its employees from themselves and from other employees. A policy manual should include all areas that an employee needs protection or education. The four policies that take precedence are equal pay, internet and e-mail use, workplace bullying, and sexual harassment. Each of these policies derive from the basic ethical guidelines of human nature. Romans 12:10 states, “Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor” (ESV). In each of these policies, an undertone of…
The notion of community engagement is understood by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching as such; “Community engagement describes collaboration between institutions of higher education and their larger communities for the mutually beneficial exchange of knowledge and resources in a context of partnership and reciprocity.” Essential community engagement assists in developing students into advocates of sustainable change through service and collaboration with communities to…
Adolescents who are still confused about their sexual identity can use different websites to aid them on their journey to self discovery. It can act as means of self expression for kids who don’t have access to guidance counselors at school or even someone to talk to in their family. An excerpt from…
Sexual orientation and inequality Name Institution affiliation Sexual orientation and inequality Until recently same-sex marriage was illegal in the United States. People were arrested for being illegal for violating sodomy laws. The laws were finally outlawed in the year 2003 by the Texas court after a 6-3 was passed. The court asserted that all people have a constitutional right to engage in a consensual and private activity which anyone prefers. However, same-sex couples still face many…
From time to time, we come across stories of sexual assault either through the news or a tv show. At first, there may be some people who are interested in the story but feel disturbed by it; however, there may also be people who simply don 't care just because it did not happen to them or it doesn’t affect directly. In addition, some people may either feel sympathy for the victim, or others may insinuate that the whole action was there fault. However, imagine how the victim feels after this…
The ideal man has been ever changing. In modern society, the classic male appears tall, chiseled, and strong. How does this image impact a man 's view of himself? According to one study, males who see men doing performance-based activities actually felt worse about their appearance, vs men who had just viewed an image of a muscular looking man, posing. “ ...participants who viewed the performance-focused images actually reported poorer overall appearance satisfaction and poorer fitness…
and lesbian elementary and high school teachers and discusses with them the difficulties of being queer and being a teacher. It states that having both identities coincide is difficult if not impossible and that many teachers choose to hide their sexual identity. This only encourages heteronormativity and denies the school system’s ingrained idea that heterosexuality is the norm or a default. The teachers were found to not be officially and completely out to their school communities. Two of…
approximately a year most of the incidents consisted of staring and some ridiculous comments. There were very few of the more offensive incidents. Due to the lack of more serious events there isn’t a high frequency of moments that would be deemed as sexual…
survival, and sexual selection. There is also an opposition to these evolutionary ideas which suggest that evolution may not have to do much with our mating behavior, but is influenced but social norms and libidinous desires. This paper will try to look into these ideas and try to find a conclusive winner, or maybe we will find out that these theories all…
what may be considered “manly” work. These constant demands for the child to emphasize his manliness are a result of the father’s worry about his child’s sexuality. Although Present day families are more accepting about children questioning their sexual preferences, it is clear that Behr’s father was against such acts as he warns him to “watch for queers, fudge-packers, homos, shirt-flap-lifters, sodomites, [and] gays” (Behr). The father’s stance…