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What Is the Relationship Between Race, Poverty and Prison?

The inherent problem with this is that it becomes a "self fulfilling prophecy" in that a higher predilection to suspect minorities for crimes does indeed result in minorities being arrested for crimes but this leaves [...]
  • Subjects: Racism
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1845

Mexican American Discrimination

S and European immigrants settled and joined forces with Hispanic Texas to oust the Mexican rule and declare the independence of Texas in 1836.
  • Subjects: Racism
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 929

Making an Argument About War

Debate has been wide-ranging about the necessity of war in the 21st century, with anti-war advocates arguing that war is not a necessary ingredient to the progression of man, while war supporters counteract by arguing [...]
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 889

Race in a Southern Community

A movement was formed dubbed National Association for the Advancement of Colored people and the main aim of this movement was to attempt to terminate the discrimination especially in the learning institutions.
  • Subjects: Racism
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1888

Revolutions and Reforms in Egypt and the Arab World

Revolution simply means that the old systems of governance that have caused the people so much misery must be done away with and in their place new structures of governance and power be introduced and [...]
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 894

Art and Creativity to Solve Problems

I believe that art is the deepest expression of the society and the beliefs it underscores. I believe in the unity of the human race and bringing an end to racism and human trafficking.
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 592

Different Subculture: Norms and Values

A subculture is a group of individuals characterized by different norms and values that is unique to the rest of the broader society it constitutes.
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1189

Does TV Increase Violence Among Children and Teenagers?

With the increase in media freedom, the media has brought a number of issues that have influenced on the life of a people, they have sometimes aired programs, and music and news that can reign [...]
  • Subjects: Violence
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1867

Social Help of the Street Children

The children are wet by the rain because they have no home to return to. Indeed, society should come to the help of the street children.
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  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 251

Mitch Snyder and the CCNV

Despite being a community-based group, the tenacity of the CCNV gained popularity and attracted the attention of the federal government, which was forced to act on the issues raised by the group.
  • Subjects: Poverty
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1440

Minority group in the news today

The strained relationship between the police officers and the black community in the city of Miami is creating tension among the residents and the law enforcers.
  • Subjects: Racism
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1273

America, the Solution to the World’s Poor Children

Singer's article, the Singer Solution to World Poverty focuses on the plight of the poor people and encourages the rich people to sacrifice some of their lifestyle as a major solution to poverty.
  • Subjects: Poverty
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 872

Poverty and Its Effects on Childhood Education

The foremost strength of Guo's study is that in it, author succeeded with substantiating the full soundness of an idea that children's exposure to poverty cannot possibly be thought of as only the factor that [...]
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  • Subjects: Poverty
  • Pages: 8
  • Words: 2174

Environmentalism and Civil Disobedience

What the current society is enjoying today is considered to be because of the good care of the environment by the previous generations and the future generations are hence expected to either enjoy or suffer [...]
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1854

Teenage Pregnancy Major Causes and Solutions

Thus, one of the manifest functions of the family is to be the meaningful unit which supports the accepted social order and is a support of the state.
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  • Subjects: Poverty
  • Pages: 8
  • Words: 2181

Asian American Discriminations in Colleges

The first one is whereby a comparison is made between "the percentage representation of Asian Americans in the admittance and/or enrollment pools of their respective colleges and universities with the percentage of the overall population [...]
  • Subjects: Racism
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1685

Qualitative Research in Wilkes-Barre

As a rule, people of this district are friendly indeed; this is why it is always interesting and pleasant to observe the events on the square.
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 629

High Population Growth

This paper investigates the causes of high population growth, determines the consequences of high population growth, suggests policy approaches that can be used to contain high population growth and examines the effectiveness of policies employed [...]
  • Subjects: Overpopulation
  • Pages: 7
  • Words: 2178

History of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)

Wilson and Smith went to the Oxford Group to learn the Oxford Group's techniques of prayer, for example: surrender, guidance, and moral principles.
  • Subjects: Drug and Alcohol Addiction
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 668

