Mitigation Strategies in Crisis

A crisis arises in a normal working environment, affecting work and service delivery in general. According to the research framework, the mitigation method has a critical role in maintaining peace and resolving the issue. It is a strategy that lays out a step-by-step process for reducing risks and dangers as...

The Negative Effects of Video Games on Children

In the modern world, everybody is surrounded by various technologies that consume children in every way possible. They opt for playing video games and spending their time in the virtual world rather than communicating with their peers in real life. Therefore, it is evident that video games negatively impact teenagers...

Bullying During Orientations in the Universities

Introduction Orientations are a great way to familiarize students with a university and help them join student life. Such events have long been considered instrumental in providing new students with the basic knowledge that can enhance the integration process. Moreover, there are certain psychological aspects to orientations, as they encourage...

Spatial and Social Mobility: Barriers and Restrictions

In sociology research, there are several forms of mobility that can be restricted for disadvantaged populations. According to Massey and Denton (2013), barriers to spatial mobility or intra-urban migration can also act as challenges to individuals’ movement through social hierarchy systems. The authors regard groups’ movement across various locations as...

Issue of the Culture of Color

Irenosen Okojie introduces the notion of black joy, in other words, explains what it is and why humanity needs it, in the cognominal video by BBC Ideas. In brief, this term stands for recognizing and appreciating the cultural heritage of people of color, such as reading a poem by June...

Slavery and Racism: History and Linkage

Introduction Nowadays, slavery is widely considered one of the worst immoral forms of forced labor and economic exploitation. It is important to understand that slavery went through several development stages during human history. For instance, the institution of slavery in Greece and Rome was significantly different from slavery in the...

Gun Violence as the Social Justice Issue

Nowadays, people have often faced the manifestation of different social justice issues. One may distinguish many problems. However, one may divide them into two categories. The first category includes international problems related to climate, wars, refugees, and so on. The second one is characterized by internal social justice issues of...

Racial Inequality, Immigration, and Healthcare in the US

Introduction American society is characterized by many immigrants of different races who have made their homes in the U.S. Although the U.S. has been applauded for being the destination for many immigrants, especially those from war zones, little has been done to ensure the immigrants’ wellbeing. Over the years, concerns...

How Slaves Were Denied an Identity

Despite the fact that the white people treated slaves as lower creatures and constantly abused them, they also tried to deprive the black people of their identities. The main goal for it was to keep the slaves under control and limit their freedom as much as possible so they would...

What Is a Man Capable of to Survive?

Introduction The primary goal of any living organism is to survive. The same is true for humans, who stand at the top of the food chain. People rarely think about their survival and are rather concerned about their comfort in ordinary life. They choose tastier food and a softer bed...

Social Stratification and Global Influences

Introduction Social stratification (SS) is among society’s greatest issues resulting in a monopoly of power and diverse socioeconomic groups’ unequal access to wealth and the attributes of well-being. The phenomenon’s detrimental consequences cannot be overstated and range from differences in the quality of life to mental health challenges, including depression...

Gender in Workplace and Induction Case Study

Introduction The issue of gender is a central and highly discussed question not only in the realm of work and employment but also in general society. Women face inequality in their everyday lives; however, their work often has a direct effect on their monetary independence, social value, and sense of...

The Problem of Elder Abuse: Relevance and Management

Elder abuse is not an uncommon social issue, although it gets significantly less recognition than aggression between spouses or violence against children. For instance, child negligence or harassment is also exposed to massive discussion, and the case of struggles in orphanages are known for many years of history. However, when...

Divorce and Female Vulnerability in American Society

American society has made substantial progress in achieving gender equality in many aspects of social life. However, these efforts are still insufficient as females remain a vulnerable group due to the existing regulations, policies, and social norms. U.S. women face numerous challenges in such spheres as marriage and divorce (Yefet,...

Changing the Legal Drinking Age From 21 to 18

In the U.S, reaching 18 is a significant milestone because it symbolizes the beginning of adulthood. It is the age when young adults now have additional freedoms, including driving ability, voting, joining the army, and fighting for their nation (Patrick et al., 290). The minimal age limit is still a...

