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Sociology of Health and Health Care - Sexual Division of Labor Sociology Essay
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Globally widespread reforms have geared towards ensuring equity and equality in key life support concerns such as health, water, and sanitation. There are endeavors driven by institutions such as the United Nations and WHO in this pursuit. These include the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and Universal medical access in some countries.
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How to Educate for Sustainable Communities Sociology Case Study
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In spite of this, the future is likely to present challenges if the vast wealth is not exploited ethically. Notably, if the Australian society has to continue to prosper, it must avoid the problems associated with depletion of resources by protecting what currently exists for the benefit of future generations. But the available evidence shows that in many areas of the country, the current way of living cannot be sustained for future generations.
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Is Masculinity a Health Risk Sociology Assignment
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Though different cultures attach different meanings to what it means to be a man, Masculinity can be defined as having characteristics that are considered suitable for a man(Courtenay,2000). Masculinity, therefore, means an identity created through behavior that involves risk-taking. It means physical features that portray a man as hardworking under undesirable safety and health standards.
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Inequality in Contemporary Australian Society Sociology Essay
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In the recent past, inequality has been a major issue that has affected most countries throughout the world going by news headlines across an array of media. So what is inequality? Inequality is defined as a situation in which groups or individuals at various levels lack equal social class, social status, and social circle (White 2003).
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STI And HIV In Developing Nations Sociology Essay
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STIs and HIV infections around the globe have been on the increase but Uganda has been reporting the opposite due to the implementation of successful HIV programs. Since the first HIV case in the 1980s, Uganda was hardly hit by the epidemic but as years went by the active involvement of the government in prevention strategies led to a decrease.
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Community Work in Australia Sociology Essay
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The social work profession has taken up commitment to diversity, inclusion, and affirmative action. Social workers have specialized information in relation to influencing social and cultural discrimination for individuals of racial, ethnic, religious, sexual minority status, as well as people with physical and mental disabilities. 
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Sociology of Deviance Sociology Essay
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Different kinds of behaviors can be distinguished by determining whether they are perceived as socially deviant behaviors or socially acceptable behaviors (Akers 1985, p. 13). Usually, all behaviors that people perceive as socially deviant are highly stigmatized. This is usually proven to cause a lot more problems to the person who is stigmatized for having such behaviors.
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Racial Identity through the Works of Jenny Tannoch-Blandand Stuart Hall Sociology Essay
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Scholars have draped Whiteness within a synonymy of a privilege and at the same time attributed it to be a complex and a non-monolithic entity. In order for the Whiteness to benefit from research centering on its privileged tag, the focus has to be shifted to a rather closer introspective of Whiteness through empirical studies with respect to its social psychology, movements, and ethnic identity.
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Descibe How Human Resource Departments Contribute To The Effectiveness Of Organisations Sociology Essay
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It has been argued that human capital or organizations’ employees are the only valid and achievable resource for a sustained competitive advantage possessed by most organizations. HR departments are required to apply, new and more approaches to their work process designs, training and career development plans as well as mobility.
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Human Management Services - The Issue of Volunteerism Sociology Literature review
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The most common organizations, almost synonymous with volunteerism include nonprofit community organizations and religious and philanthropic outfits (Farr, 1989). The following is a deep examination of the subject, paying utmost attention to how volunteers contribute to human services and whether they can be used to reduce costs.
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Western Australia Tobacco Project and Action Plan Sociology Case Study
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The well-being of the communities is undoubtedly affected by the harms drugs used can produce (Devlin, 2007, pp. 53). The Australian government is well placed to coordinate society efforts to reduce the harms directed to the community from cigarette use, more especially from the youth within the community (AIHW, 2006).
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Australian Rural Societies and Social Exclusion Sociology Research Proposal
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The discussion seeks to answer the questions: How does the exclusion affect the overall financial capacity of the country? What should be done to ensure that the exclusion is reduced and gotten rid of entirely? What mechanisms should be followed to ensure that the rural communities embrace what generally suits them and their environment?