Equal Payment: The Hypocrisy of the Modern Society

The times have changed, and the relationship between a woman and a man resemble no longer a dialogue between a master and an odalisque, but the influence of the ancient prejudice stuck somewhere deep in [...]
  • Subjects: Gender Inequality
  • Pages: 7
  • Words: 2229

Gender Inequality in the US

Of more importance in the enhancement of gender inequality is the role of the media. The natural constrains described above and the multiplier effects from the historical insubordination of women still play to men's favor [...]
  • Subjects: Gender Inequality
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1808

The Negative Effects of Sex Abuse

Youths who have suffered sexual cruelty in most cases happen to have been abused when they were young since at the tender age they are very prone to any kind of maltreatment due to the [...]
  • Subjects: Violence
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 972

Abortion and the Aspects of Pro-Abortion

There are occasions where somebody can have an untimely pregnancy that might end up enslaving her to the man and this can be sorted out through abortion A foetus is not a baby and there [...]
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1398

Moral Issues in the Abortion

The moral authority termination of life lies in the hands of the mother despite the influence of the society about the issue.
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1367

The Rich and the Rest

In the January 22nd issue of The Economist for 2011, there is an article entitled the Inequality: The Rich and the Rest and the author said that inequality exists because of the lack of social [...]
  • Subjects: Poverty
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1100

Myth of Individual Opportunity

The readings prove that creating a myth of equal and individual merits for the American people was set as a kind of compromise for people to escape from the emergent ethnic conflicts and create a [...]
  • Subjects: Racism
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 864

Achievement, Success and Individualism

The value of being persistence and staying consistent has made me to overcome a lot of obstacles in my life starting from my family life, in school, and in my social life.
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 558

Why is society stratified?

As a result of this, society is classified into the poor and the rich, the bourgeoisie and the workers. Unlike Karl Marx, Weber believes that class is guided by the economic factor; therefore property and [...]
  • Subjects: Society's Imperfections
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 830

Conflicting Views on Abortion

The difference that divides the two perspectives concerns the moral status of the fetus and the degree to which the fetus has right to life.
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  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1363

Society and Culture in Provincial America

Among the major issues highlighted include the maintenance of homogeneity in the population, the establishment of a proper system for the prosecution of criminals as well as the involvement of certain interest groups in commending [...]
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 828

Observations on the Gender Inequality

This is the best way to preserve the stability and order in a gendered society, although the young woman in the street cannot accept this order of things.
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 971

Death, Dying and Bereavement

The aged are usually perceived as being susceptible to illnesses and in the event that the aged is having an illness as well as a young man, it is usually assumed that the young man's [...]
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 542

Punishment From the Crime Committed Perspective

According to Flew punishment from the perspective of a sanction administered for a criminal offense, comprise of five elements including: It has to inflict an unpleasantness to the victim; It has to be imposed for [...]
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1230

Teenage Pregnancy in the Modern World

Teenage pregnancy rate in America is among the highest among the developed nations; although the teen pregnancy rate is said to be dropping in the past years in the developed world, in the US, rate [...]
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  • Pages: 9
  • Words: 2573

Statements about Justice

The manner in which the trial is carried out and the judge's attitude indicate that the trial of a black man especially in a case against a white lady was influenced to a large extent [...]
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1366

Social Problem: Abortion

The willingness of the students to partake in the procurement of abortion was significantly correlated with the views that they held regarding the issue of abortion, the extent to which they would be required to [...]
  • Subjects: Society's Imperfections
  • Pages: 10
  • Words: 2082

Labor Discrimination in US Economy

Consequently, various stakeholders in the industry are interested in finding out the causes of the huge gap in employment between the Whites and the African-Americans in the market.
  • Subjects: Racism
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1406

Drug Abuse as a Social Problem

This poses as problem to the society because many of the people who are unemployed will resort to different ways of seeking money and pleasure.
  • Subjects: Drug and Alcohol Addiction
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 984

Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions

This is done by examining a number of factors including the historical and cultural context, the audience for which the speech was intended, and in general the kind of facts that the speech brought out.
  • Subjects: Slavery
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 838

Contrast Tensions between Religion and Society

A lot has changed resulting in many cases of divorce, single parenting, and psychological problems especially to the children. All members of the society should come together to look for a lasting solution in future.
  • Subjects: Society's Imperfections
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 683

Suicide of Tyler Clementi

The actions of Ravi and Wei "gravely violated the university's standards of decency and humanity" and the efforts of the institution to encourage "civility within the social life of the campus".
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1354

Analysis of Capital Punishment in the Films

Those for the death penalty in the movie are represented by Ramunda who becomes a strong advocate for the death penalty and in many instances, is a counterpart of Cushing.
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 845

Arguments for and against Affirmative action

This is since the emergence of affirmative action led to social awareness within the society and also led to institution of anti-discrimination laws which made race be of less concern compared to social class. Hence [...]
  • Subjects: Racism
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 749

Equality of Men and Women

When women are given the low earning jobs; in the process their talents will be recognised and used for the good of the economy.
  • Subjects: Gender Inequality
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 634

Proposal Modeled on Swift’s Modest

Interestingly, the increase in population in the two decades within a 1961-1981period is more or less equal to the increase in the subsequent three decades between 1981-'82 and 2010.
  • Subjects: Overpopulation
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1091

Debate on the Racial Profiling in the USA

The extent of racial profiling has been studied in some states, for example, in the Arizona Sentinel Investigation of all the vehicles which were stopped in the interstate highway in Florida, "While nearly 705 of [...]
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  • Subjects: Racism
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1771

Domestic Violence and Elderly Abuse- A Policy Statement

Though this figure has been changing with the change in the method of survey that was conducted and the nature of samples that were taken during the research process, it is widely accepted fact that [...]
  • Subjects: Violence
  • Pages: 7
  • Words: 1849

Women in the Workforce

When women notice that they are being underpaid because of their gender they should arrange for an appointment with their employer so as to give the employer a room to explain his or her reasons.
  • Subjects: Gender Inequality
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 838

Domestic Violence as a Social and Public Health Problem

The article, authored by Lisa Simpson Strange, discusses the extent of domestic violence especially in women and the dangers it exposes the victims to, insisting that severe actions should be taken against those who commit [...]
  • Subjects: Violence
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 836

The experiences of the Aborigines

The qualitative method of research was used in attaining and compiling the data of the research. Mellor also indicates that the primary data of the investigation was retrieved from narratives that were collected through thorough [...]
  • Subjects: Racism
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1063

Racism By Thomas Jackson

There is more reaction to the actions of the other races rather than a comprehensive argument of racism and its origin.
  • Subjects: Racism
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 623

American Association of Retired Persons

This organization does not approach aging as a negative component in the society but analyses the world ageing demographics as the driving force to enhance transformation of the social policy that aim at improving the [...]
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 867

Anarchy, Black Nationalism and Feminism

The site acknowledges that anarchism has been associated with violence and therefore the site is meant to enlighten both anarchists and the public on this misconception.
  • Subjects: Racism
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 563

Addressing the Racism in Society

It is to create order and understanding in the same way that a biologist tries to understand the complexity of the natural world.
  • Subjects: Racism
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1262

Gender based enrollment in University subjects

Consequently, admission of students basing on gender can be so disastrous to the academic fineness of an institution and also to the career of the students.
  • Subjects: Gender Inequality
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 559

Racism in the Penitentiary

There are many factors that contribute to racism in prison and in most cases; the same contribute to racism in the free society.
  • Subjects: Racism
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1731

Baby Boomers After World War II

The government is campaigning for extension of retirement age, as this would boost the capacity of the social security trust fund to pay retirees.
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1218