Aspects of Cognitive Neuroscience

Introduction Cognitive levels are categorized into taxonomies based on the degree of generalization and class inclusion components or factors. The degree of generalization implies that the description of an object gets generalized as it moves up the taxonomy and gets more specific down the taxonomy. Class inclusion depicts the idea...

Planned Change Process in Alcohol Addiction

According to the Planned Change Process, the first step is recognizing that change is necessary. Carlos Ramirez, a social worker at a high school in a midwestern state, should work with four teenagers who were suspended for two weeks for drinking alcoholic beverages at school. He realizes that appropriate actions...

Wealth, Opportunity, and Teen Pregnancy Relationship

Girls from disadvantaged families are much more at risk of early pregnancy. Firstly, children from dysfunctional families often suffer from a lack of sexual education. Pregnancy at a young age is a consequence of early sexual initiation, improper or no contraceptive use, and a lack of awareness among adolescents (Yglesias,...

Poverty and Problematic Housing in California

Issue: The issue that needs to be covered in this discussion is the issue of the homeless population in the States, particularly in California. Homeless residents of the state are experiencing enormous problems with social adaptation, suffering from mental disorders and substance abuse. The question at Issue: The question that...

Freedom and Rights in Relation to COVID-19

From a legal point of view, freedom is the possibility of a certain human behavior enshrined in law, from the point of view of politics – the absence of interference or hindrances. In philosophy, it is considered that freedom is the possibility of an individual expressing his will. True freedom...

Teen Pregnancy: Effects on Teenagers

Teenage pregnancy is a major social and economic problem in most countries of the world. Menken (2018) asserts that around 16 million adolescents give birth each year, accounting for 11% of all births worldwide. Lack or defect in sex education, ignorance of sexual behavior, socio-economic problems, and other factors contribute...

The Issues of Racism, Sexism, and Homophobia

Racism, sexism, and homophobia are more evident in white communities and other religious groups that have difficulty drawing the same levels of public disgrace. However, each is increasingly being used in competition with another (Stockdill & Danico, 2016). To most people, any of the three forms of prejudice is an...

Slavery Abolishment and Underlying Reasons

It is essential to announce the opportunity of slaves in the ten Confederate states still in defiance. Most importantly, the current subjection is exceptionally dishonest, harming the entire idea of human character. African Americans are deprived of each component of their characters, such as names and language. Their religions and...

The Shortage of Labor and Inability of European Farmers: Slave Trade

There was a combination of factors that contributed to the growth of the transatlantic slave trade. Among others, religious factors and racial attitudes common for European farmers at the time had a significant impact on this growth. The ability to expand overseas and reach Africa led to the development of...

Bullying Among Adolescents Problem

Bullying is one of the most pressing problems in modern society. In particular, this phenomenon affects the younger generation. It is defined as a violent action of a negative nature that is directed at a certain person or several individuals in order to obtain a sense of superiority and honor....

Gang Violence and Urbanization

Urbanization in modern society is a widespread phenomenon faced not only by developing but also by developed countries. However, as more people move to cities, thereby expanding them, the urban crime rates rise (Ferreira, 2020). At the same time, criminals often unite in groups, thereby forming a severe threat to...

Challenges of Treating Substance Abuse in Homeless Population

Substance abuse remains among the major problems the health care industry is facing, also in developed countries. The difficulties emerging in the course of treatment are, however, not the key reason, as there exists a range of social issues to factor into the complexity of the situation. They are, for...

“Black Valedictorians and the Toxic Trope of Black Exceptionalism”: Analysis

The article “Black Valedictorians and the Toxic Trope of Black Exceptionalism,” written by young poet and writer Samuel Getachew was published in the New York Times in June 2021. It addresses the topic of racial discrimination in the US education system and treats black people’s triumph as something exceptional. The...

Ethnic Violence in the Era of Economic Globalization

Economic globalization refers to the interdependence of the world’s financial giants due to increased technology and trade across the borders. Economic globalization can lead to personality disturbance, inconsistent with identity. When economic globalization leads to disruptions and uncertainty of uniqueness, our identities change. When people interact with more extensive cultural...

