Essays on Child-Bearing

Healthcare has been experiencing tremendous transformations in the recent past, and this can be attributed to the changing health needs of the people. To adapt to these changes, the models of care delivery, care services, and even the personnel, have changed as well. Also, there is an increasing need to provide patient-centered and culturally sensitive care, as cultural diversity continues to pose a challenge to the delivery of holistic care. One approach of delivering care services is by focusing on a family, identifying the specific health needs of such families, and developing plans of treatment that are focused on ...

Abstract

This study looks at the glass ceiling by examining three specific research questions. The questions look at the definition of the glass ceiling, its effects as well as how it can be broken. This part of the research contains a comprehensive literature review of some of the sources to be used. The literature review only includes sources from current peer-reviewed journal articles. The literature review reveals the fact that the glass ceiling is still in place in the current workplace and has various effects. The effects stem from factors such as unequal pay for the same job and lack ...

Introduction

The lip-plate culture is practiced among the Mursi tribe of Ethiopia. The Mursi tribe lives in the lower Omo valley close to the border with Sudan. The Lip-plate culture expresses high levels of maturity among women (Mursi Online, par 2). In particular, the Lip-plate is a sign that a woman can give birth. Furthermore, the Lip-plate ensures that a woman is not mistaken as a member of another neighboring tribe. A western view would lead to an assumption that the Lip-plate is a form of body mutilation that affects women. However, the Lip-plate is a body art that is ...

Question No. 1

Tragedy of the commons, as envisioned by Hardin, is the infinite freedom of the people to use or make use of the finite free resources of the world. The unchecked and wanton use by the people of these free resources results in a tragedy, according to Hardin, because eventually such use will overwhelm the resources themselves. A simple, but graphic example used by the author to illustrate this point is a pasture that is open to all for use. If one or several persons use this pasture to graze their animals this would not pose harm to the pasture, ...

Abstract

This is a literature review on various research articles on the glass ceiling phenomena. The purpose of this literature review is to understand the glass ceiling phenomena, by looking at the various ways in which the glass ceiling phenomena presents itself. This literature review also intends to come up with various strategies which can be used to break through the glass ceiling. The glass ceiling phenomena has not yet been defined clearly by any of the researchers, but most articles agree that the phenomena discriminates women from career development. Means in which the glass ceiling effect manifests itself include ...

Gender inequality has become a major issue in the society today with countries, governments, organizations, and gender activists, both men and women, joining the fight against gender inequality. Gendering starts early in childhood and is embedded in our institutions and family set ups. Role models in the society treat boys and girls differently from infancy and this becomes the onset of gender inequality which then proceeds on to maturity. Gender inequality is more prevalent in some societies than it is in others. The Muslim community has been on the frontline of gender inequality with most women being subjected to ...

Q. 1. Cultural diversity can be defined as the differences that exist in people in terms of culture. “Culture” on the other hand is refers to the attitudes and behavior that are characteristic of a particular social group or organization. Also culture can be defined as an aggregate of ideas, values and customs passed down from one generation to another generation of a given ethnic group of people. On the other hand “Dimensions of cultural diversity” can be referred to as the attributes through which certain ethnic groups of people are distinguished with. These properties that can bring diversity ...

Figure 1: Map of Africa showing the countries selected for this study

Introduction

Population dynamics affects a country’s development and the general contribution of the country or region to the global society. This paper examines the relative population growth of Africa using ten countries from the continent (Libya, Angola, Kenya, Cameroon, Guinea, Mauritania, Botswana, Ghana, Chad and Madagascar) in comparison to five countries from other regions. The U.S.A, Ukraine (former Soviet Union), South Korea (Asia), Qatar (Middle East), Brazil (South America) are the countries selected to compare to the African countries. This paper presents ranking of the fifteen countries above ...

Todd and Edna having been married three years ago have had constant fights. These fights arise primarily as a result of Edna’s unacceptable drinking habits. The couple, in a bid to end their internal feuds decide to bear a child. Will this enable them end their perennial disputes or are there better solutions to child bearing. A close reference to Locke’s writings would help. Edna has a moral obligation to keep sober and fend for her family, something which she miserably fails to do. This proves to be the root source of bickering and fights in her house. Locke in ...

Abstract

Breast cancer is the most common malignant tumor among women. This paper focuses on the various aspects of breast cancer among women. The paper briefly examines the various treatment options available for women diagnosed with breast cancer at any stage of pregnancy. The paper further examines the risk factors to breast cancer, birth defects, and chances of relapsing after delivery, how treatments affect fertility, and Survival Rate Female/Fetus. The paper outlines radiotherapy, chemotherapy, and surgery as the main treatment options for breast cancer available for women diagnosed with breast cancer. In terms of birth defects, the paper outlines some ...

