Social Issues Essay Examples and Topics. Page 37

The core issues mentioned in the article revolves around addiction and abuse of opioid agents as well as its relation to the use of heroin and marijuana.

Among the Asian American community, many view the issue of interracial relationship and marriage as a natural progression of the community to be integrated into the mainstream American culture.

To achieve the goals of the objectives proposed above, a comprehensive case study needs to be conducted on the risks of texting while driving and how the prohibition of the act will save lives.

In the Saudi society, people are used to living together and sharing resources as compared to the American society whereby the spirit of individualism is valued.

Youth gangs are usually targets of terror groups that recruit and use them to perpetuate social injustice in the society. Gangs apply violence to ensure that all members in the gang adhere to their rules [...]

The goal of this paper is to investigate the issues that influence the raising of children in interracial marriages with the view of taking a position on whether to support or oppose interracial marriages.

It may not bridge the gap between the underprivileged and the privileged but it helps to improve the lives of those with a lower social status."You should be the change you wish to see in [...]

Although, there are similarities in the wellbeing of whites and Asian American, Asian Americans are still seen as foreigners. However, to further isolate them, they are indentified with a tag inclined to the origin of [...]

Therefore, gang members use these signs to show their loyalty and the pride they have in being members of their gang.

Racial and ethnic inequalities affect an individual and the society in different ways including the socioeconomic position of an individual or of the society.

They were forced to adopt the white culture and pretend to be white in order to enjoy the privileges enjoyed by the whites in the U.

In other words, in order for a particular rich individual to be admitted to the 'club', he or she would have to prove the sincereness of its commitment to the existential values, shared by the [...]

The last portion of this paper is about the general dysfunctions and functions of the inequalities brought about by social classes and a critique of the same.

Affirmative action is among the efforts that have been taken to see to it that each person stands the same chance in the society.

Racism in the American schools can be observed in many forms which are the different attitudes of teachers to the representatives of minorities or the discriminating attitudes of the classmates in relation to the other [...]

The author's tone and prose are able to transport the reader back to the Hindu's way of life in the 1960s.

For example, the developments of urban centers like Harappa and Mohenjo Daro in the Indus valley of Mesopotamia due to agricultural activities, revealed massive displacement of the low class from the Indus valley leaving it [...]

The way in which the justice system handled the circumstances behind the death of the black teenager represents a society that is less concerned with the plight of the black minority in the nation.

The article describes the focus of the mother on the positive results of treatment and her plans to find the physician to assist her to treat the boy with the help of marijuana legally.

The changes as well as the psychosocial factors revolving around the adolescents make them a unique group, especially regarding substance abuse and treatment of substance abuse problems. Keeping the company of peers who are involved [...]

While Anne Fadiman's this book seems to be primarily related to the impact of linguistic and cultural barriers on the experiences of immigrants, Amy Tan's essay suggests that their difficulties can be explained primarily by [...]

Language In Saudi Arabia, Arabic is considered the official language and is used in most of the places including schools and other social places.

The introduction of a healthy social and psychological environment in schools is a program that will be implemented to help curb negative effects of peer pressure.

Regardless of the many intervention measures that can be adopted to solve this problem of drug abuse, the most effective intervention measure is to create awareness to youths to enable them change their behaviors and [...]

However, at the turn of the 20th century there was a rapid wave of social change that began to recognize and appreciate the role of a woman as an equal contributor to society, therefore, women [...]

Notably, Facebook helps people to share their ideas, images and pictures, and this helps them express themselves aesthetically; this social network also has a practical implication as Facebook users may communicate, share news and find [...]

Group cohesiveness, strong influential group leaders, and a pressure to make quality decisions predispose a group to the phenomenon of groupthink.

Additionally, the UN recognizes the universal right of refugees to claim asylum and endeavors to communicate the same to their member countries.

In transnationalism, individuals are able to practice their culture and that of the host nation without being subjected to forced cultural assimilation.