Women in Business and Gender Diversity Policy

Executive Summary Despite the development of modern society in relation to human rights, there are still several serious problems. Thus, women still face obstacles on the way to successful management activities. Such aspects as gender prejudice have a very strong and detrimental effect on women’s career growth in the business...

Stereotype Threat and Arousal Effects on Women’s Math Performance

Introduction This study’s design is experimental because the researchers have given the participants math tests; some groups received materials that stated the gender difference in results, while others did not have this statement on the cover sheet of their test. The purpose was to examine the effect of stereotype threat...

Researching of Life After Retirement

Introduction Retirement is a significant life event that is accompanied by changes in daily routines, social roles, social connections, and income in later adulthood. Older people are spending more time in retirement as their life expectancy increases. Pension and savings schemes have alleviated the financial demands of retirement in many...

Drug Addiction: Analysis of Goeders and Guerin Research

Goeders & Guerin (1994) point out that anxiety and stress may be involved in drug use and increased risk of dependency, as these are involved in the etiology of cocaine use. This is also supported by Carlson & Birkett (2021), describing a study where stressed rats became more sensitive to...

Self-Care Importance Overview

Social work requires high commitment and adherence to professional values. The core values of social work include service, dignity, justice, competence, integrity, and the importance of communication (National Association of Social Workers, 2017). Ethical principles behind these values state the importance of the professionalism of social workers, helping people, and...

Racial Inequality in the Judicial System

Introduction When institutions provide equal chances to persons of all races, this is referred to as racial equality. This means that institutions must provide individuals with legal, moral, as well as economic equality irrespective of such characteristics as skin color. Furthermore, racial fairness is the existence of ideas and structures...

Gender Disparity in Citations in High-Impact Journal Articles

“Gender disparity in citations in high-impact journal articles” by Chatterjee and Werner (2021) is published in JAMA Network and considers the differences among scholars. Both authors have qualifications in the Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, and the Leonard Davis Institute of Health...

Discrimination and Sexual Violence Documentaries

One example of the African stories Adichie points out in the TED is that at 19 years old, Adichie says, “She had felt sorry for me even before she saw me. Her default position toward me, as an African, was a kind of patronizing, well-meaning pity” (Adichie, 2009). Further, Adichie...

Reconsidering Housing Policies in California

Extraordinary high homelessness rates in California have represented a serious social issue in California since the 19th century. The rapidly growing economy of the Golden State has attracted millions of people since then, and many of them have had to experience numerous hardships connected to purchasing a house or renting...

The Asian Racism: Joel Best’s Constructivism

The concept of “social problem” is in a strange position in sociological science: although “social problem” is the name of a standard subject offered to first-year university students, sociologists rarely use this term as a key one in their research framework. This concept is applied to a very large number...

Rutger Bregman’s Statement of Poverty

Rutger Bregman’s TED talk on poverty approaches the global problem to define core reasons why poverty does not limit the intellectual potential of the poor. The speaker focuses his speech on exploring how despite the popular opinion that poor people deliberately make poor choices, their choices are influenced by poor...

The Problems of Disabled People in Canada

Canada is one of the most prosperous and developed countries in the world. Still, local citizens face various issues with human rights and suffer from discrimination and underrepresentation. The present paper summarizes the article of Rodriguez (2021) dedicated to the problems of disabled Canadians. The paper analyzes which problems are...

Policy Solutions to Address Homelessness in California

California has recorded a significant increase in the rates of homelessness since the 19th century. The state’s rapidly growing economy has attracted many people to the region, causing hardships in purchasing or renting a house. This has made people look for alternative means of shelter, which are not worthy of...

Stigmatization of the Psychologically Ill Patients

Despite the improvements in the effectiveness and quality of psychological health services and treatments, revolutions in psychiatric therapy remain incapable of minimizing stigma among mentally ill patients. Due to stigma, psychologically ill patients become victims of isolation and delayed treatments, resulting in significant economic and social burdens (Ye et al....

