Why were they subjected to this drastic action? What was their crime? They were simply of Aboriginal descent, something they could not change even if they wished to, but which marked them as inferior. This heart-wrenching story of victimisation is powerfully portrayed by Keig through the creation of an image, moulded by the use of poetic devices, and infused with his ideas, attitudes and values. David Keig represents Australians negatively in the poem, The Stolen Generation, as in his image we see that Australians did not consider Aboriginals to be their equals or to be worthy of holding a valid place in society.
He goes on to say that "...there are so many different sources contributing to the country's social alamgam." This quote further reitorates the fact that the Australian identity needs to be a multicultrual identity, not the stereotypical Anglo-Saxon identity it is today. This hurdle of breaking the stereotype is put further and further in the distance as racism is a key segregation factor, diminishing the Australian identity. The racism found in Australia can be partially derived from the need to conform to the 'Australian' stereotype and a negative outlook towards those who don't. The article "Australia Day car flag flyers 'racist'" by Rhianna King states "... is linked in this instance to
Accessing the law a) With reference to an Australian case, explain the difficulties faced in accessing the law If an event where law is concerned and a migrant is involved, it would be a difficult and confusing time and would make their settlement into the country a hard one. The Australian legal system is accessible in various ways, however it also comes with various difficulties that Migrants face during their time in using the law to support them. These difficulties include Language, Procedures and Cost. English is the national language of Australia which would mean a disadvantage towards migrants who are not familiar with the English language or consider it as their second language. Not understanding the English language would result in a difficulty to understand legal terms and procedures in court and discussions with their lawyer or legal assistant.
Referring to the interview above, most of their time is spent with their extended families. They genuinely enjoy their time together. They spend their time being creative and learning from each other through stories and experiences. The children do have friends outside of their family, but their time with them is limited to school events and church socials, and the majority would rater be with their family. As stated best by Coleman, Ganong, Clark and Madsen (1989) “This can be due to the frequent contact they have with their extended family”.
Always being a spiritual being, he joined the Catholic Church. With his strong faith, it was easy to admire his comfortable relationships with all types of people. This made his character unforgettable. Pete already had a family of his own, but he considered the students part of his family too. Mister Tarnish influenced me greatly.
The family is a basic subsystem of the larger society. It is a building block to a bigger and better community. Everyone is born into some sort of a family or home, though there are orphanages. In our family of origin we learn to grow, develop, become socialized, develop morals, share, learn to deal with conflict, and become educated to go out into the bigger world. At this point in time my definition of family is a group of two or more people who desire to be together, to share things and ideas, and care for each other, to support each other, and contribute for the good of the whole.
Many cultural films have conflict presented between two significant cultural groups. For example “One Night the Moon” there was conflict between the Aboriginal society and the Caucasian land owners. Due to this issue discrimination was targeted at Albert who was the Aboriginal tacker and the rest of his family. We were positioned to sympathise for the Anglo centric didn’t even give him a chance to help them search for their lost daughter. There was conflict between the two cultures with the values of racism and prejudice which resulted in the loss of a younger girl, Emily.
One of the advantages is that the child resides with and has meaningful contact with both parents. The child or children is able to bond and know both parents, thereby, reaping the benefits of knowing and loving both. The importance of fathers in their children lives is becoming more of a realization every day. Joint custody gives children an advantage at maintaining a good relationship with both the father and the mother. When parents divorce or break up, children often feel rejected.
Ageism is a prejudice in which people are categorized and judged solely on the basis of their chronological age. Our western culture has embedded to ageism into our lives, and we may not be able to identify, ageist behavior when it occurs. Older adults are frequently given negative labels such as: senile, sad, lonely, poor, sexless, ill dependent and disabled. It is inevitable that we will experience decline in physical and mental capacities. However the timing quality and degree of the ageing process are highly variable and very different for each individual.
Social divisions are: class, race, disability, identify, gender and geographical environment, they are often problematic to individuals, groups and communities. Each Government which has come into power has tried to eradicate poverty, poor health, poor communities, discrimination and prejudice towards certain individuals and groups (Alcock, 2008). Social exclusion, which excludes people from society, can be categorised into people who are, ex offenders, homeless, elderly, youths, children, single parents, people with a disability, and/ or mental health issues, asylum seekers, communities and neighbourhoods. One interpretation of social exclusion comes from the European Commission’s recent Joint Report ,which states ‘social exclusion is a process where individuals are made to feel pushed out and prevented from participating in society, due to poverty or lack of education. This may result in discrimination, resulting in exclusion from jobs, an income, limited education, lack of social and community opportunities and possibly feeling powerless’ (Europa, 2003).