This is the main difference that exists between transnationalism, assimilation, and ethnic pluralism. Nevertheless, the main similarity between assimilation, ethnic pluralism and transnationalism is that they all involve movement from one location to another.

If an action is carried out with the use of objects in opposition to the regulations and strategies of the substance, it is as well abuse of the substance.

Thus, the public is inclined to think about Africa as the part of the world where people suffer from starvation, poverty, and AIDS; where people are close to the nature and reject the components of [...]

Whether the commodities are considered from the point of view that human needs are satisfied by the properties of such a product, or the commodity assumes the properties which human labor produces, everything clearly explains [...]

Today, through the help of mobile social media, people can communicate in different points and different parts of the world at any time.

It equates the causes of this social evil to the amount of food available in relation to food security and inflation. For instance, the reading relates the price and availability of wheat to the number [...]

Perhaps it is this public display by the extreme enthusiasts that led to the notion that the fan is a member of a crowd.

Actually, consumption is a real mass phenomenon due to the fact that people have to use goods and services in order to exist in life.

Sadly, although the pay received by female executives has been increasing over the years as compared to that of their male counterparts, it is held that "women have to wait for about 98 years for [...]

Segregate and selective conformity to law leads to anarchy, resentment and violence in the society. Aquinas says that unjust laws are manmade, and do not have a basis in the moral law and the law [...]

The authors compare the reflections about the different motives of behavior with the problem of bystanders' reaction to a violent attack, analyzing the theoretical background and providing the analysis of experimental results.

In this case, I adopt this position because I consider the act of abortion of a fetus which endangers the life of the mother as being morally permissible and therefore the moderate position on abortion [...]

American media have effectively countered social barriers to globalization in the Muslim world through its entertainment and movie industry leading to acceptance of globalization by the region.

In the second instance, deterrence focuses on the deviance of the individual and attempts to correct behavior through punishment in order to discourage the individual from repetition of such behavior.

In fact, it is important to teach young people to understand the power of labels as this can help them to accommodate in different settings.

According to economists and tax experts, a company operating in foreign land pays the income tax to the host country and is not subject to paying tax in the United States.

All the parties are expected to contribute to the topic and share the ideas they have. The second strategy is to ensure that one is prepared enough for the topic to be discussed.

As part of expressive the Jewish values, the aspect of creativity and innovativeness help to inspire the inner self to remain observant, responsible, and caring to the needs of neighbors and the society at large.

In the setting of abuse shelters it has been reported that only 4% of the population is composed of women above the age of 65.

The hoodie marches had a lot of racial undertones, but it is clear that the victim's piece of clothing was the centre of attention in these campaigns.

The aspect of racism in institutions of higher learning is dealt with in its early stages considering that the universities shape the discourse of the society as a major agent of socialization.

The security bodies through the use of surveillance gadgets such as the CCTV fitted in public places are to obtain information of what happens and in case an awkward behavior erupts, they are able to [...]

The causes of homelessness in the current Ohio include the rising costs of housing, poverty and the lack of affordable housing. There are various effects of homelessness to the community and to the homeless.

Cigarette smoking has also been reported to cause respiratory infections due to the damage caused in the cells that prevent entry of microorganisms into the respiratory system hence reducing the immunity of the system.

It is thus essential for couples contemplating to enter into a binding contract to go through premarital counseling program in order to get skills and knowledge on how to maintain their marriage.

The effects of both deindustrialization and downsizing that are evidenced due to changing demographics and changing geographic locations of industries depending on the costs to be incurred have very many negative consequences on both the [...]

The paper explores the answers to these questions by presenting the meaning of justice and vengeance in the contemporary world as set out in the films To Kill a Mocking Bird, Hamlet and The Stoning [...]

The abuse of drugs and alcohol among the adolescent is a major problem in the United States and other developed nations.

The plant was grown in the United States of America for agricultural purposes during the colonial period up to the beginning of the 20th century.

The venture provides help to people who became the victims of natural disasters and catastrophe so as to prevent and react to the emergencies.