The High Unemployment Rate as a Most Serious Threat to Americans

Although the United States has one of the highest economic indicators globally, thousands of Americans are unemployed across the country. Despite the official national records, an actual level of unemployment is persistently high and can be a severe threat if government officials will not adopt necessary measures. Acknowledging the severity...

The COVID-19 Vaccination and Racial Issues

As the number of people infected by COVID-19 grows, the issue of vaccination becomes more and more vital for every country. However, vaccine doses are distributed unevenly among people of different countries end ethnicities. The hypothesis for the present research is that even in developed countries, vaccine doses may be...

Discussion of Why the Youth Join Gangs

Youth violence can manifest in different forms, including forming or joining a gang. Although there are varying definitions of a youth gang, there are certain baseline features associated with youth gangs that differentiate them from other groups or organizations. The members of a youth street gang are typically between twelve...

Displaced Persons’ Relocation: Perspectives’ Comparison

The two texts – “Displaced Persons in Germany: Present Operations” and “The Trains of Misery” – present the same situation in a different light. The first paper, written by the War Department, shows a government view of displaced persons’ relocation efforts, while the second one provides a first-person account of...

Researching of Fire Service Safety

“Safety Climate and Firefighting” This literary work makes a significant contribution to research on the topic of public safety related to fire services. Therefore, the need for changes in the approach of security organizations in this field of activity of the general public is emphasized (DeJoy et al., 2017). This...

Adichie: A Single Story Can Have Negative Impact

In his July 2009 Ted Talk, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie explores the negative impact that a single story can have (TED). Adichie argues that individual stories often arise from a misunderstanding or lack of knowledge about others. Such stories may have a malicious intent to suppress other groups of people because...

Remembering the Titans: Analysis of Film

The problem of racial inequality has been an acute one in society for many years. Despite the fact that it is actively raised in all sources of media, literature and films, it remains quite problematic. One example of a work that raises the issue of race is the film by...

The Veteran Homelessness Issue Analysis

Introduction I am speaking on behalf of United Way Worldwide on the problem of veteran homelessness in America. For many, after a long day at work or school, being able to go home, whether that be a house, condo, or apartment, and relax is a daily activity. Shelter and security...

Challenges for Enslaved Women in the Southern States

Introduction In 1981, under the pseudonym Linda Brent, Harriet Jacobs wrote a book addressing the living in the Northern States people’s indifference towards slavery in the Southern ones. Her stories focus on the life of enslaved girls, women, and mothers, who were facing various challenges on a permanent basis. This...

The Treatment of Asians and Asian-American Groups in the US

Introduction Asians and the Asian-American population have rapidly continued to be on the rise, especially in North America. The Chinese Filipinos are the first Asians to settle in the United States, after which many Asians have moved there (Tessler et al., 2020). Asians are diverse in language, culture, values, and...

Sociological Methods of Assessing Medical Care Accessibility

Introduction All humans have personal problems, and their problems may expand quantitatively and sometimes qualitatively. Subsequently, they get recognition in society and evolve from personal troubles to social issues. As societies differ, so do the issues that plague them. However, humans are presented with problems bringing disturbance to the whole...

Social Capital and COVID-19 Relationship

Bartscher, Alina Kristin, Danmarks Nationalbank, Sebastian Seitz, Sebastian Siegloch, Michaela Slotwinski, and Nils Wehrhöfer. “Social capital and the spread of Covid-19: Insights from European countries.” Journal of Health Economics (2021): 102531. The article investigates the relationship between social capital and the COVID-19. Contrary to the investigation conducted by Pitas and...

Physical Space: Losing the Connection

Digitalization has introduced a range of undeniably useful options and opportunities for people worldwide, enhanced communication and global connectivity being the key advantages. However, with the rapid development and integration of innovative technology into people’s lives, the connection to the physical space and the physical perception of self have become...

Childhood Sexual Abuse and Its Results

Childhood sexual abuse (CSA) is among the crimes that have the most tragic consequences for survivors. Psychological trauma can cause depression and even suicidal intentions that a certain amount of victims actually realize. However, CSA can damage not solely mental well-being, but physical as well since the nervous system is...

