Social Issues Essay Examples and Topics. Page 4

The sociology of medicine is a branch of sociology that studies social problems related to diseases, health, medical care, the role of health, and the working capacity of citizens in social development.

The problem under consideration concerns the number of homeless people living on the streets of the second-largest city in Russia. The intended results of the project's activities are to increase the awareness of the residents [...]

Husbands should help their wives in childrearing and chores to avoid the overburden of the latter and that they have sufficient time for educational or work purposes.

Hence, considering these facts, it is necessary to put the notion of suicide risk in perspective when related to the issue of domestic violence.

They are people who have a story and something to say about everything; they have the character of extroverts and can talk the entire day.

In addition to this, the merits and demerits of AA in the fight against alcohol abuse will be articulated so as to demonstrate the effectiveness of AA in helping Alcoholics recover.

This paper will try to expound on the relevance of real-life politics, of colonialism and racism, with regards to two popular works of fiction that used as themes or backdrop colonialism and racism.

The problem of women's empowerment belongs to the most significant issues of the modern world. However, Burn states that in spite of the great achievements made, the society of the 21st century still sees an [...]

By the sale of the lottery, the government can accumulate considerable financial resources, and the same can be used to pay for the children who need financial support.

There is an increasing number of women in the workforce because many women today have careers of their own and thus after pursuing through, they are in a position to get employed just like men [...]

A distinct lower-class culture is the set of cultural values and prospects transmitted to the children raised in the low class and social status within the society; that further acts as an impediment to their [...]

The Salvation Army is a non-profit organisation that has formed as a global Christian Church to provide a number of welfare tasks to the deprived and affected human being at the time of different natural [...]

Although in 2004, divorce cases seemed to have declined but this decline is also related to the decrease in the number of marriages that have been consummated.

Livability of a city is determined by availability/access to or lack of social amenities, good environmental factors like sensitivity of the local authorities to eliminate or reduce pollution, and the beauty of a city including [...]

Sociology as a discipline has an extremely wide range of interests and it is next to impossible even to enumerate them, however the issue that has always been of the utmost importance for the sociological [...]

The Dalits and the Adivasis and other classes of Indian Society are pursuing the erasure of the age old caste system with the new Indian socialist revolution.

In the Substance Addiction category, women usually indulge in Food, Alcohol, and Drugs in that order of priority; however, addiction of women to alcohol and drugs is more prevalent in Western countries {albeit to a [...]

The literature of the 17th century is characterized by the emergence of various works describing the life of African slaves in the New World.

The article by Adam Alter, titled "How Labels like Black and Working Class Shape Your Identity" investigates the positive and negative influences of labeling on people, with an intent to understand and demonstrate how racial [...]

The absolute focus on the short-term benefits by the perpetrators, their disregard of responsibility for what they have done, and their subsequent lack of punishment were perhaps the three elements that affected me the most.

The author stresses that the aim of the story is not simply to inform about the fact or some statistics concerning poverty or alcoholism in the USA.

Sadler used the hearing to educate the members of the House of Commons on how these children were treated at work.

In my opinion, this norm is not appropriate in the modern world due to several reasons: first, people are free to make decisions and consider their interests; second, fashion is a current issue that cannot [...]

Another way is through employment and this involves the need to create more jobs within the community that is at a higher risk of facing human trafficking.

These key vales, ethics and principles include; Understanding the hospital and the health services given by the hospital Planning for release from hospital Support in adjusting to ill health Giving counsel and emotional support Providing [...]

Community engagement tries to harmonize the community regardless of the status in the society, and it does this by bringing people to the table - both the community members and the elites.

Since it is necessary that the population of the mankind did not expand, due to the lack of supplies, it is undesirable that the pregnant woman were in the bunker.

In order to differentiate between social media and other forms of interactive media, one can look at the kind of language used; for social media there is no official language or professional language to be [...]

Violent crimes in individuals are designed to retaliate since the mindset of the criminal is to the effect that the upper class in the society contributes to the poverty status of the lower class.

