Sociology

“Australians all let us rejoice, for we are young and free”. This is the opening stanza of our national anthem, an anthem that infers to the rest of the world that we, as Australians, enjoy the luxury of living in …

Migration to Australia over the past two hundred years, and particularly since 1945, has created the religious profile of Australian society. White settlement of Australia comprised migrants and convicts who were mainly Protestants and Catholics, with a small number of …

Some of our nation’s most horrific and tragic acts of the past 150 years have occurred by the hands of members of the Ku Klux Klan. The organization’s views on racial supremacy, immigration, and social terrorism are well-documented in the …

Crimson Craving
Blood sucker. Leach. Succubus. Cold one. They have been called many names. They have remained a mystery for many years. Songs have been written about them. Many movies have been made about them. Vampires are one of the …

Degradation at Our Expense

Getting arrested is a very disturbing event for most people. Having the police come to your house to find you is even more disruptive to the human psyche. The events that occur during that particular event …

Ethnocentrism is the word that deals with ethnicity, inter-ethnic relations and related social issues. The definition of ethnocentrism is “the use of one’s own culture as a yardstick for judging the ways of other individuals or societies, generally leading to …

Media democracy is a production and distribution model which promoted a mass media system that informs and empowers all members of society, and enhances democratic values. Robert W. McChesney’s, John Nichols and those who created Censored 2007 are part of …

One man’s drink is another man’s poison! There are many differences between marriage and slavery, but I believe that marriage in many fashions is very comparable to slavery. Individuals that desire marriage, as opposed to having long term monogamous commitments …

According to the NAGC “it is estimated that only 3% – 7% of the student population is gifted”. But how we take advantage of these children’s abilities? As we already know education is a major factor which shapes and enhances …

1. Introduction
Street Children are children living on streets to earn their living. According to Canada’s International Policy Statement (Canada International Development Agency, Street Children 2008),the street children population worldwide is likely well over 100 million. The problem of street …

How do you raise your children? I will never put my child into jeopardy, trouble, or possibly ruin my child’s future. When a child is raised outside of a traditional mother-father family, this is what happens. Dr. James Dobson (founder …

In the article, “How Biofuels Could Starve the Poor,” authors C. Ford Runge and Benjamin Senauer capture the ideas that biofuels could cause unfavorable consequences for the world’s poor. Converting a percentage of the world’s corn crop into biofuels is …

The topic of pornography is rarely discussed in a positive light. It is commonly classified as “sexual deviance” (Lauer & Lauer, 2008). There are people who defend it, but proponents of pornography rarely have a better argument than “freedom of …

What is affirmative action? According to Axia College, 2007, affirmative action is a policy that goes beyond equal employment opportunities by requiring organizations to comply with the law and correct past discriminatory practices by increasing the number of minorities and …