Social Issues Essays

Confidentiality is the protection of personal information. Confidentiality means keeping a client’s information between you and the client, and not telling others including co-workers, friends, family, etc. Examples of maintaining confidentiality include: * individual files are locked and secured * support workers do not tell other people what is in a client’s file unless they […]

Facebook is the most popular social network site in the world without any doubt. Nowadays, there are some useful functions help us to learn more about Facebook. This one kind of social network represents the beginning of a new era. First, Facebook is free and it is one of the best medium for communication. With […]

In today society almost everyone has some form of computer or phone with internet capacity that are exposed to hackers and those that wish to interrupt the cyber world. It is imperative that we all become better educated to the risks and pitfalls that go along with accessing cyber space from any kind of device […]

Reaching fame is one of the most desired achievements for many people nowadays. In fact, since childhood, children identify themselves with the celebrities they see on television and they aim to be as popular as their idols. Even though, sometimes, children (and also adults) are not aware of the fact that fame can bring either […]

In today’s electronic age, many employers are faced daunting task of making a legal call when determining if monitoring employee behavior is appropriate at all times. In essence, “Little Brother” is always watching. According to Schulman (2013), Little Brother represents the tremendous capabilities technology as provided for employers to keep track of what their work […]

You are a Social Care worker and a service user, Hannah, tells you that she is unhappy taking her new medication. She thinks she does not need it and so she is throwing it away. You know from her care plan that Hannah does need to take the medication regularly and gets confused. Hannah begs […]

Many countries are adopting the smart card to replace their paper-based identification cards. Malaysia has taken the lead with its introduction of the Malaysia Card (MyKad), which is a smart national identification card that combines features such as applying for a passport, accessing healthcare services, and using ATMs. The UTAUT model, which stands for Unified […]

Celebrities are famous people who earn a lot of money and live luxurious lives. They often have problems with paparazzi and journalists who always find out about their lives and chase them. Journalists think celebrities don’t have a right to privacy because however celebrities argue that they are normal people and therefore need privacy too. […]

While reading the short story “Bus Ticket” by Zoe Fairbairns, I really enjoyed every minute because I felt sympathy and I was familiar with the main character’s ideas and thoughts. The most thing that I like in the story is the way she explains her approach for acceptance if someone dislikes or rejects her. “I […]

Everyday, we read, watch, and hear about how dangerous the world seems to have become. Parents, especially, are very worried about how to protect their children from what they see as a very dangerous world (From Journal call the new tech and world). Whether parents should spy on their kids or not has been a […]

It could easily be proven with the right set of data presented in the right light that the Global recession is causing people in the workplace to cause problems at an increased rate, and in a worst case scenario, go ‘Postal’ on other employees. This case study does not prove that a recession either impacts […]

Deconstruction is a criticism theory based on the work of Jacques Derrida. He believes that language is uncertain. In the practice of literary criticism, deconstruction is used to find fallacy, contradiction of accepted values, thoughts, structure or meaning. The contradiction in language might be described in paradox and irony. According to Miriam Webster on line […]

Lotus Development Corporation launched its Marketplace product in 1990. The product was a marketing database of 120 million US consumers, with demographic information based on publicly available information (continued on p. 273). Who owns the information that is collected? DO you, t he person who initially provided information to the collector? Or the collecting organization […]

Many people say that fame brings happiness, but I disagree. Although people believe that fame brings happiness, I feel that people who are not famous are happier than stars. Fame does not bring happiness because of lost privacy, expectations the stars are hailed to, and the personal and family time that is lost in a […]

“Paparazzi” is a term commonly employed to describe photographers who zealously chase celebrities for pictures. The origin of the word, as stated by Kenneth Kobre, comes from “paparazzo”, meaning a “buzzing insect” in several Italian dialects (referenced from “Paparazzi”, 2006). Despite the term usually implying bothersome photographers, it can effectively be utilized to allude to […]

According to Ayn Rand’s 1943 novel “The Fountainhead,” civilization represents progress towards a society that values privacy, as opposed to the primitive existence governed by tribal laws and without personal privacy. The notion of privacy has existed since biblical times when humanity was formed on Earth. Adam and Eve tried to hide their nudity by […]

The Octopus card, a refillable smart card used for electronic payments across different transport networks in Hong Kong, has become essential in daily life for many (Octopus Holdings Limited, 2009). In fact, it is used by 95% of Hong Kong residents between the ages of 16 and 65 for travel, dining, and shopping, eliminating the […]

In my opinion, everybody has a personal life, it is also truth for the famous people, so television, newspapers, magazines, and other media should not pay too much attention to their personal life due to their privacy. Media should give more precious information about the world which many people concern than focusing the famous people’s […]

Internet privacy is a major concern of today. Privacy over the Internet has raised certain ethical issues, which need to be dealt with. While catering to the privacy needs of the Internet users, we need to implement certain ethics. For more on the ethical issues of Internet privacy, read on… Privacy is a status wherein […]

The surroundings where communication takes place can either facilitate or obstruct efficient communication. Elements like the location, sound interference, layout of seats, illumination, roominess, and time allocation can all significantly influence communication. Individuals who use care services interact with care providers in a range of environments such as their personal residences, public spaces (like doctors’ […]

It is important for care workers at Peacehaven house to promote equality, value diversity and respect the rights of service users. There are various ways of how they can challenge discriminatory issues and practices in health and social care. One of the ways in which care worker can promote equality, value diversity and respect the […]

Being a public figure, such as a film star or a musician is not easy. This is perhaps the most recent point of debate about the limits among journalism, right to the information and violation of fundamental rights such as personal honor. To my way of thinking, those people who make their living by being […]