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An Investigation on Whether Capital Punishment Deters Crime Sociology Research Proposal
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The issue of whether or not capital punishment is the best method of deterring crimes has also been addressed. Opponents argue that there is no credible proof that capital punishment discourages crimes more effectively compared to other punishments such as long-term imprisonment.  Millions are being killed and it is argued that it is due to the fact that the justice system is not efficient.
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What Makes a Good Crime Film Sociology Essay
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Criminal activities are glorified within crime films. There are several diverse crime films and remarkable crime films have been ongoing for over eighty years of filming. A lot of action, play, dynamic characters, in addition to glamour can make up the best crime films. Basically, the audience needs to sympathize with one or two characters within a crime film.
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Learning Journal: Reflection Sociology Essay
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It is also known as a reflective journal and is a progressively growing manuscript that the students write that is including me. This is with the intention of recording the progress of my studies. The major role of the journal is thus providing me with a check for the studying process either on a daily or a weekly basis.
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Contemporary Debates in Social Science Sociology Essay
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For a long time, the focus has been concentrated on hard power as the key currency in international politics; a coercive type of power to compel another to do something it is not willing to do. Power can be understood through the focus of on different aspects and their relationship to power. First it is the structural power which underlines the capacities and the positional strength. 
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Community Policing in Australia Sociology Term Paper
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The policy combines philosophical, organizational, tactical, and strategic dimensions to form a policing concept that is effective in keeping law and order among communities and also improving the relationships that exist between police officers and the communities.  Existing literature lacks a precise definition of what community policing is.
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Domestic Violence Sociology Literature review
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But not every abusive relationship involves violence. Just because a person is not battered and bruised does not imply that he or she is not being abused. Many women and men suffer from emotional violence, which is no less destructive. Unluckily, emotional abuse is usually overlooked or minimized, even by the individual who is being abused.  
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Jamrozik's Ideas on Social Policy Impact of Unemployment Sociology Case Study
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Three policy domains will be discussed; Income security, Unemployment, and Education, and how these domains link and have impacted each other. Jamrozik’s ideas on Social Policy changes from ‘Welfare-state’ to ‘Post-Welfare state’ will be analyzed with a focus on the right of ‘Social Citizenship’ in Australia, as well as State comparison.
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Deviant Subculture as a Group of People Sociology Literature review
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Culture characterizes the values, customs, and norms which guide both the act and behavior as a structure from which actions are judged by the mainstream population. It is passed on socially other than biologically. Deviance refers to characteristics of actions or behaviors of persons which breach group norms, entailing moral standards and cultural mores.
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What is Globalization Sociology Report
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The paper "What is Globalization" is a wonderful example of a report on sociology. Globalization is an interaction system among different countries of the world so as to improve the international economy. Globalization entails cultural, economic, political, and technological exchanges made probable mainly by improvements in transportation; infrastructure, and communication.
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Supermax Prison and Prison Units Sociology Essay
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Units and programs for managing dangerous and disruptive prisoners have been there for a long time. Even though correctional approaches used in handling dangerous prisoners, for example, concentration, dispersal, and also isolation have been there for a long, the development of supermax prisons is a comparatively new development.
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Crime and Punishment Sociology Literature review
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For instance, despite the presence of reform, rehabilitation and therapeutic form of punishment that were based on the principle that crime is mostly committed with underlying causes that are beyond the offender’s control, the neo-liberal policy is also focused on the notion that offenders are inefficient members of society solely responsible for his crime (Hutchinson 2006, p.455; Sim 2009, p.13).
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Behavioral and Drug Addiction Problems Sociology Essay
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Bill has come into contact with dangerous drugs one can think of like, Cannabis, LSD, Ecstasy, and Heroin which are used as hallucinogens. Additionally, he has added another type of drug called amphetamines which he has been using over the last few years once every week. He also steals from his family members and has caused them exceptional harm and therefore, no one wants anything to do with him.
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Social Policy: Government, Wealth, and Welfare Sociology Essay
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The term ‘private sector’ simply refers to the part of the national economy which is made up of private enterprises. In other words, it is part of a national economy that is not controlled by the government (Raper, 2000). This includes the corporate sector (companies) and the individual sector (households), which are responsible for the allocation of most resources within an economy.
