Sociology

Though many countries today attempt to legalize prostitution emphasizing economical benefits, its legalization might have numerous social and moral long-term negative consequences. First of all, morality of the society and the perception of the community, especially of young people, might be shaken if prostitution becomes legal. Second, political aspects of legalized prostitution should be considered since it consumes thousands of young women and children as a part of organized crime within sex...

When reading the arguments from both sides on the legalization of same-sex marriage, its interesting to note that at no two points do the perspectives of Andrew Sullivan or James Wilson intersect. Perhaps this is why I have such difficulties in following the argument of Wilson. Like Sullivan, I believe that to recognize homosexuality as a natural occurrence, no more chosen than skin color, is to erase much of the social inequality that plagues Americas relationship with the gay community. The question...

Following the September 11 attacks, the world suddenly became aware of radical extremists in the Muslim religion and suddenly every media channel and newspaper lunged at an opportunity to get insight into these extremists and terrorist groups. During the immediate time following the attacks, Muslims in the West began being persecuted and numerous instances of organized attacks against Muslim institutions across the West (United States Department of Justice, 2010). Even though the sentiment was negatively...

Many criminologists are concerned today whether juvenile offenders should be tried and punished like adults or according to the juvenile justice system. By thoroughly analyzing each chapter of the book Recriminalizing Delinquency Violent Juvenile Crime and Juvenile Justice Reform by Simon Singer, the current paper will provide explanation of the main reasons for juvenile delinquency and possible ways of trying and punishing the young offenders. In addition, the paper discusses the issue of juvenile...

In the general sense, success is defined in terms of three of the most well-known symbols namely, money, fame, and power. This three are generally the standards by which success is measured, thus people tend to work harder in order to accumulate money that will give them both fame and power. In this sense, success is an innovation for change. That is, change in lifestyle, change in social standing, and change economic status. Innovation is defined as any idea that was perceived to be new by the...

A Comparison between Saudi Arabia and United Kingdom in terms of culture, freedom and gender roles Migration from one nation to another is increasingly becoming a common practice across the globe. This has been attributed to reasons like search for better life, education, freedom and cultural change. Different nations have different lifestyles. This has been closely attributed with the differences of constitutional laws, types of governance and levels of civilization. Other factors factoring in...

Today, many teenagers are frustrated with inconsistency in America.  They hear their parents scold them for something they do themselves.  They see politicians do what they promised not to do before they were elected.  They encounter clergymen who violate the very morals they were told to value.  Whats a kid to do  While society blames them for its ills, they need an outlet to release their frustrations.  And sometimes, social drinking is a means to vent.  By lowering...

Ethnography as a Discipline Ethnography is a method used to observe and document human interactions in a specific cultural context. It is a qualitative research project which describes and analyses every day practices. Contemporary anthropologist Clifford Geertz defined ethnography as a thick description of culture which focused on qualitative study rather than the use of statistically-oriented method of gathering information (quantitative research Hoey, Brian A.). The aim of ethnography is to interpret...

According to W. E. B. DuBois, double consciousness is defined as an individual who views himself or herself through the standards or perspectives of others (Black 2007393). In this particular case DuBois studied, it is the black people seeing themselves through the prism of whites. In the case of African-Americans, their history differs from that of the whites as they were brought to the shores of America as slaves, deprived of their freedom and treated as less than human. As a result, this feeling...

There are various menus which are found in the McDonald restaurant in United States. This includes Chicken McNuggets. This kind of food tastes the same despite of where it is prepared. This menu uniformity is accomplished by implementation of various factors. The chemical flavoring industry plays a role in ensuring this uniformity. It has been common for conflicts arising from franchisors and franchisees. The market of fast food has widened. In order to ensure uniformity in the menus, restaurants...

In an effort to resolve the inconsistent findings of previous research, Yu and Williford (1994) examined and found support for a model which specifies the relationships among criminality and the use of alcohol and other drugs in terms of a developmental sequence. According to Yu and Williford, who studied individuals in jails, drinking-driver programs, and alcoholism treatment centers, the early onset of legal drug use (e.g., alcohol and cigarettes) induces the onset of illicit drug use (e.g., marijuana...

When we talk of an indigenous people we mean any tribal group of people who reside in a geographic region and they are known to have had a long historical connection. A tribal or racial group may be referred to as indigenous in relation to some particular location. There is an outlined criterion of determining what an indigenous group is, their continuity with a given region, or parts of a region and who formally reside in that given region (Richard, 2000) Other distinct characteristics of the...

A timeline is a provision of the social and political events and their contents. In my essay, I will consider the industrial age and its resultant human rights achievements. There were numerous events and a succession of political jolts that led to the rising of workers demanding both political and economic power. This was in struggle to free themselves from demeaning bonds and also demand for the rights of women. The debate resulted into an intensified human rights campaign and advanced capitalism...