With the development of dialectical materialism based on Marx's work, it has been a fascinating quest to study and understand sociology at a larger context.

The purpose of this essay is to examine the social exchange theory and the micro foundations of social structure in order to elucidate how social order can emerge spontaneously.

However, the major focus of the micro-sociological theory is people's behavior. People's politeness can be regarded as one of the factors that make people dramatize.

The lack of jobs leads to idleness which is the major cause of the veterans' addiction to drug abuse. The alarming increase in the number of the homeless veterans is due to continuing war in [...]

Legal drinking age should not be changed to 18 as teenagers still do not understand their mental hardwiring, thus it would only lead to much chaos in their lives which will result in more drinking [...]

In addition it holds the reality of being dependent on the interested parties and the nature of those interests. The argument for the significance of the term implies that there has been establishment of decentralization [...]

Deaf with a capital 'D' is used in publications to recognize the cultural and linguistic associations of Deaf people who are the members of the Deaf community, whereas deaf with a lower case would' is [...]

It depends on period of time in which an individual is exposed to the interactive process and level of internalization of the subculture. Reflectively, Lee has a rich sense of culture and is proud of [...]

Notably, she does not think she is "much of a firework" and she feels like remaining in the crowd rather than "leading the way".

In America, the issue of teenage pregnancy has proved to be a social problem given the alarming rates of teenage pregnancy being experienced in the nation.

I think that poverty is not only financial, economic problem, therefore, the economic model of "rich" developed countries cannot be appropriate for all societies in the worlds due to the different aspect such as mentality, [...]

Marx refers to them as the bourgeoisie and the proletariat to mean the owners of production resources and the working class respectively.

The persistence of class subordination in society can be explained by three theories namely, truth and power, the culture industry and the German ideology.

Taking into account the major themes of the book The Sunflower, one is to make a conclusion that such response to atrocities as forgiveness is considered to be the key aspect of humanity.

The venture provides help to people who became the victims of natural disasters and catastrophe so as to prevent and react to the emergencies.

Industrial revolution has caused major changes not only in the life style and living standards of the people but also in the realm of social interaction. Urban crime is another major cause of social interaction [...]

It is a dream for immigrants from the Middle East to be in America; a country where discrimination is history and where no one will prevent them from achieving their dreams in life.

Additionally, a variety of factors contributes to homelessness and they are deep within the makeup of the economy thus homelessness has remained an area of concern to the government, the social service providers and the [...]

This leads to the rise of a group that feels it is more superior, also known as the in-group, and every other group that is deemed less superior becomes known as the out-group.

It is therefore essential for sociologist to understand the positive aspects of gambling and the impact that it has on our lives. However, it is essential to control the level of gambling.

A number of reasons for predicting exposure to violent video games to augment aggressive conduct in both the long term and short term exist. The outcome of violent video games seems to be cognitive in [...]

The unprecedented rejuvenation of such a vile act, prompted the formation of factions within society, that are sensitive to the plight of women, and fight for the cognizance of their rights in society.

What must be understood is that considering gamers as belonging to a particular subculture is not a widely accepted notion by the general public since they consider gaming as nothing more than hobby, however, gamers [...]

The memoir about a young and energetic man and his struggle to overcome addiction to alcohol and other drugs by spending much time in rehabilitation is moving.

In this chapter, the author strives to show that a majority of the population of the United States of America is presently living on lies and delusions.

A Ponzi scheme is a white collar crime in which the perpetrator encourages people to invest in a business and promises high dividends within a short period of time.

The chart below shows the statistics of hunger in the world: The majority of poverty stricken people who happens to be suffering from hunger live in Africa, the Pacific, Caribbean, and Asia.

Again, this strategy is premised on the idea that domestic violence can be explained by the financial dependence of women in these communities.

According to statistics and research provided in the handout, women are at a higher risk of being victims of domestic violence.

It is interesting to note that practically, all the problems that are linked to poverty, are either directly or indirectly caused by lack of or inadequacy of money, thus, it can confidently be said that [...]

