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Whether childbirth occurs at home or in the hospital, the serenity and the conduciveness of the environment during this process will determine the comfort that the woman receives while delivering.... the environment, to some extent, determines the nature of the birth process, whether natural or caesarean.... The perception of the birth process as a mere biological process is slowly fading after the re-invention of the childbirth as an experience that cuts across the social and cultural boundaries....
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For instance in ‘green burial', bodies are not embalmed, no cement are used as grave liners and caskets, and if used should be made of biodegradable materials such as pine especially for baby boomers.... It.... ... ... In addition, some memorial parks the graves are dug by hand to reduce the carbon footprint and plots are marked by engraved river rocks.
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Without a sustainable environment under which businesses operate, companies cannot talk or even aim sustainability in its operations, and to forget sustainability is to forget long-term profitability that would guarantee justified returns for investors.... They argue although the quantitative results are covered by international financial reporting standards and the Auditors are duty-bound to ensure that the presented finical statements provided a fair view of the financial position of the companies' results in all material aspects, the concept of success of business must also consider the total effect of business activities including the issue on the environment which has become a global concern for many countries....
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In the given essay, the author concedes with the statement that the development of a child's identity is best understood as 'development in context'.... However, it is important to understand the concept of 'development in context' and its relation to identity formation first.... (Erikson, 1950) He also placed importance on development within the cultural context in which it takes place, unlike Freud.... For instance, Berk asserts, Erikson during the 1940s pointed out Yurok Indians residing in the States, would deprive their babies of breastfeeding post-birth, and later, when they are 6 months old, the infants would be hastily weaned....
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Adopting a child has been a social phenomenon for ages but it acquired a different perspective when the birth parents were also made available to the adoptive child.... As will be proved in the later sections of the paper, the interactions help in the social growth of the child or the young adult.... The paper "A New Concept of Kinship - Relationship between an Adapter, the Adoptive, and birth Relatives" proves open adoption helps to develop the bonds of kinship beyond the parent-child biological bonds....
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Literature review
The paper "context-Aware Sensor Networks for Smart Environments" examines the term 'context' as the information that is used for the characterization of the situation of any entity.... This paper presents a detailed discussion of various aspects of context-aware sensor networks in smart environments.... In other words, context-awareness can be referred to as the external or internal state of the user (Lukowicz, Ward, Junker, Stager, Troster, Atrash, & Starner, 2004)....
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This coursework "Research Methods for social Workers" illustrates two research methods quantitative and qualitative, employed in social-research.... Qualitative and quantitative methods can both be used by social researchers to study and acquire knowledge.... Every social work research begins with a research problem.... Views on how social research should be considered in either qualitative or quantitative research can be epistemological, or ontological, but the ultimate focus is to solve social problems affecting individuals and society....
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However, it has been noted to be a productive and meaningful context for learning and development.... The paper "Pedagogical Perspectives - Play and Environments" analyses contemporary theories and constructs of play and how they inform contemporary early childhood teaching practice extending the children's development in terms of social, emotional, language, physical and cognitive perspectives.... Introduction Early childhood education practice has over time championed the implementation of play-based programmes that were aimed at extending the development of every child in terms of social, emotional, language, physical and cognitive The play has been reserved for the early grades and is about to be replaced with real learning....
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Literature review