Different Challenges of Racial Discrimination

To add on, this paper describes why the vice should be avoided since no one is superior to the other and that the fight against racial discrimination should start from one person and then spread [...]
  • Subjects: Racism
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1435

Trends in Smoking Prevalence by Race/Ethnicity

With an aim of studying the current trends in the smoking disparity, the authors of the article compared the annual prevalence rates among the non-Hispanic AIANs and non-Hispanic Whites.
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 925

Rich and Poor Nations (Planet of Slums)

Are the IMF and other handouts such as the structural assistance programs, a massive transfer of the wealth from the poor to the rich?
  • Subjects: Poverty
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 830

Functionalist Approach to Deviance and Crime

This paper looks at the functionalist approach to the explanation of the causes of deviance and crime. Some level of deviance is however healthy as it leads to better adaptation of the society.
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 543

Poverty in Brazil

The primary aim of the exploration was to relate and construe the experimental findings arising from the application of the FGT poverty standards reformulation to Brazilian domestic examination data.
  • Subjects: Poverty
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1399

Effects of Population Density

Engineering controls are practices and methods put in place in order to reduce the amount of noise released to the people working or living in a specific environment.
  • Subjects: Overpopulation
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1085

Facets of the Death Penalty

The proponents of the death penalty are of the view that several gains are bound to be achieved at the institution of this penalty.
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 664

The Effects of Media on Teenagers

Conclusively, from the above study, it is apparent that over reliance on internet as a means of communication negatively affect face-to-face interaction among family members, friends, and society for teenagers.
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1421

Racial and Ethnic Inequality in the USA

According to Ethnic and Racial Minorities & Socioeconomic Status racial and ethnic inequality in the US is popular at places of work and institutions of higher learning. The article, Ethnic and Racial Minorities & Socioeconomic [...]
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  • Subjects: Racism
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 591

Human Tragedy and Cruelty

However, it is possible to note that the author presents the story in a one-sided manner. For instance, it is stated that he did a lot to help Jews leave the Nazi country when it [...]
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 572

Concept of Life-Course Perspective in Society

Vivian had to assume the role of a mother and was even forced to quit college so that she could babysit her daughter; something that must have generated some stress in her life.
  • Subjects: Society's Imperfections
  • Pages: 7
  • Words: 1999

Planning Issues for Children of Heaven

But the question is how can people be compelled to move out from the slums or the city into the rural areas and to deal with the problem of congestion and overpopulation?
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1200

Job Training For Prisoners

In addition, the training is supposed to equip the prisoners with employment skills and at the same time provide them with formal qualifications.
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 827

Video Games and Their Impact on Children

A number of children sociologists and developmental biologists argue that the shift from traditional outdoor game to video games in children has various negative effects on the development of children.
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1420

Guns Should Be Controlled or Restricted in the USA

The problem is in fact that the causes of the phenomenon are not only in increasing the atmosphere of violence in the society but also in the availability of the methods to realize the violent [...]
  • Subjects: Violence
  • Pages: 8
  • Words: 2181

Race, Gender and Sexuality

The objective of this essay is to analyse the article "Gender, sexuality, and ethnicity as the factors of club drug use among Asian Americans" on the basis of social construction.
  • Subjects: Racism
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 852

Poverty Concerns in Today’s Society

In the contemporary world, the definition of poverty is often made international by bodies such as the World Bank and the United Nations bodies with a hypothetical line being described for the various regions of [...]
  • Subjects: Poverty
  • Pages: 8
  • Words: 2187

The Religious Principles of Regulating the Social Life

In spite of the fact the religious and political principles to regulate the social life are different, both the religious and political systems develop within the definite society, and this fact explains the relationship between [...]
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1112

The Church Institution Importance for African-Americans

Many church leaders were among the first to respond to the needs that arose after the Hurricane Katrina in 2005 because the government had failed to plan well for the needs of the minority in [...]
  • Subjects: Racism
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1141