The main aim of this paper is to discuss the issue of social mobility and its impact on the society. The paper will also discuss how the society can overcome the issue of social mobility [...]

Racism can also be defined as the unfair practice of showing undue favor to a certain class of people and denying the same for other people who equally qualify to receive the same treatment either [...]

It is my humble opinion that the billions of dollars being spent on the war against marijuana should be diverted to more useful projects like feeding the less fortunate in the society.

Many individuals tend to believe that the use of Marijuana is morally wrong as it alters the mental state of the user and leads to dangerous addictions and actions in the end.

According to the advocates of the positive eugenics, eugenic retains good heritable traits in the human species by encouraging reproduction among groups. The major aim of positive eugenics was to increase the size of a [...]

In another observation, Chau believes that the practice may be developed by the myth that children's' way of doing things better than adults would make them the appropriate substitute in the labor market.

Previous studies involving comparisons of drinking patterns and their effects upon the white and African Americans reveal that alcohol is the most abused drug among the African American youth.

Due to this fact, the main aim of this paper it to determine the impacts that social networks have on people and the role they play in the determination of the self-esteem of an individual.

The second article reviewed is a research on the gap of quality of life based on black and white racial and ethnic divide in America.

In order to control races and maintain white supremacy in the hierarchy system, the dominant groups of the society were to make up lies about people of color that black males are immoral and sexually [...]

Jasmeet Sidhu says in his article in the Star 'Gender inequality distorts Politics,' that since Canada elected Agnes MacPhail into the House of Commons in 1921, the country has made major steps in bridging the [...]

In evaluating the validity of this hypothesis one is able to know the measures to take and expectations to be derived by the end of the research.

The following are the factors that contribute to the poverty of women: First is the gender related roles; this is whereby women are only restricted to household roles.

It is the gist of this very long quote that answers the question and leaves the necessary action to be taken by the oppressed.

The Emirates were nomads before the establishment of the oil economy. Later, with the invention of the oil economy, the population increased.

Purpose of the Study On the first page of the article, Duran, Moya & Megias provide the reader with the purpose of the study that they conducted.

The next reason in favor of planking is that it could be a good game to entertain children and to have fun in company of friends because adults need to relax from their daily duties.

Due to this reasons, Karl Marx and his followers advocated for changes that would enable mass production for the benefit of the society which marks the step of major transformational from the feudalism to capitalism [...]

The globalization of the way of living, the impact on customs of the greater than ever association of the globe and its inhabitants, is conceivably nowhere more able to be seen than in the shifting [...]

While the teenager may be able to endure the problems of stress and pressures caused by the environment and in that state display all the danger signs of a troubled and suicidal teenager there is [...]

Miller is of the view that it is the white scholars that are responsible for impeding the success of black athletes and performers.

Reports further indicate that this rise has put tremendous pressure on the juvenile justice system and this has caused a dangerous environment in neighborhoods, making it nearly impossible to hold juvenile responsible for their actions, [...]

The paper will look into the origin of the one child policy in china, its enforcement, reaction of the Chinese people towards the policy, effects that the policy has had in china as well as [...]

In his work, "The Singer solution to the world poverty" he tried to sell his idea of how the world poverty could be eradicated through sacrifice.

There are various reasons that can be behind the increase of adolescent sex in our society and this is what needs to be looked at.

The mass media more especially the television is also a contributing element towards the changes in the growth rate of the young girls in the United States of America.

For instance, the most renowned instance of racism in human history is the issue of slavery where the blacks were regarded as sub-human only fit to be traded as properties and most importantly, to labor [...]

The real hero in America is the ordinary citizen going through great odds and overcoming through the strength of personal character.

Additionally, some analysts argue that this is one way that Foucault's principle in limiting the freedom of others and oppressing them.

Sociology is the study that helps us in understanding the structures and dynamism of the society, how they relate to the patterns of human behavior and the dynamism of human being.

This is a pointer to the fact that societal problems such as ethnic cleansing, colonialism and racism are products of ethnocentrism of out-group hostility.