Posts Tagged ‘community’
Communication and social status
There’s no doubt that we do need communication in our lives, we are social creature, we need interaction with others. We do business with communication, and communication also reflect our social status. The more communicative and honorable persons are, could be able to be segmented by their social status.
A number of efforts to try systemized main functions of mass communication, which was originally begun by Lasswell (1948) which gives a summary / conclusion about the basic functions of communication as follows: control environment; relationship (correlation) parts of the community in responding to the environment; transmission of cultural heritage . Function of social control refers to efforts to spread information and objective interpretation of the events occurring within and outside the social environment with the aim of social control in order to avoid the things that are not desirable. Social correlation function refers to efforts to provide interpretation and information linking a social group with other social groups or between one view with another view with the aim of reaching consensus. The function of socialization refers to the efforts of inheritance of values from one generation to another, or from one group to another.
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6 Of The Best Web Sites Every Nursing Student Should Read
One thing you can say about the nursing field is that all nurses share common experiences that include both failures and triumphs. It takes a special person to be a nurse, but even so, there are times when a nurse needs the guidance and direction of his or her fellow professionals. Nursing student can learn droves about the profession from both seasoned nurses and others who are still in school. Here are 10 of the best web sites every nursing student should read.
Nursing World
There mottos is “Caring for Those Who Care” and they mean it. This web site belongs to the American Nurses Association. They represent more than 3 million nurses, and are actively seeking to purse the best interests of all nurses. There’s lot of information that covers a broad spectrum of issue when it comes to nursing, and there are lots of resources as well.
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College Community
Graduated from high school and confuse which one to choose, is it community college or university? Its all depends on your purpose. If you don’t have any idea on which area of subject you want to explore yet, then community college are more suitable for you. Spend 2 years learning on various subject, then decide which one suit you the most. One of benefit community college is students not only learn the required academic and work skill material but have the opportunity to apply what they have learned in class by then working in the community after graduation.
Talking about college, there is one college in Miami, which are offering many kind of degree.
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Child Abuse
Is a child you know being abused? Know the indicators of physical and sexual abuse.
The statistics of child abuse are startling and saddening. Sometimes a child’s only defenses are the friends, family and members of his or her community. Awareness of signs of abuse is crucial to save victimized children from a life of trauma, or even death.
The CAPTA definition reads: “at a minimum, any recent act or failure to act on the part of a parent or caretaker, which results in death, serious physical or emotional harm, sexual abuse or exploitation, or an act or failure to act which presents an imminent risk of serious harm.”
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Vacant Lot Project in Albany New York
Grand Street Community Arts works with teens to initiate Vacant Lot Project to transform abandoned urban property in distressed neighborhoods in Albany, New York.
What happens to a city neighborhood when houses are torn down and absentee landlords leave behind abandoned lots? In a dense urban neighborhood of row houses, it creates an eyesore, is a hazard for residents, and dramatically reduces property values.
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