper praised it as ‘the most cosmopolitan place on earth’ (Vertovec, 2007, p. 1024). This resulted in British policy-makers producing a strategy called Multiculturalism, acknowledging the mass scale of immigration from the African Caribbean and South Asia and to implement strategies to ensure equality for ethnic minorities (ibid, p. 1027). However, this essay argues the...
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Introduction Higher education is vital for generations irrespective of gender to lead a path of development and growth. Being emphasized by Swami Vivekananda - ‘To educate your women first and leave them to themselves, they will tell you what reforms are necessary’, but unfortunately there has been a gap in various perspectives. Considering countries like India has drastically reduced the gender gap from 2013 and as per HRD report it has considerably reduced gap by nine lakhs but still figures...
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Obesity in the UK maternity services is the biggest issue faced today, with complications in labour causing concern as well as added costs on the National Health Service (NHS) (Ziauddeen & Alwan, 2019). In the past decade, obesity in pregnant women has doubled from around 22% in 2010 to 44% in 2018 (Desk, 2019). It is of interest to the group because the group would like to gain more knowledge of current healthcare issues in preparation for university. Obesity is...
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Obesity is a medical condition which involves the build up of excess body fat to a degree at which the risk of obtaining chronic illnesses (such as diabetes, cancer or heart failure) is increased. It is commonly defined by using a person's BMI (body mass index) which is simply calculated by dividing weight (kg) by height (m2). After taking muscle mass into account, obesity in adults is characterised by a BMI equal to or above 30 kg/m2. (Tremmel et al,...
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Obesity is a large complex multifunctional and preventable disease which is affecting one-third of the world’s population. It is best defined as excess body weight for the height of an individual which is also known as the Body Mass Index(BMI) (Kennet G Mac Donal et al,.). It occurs when there is an energy imbalance between calories consumed and calories surplus. Studies have shown that the increased in the consumption of food high in sugar and saturated fats and reduction with...
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This essay will discuss how some of the key concepts and ideas in the Sociological Imagination (reference?) can be linked to the current issue of obesity in the UK. Despite the prevention of obesity being somewhat under the control of an individual, I will argue that high obesity rates can be caused by much larger and powerful forces, these factors are typically out of one’s control. This essay will be discussing the relation between deprivation, gender and obesity. Mills in...
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Introduction In the last 20 years, the lifestyle that people lead throughout their daily lives pose several health risks, and therefore has resulted in a great influx of health issues. Due to shifts in nutrition as well as other contemporary factors such as poverty and chronic eating issues, along with the fast foods chains across UK. In recent years, the type food, and thus the chemicals that are contained within these certain types of food, that are consumed contribute to...
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Introduction What is restorative justice? Restorative justice is the process to involve those who have a stake in a specific offence and to collectively identify and address harms, needs and obligation, in order to put things as right as possible (Howard Zehr) It brings those who have been harmed by crime and conflict into communication with those responsible for the harm, in order to repair the harm in a positive way. The program aims to get offenders to understand their...
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Introduction The first COVID-19 outbreak happened between September 13th to November 7th in 2019 in Wuhan province in China (Forster, et al., 2020) and has now become a global pandemic. Under this context, by comprehend empirical evidence, this paper aims to explore the economic impact on unemployment but we also will discuss wage, indirect effect to GDP growth caused by COVID-19 in UK and what policies should government take to counter this economic shock. Economic theory Unemployment and wage Total...
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Introduction This report is designed to provide information on health and social care in UK. The study is specifically focused on obesity epidemic in UK. The study will also be backed up with statistical evidence and the findings from previous studies which will be reported at the end of the report. This report will explore the obesity epidemic, especially in the UK. The concept of obesity and the different definition of obesity by different studies will also be reviewed. The...
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Social justice is the equal access to wealth, opportunities and privileges within society. The concept of social justice began in the early 19th century which happened to be during the industrial & Civil revolutions in Europe. The concept of social justice arose with the aim to create a society that contended that every member of society should be guaranteed the same rights, opportunities, and access to goods and resources, this idea was known as the egalitarian theory. This would help...