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Abortion in Australia Sociology Literature review
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Nickson & Shelley (2010, p. 456) indicates that abortion is termination of pregnancy at any given stage thus not ending with a live birth that can be because of miscarriage or purposely induced. In Australia, the first abortion law was started in 1901, when the country becomes a federation.
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The Nature of Work and Learning through Taylorism Sociology Assignment
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Among processes that have emerged to help organizations to fully understand the nature of work and learning and attain their goals and objectives for continuous production of quality, improved capacity of production, enhanced customer loyalty and market share through effective satisfaction of customer’s needs, preferences and expectations include Taylorism and globalization.
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Prison Policy Transfer Sociology Essay
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The research on Supermax resources suggests that these institutions pose damage to the inmates’ psychological and mental health as well as failing to meet their initial objective as intended. This has resulted in the added troubles from the correctional superintendents and economic overheads to the national budgets without any benefits from it despite the popularity of these Supermax prisons.
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Advantages of Multiculturalism Sociology Assignment
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The melting pot is concerned with the assimilation of cultures, with the mixing of cultures, and intermarriages between Americans and migrants. In a melting pot, all migrant cultures are amalgamated and mixed with the American culture with every culture that comes in being blended to generate a new American culture.
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The Problem of Food Insecurity and Undernourishment in the World Sociology Annotated Bibliography
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The production of genetically modified organisms fails to present the needed solution to the problem of food scarcity in various parts of the world. At the time of the discovery of this technology so much was expected in terms of what it can do to protect plants and supply food to the hungry populations of the world.
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Zimbabwe: Duality and Inequality Sociology Report
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Africa has almost all natural resources known to man but African governments have failed to harness these resources for development purposes. There are many reasons why this is so and many scholars have given divergent views on the situation. However, one thing is clear that is in the world today much inequality exists between the poor and the rich in terms of GDP, health, and many other factors.
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Various Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse Sociology Coursework
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CSA has received attention and concern in society as it continues to pose serious mental health risks to child victims and their families. Various reports have been documented that children victims of sexual abuse and their non-offending families are in dire need of health services (Hansen and Tavkar, 2011).
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Development of Genetically Modified Foods Sociology Annotated Bibliography
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Development of the GMO technology has failed to address the food insecurity and undernourishment problems in many parts of the world. The paper will try to find out whether the existence of GMO technology is helping to fight the problem of food insecurity and undernourishment and to determine the level of food insecurity in the world.
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Can Everyone Become a Criminal Sociology Essay
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In the 1960’s the use of psychologists in making predictions of dangerousness and criminal behavior and verifying pleas of insanity in criminal court cases gained prominence and added weight to this branch of social science that saw the discipline widely acknowledged in legal studies and increased acceptance of theories.
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Adult Sexual Offenders Sociology Research Paper
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Crime has become part and parcel of our daily lives with reports hitting the media headlines with others even being censored. The public domain has been at the forefront in giving their views of sexual offenders in particular. Research has been underway to explain this behavior and explore the best way to treated and integrated these offenders back into society.
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An Empirical Taxonomy of Incarcerated Male Sexual Offenders Sociology Literature review
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Personal interviews were conducted among federal prison inmates who represented the national population. The study was conducted in two clusters; namely, the prison and then the inmates. 280 prisons were selected, among which only 275 participated. The total number of inmates who accepted the interview totaled 14,285, of which 79% were male inmates.
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Best Practices in Substance Abuse Treatment for Offenders by Pearce and Holbrook Sociology Research Paper
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The structure of the paper will follow the purpose of the study, theories of drug abuse treatment used, research participants, methodology, and respective model findings. It will also look at its contribution to the general topic, limitations, and how they can be addressed in future research in addition to evaluation of the limitations and strengths of the research before finally concluding.
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Physical and Emotional Health of Asylum Seekers Arriving in Australia by Boat Sociology Essay
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The treatment of asylum seekers in Australia violates the international rights standards (UNHCR, 2009). The UN convention is seeking to make sure that seeking asylum from persecution is a universal right applied by all member countries and once this is done successfully, such conditions will not be experienced by any other individual. 