Philosophy

1 a. Medical paternalism is a medical conduct that gives medical personnel immense authority and power as far as the treatment of patients is concerned. The following essay looks at medical paternalism and whether it is a valid medical practice or completely uncalled for. Medical paternalism is a principle that gives medical personnel certain powers and liberties. Medical paternalism is the frame of thought that the medical personnel can withhold certain information from the patient or even forcefully administer certain forms of treatment and medication contrary to the wishes of the patient. The main argument behind medical paternalism is that ...

Many people believe that we now live in a world where we can make decisions – women are allowed to choose if and when they want to get pregnant so they take pills to ensure they have their choice. However just like with birth control, there is a lot of debate on euthanasia. Many people are of the opinion that euthanasia should not be allowed. Euthanasia is the process of allowing someone dies willingly and has being mercy killing by many. Unfortunately it is the killing that gets many people riled up as they are of the opinion that lives should not ...

A RESEARCH ON THE SOCIAL ENVIROMENT AND LIVING.

Introduction This report seeks to analyze the findings from a group of one hundred and fifteen participants of which twenty three were male, with the remaining (ninety two) being female. It has been fronted to establish how different people in the society perceive some aspects of life that happen in the course of growing. Social environment which is also known as milieu or sociocultural context is used to refer to the immediate social and physical settings where people live. Social environment includes the culture in which one was brought up and the institutions and people whom they interact ...

Part A

Traditional model of parenthood is traced to a time fathers and mothers had distinct roles to play in a child’s development. Fathers played a dominant role in the development of a child in the traditional western culture. Control of domestic affairs was a role left for the male of the family. The role of supervising a child continued into adulthood. The father’s influence was pervasive and often outweighed the influence of the mother on a child’s conduct. The father figure was the sole provider for the family. Fathers provided security for the family, thereby ensuring transcendence of their generations. They reacted to all ...

Ethical values and morals have been awarded with a prestige in every society of the world. These set of rules have significant importance since without morals and ethics, human beings cannot dignify themselves from other creatures and do not guaranty success and respect; both in this world and after world. The dawn of modernization had not only brought changes in terms of technology and communication; social values, ethics and norms have been equally affected with its powerful impacts. Some well-known phenomena such as modernity, individualism, feminism and liberalism have been highlighted which brought a wave of sexual emancipation in the society. ...

Introduction

Advanced Practice Nurses are licensed and registered nurses with graduate level education who have various roles such as directing care for patients and communities, administration of health care institutes, policy formulation and implementation. APNs are specialized in various fields such as Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS), Nurse Practitioners (NP), Family Nurse Practitioners (FNP), certified registered nurse anesthetist (CRNA), and certified nurse midwife (CNM). The roles of ANPs differ by the field of specialization but can largely be divided in to traditional nursing roles and enacted roles (White et al., 2008). In this essay, the roles of FNP, CRNA, and CNM ...

Gender issues are important aspects of social science. It is through the understanding of the different issues concerning the differences in gender roles that we are able to accept the modern world role of each gender. It is therefore, quite important to develop an understanding of how the differing gender roles in the society evolved and how they have been subsequently carried on over the centuries as well as over the decades. An understanding of the role of each gender in the hunting and gatherers as well as on the agriculturally based stages of human beings evolution is an ...

Question 1

Women face a lot of challenges in bringing a balance between these two. However, she indicates that the educated women have observed higher levels of success in raising the children and managing their careers. However, there are some consequences associated with the same. The consequences might not be as good for the women to bear. First of all, there is the fact that their wages are cut. When the women take the maternity leave, it goes without saying that they are absented from work. This implies that they are considered to be less productive at the time and, therefore, cannot get ...

Pregnancy and disability

Pregnancy is defined as “the state of carrying a growing embryo or foetus in the uterus”. It can also be defined as the “period between the implantation of the zygote and the delivery of the foetus or termination of any other kind”. Disability is a broad terms that encompasses limitation of activity, restriction of participation and impairments. Limitation of activity is characterized by difficulties in the execution of a given task while impairments refer to a problem with the functions or structure of the body. An impairment could be cognitive, developmental, sensory or physical. Participation restriction hinders an individual from participating in normal ...

Abstract

The family, as an important social institution, has formed the foundations of life for many centuries are exposed to all sorts of change based on dramatic events in the society. Undeniably, changes within the environment have played a major role in altering the normal functioning of the family. Simply put, change is a ubiquitous aspect in society and hence, it should be expected in any facet or level. Transformations and changes within the family are evident in areas such as occupation, fertility, childbearing, divorce, separation, family relationships among others. This paper supports the idea that change within the family institution is ...