Berger and Luckmann's view is based on the analysis of the notions of knowledge and recipe knowledge along with the reciprocal roles, on the concepts and constructs, language as the necessary aspect of the objectification, [...]

The fittest in a shopping mall is the one who knows where the sales are, is aware of the opening hours, knows what exactly he/she wants to buy and how to access the item at [...]

The violence and aggression that stains the youth of today, as a result of these video games, is unquestionably a cancer that ought to be uprooted or at least contained by parents, school leaders, governments [...]

In the US, homelessness is on the increase because of economic melt- down and foreclosures. Moreover, differences in perception of homelessness by liberal and conservative on homeless have increased homelessness in the US.

Subtopic 2: Parental Values and Attitudes That Accompany Stages in the Development of the Child Description of Concrete Experience: I learnt that in the early stages of development, the child is in most cases preoccupied [...]

Political, social, and cultural factors in the world have significant influence on the economic and security status of a society. In the society, there are two types of poverty viz.the absolute poverty, and the relative [...]

A breakdown of Australia as an egalitarian and class society, the concept of social inclusion and the different measures taken by the country to achieve social equality form the basis of this paper.

One of the major roles that the media has played leading to the harassment and rape of women is the sexual objectification of women.

The central argument and purpose of the film Poor Kids is to highlight the issue of a child living in poverty in the United States.

The largest portion of the interview was devoted to the barriers that Mary has experienced in the workplace. Mary is not unique in the fact that her role as a mother resulted in various problems [...]

The first example is internal, and the second is external, but both of them are social facts, as they are formed and maintained by societal structure.

The family of Tara, especially her father, was a religious man who believed that a school was a propaganda tool used by the government to deceive children away from God.

Wright and Yaeger state that it is the deep intersection of the life and work fields in the current working paradigm that creates daily and long-term problems, limits the available time for male and female [...]

This is unsightly in a location with a high flow of tourists passing through and posits an adverse picture to the world about New York waste management and the city officials' concern for its citizens.

Health professionals and general practitioners responding to women ought to explore past experiences of reproductive control in addition to sexual assault and rape as a likely factor in unexplained health symptoms such as anxiety and [...]

Robert Putnam makes the case that the United States has lost social capital and civil society over the last quarter-century after explaining the importance of social capital and civil society in democratic societies.

In the abstract, the author disapproves of the notion that GBV is steered by poverty and poor government programs to combat this violence.

Today, Mexicans and all other Hispanics are still victims of the stereotypes and inequalities faced by their people in the US over a hundred years ago.

King states that poverty is one of the main problems for the global community, both in developing and economically developed countries.

Also, the flexibility of the Practice Pyramid allows students to consider knowledge as something preliminary, which is going to be changed and adapted to certain cases in real practice.

In the present day, with the growing popularity of the ideas of feminism and gender equality, the question related to whether women should be allowed to serve in the army and take part in military [...]

Furthermore, the World Bank predicts that both the number of people and the percentage of the population living in extreme poverty will increase in 2020 and 2021 due to the coronavirus outbreak.

Media is meant to eradicate racism and maintain unity among people but the case is different in some situations. Also, it is vital to make children understand nothing is amusing in the use of stereotypes [...]

Moreover, while Kina preferred to be silent in front of lawyers and solicitors, Daisy Li could speak up on the matter even with her "broken" English.

This case is a case of negligent misrepresentation because the finance officer made the statement without knowledge of the capacity because he had not gone to the building to ascertain the facts of what he [...]

In this essay, I will analyze my own social worker's experience of the interaction with the supervisor, where I had to encounter the situation of seemingly wrong assessment of my work.

However, the USA often referred to as "the land of the free", can also serve as an exemplary model of a caste system in the modern world.

The main causes of the changes we will experience in 2050 will be a result of the consensus that will take place among the people in the society.

In a report on the unjust drug war in America, the author proposes that legislation on the use of recreational drugs is improper.

Rights and slavery are presented by the thinker as two contrary notions; Rousseau strived to provide the analysis of rights in their moral, spiritual sense; the involvement into dependence from the rulers means the involvement [...]

