Category: Sociology

Discussion on immigration has been the focus point in many conversations for quite some time. Both citizens and government officials have noticed and have clarified that immigration has become a serious issue in our country. The main problem with immigration is that a large percentage of immigrants reside in America illegally. This has affected the…

I am part of the great Cherokee nation; my people lived throughout the great lands east of the Mississippi. My people lived on these lands peacefully for hundreds of years, we were not a nomadic people, and we had stationary homes, raised crops, tended cattle and raised our families. I wish to tell you a…

This paper explores the way in which we define and deal with social problems such as crime and proposes a new way of thinking about them. Criminality, poverty, illiteracy, addiction and child abuse are some of society’s most acute and intractable problems. Despite countless attempted remedies, these complex social problems have continued to grow around…

In today’s society, it is easy to spot someone blaming themselves for the occurrence of their personal life problems. For example, a single-mother may blame herself for not being able to support her children well due to a shortage of money and unavailability to find a decent job. Another could be a newly wed couple…

Over half of couples seeking a divorce still have kids living at home. Some parents don’t realize when they file for a divorce the damage and effect that it will have on their children. Divorce hurts children no matter what their circumstance is. Parents start fighting in front of the kids over who did what…

By definition human trafficking is the commerce and trade in the movement or migration of people, legal and illegal, including both legitimate labor activities as well as forced labor. Human trafficking is now one of the fastest growing criminal industries in the world, with the total annual revenue for trafficking in persons estimated to be…

Open-mindedness is the future “Racism isn’t born, folks, it’s thaught. I have two-year-old son. You know what he hates? Naps! End of list” This quote is written by Dennis Leary and I agree, racism and prejudice are usually not words that can be found in a little boy or girl’s dictionary. However I think a…

America is the land of opportunity, but to be fully qualified for the status, it needs to be “color-blind, race-blind, and gender-blind.” Affirmative Action began as a way to stop discrimination, but as new laws have been added to it, it has become reverse discrimination. Everyone has the opportunity to be a great addition to…

A Retrospection of Socio- Economic Profile of Persons with Autism Spectrum Disorder ABSTRACT Autism is a condition that is unique in many ways. Persons coming under the autism spectrum have difficulties in sharing thoughts, feelings, meanings, intentions and other mental experiences of living in the world. Generally persons with autism exhibit a unique set of…

Part I. Introduction The economy in today’s society is in an unstable position. The costs of living, including energy bills are increasingly expensive. The heavy impact of economic hardships has trickled down into the low-family income bracket. The increase in gas and electric bills are significantly affecting low-income families in the District of Columbia. To…

Stressed by war and long overseas tours, U.S. soldiers killed themselves last year at the highest rate on record, the toll rising for a fourth straight year and even surpassing the suicide rate among comparable civilians. Army leaders said they were doing everything they could think of to curb the deaths and appealed for more…

The Pay Gap between Genders Back in 1960s, President Kennedy signed the Equal Pay Act into law, making it illegal to pay men and women employees in the same establishment different wages for substantially equal work. Even though federal laws protect women against discrimination, a pay gap persists. Women earn less than men in general.…

What is a role model? According to The Oxford’s Dictionary Sports Science and Medicine, a role model is a person whose behavior and attitude conforms with that which society or other social groups expects of a person in his or her position, and who has become an example for others to copy. A true role…

HOW DO PEOPLE REACT TO THE INJUSTICES THEY HAVE BEEN VICTIMS OF? Different people react to different injustices in different ways. Some react suddenly without thinking, others react while thinking of the consequences, while still others accept the facts and submit to them.

The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional American football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They are currently a member of the North Division of the American Football Conference (AFC) in the National Football League. Founded in 1933, the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC. Pittsburgh has won more Super Bowl titles (six), won more…

This is in a nutshell my views and opinions of not so much the world, but of the “Land of the Free”, the United States of America that we live in. I unfortunately as a child learned quickly that I was different than all my peers. I grew up in Clyde, Ohio which is a…

My early experiences with love where very minimal from my parents. My grandmother on the other hand was always very affectionate with me. My parents were divorced long before I can even remember. My mother was married several times and she always openly displayed affection towards her new husband for at least a little while.…

The reason for such question as “Is sociology capable of providing objective truths?” derives from the fact that Sociology itself, from its birth as a science, was concerned with this problem. Originally objective truth was a prerequisite and goal of any scientific study, but, as scientific theory evolved, it became clear that all systems of…

As the centuries have past, many formal organizations as well as the employers and employees of those organizations are trained and educated to operate in the same manner (Kieser, 1989). The evolution of formal organizations change constantly to keep up with today’s economy and the endless changes that accompany it. An organization as the one…

Rituals are the language through which culture expresses itself. Rituals are also the mirror through which we get the reflection of people’s history. So, the observation of rituals reveals many historical processes of cultural confluences. The study of the ritual of “Chhattar” is aimed at this end. An observation of the ritual ‘Chhatar’ reveals a…

The study of feral children offers evidence that all of our behaviours as human beings is learnt. The feral children were afraid of artificial light, living in the forests they were not used to artificial light, in fact they preferred the darkness they could see more better as they were used to it.

I found “Frozen River” an emotional film. Being a single mother myself I can empathize with both characters! To have a causality occur where you cry all the time because you don’t know how you are going to pay the bills. Not to mention needing to buy gift for a holiday. I would like to…

The film “The Merchants of Cool” was interesting (and sometimes entertaining) to watch. The title of this film explains it all, the marketing of teens striving to be “cool”. It is very obvious that it is very out-dated, however not much has changed since then except the fads, music, clothing trends, products, and etc. All…

Socialization is significant to individuals and society in many ways. Firstly, it is through the process of Socialization, as Otite and Ogionwo (1979) have rightly argued, that human beings who are biological beings become socially human. Socialization ensure the continuity of society or it persistence over time due to inculcation into its members of the…

Three classes have been identified in American society. They are (a) Rich (elite) Class (b) Middle class and (c) Poor. The rich (elite) class comprises that section of American society wherein we may include those who have a high income level. They are rich enough to buy islands, build houses out in the middle of…