Essays on Incivility

There are many causes of incivility in our society today. One of the reasons for incivility today is television or rather technologies such as the internet and social media (Williams). Television creates incivility because young boys and girls try to act like the characters in television movies and series so that may look cool. Television series and movies mostly portray tough kids as those who act and talk rudely. Young boys, therefore, think that it is okay to serve as the boys portrayed on the television. Television also represents popular girls as those who use rude terms and act ...

Infective teaching strategies

The first ineffective teaching strategy depicted by the video is the lack of order in the class. The teacher did not allow the students to settle first on their desk and get their learning materials. She started teaching almost immediately as the students were busy settling in class. In this case, it is important for a teacher to give students adequate time to settle and get their stationary or notebooks ready to learn. There ought to be a policy where students arrive early in the class before the teacher arrives. Secondly, the teacher allowed students to use electronic devices ...

Introduction

Various studies throughout the world have shown that workplace hostility has negative effects on the people who are connected to it, in this case, patients and their connections towards nurses. These studies have raised concerns regarding the behavior of nurses towards their patients and the long term damages that patients have to face throughout the tenure of their treatment . Through research, it has been concluded, that if nurses are being subjected to various forms of harassment, threats to harm, physical assault, abuse or any sort of negativity, it reflects in their behavior towards their patients, who are on the ...

Cultural diversity is an asset as well as a challenge to business leaders the world over, especially those business leaders working in multinational organizations. Globalization is the current trend and it is certain that companies will continue to launch their businesses internationally in the future. The failure or success of a company is greatly hinged on the type of leadership style practiced and put in place in the organization. Hence, a multi- national company's management should use the kind of leadership style that would consider the various diversities that are present in the organization in addition to the host ...

Workplace discrimination has been around for decades in most parts of the world. Discrimination refers to the disparate treatment of workers based on social and physiological indicators such as age, gender, race/ethnicity, religion, and sexual orientation. The pervasiveness of discrimination manifests in the adverse psychological, social, occupational, and sometimes physical effects that the vice has on the victims. Over the last four decades, several countries have enacted antidiscrimination laws due to the mounting awareness and public outcry regarding workplace discrimination. These laws, coupled with avenues for redress in the courts, have been effective in significantly reducing cases of overt ...

The Glass Ceiling: Women are under-represented in Management and Leadership Positions

Gender equality is a social issue that has invited the attention of policy makers as an important part of social justice. There are legislations enacted to give equal status to women in every area including the work place. Australian legislative body has passed a law in 1984, strictly specifying that no discrimination may be made against women at workplace regarding promotion, compensation and other facilities. Known as the sex discrimination act, it recommends legal action against discrimination on the basis of gender, sexuality, marital status, family responsibilities or pregnancy. It advocates for equal opportunity, status and respect enjoyed by ...

Impact of Gender on Career – Literature Review

Introduction Gender inequality is a major problem in the workplace. For numerous reasons, women face discrimination at the workplace and they are treated in ways that prevents them from building and growing a meaningful career. This literature review hypothesizes that the prominence of gender inequality in the work environment creates an atmosphere where women cannot advance in their careers and rise to top-level positions where they take decisions.

Although the Nineteenth Amendment was passed almost 100 years ago, there is a general lack of equality in the workplace in America and the main source of this and the topmost ...

DDL

What are the strengths and weaknesses of “structural” and “cultural” explanations of urban disorganization and unrest? With the development of the society, urban unrest and disorganization has become a huge concern for every community member. Now, sociologists have concluded two explanations for the outbreak of urban unrest and disorganization: structural and cultural or social. Both of these two arguments have their strengths and weaknesses. This essay will discuss both the strengths and weaknesses of two arguments. Before talking about the explanation, disorder is the key concept for understanding the whole essay. Disorder is a nebulous topic that has been ...

Nurses play an invaluable role in health care. In collaboration with other disciplines in the health care field, nurses help populations attain satisfactory levels of health and wellness both in the absence or presence of disease. With the graying of society, the demand for nursing care is expected to increase. Individuals are living longer lives but often with chronic illnesses such as diabetes and heart disease that require acute and preventive care. As such, the ongoing nursing shortage is a serious concern with its negative impact on health. While the current recession pulled nurses back into the health care field ...

Impact on employees and employer’s contribution

Correspondence regarding this paper may be sent to Abstract Bullying is prevalent in schools, colleges and even in work places. The problem is all-pervading and affects productivity at work places. This paper tries to understand the debilitating effects work place bullying, specifically managerial level harassment. It is a known fact that employees suffer mentally and physically due to stress of working under bullying bosses. Various levels of research indicate that the managerial bulling goes undocumented, as employers do not consider it as a serious threat to the organization. In addition, there are no laws to protect the employees from ...

(NRS 441V: Professional Capstone) - Abstract A sizeable research shows that the currently witnessed nursing retention problems have significantly hampered the provision of healthcare across the United States. Nursing shortage is directly tethered to the low retention rates and not unless drastic steps are taken to avert this problem, the entire healthcare system is set to experience a hard time ahead. Therefore, this paper intends to explore what are the probable causes of this problem and subsequently give recommendations on the best evidence-based approaches to resolve the issue. Overwhelming evidence shows high levels of work stress and dissatisfaction ...

Tillot et al. (2013) identifies that nursing shortage is a result of an aging workforce, aging population, job dissatisfaction, shortage within the nursing faculty and the lack of an engaging and collaborative environment is care settings. Tillot et al. (2013) utilized a systematic review of past literature aimed at assessing the factors that deny the workers an opportunity to engage their colleagues constructively in practice. The study notes that the management should focus on developing an environment where communication and staff collaboration and engagement is considered a primary element of the organizational culture. The study is highly applicable in nursing practice since ...