The third-place has a significant meaning in the life of the individual and the society at large. The help identifies the individual and is the stronghold of the life of the community.

The author maintains the idea of the diversity of media in the United States. In this respect, the statement of the author is following: "The error, we will see, is to proclaim the independence of [...]

Overall, the attempts made by anti-smoking campaigners hardly yield any results, because they mostly focus on harmfulness of tobacco smoking and the publics' awareness of the problem, itself, but they do not eradicate the underlying [...]

In most of the societies world over, men are taken to school to the highest levels while women are denied the opportunity to study hence this leads to the skewed sex ratio at the work [...]

In the first place, violence in boxing is a rule of the sport. Furthermore, Bryant argues that violence in sports is linked to the enjoyment of drama.

The over-dependence on money to satisfy one's emotional needs is a negative perspective of money. The positive attitude of money is rarely practiced by people.

These words, in the view of the author, can be used as a disguise or as weapons, and the queer and disabled are capable of taking them from the abusers and use them to build [...]

In the book, a School for My Village: A Promise to the Orphans of Nyaka, Twesigye Jackson Kaguri, and Susan Urbanek Linville inspires the world to fight the HIV/AIDS scourge.

A randomized controlled trial will be conducted to answer the following research question: what is the effectiveness of the Housing First program to street homelessness based on the experiences of both human service professionals and [...]

Classism is not an issue that affects just a small sector of the population. To facilitate justice in society, the issue of classism needs to be studied.

"The Urban Climacteric", the first chapter of "The Planet of Slums," explores the population explosion in urban centers as a result of the migration of the global population towards urban centers.

At the fifth stage, there is a successful resolution of racial identity for Latinos attain complete acceptance of their ethnicity and race.

The difference in interaction is mostly as a result of the background of individuals living in the area. Anderson demonstrates the mood of racial discrimination and civility cosmopolitanism in the Philadelphia City Center.

The Spaniards could not adapt to the material culture of Indians, they failed in grasping the level of skill and degree to which Indians conducted their social life.

The provision of social solidarity and value consensus is the strongest of the functional contributions that education makes to the society. In this structural functionalist perspective, the education system was detrimental to the social and [...]

The continuous public scrutiny measures the extent of social responsibility and accountability that the alcohol industry has on the consumption of alcohol. The CSR approach asserts that the sole responsibility of the firm is to [...]

The use of violence was inevitable in the quest for freedom.'The Battle of Algiers' is one of the most influential political films in History that was directed by Gillo Pontecorvo.

Stuart is of the opinion that Gramsci did not provide adequate theoretical foundations towards the analysis of social phenomena in the context of equity.

On the other hand, it can be argued that its critics use the government as a scapegoat to try and discredit the notion of multiculturalism within the society.

The premise of the paper is to explore the extent to which commodification and globalization has been established in the society in regard to Disneyland in Florida.

For instance, Clapping sticks were a prominent musical instrument among the Australian Aboriginal people and they were used to control and maintain the rhythm of a song.

A girl who sacrifices her life to save her friends, a single mother struggling with numerous constraints and a teenager who is eager to obtain education to help his/her relatives are all heroes as they [...]

It will therefore be difficult to regulate the use of marijuana among young people and other unauthorized people if it is legalized. It should be noted that marijuana has various negative effects to the health [...]

The first attempt to tackle the problem was in the 1920s when the government passed the prohibition Act. This may cause them to turn to alcohol as a way of neutralizing the problem.

A brief description of nuclear family is that it be defined as a family that is composed of two sets of family members, parents and children, living together in the same home.

With the disturbances in the homeostatic balances in the family, there is a need to set up a new balance in at least the following important areas: The loving relationships between the single parent and [...]

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.

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.

Are the IMF and other handouts such as the structural assistance programs, a massive transfer of the wealth from the poor to the rich?

To limit the effect of extraneous variables, a researcher may need to control the degree of randomness of the experimental variable.

