Social Challenges

Briefly stated, the dominant societal, neighborhood, and family norm is that of a day worker working 5 days per week. Shiftworking does not adhere to these norms  

All of these issues need to be recognized and carefully considered. 

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Fig. 1.1. Economic and social challenges and stimuli for the development of some important branches of analytical chemistry...

PCP use is particularly harmful for adolescents, in whom drug use disrupts their relationships with peers, parents, teachers, and police. It also disrupts the normal maturation process and accentuates the normal social challenges of growing up. Taking PCP can inhibit the development of a healthy sense of awareness and identity. 

Episode The sequences of behaviour that constitute meaningful units of everyday interaction may be organised differently (such as drinking rounds or farewell rituals) prompting social challenges... 

Burkhardt, R., Kienle, G. Controlled trials. A social challenge. Eur. X Clin. Pharmacol. 1981 20 311-319... 

Abstract The purpose of this study was to examine the concept of corporate social responsibility (CSR) as viewed by different participants in the Finnish labour market. One senior specialist from each of the Confederation of Finnish Industries, the Central Organization of Finnish Trade Unions SAK and the Finnish Consumers Association was requested to complete an online questionnaire. The aim of this study was to elucidate how the different participants view various aspects of CSR. Further study aims were to gather the kinds of the responses to the research questions which could be used as a reference base for future development. The main research question was How does CSR become the best practice in business activities The sub-questions were How does CSR come to represent the best practices in the day-to-day activities of (1) business strategy of companies, (2) financiers and shareholders, (3) customers and consumers, (4) employees of the companies and (5) communities and authorities CSR is a strategic process of mutual commitment between a corporation and its stakeholders. Its purpose is to create a social contract to maximize the welfare of all partners concerned. CSR is also an important way to stimulate proactive behaviour and to improve to health, environment and safety strategies of the companies. CSR provides a company with the ability to recognize and respond effectively to social challenges. 

The late-nineteenth-century discovery that crude oil and natural gas could be turned into powerful fuels for industrialized society meant that those nations where oil and gas were found possessed a very valuable natural resource. However, use and distribution of wealth from petroleum was a huge social challenge. 

Most researchers would agree that shiftwork, taken in isolation, does not cause heart problems directly however, it is the case that shiftwork can create the conditions for certain unhealthy lifestyle choices, which in turn can lead indirectly to these problems. Examples include a relative lack of opportunity to exercise, poor dietary choices (due to availability or disrupted appetite), and stresses that arise from social challenges. 

D. R. Inglis, Nuclear Energy Its Physics and Its Social Challenge, Addison-Wesley, Reading, Massachusetts (1973). 

In terms of social challenges facing engineering practices, the contributions of this book concentrate on three areas ... 

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