Sociology

Hispanic Americans form the largest ethic minority group in the American nation. According to population statistics of 2008, the people of Hispanic origin formed an estimated 46.9 million or 15 of the total American population (Tate, 2008). There are various types of Hispanic American community, each of which boasts of its own unique cultural and social aspects. However, these Hispanic American groups have similarities of religion and language. This essay seeks to identify the linguistic, political,...

Durkheim believed that the causes behind the existence of religion should not be neglected without due investigation, as it is one of the most powerful social systems prevalent in society. He felt there was some human need that caused even the most irrational of religion rituals to exist, and thus Durkheim first questions what human motive formed religion. He began to uncover the factors behind the development of religion and its relation to evolution of human societies. He analyzed the common aspects...

Hostility in the workplace has been cited as an emerging form of violence all over the world today whose significance cannot be overlooked. In the military the hostile environment is to a larger extent related to cultural and societal norms that have traditionally structured power, strength and abilities based on gender. The dominance of institutionalized power by men for a long time has established moral codes that are deeply embedded in our societies (Cockburn, 1991). Mens dominance and influential...

In her article titled The Gender of Sovereignty, (2008, p.1) Lisa Lowe states current definitions for state sovereignty date back to the Treaty of Westphalia (1713). At that time it was assumed that state sovereignty should provide special rights for contemporary nation states to govern their people and territories. The United States Constitution was crafted to reflect this mindset. Providing special rights outside of regular law has presented some problems, both for the people and her government....

Managing personalities and agendas of others can be a very daunting task at times not to mention, downright impossible to resolve. For example, my best friend decided to encourage the employment of a female acquaintenance within the same department hes employed. Little did we know their personal issues would spill-over into the workplace Within a matter of weeks conflicts of interest were spreading like an epidemic from one department to another. I eventually found myself in a mediator position...

The existence of global society and global citizenship is rather controversial due to the lack of clear demarcations of the boundaries governing each.  However, the discussion held here in will elaborate some key points on whether there is or not, a global society or global citizenship. A global society can be viewed as the integration of all or many societies of the world to form a single society and this is the anticipation of globalization.  Business entities are uniting to form regional...

Men and women are two sides of a coin that cannot see each others face yet cannot be separated. They can be described as a combination of fire and water but complement each other so well. The battle between man versus woman is going on for centuries in almost every norms of life whether it is home or the workplace. Due to the physically weakness in the feminine sect the males have dominated and controlled them centuries. This unequal distribution of power has created social dis-balance which until...

Racial Justice and Equality Race has been a major factor and cause of conflict in America especially in 18th-19th century, when color was an important factor in employment, politics, associations and marriage. Several people were judged unfairly as a result of color variation. America was once a country that had a lot of difference among the citizens. There has been a variation in the past in terms of treatment and respect that was based on the color difference. There was a lot of discrimination...

The definition of physician assisted suicide and euthanasia is first introduced before bringing into light the controversy surrounding the issue. While the paper does not support the act of killing people in the name of euthanasia or physician assisted suicide, it gives the arguments for both sides before taking its stand on the sensitive issue. Arguments against physician assisted suicide or euthanasia are first discussed and they clearly show that this is a practice that cannot be condoned at...

The death penalty, also referred to as the Capital punishment, has become one of the largest awarded penalties in response to the crimes, over the recent years. But there is still a big question mark on its justification with regards to the rate to which it has been able to reduce the crime rate. Death penalty as a Deterrent to Crime There is a big question mark on whether death sentence has been able to reduce the rate of crime over the previous years. People are of a differentiating view regarding...

The Role of the Family in Alcoholism As a personal definition, family is known for being the foundation and the basic unit of the society that undeniably plays an important role in ones development. Statistics right now shows that about 17.6 million Americans or 8.46 of the adult population are known to have alcoholic disorder. The word family generally refers to those people related to one another through blood. However, due to changes in family structure the term now does not only refer to the...

Incompatibility Cultural dynamics as defined by Cartwright (1993) is from the origin of anthropologists.  Culture dynamics is used to analyze how a culture in an organization is determined and changed. It includes the values, artifacts, symbols, and assumptions of each culture.  It is affected by interpretation, manifestation, realization, and symbolism.  There is a much research going on at this time about the possibility of assuring a multicultural organization and leveraging that...