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In this critique, I having explored the legislation and policies surrounding how the public and private bodies in England and Wales can dispense their equality obligations and systematically reduce or eradicate individual discrimination against them, flowing from the public sector equality duty and discrimination legislation, as it relates specifically to the Sex Discrimination Act 1975, Race Relations Act 1976, Disability Discrimination Act 1975 and The Equality Act 2010 and conclude, while there are significant laws, there remains future chances needed...
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The football culture is big in England and in Scotland. There are many reasons why many people start with football and join different football communities. For instance, in Glasgow Scotland, ethnicity, nationality and history are the reasons why people are joining different football communities. On the other hand, this creates a lot of conflicts between different football teams and their fans. In Glasgow, there are two huge football clubs who are rival to each other, Celtic and Rangers. Celtic does...
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With the advent of Globalization, barriers of communication are but a trivial issue nowadays and not a source of impediment anymore in this fast-paced world. People can turn to a number of reliable sources to get rid of the language barriers. Analytical, Business and Communication skills tend to improve when students study a foreign language. Language and culture have always been inextricably intertwined. Learning a language means getting immersed into a completely different culture and no justifiable reason can be...
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Introduction The history of Ice Hockey in England was a topic that interested my since I played Ice Hockey for most of my life. Ice Hockey is my passion and is what I would like to build a career in. The history of the game has strong roots in England and will be analyzed in this paper along with the future of hockey in England. When you think of Ice Hockey, the first thing to come to mind is often...
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Today, there are a lot of different industries and companies operating within these industries, each of which has its own special characteristics, history and future potential. Despite the fact that the market is constantly changing and there are new more modern and up-to-date companies that can impose competition on established market leaders, companies with a long history are able to resist new young companies and can make every effort to prevent the loss of their market share. Such companies can...
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Over 1,200,000 refugees cross the Aegean Sea every year (EU Council on Foreign Relations), fleeing their homes and searching for a better life, yet too few find one. People leave their homes because their countries are not safe anymore, and flee thousands of miles, across continents, to reach Europe. Throughout each of those journeys, countless lives are lost, and families are separated. Starting four years ago, Greece has been viewed as an entry point to Europe from people fleeing violence...
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Introduction In general, Social justice is defined as the reasonable and just distribution of, resources, power and responsibilities in society to all people, irrespective of ethnicity or race, age, ability status, gender, and religious context (Van den Bos, 2003). When talking about youth social justice is very important. According to research social justice in the young population effects are damaging. Family dysfunction and Poverty serve as risk factors for a number of hindrances in youth, comprising emotional, mental and behavioral...
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Intersectionality, coined by Kimberlé Crenshaw in 19891, draws analytic attention to the fact that no social identity category exists in isolation of others. Rather, we are all simultaneously positioned within multiple social categories including gender, social class, sexuality, disability and racialisation among others. These categories reciprocally construct each other when they intersect, forming qualitatively different meanings and experiences that are situated in different contexts, times and power relations. Hence, intersectionality alerts us to the fact that we cannot understand a...
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Animal abuse is a serious topic that occurs every day of our lives. This happens every day, everywhere. Animal abuse is a major cause all around the world that is causing millions of animals to get hurt and killed, from the smallest animal, to the largest animal known. Almost every animal is being abused by careless people, animals such as chickens, dogs and elephants. This is now in modern time against the law and anyone caught could be prosecuted. Cruelty...
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Introduction The sustainable development goals (SDGs) 3.5 “Strengthen the prevention and treatment of substance abuse, including narcotic drug abuse and harmful use of alcohol”, targets prevention and treatment of substance abuse worldwide. The overall aim of the SDGs is to achieve a better more sustainable future for all and reducing the rate of substance abuse is a major factor for achieving this. Worldwide substance abuse is a major problem, it was estimated in 2016 that globally 164 million people had...
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