Sociology

Thesis Statement Gay marriage has been subjected to extensive criticism and has been showered with conflicts and controversies. However, over time, gay marriage has proved to be no more different than traditional marriage and should therefore be considered to be the same. Outline An introduction to the concept of gay marriage The reasons because of which the debate on gay marriage exists The school of thought in favor or gay marriage finds its arguments on the basis of the right of every human...

In John F. Kennedys  one and only inaugural speech, he empowered a nation to give of themselves. Specifically he said   ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country . Those words inspired a nation then, and continue to inspire today. Since that time many organizations are available for students to volunteer both locally and globally. Americorps, Habitat for Humanity, and the United Way are just a few organizations that students can volunteer their time....

Pets form the daily part of our lives. There are tens of thousands of pets which we interact with in our homes. For example, pets like dogs, cats, birds, monkey and rabbits are very familiar animals to us. In a broad sense, mankind has identified with them for an infinitely long period of time to an extent that they have become like our family members. However, you may ask yourself why pets as animals have become part and parcel of our households yet we continue to violate their rights. Animals,...

Punishment, though necessary for reducing crimes, should always be proportional to the degree, to which the criminal acts infringe the sanctity of possessions, human well-being and the welfare of the state. It is in punishing perpetrators of crimes that the concepts of positivism and rational choice come into play. For the punishment to be in line with the social contract, it should be fair as to the magnitude and the cause (Nichols, 2006). The two concepts are contradictory as to what motivates...

The concept of deterrence In the most simple terms, the word deterrence means fear of punishment. It can be described as the prevention of unethical behavior in the society through fear of getting punished. A person who is a potential criminal is forced to avoid committing a criminal offence simply by remembering the harsh consequences associated with such a crime. There are two types of deterrence which are general and special deterrence. General deterrence indicates the deterrent effect of the...

There are many groups that influence the formulation of HIVAIDS policy in the United States however, the goal of this paper is to identify six most prominent stakeholders who have the greatest say in the design of pertinent polices. One of the major stakeholders in the process of devising any public policy is the government, and HIVAIDS is no exception. There is a reason behind it governments are concerned about well-being of their citizens, since they have been entrusted with the task to protect...

The 20th century was marked with the development and discussion of numerous theories of race and domination. In many aspects, the 20th century became the period of continuous reformulation and reessentialisation of race as a purely biological construct toward seeing race as the product of human domination. Such scientific attention to race and domination was justified by the historical changes that occurred in the latter half of the 19th  the beginning of the 20th centuries dozens of colonial...

Cross-racial relationships always stand as the main theme of Asian-American cultural products. The fusion of two cultures produces entirely distinct characteristics, as well as breaks racial stereotypes. Within the most globalized society ever in human history, keeping individuals cultures or identities is almost impossible and meaningless. Needless to say, each individuals heritage and traditional culture should be respected and preserved by others. Moreover, isolated behaviors such as having certain...

Barack Hussein Obama was elected as the 44th president of the United States of America beating the Republican presidential candidate Senator John McCain. The election of the first Black president in the United States swept the historical roots of racial and ethnic discrimination in the country (Nagourney). However, his election has an immense social significance as he bridges all the minorities in the society. He is an epitome of a leader who understands the needs and feelings of the people in the...

Timeshare is recognized as a form of ownership or the right to use a property. The properties that are usually recognized under the timeshare are resort condominium units that are usually shared by multiple parties in an allotted period of time. The parties that are involved in a timeshare have the right to use the property in a certain amount of time without really owning it (Schreier, 2005). The concept of timeshare has gained popularity among resort developers and prominent hoteliers like Hyatt,...

Present essays elaborates on how Brechts The Threepenny Opera relates to the historical and political thought of Karl Marx. The comparative analysis is to be based on the similarity of topics, themes, ideas, concepts and ideology used both in Marxs works and Brechts musical, focusing on how they are expressed through different media  scientific work and a literary work of art. Marxs historical and political thought According to Marx, human history represents the history of class struggles...

1. Violence in the news a. The news story, The war on women in Congo, which is a CNN special feature written by a known woman activist and playwright Eve Ensler, is all about what Ensler calls as femicide, which she believes is basically a political and economic strategy to destroy the entire Congolese female population in order to cause long-term and irreparable damage to the whole Congolese society, which will ultimately lead them to leave the area open for plunder and exploitation of its precious...

The debate on whether or not America should continue using capital punishment in its justice system has been marked with much controversy. Many have claimed that capital punishment is a contradiction our human rights provisions by the American laws (Zimring, 2003). It is however to be realized that capital punishment is an important tool for ensuring law and order in the American society. The law must be upheld by all in the society as it is only by such that justice and fairness can be realized....

A stereotype can be regarded as a label associated with a specific group of people based on their race, color, age, place of origin, religious, political beliefs or other characters. Devlin (2006) defines stereotyping as the  imputation of unchanging and inflexible characteristics to all members of a particular group.  Stereotypes can be either positive or negative. Old people are normally stereotyped as  helpless and incompetent. Younger people paint pictures of a helpless elderly...