Since Andrew's mom used antidepressants and her sister seems down in the dumps, it is possible that Andrew has a family history of depression.

It is worth noting that I faced the problem of losing myself and my core values. In accordance with the core values, I believe that it is impossible to transfer information from work outside of [...]

Drug addiction as a form of deviant behavior is seen as a loss of a person's former moral and spiritual values, which leads to intellectual degradation and a reduced desire to function as a member [...]

Government abuse and a lack of commitment to indigenous people against the consequences of colonialism and the process of recovery are terrible.

The media significantly impacts the public's perception of Italian-Americans and the mafia. As a matter of fact, contrary to popular belief, only a tiny number of Italian-Americans are criminals, as implied by stereotypes and generalizations [...]

Unfortunately, a significant obstacle to such global reforms is that many economic systems are based on the concept of inequality and exploitation.

In particular, the discussion of the impossibility of a unified assessment of the social nature of the individual is proposed to be explored through the spectrum of themes such as terrorism, social support, violence and [...]

If the criminal is armed and firing at the police, the use of force is acceptable. However, when the actions of the police are disproportionate to the committed crimes, the necessity of such measures is [...]

A large component of the people's distrust of the X-Men is the simple fact that they are different, rather than some negative actions they have done in the past.

Irrespective of massive efforts to emphasize the role of diversity and equality in society, it is still impossible to state that the United States is free from racial discrimination.

They can easily find themselves in a situation where they have no one to turn to for help because the problem of bullying is ignored.

When the situation worsened, the wife decided to go and live with her grandmother, who later passed on when Martin was six years. He even claimed that Martin was not his biological son and wanted [...]

The first blood law was in the year 1705 and was known as the one-eighth rule where one was considered black if one of their great grandparents was entirely of African decency.

In his book No Name in the Street, he drew parallels between the experiences of Africans in the U.S.and Algerians in France.

The major tourist attraction in the area is music and the atmosphere of the area with good recreational joints. There are a number of activities in which the people from the area are engaged with.

The problem is car parking is considered to be the major issue in urban areas. Finally, there is a high rate of commercial and business cars in use that contribute to the problem.

Third-party intervention is a direction in conflict resolution where the parties involved refer to a third party, i.e, a person or group, to help the parties solve the conflict.

In summary, the social determinants of a healthy society are those that improve the living conditions and ensure equal distribution of power, money and other resources.

To interpret the findings of cases of violence, the NCS utilizes data from the Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses and the National Hospital Discharge Survey.

The absence of discrimination written in a form of law appears to be enough for the government not to fight about ever-rising inequality in thousands of schools.

Proponents of polygamy argue that in addition to the obvious benefits such as the easy sharing of chores and child rearing, polygamy also offers an alternative to divorce in cases of infertility.

It refers to "A Qualitative Study on the Grief of People Who Lose Their only Child: From the Perspective of Familism Culture" by Zhang and Jia.

The major goal of the story was to highlight to the public the issue of prejudice that was widespread in America.

The human capital model assumes that the inadequate incomes of the working poor are the result of characteristics of the labor market rather than the inadequacy of the poor.

That way it is possible for the people living in a house to control the security system and the responsibility of the security is completely on the people living in the house.

However, the best and easy way in this tough world, or in the peer group, is to prove oneself as a rebellious teen.

In the book, the author largely talks about treatment of the woman as the 'other' in that she is second place to the man who is regarded as an absolute form.

Women represent the main group in American sport involved in such activities as archery, baseball, basketball, gymnastics, bicycling, bowling, etc.despite the great achievements and success of women in sport, they have to prove their unique [...]

Women are more likely to be employed in jobs such as catering, cleaning, and care-based professions because these are the types of jobs women have traditionally undertaken at home for no pay.

Stoessinger states that the major and almost the only reason for war is the position of the leader of the nation: "In all these cases, a leader's personality was of critical importance and may, in [...]

Thesis Social inequality is a system and systematic worked as the framework of society and its functionality. What is acknowledged to be a hierarchical social structure are essentially confined to the primary units of economic [...]