Drug Abuse at the Workplace and a Policy to Address It

Overview Drug and Alcohol use can be a serious problem that affects all facets of human life. With the detrimental effects such practices have on the human body and mind, one must exercise caution and restraint in questions of using addictive substances. This is especially true in the case of...

Alcohol Abuse and Self-Management Program

Introduction Alcohol abuse is a significant problem for many people, especially adolescents. The inability to resist strong desires is the result of a lack of self-control and self-regulation skills. The tendency to satisfy emotional impulses and the rejection of delayed rewards in favor of immediate ones is the main reason...

The Case for Funding Black-Led Social Change

Introduction This critical review addresses a report titled, The Case for Funding Black-Led Social Change, written by Susan Taylor Batten and Nat Chioke Williams. Batten and Williams (2020) analyze the role of philanthropy in the push for racial equality. The authors particularly focus on eliminating racism and white supremacy. The...

Should the Powerful Have a Right to Rule Over the Weak?

The Peloponnesian War is among the most contentious topics in history. The opponents might claim that there is no justice in conquering weaker people. Therefore, great leaders should act like philosophers and govern with a high level of maturity and virtues. Conversely, the proponents may argue that it is the...

Autoethnography Project: A Bolivian Student Explores an American College

I have heard that America opens its doors to all people who need help, but I did not realize this hospitality’s quality until recently. Regarding increased globalization, the number of international students in American colleges continues to grow, and now, I am one of them. It is hard to convey...

The Aspect and Perceptions of Beauty

Aspects of beauty and its perceptions are one of the least understood topics in society today. The misunderstanding has resulted in different cultures putting splendor standards that lead to discrimination among society members (Skivko, 2016). Therefore, instead of socially accepting beauty standards, people should first beware of its consequences on...

Economic Class Inequality in America

The growing income inequality in America can no longer be neglected because it affects millions of people of different races and classes. According to Smiley and West, American poverty is not a community or color-coded challenge but a societal crisis when about 150 million people are in or near poverty...

“Where Do We Go from Here?” Webinar Summary

In September of 2021, The National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN) conducted a webinar dedicated to the traumatic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic concerning children and young people. The webinar “Where Do We Go from Here? A Call to Action” focuses on the specific strategies and recommendations to improve the...

Social Inequality and Discrimination in the US

The United States is one of the most diverse countries in the world. However, it grapples with widespread social inequality and discrimination issues that occasionally threaten to tear it apart. The problem of social inequality in the country has continued to widen the gap between the rich and the poor...

Behavioral Addictions in Adolescents

Introduction Gambling, video gaming, and Internet use are among the most executed activities in modern society, especially the young. There are various reasons young people engage in these practices, with others citing the economic gains they enjoy from the activity while others do it for leisure. Societies embrace gambling, video...

Global Poverty and Factors of Influence

Poverty is a threat by which everyone can be affected, race, age, and current economic situation notwithstanding. No matter how much money one might own, there is always a threat that this money will somehow disappear for a specific reason. Although people that have been conditioned for social and economic...

The Story of the Jerry Rescue in Syracuse

Introduction In the history of Syracuse, among the most exciting events is the story of the Jerry Rescue. On October 1st, 1851, it involved the public rescue of a fugitive slave arrested by the federal marshals. The city of Syracuse had abolished slavery and was one of the free states...

Researching the Homelessness Issues

Desmond, Matthew. Evicted: Poverty and profit in the American city. Crown, 2016. There are no fiction elements in this work which is broken into three parts: Rent, Out, and After. In general, Matthew Desmond investigates the struggles of eight Milwaukee households to retain their homes. The author has observed these...

The Gilded Age and Modern Oppression of African Americans

Despite the fact that the Gilded Age was characterized by considerable advancements in the sphere of economy and production. At the same time, during the Gilded age, minorities, especially African Americans, were still discriminated against and oppressed. The level of racism in society was prominent during the Gilded Age, and...

Relation Between Women, War & Peace

The impact of war on women is both disproportional and drastically different from the commonly portrayed male experience. “The fact is, in today’s wars the primary victims are women and children” (PBS Television, 2012). However, the female position in the modern world expands far beyond the victim role. Some crimes...

