Summary of the social and family issues

This is a summary of the social and family issues, including some of the issues, such as domestic violence, child abuse, and elder abuse.

Domestic violence is a kind of abuse. It usually involves a spouse or partner, it can also be a child, elderly relative, or another family member. This includes physical violence that can lead to injuries such as bruises or broken bones, threats of physical or sexual violence. Also, there is emotional abuse that may lead to depression, anxiety, social isolation. Furthermore, there is economic abuse, which involves controlling access to money, which causes fear for safety.

Child abuse is doing something or failing to do something that results in harm to a child or puts a child at risk of harm. It can be physical, sexual or emotional, neglect, or not providing for a child's needs, is also a form of abuse. Most abused children suffer more emotional hurts than physical damage.so, an abused child might become depressed, think of suicide, or become violent. Further, an older child may use drugs, or alcohol, and try to run away or abuse others.

Even older people are not immune from victims of elder abuse, It usually by a caregiver. It can happen within the family, or nursing homes. This can be physical, sexual, or emotional abuse neglect or abandonment, financial abuse, stealing of money or belongings. Possible signs of elder abuse include unexplained bruises, burns, and injuries. There may also be bed sores, poor hygiene, and depressed.

Any kind of abuse is a serious problem such as domestic violence, child abuse, and elder abuse, if you see any type of this issues, connect with domestic violence helpline, child welfare agency, or adult protective services.

This graph indicates immigration people who immigrated to Australia from different Countries in 2002.

This graph indicates immigration people who immigrated to Australia from different Countries in 1992

Nelson Mandela – ShortBiography

                                             

                             Nelson Mandela 

 Achievement

• Mandela was able to finish his degree and qualified as a Lawyer.
• In 1952 Mandela and Tambo opened the first Black Law firm in South Africa
• Mandela was able to finish his degree and qualified as a Lawyer. 
• In 1952 Mandela and Tambo opened the first Black Law firm in South Africa
•  On 10 May 1994, Nelson Mandela was inaugurated as the first democratically elected State President of South Africa 
• In 1993 Nelson Mandela was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
  

Turning point

•  Nelson  Mandela became increasingly aware of the unjust nature of South African Society.
• Mandela became involved in politics.
• Mandela had to resign from the ANC and work underground
• In 1962 Mandela had been arrested and sentenced to life imprisonment in the notorious Robben Island prison.
•  Mandela’s release in 1990

Turning Points and Achievements - Bill Ferguson

                                        Bill Ferguson

Achievement:

• Ferguson was vice-president of the New South Wales branch of the Australian Aborigines' League
•  demands for democratic rights, the government in 1943 had two Aboriginal representatives elected to the board
•  he became shed organizer for the Australian Workers' Union

Turning points:

• On 18 February 1911 at Narrandera Presbyterian Church he married Margaret Mathieson Gowans
• The family settled in 1916 at Gulargambone, where Ferguson re-formed the local branch 
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•  From 1928 he took labouring jobs, speaking in his union on reform of government relief work.
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Edith Dircksey (1861-1932)

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Cowan, Edith Dircksey (1861–1932)

On 2 August in 1861 was born  in Western Australia
In 1868 - Edith mother's died in childbirth.
In 1876 - her adolescence was shattered.
On 12 November 1879 Edith married St George's Cathedral.
In 1890 His appointment in as Perth police magistrate.
From 1880 to 1891 they had four daughters and a son.
In the 1890's Edith became involved in voluntary organizations.
In 1894 she was the Karra Katta Women's Club's first secretary.
From  1891 to 1894 she worked with the Ministering for Children's League and the House of Mercy for unmarried mothers (Alexandra Home for Women )
In 1906 A foundation member of the child's protection society.
In 1907 - which set up the Children's Court.
In 1909 - she pioneered its day nursery for working mother's children, she was also an initiator of the Women's Service Guild.
In 1915 - She was among the first women appointed to its bench, she also an early woman justice of the peace.
In 1920 - she constantly urged the appointment of women to such positions.
In 1917 - she was vice-president to when she resigned. 
In 1916 - which led finally to the opening of the King Edward Memorial Hospital for Women.
In 1911 - She was secretary of the new hospital advisory board.
In 1911 - she was prominent in the creation of the Western Australian National Council of Women.
From 1913-21 - she was its president and vice-president until her death.
in 1916 - She was a foundation member of Co-Freemasonry in her State, and the first female member of the Anglican Social Questions Committee from 1916 and a co-opted member of synod from 1923.
In 1903 - Cowan went overseas.
In 1912 - She went  Britain and Europe.

In 1925 - Went the United States of America as an Australian delegate to the sixth convention of the International Council. 
In 1920 -  She took on a wide range of war work for which she was appointed O.B.E.
In 1920 - legislation ended the legal bar to women entering Parliament. 

In the 1921 - elections Cowan was one of five women candidates.
in 1923 - She was as a private member opened the legal profession to women. 
In the 1924 elections, West Perth business interests stood a strong candidate in T. A. L. Davy .
In 1927 - She failed again A Labor candidate.
In 1926 - Cowan was a founder of the (Royal) Western Australian Historical Society and contributed to its journal—her daughter Dircksey was its first keeper of records.
In 1929  - She was active in planning the State's  centenary celebrations.
On 18 October 1937 Survived by her husband.
On 9 June 1932 - She died and was buried in the Anglican section of Karrakatta cemetery.

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