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Causes and Solutions of the Issue of Homelessness Sociology Research Proposal
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Homelessness seems the kind of problem that is deceptively easy to address; but despite the vast attention, efforts, and resources allotted by so many different sectors, homelessness remains a misunderstood social problem. Homelessness must be looked at as a phenomenon, and as such it must not be considered as a timeless thing that is wanting of change and variety.
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The Idea of Multiculturalism in Light of Events such as the Cronulla Riots Sociology Coursework
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Multiculturalism, he says, requires a framework if it is "consumerist" instead of "transformational". Multiculturalism that has a transformational outlook would require a society that intends to make a social change as part of a collective vision. However, this vision may or may not be easy to come by; as propounded in the social learning theory. 
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Disaster and Family Break-Up Sociology Term Paper
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A disaster occurs often and affects individuals, families, and even communities as a whole. Disaster is either natural (earthquakes or floods) or a result of human deliberation (terrorism or war) and neglect. Disasters are traumatic in nature. Most people faced with these problems undergo trauma and traumatic loss.
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Australia's Marriage Act of 1961 Sociology Essay
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The opinions of the High Court, increasing interdependence of nations, and the developments in Australian politics greatly contributed to the growing use of the commonwealth power to impinge on the areas that were previously left to the control of the state such as marriage. Thus, the commonwealth entered in its pursuit of marriage as an object of the legislation.
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Social Construction of Difference Sociology Essay
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The paper "Social Construction of Difference" is an outstanding example of an essay on sociology. In any social setting, there are beliefs, values, norms and traditional practices that are being observed by the individuals who exist within that society. All these practices are aimed at maintaining order, discipline and sanity among individual behaviours within any given society.
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The Role of Globalization in the Social Construction of Youth Cultures Sociology Essay
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Globalization of culture is highly practiced within the changing nature of the connection between youths in the world and their various sense of identity. Eckersley (2008) argues that due to globalization, the world’s youth are considered as part of a community group who are perceived to be receptive and susceptible to foreign cultural practices.
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The Security Priorities of States Sometimes Override Rights of Refugees Sociology Essay
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It is the responsibility of states to ensure that all the members of a particular state remain safe. Safety may vary to include protecting the states from any form of external or internal attack. The execution of the security measures quite often interferes with the rights of refugees in those countries.
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Why Extremist Nationalism and Religion Often Fuel Violent Conflict Sociology Case Study
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According to Zakaria (1997), extremist nationalism has also led to conflicting ideologies and intolerance as far as international integration is concerned. The two aspects of extremist nationalism and extremist religion are very significant in trying to understand the source or cause of conflict in many parts of the world (Ronald, 2006).
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Harmful Effects of Alcohol Consumption on Australian Youth Sociology Essay
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In Australia, alcohol is the major cause of mortality among young people in the age group of 15 to 24 years. Drinking to excess is the chief cause of the number of road accidents in Australia. Alcohol-related problems are increasing among the Australian youth, and quite a few of such individuals are accustomed to drinking to the point of intoxication.
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Interview of Persons within Different Age Brackets Sociology Essay
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Belief systems have been there since time immemorial and they acted as a guide towards which a person behaved or acted in some situations. People in different age groups perceive life in many ways and belief systems have a role to play in which they make decisions or interactions in life. Belief systems are different.
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Critical Analysis Sociology Literature review
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The findings regarding the callback rates for Italian Australian names from Italian employers show a major discrepancy. The basic assumption which the researchers made is that ethnic groups tend to favour their own. Their assumption is in part supported by the high call back rate for Anglo-Saxon ‘applicants’.
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Role of Non-Governmental Organizations in Resettlement of Asylum Seekers Sociology Literature review
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The United Nations Conference of Plenipotentiaries on Refugee status and stateless persons was held in Geneva. It led to the treaty called “Convection Relating to the Status of Refugees of 28 July 1951”. The international treaty establishes the definition of a refugee and their rights.
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