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    Does having a lower socio economic status influence the choice to participate in university in Australia?  What reasons might there be for this? Low socio economic status is part of the under-represented group in Australia‚ which also consists of ethnic background and indigenous Australians. People who are classified in the low socio economic group generally have poorer education‚ income and occupational status compared to members of the medium and high socio economic group. This group has a

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    Socio-econimic status (SES) - Quality and quantity of life is directly linked to socio-economic status – education‚ geographical location‚ occupation‚ employment‚ family status‚ etc. Cultural and social capital is made up of norms and networks that enable people to work together in order to achieve common goals. They are linked to improve educational outcomes because it contributes to social support‚ self-esteem‚ common identification‚ perceptions of control. Different social attitudes improve quality

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    grouping who share similar levels of income‚ status‚ property‚ power and types of lifestyle. Social class is stratified by racial and ethnic groups in many ways but often times seen through residential segregation. Residential segregation is defined as the physical separation of cultural groups based on residence and housing according to the Department of Economics at the University of California‚ Los Angeles. (UCLA‚ 2011) The socioeconomic status (SES) of an individual affects housing options

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    Does ‘divided government’ in the US facilitate decision-making‚ or encourage deadlock‚ and the persistence of the status quo? In almost all developed democratic countries‚ such as UK‚ Japan or Germany‚ political parties are growingly closer and cooperative together‚ whereas the US is an exception. As David McKay (2013) claimed‚ the center of American political world‚ the capitol‚ has been continuously characterized by an increasing ideological polarization on a wide scope of non-economic issues ranging

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    absolutely abandoned? In Ray Bradbury’s novel Fahrenheit 451‚ a character that depicts the norm of this wrecked humanity would have to be Mildred Montag. Mildred is the brittle‚ sickly looking wife of the main character‚ Guy Montag. Mildred‚ being the status-quo for the broken society in which the novel takes place‚ has a role necessary to make the novel tie together smoothly. Bradbury must show that society is distant‚ obsessive and reckless through Mildred. Mildred is completely distant and obsessed

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    masculine customs differ in the United States by social status? Ismael Reynaga National University SOC 350 Dr. Raphi Rechitsky 10 December2015 Let us begin by looking at social status. What is a social status? Social Status is a person’s place‚ standing or importance in regards to other people within a society. Social status was created by people to categorize wealth and instil superiority. Economic status or social status categories vary from country to country‚ and in some

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    Achieved Status? Status is a Sociology term very often used to refer one’s position within the society as a child‚ youth or parent. A person may have a multiple status in the society. A man could be a son‚ father‚ husband‚ brother etc. As Linton says‚ “A status is closely related beliefs about expectation of those having status”. A simple way of identifying one’s status in the society is to see his position that he holds after a certain merit or biological. The society has two types of status; Achieved

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    4:30 Title: SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS AND THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF ACCOUNTING TECHNOLOGY STUDENTS IN THE UNIVERSITY OF MINDANAO TAGUM CAMPUS Statement of the Problem The main purpose of this study is to determine the level of socio-economic status and the academic performance of Accounting Technology students in the University of Mindanao Tagum Campus. Specifically‚ this study seeks to answer the following questions: 1. What is the level of the socio-economic status in terms of: 2.1

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    Importance of Case History Taking and Mental Status Examination Case history is the record of patient’s life. The history is a patient’s life story told to the psychiatrist in the patient’s own words from his or her own point o view. It allows the psychiatrist to understand the patient and also helps in prognosis of the case. The history also includes information about the patient obtain from other sources such as parents or spouse. Getting the comprehensive history from a patient or from other

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    hierarchy. (Maam ki def) Status and Role: A status is simply a rank or position that one holds in a group. One occupies the status of son or daughter‚ playmate‚ pupil‚ radical‚ militant and so on. Eventually one occupies the statuses of husband‚ mother bread-winner‚ cricket fan‚ and so on‚ one has as many statuses as there are groups of which one is a member. For analytical purposes‚ statuses are divided into two basic types: * Ascribed status * Achieved status Ascribed statuses are those

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