Essays Tagged: "occupations"

Female Discrimination in the Labor Force

ens when comparing their wages and the jobs they arehired for to that of men. Many women in similar occupations as men, and having thesame qualifications are only paid a fraction of what their male co ... ade a weekly salary of 570 dollarswhile those men made 833 dollars. This is also true in many other occupations such assales and technical operations (6). Some would say that this is the case because ...

(5 pages) 396 0 4.3 Jan/1997

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights > Women's Studies

Computer operators

vices. Monitor and respond to operating and error messages.Education and Training requirements:Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or a ... -job experience, or an associate's degree. Some may require a bachelor's degree. Employees in these occupations usually need one or two years of training involving both on-the-job experience and infor ...

(2 pages) 94 0 4.6 Mar/2002

Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science > Programming Languages

This essay tells you: What Alcoholism Is, What Are It's Side Effects?, and Why To Avoid It.

ilment are universally identified as alcoholics. Countless diverse types of citizens with different occupations like doctors, lawyers, workers, highly-paid business officials, police officers, school ...

(1 pages) 285 5 4.4 Mar/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Drugs & Alchohol

Comparing Three short stories by James Joyce; Araby, Eveline and A Little Cloud

of whom have nothing in common beyond the fact that they live in Dublin. Men and women of all ages, occupations and social classes are represented in this collection. The stories in Dubliners are ofte ...

(6 pages) 238 1 4.5 Apr/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

Plato, The Republic

biquitous issues such as government structure, education, crime, property ownership, the honesty of occupations, and population control. He states in Book IV, Chapter Eleven '...the best form of polit ...

(4 pages) 163 0 4.7 Apr/1997

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Contemporary Philosophy

affirmative action

ry practices. Thesegroups should enjoy equal representative share of employment opportunities in alloccupations and at all levels.An example of discrimination that denies equal opportunity is the prac ... people, and members of visible minorities. The number ofwomen and minorities has increased in many occupations because of affirmativeaction programs. Some companies actually make a point of advertisi ...

(2 pages) 129 0 3.7 Aug/1996

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights > Black Awareness & Racism

The Economic Impact of Telecomunications Deregulation in Canada

recent years into an information based society. Nearly half of the labour force in Canada works in occupations involving the collection and processing of information. In a society in which informatio ...

(6 pages) 112 1 4.5 May/1994

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics

A womans struggle in the work force.

ugh women have made significant strides in entering the workforce and in exploring a wider range of occupations, they still face discrimination today. One of the most obvious disadvantages that women ... gregated workforce.Gender-segregated work refers to the concentration of women and men in different occupations. The ranges of occupations open to men are often quite different from those available to ...

(5 pages) 204 0 4.5 Nov/2002

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights > Women's Studies

Thomas Jefferson Biography-2 pages including -introduction -early life -before the revolution -during the revolution -after the revolution -later years

America had broke away from Britain and had made its own country. He was very clever, and had many occupations such as philosopher, educator, politician, scientist, architect, inventor, and musician. ...

(5 pages) 106 0 4.5 Jan/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History > North American Presidents

Proving Discrimination Employees believing they have been discriminated against must prove the fact.

ing opportunities from older workers; fire or force a worker to retire because they are older (some occupations are exempt); or allow younger workers benefits such as flex time that are not given to o ...

(5 pages) 577 2 4.1 Jan/2003

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

Asses the usfulness of the functionalist perspective on education.

iety were general skills such as literacy and numeracy or the specific skills needed for particular occupations. Numeracy and literacy hours have been introduced to all Primary schools and they are be ...

(2 pages) 121 1 3.8 Jan/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community

Marx's theory of class focuses on the relations of production, involving exploitation and domination, between a class of owners of the means of production and a class of non owner workers.

d radicalisation of the working class. The theory has been adapted to take account of the growth of occupations that seem to occupy an intermediate and contradictory position between capital and labou ...

(1 pages) 124 0 4.3 Mar/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays

The Outcasts of Poker Flat

is revealed at judgment.In The Outcasts of Poker Flat all of the outcasts are judged based on their occupations or interests. The town decided to rid the town of all improper persons. Therefore the gr ... the outcasts. They had no clue that the group had been forced to leave Poker Flat because of their occupations and interests, but that didn't bother them from camping with them. This shows that the o ...

(3 pages) 54 0 3.0 Mar/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

India: A Lesser Developed Country,

nds directly on what they produce themselves. Only 23% and 17% of the labour force is taken up with occupations in services and industry irrespectively. India has a large economy, which is determined ...

(4 pages) 193 0 3.5 Jul/2003

Subjects: Area & Country Studies Essays

What is one word that you like to be changed?

; it places women in a position that is subsidiary to men. A lot of these words are in reference to occupations. Such words include mailman, policeman, fireman, etc. Words are very important because t ...

(4 pages) 28 0 4.3 Aug/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Language Studies

Psychology of the Aging People.

upon our education, our religion, our ethnic or national identity, our family, our past or present occupations, our fields of interest, and many other things.I feel sister is dealing with aging very ...

(13 pages) 257 0 3.4 Oct/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology

This is a essay that was written a few years ago about the pros and cons of going into computer technology as a major in college.

Today a career in computer technology is not only smart but it will be one of the best occupations to have by the time the year 2000 gets here. Three such career fields are computer opera ... uter operators are the lowest level in the computer programming field. As an example, in government occupations, upon hire, most computer operators would start at a GS-4 level and can move up to a GS- ...

(8 pages) 127 0 4.5 Oct/2003

Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science

Canadian Law Courts Case Study.

amsey, Nick EtalDate of trialFebruary 13, 2003Courtroom number#264Name of judgeD.G. IngramNames and occupations of all witnessesNo witnesses at trialWhat did the plaintiff sue for?$3000.00 Assessment ...

(2 pages) 43 0 3.0 Oct/2003

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law > Cases

The Amish. This a group Reort. The findings and information was a colaborative effort.

ation, adornments such as makeup/jewelry, and modern dress. Farming and agriculture are the primary occupations. The largest Amish populations are found in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Indiana. New communi ...

(5 pages) 50 0 4.0 Nov/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith

Sexism in Language.

ot even realize that they are not inclusive towards women. A lot of these words are in reference to occupations. Such words include mailman, policeman, second man, milkman, etc. There is logical reaso ...

(3 pages) 58 1 5.0 Nov/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Sociology