Is there a meaningful way in which we can talk about global citizenship in the contemporary context?

Social studies   |   Sociology   |   Presentation   |   01/15/2009   |   .doc   |   9 pages
Document abstract : « are talking about while saying global citizenship , that is to say to define the attributes of a so-called citizen of the world (or at least a European citizen ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. The actual and cumulative process of globalisation.. The context of globalisation and a new sphere for political theory.. The very meaning of 'global citizenship'.. A real philosophical and political concept?. Plato and Aristotle's...»

Class and ethnicity in Costa Rica: The Afro-Antillean case

Social studies   |   Sociology   |   Presentation   |   08/04/2008   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : « lighter-skinned portraits and to import only European culture, mid are common: economic (material, markets, services), political (citizenship, decision making ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Costa Rica's history.. The popular concept of 'the great white myth'.. Blacks in Costa Rica.. Atlantic coast clashes between Hispanics and Afro-Antilleans.. Black policies of the 1930's-1940's.....»

National identity

Social studies   |   Sociology   |   Presentation   |   10/10/2008   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : « Oommen, TK (1997) Citizenship and National Identity: from colonialism to globalism. London, Sage. European Journal of English Studies. 8(2) August, pp.205-217. ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Establishment of a nation-state and the states legitimacy to rule over a population.. Understanding the significance of a nation-state.. National identity and nationalism.. A nation with a recognized set of commonalities.. The notion...»

The theories and practices of assimilation

Social studies   |   Sociology   |   Presentation   |   01/15/2009   |   .doc   |   3 pages
Document abstract : « Integrate these, and European societies could cope well enough with the relatively Republican ideal, people are only characterised by their citizenship, in a ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Finding a definition for the concept of 'assimilation'.. France and assimilation: An exception.. The American example: From assimilation to multiculturalism.. Conclusion.. Sources.....»

How has post-socialism reconstructed gender relations?

Social studies   |   Sociology   |   Presentation   |   05/19/2008   |   .doc   |   3 pages
Document abstract : « in the destruction of a system which negated the fundamental European values of in civil and political rights associated with democratic citizenship, in the ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Full employment opportunities . The view of gender rights and restrictions in post-socialist nations . Conclusion. Bibliography....»

Endangered speeches: A theoretical approach to aboriginal linguistic minority rights in Canada

Social studies   |   Sociology   |   Term papers   |   06/26/2009   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : « Budapest: Central European University Press, 1999 Ottawa: Policy and Research Directorate, Multiculturalism Sector, Multiculturalism and Citizenship Canada, 1986 ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Discrimination and assimilationist policies . The alarming loss of aboriginal language vitality in Canada. The threat of cultural loss in Canada. Linguistic and multicultural policy . The assimilationist view in Canada. The contextual...»

The Vietnamese in Poland

Social studies   |   Sociology   |   Presentation   |   01/13/2009   |   .doc   |   6 pages
Document abstract : « Yet, Poland is today the third European welcoming country of Vietnamese immigrants very few workers of foreign extraction have obtained the Polish citizenship. ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. The Vietnamese minority.. The motivations of the Vietnamese.. Illegal immigration.. The Vietnamese.. Arrival with their whole family.. Living in big cities and in smaller Polish villages.. The working qualities of the Vietnamese.. The...»

How well has India's democracy served its citizens since 1947?

Social studies   |   Sociology   |   Presentation   |   05/19/2008   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : « by democratic institutions into the effective exercise of citizenship rights and in a rational, secular, socialist state embodying European-style nationalism ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Their claims of the opponents . The demolition of a 16th-century Muslim mosque. The series of violent riots. The extent to which India has served its citizens. India's so-called failure to achieve true political or economic...»

Immigrants acculturation in occidental countries

Social studies   |   Sociology   |   Presentation   |   07/10/2006   |   .doc   |   8 pages
Document abstract : « and Kalin), it appears clearly that attitudes towards the European immigrants group they have opened a new way for the concept of multicultural citizenship. ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction . Berry's theory on the processes of acculturation . Adaptation and assimilation . Berry's model and the facts regarding the acculturation group . Current state of the theoretical framework. Updating Berry's theory . Ideologies...»

An analysis of the claim that the social welfare response to HIV/AIDS was, and remains, fundamentally inadequate

Social studies   |   Sociology   |   Term papers   |   03/18/2009   |   .doc   |   6 pages
Document abstract : « Britain has relatively low rates of infection, compared to other European countries, the USA and obviously Africa where the problem is 1991) Citizenship in the ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. British AIDS cases in 1985: Cross over into heterosexuals. 1986: Sharp break in the pattern of AIDS policy. Budget to cover large costs in the NHS for financing AIDS patients. Public education campaigns . Day and Klien: Reflection of...»

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