Meaning of Alcoholics Anonymous

Introduction By way of definition, Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) can be referred to as a fellowship of individuals who have decided to solve their drinking problem. Alcoholics anonymous group invites people from all over the world to come and experience what they believe would change their drinking habits and make them...

Has Social Equality Been Achieved in the Modern World?

The problem of white supremacy is still debatable in the countries of North America and Europe. The era of colonialism has long been a thing of the past but its remnants still manifest themselves in different countries. Now they are trying to minimize the problem of discrimination and racism but...

Fed’s Kashkari: Paycheck Protection Program Disadvantaged Black Americans

The Paycheck Protection Program is a recent monetary policy designed to support the United States economy and alleviate workforce sustenance issues by providing loans to small and medium entrepreneurs to cover payroll and non-payroll costs. Unfortunately, according to an article by Michael Derby, published on October 20th, 2021, President Neel...

Individual and Systemic Racism

First of all, no law applies only to one race and does not apply to another. If there is a violation of the law, there is a judicial system to deal with the problem. The difference between systemic and individual racism is that systemic racism spreads in society as inequality...

Feeding America Organization Curbing Hunger Crisis

The Organization Feeding America is a non-profit organization based in the United States with its headquarters in Chicago. The Organization is dedicated to curbing the hunger crisis for the vulnerable populations of the University State. Having a wide scope of a network that spreads throughout the country, Feeding America feeds...

The Tragedy of the Commons: Article Review

The article by Garret Hardin, “the Tragedy of the Commons,” addresses the population problem by emphasizing the invalidity of the commons under high population conditions. He states that the planet and all forms of commons are limited in their capacity, which means that they cannot sustain an exponentially increasing population....

Education for Truth and Service: Jesus and Martin Luther King

The meaning of service has brought controversy on their actual implication from the time of the Old Testament in the Holy book. Christianity has based a profound belief on how Jesus submitted to slavery, applying this misguided conclusion to exploit the marginalized groups in the community. Fundamentally, the disciples prejudiced...

The Changing Model of Female Athletes’ Representation on TV

Sports has historically been identified with men and dominated by masculinity, and until now, gender inequality in sports remains a major problem. It encompasses gender discrimination, the wage gap, unequal representation of male and female athletes, and the lack of media attention to women’s events. Women in sports have traditionally...

Domestic Violence in the Military

Introduction Until August 31st, the United States had been in a constant state of war for twenty years. Currently, there are nineteen million veterans and 1.1 million military members on active duty. Roughly twenty million citizens are most likely suffering from extreme post-traumatic stress disorder, self-medicating with alcohol, and abusing...

Cell Phone Addiction in Canadian Teens

Nowadays, Canadian teens are hooked to and reliant on their phones, especially smart phones. This occurs often without the users recognizing how excessive and incorrect mobile phone usage may negatively impact their social and daily life. Thus, mobile phone addiction might be readily dismissed as a terrible compulsive condition that...

Administrative Policy on Homelessness

Introduction Policy-based interventions are the most effective measures to address systematic issues. A wide range of administrative policies directly or indirectly tied to homelessness affect the homeless population to the extent that there can be artificial barriers to receiving benefits in the United States. Therefore, understanding and analyzing these administrative...

Enslaved Mothers and Children Separation

The history of slavery is closely linked to the practice of separating children from their mothers at an early age. Douglass notes, “My mother and I were separated when I was but an infant—before I knew her as my mother” (2). This practice was common as children were used for...

Stress: Causes and Consequences from a Sociological Perspective

Understanding the nature and mechanisms of stress is essential in preventing it and mitigating its adverse effects on people. Though stress can be researched from the biological perspective as the direct outcome of an individual response to specific factors, it also needs to be studied from a sociological perspective to...

The Intersectionality and Identity

Every person possesses an identity that consists of different elements and characteristics and shapes the personality of the individual. Moreover, since an identity constitutes a complex mix of different elements, it must always be assessed as a whole, taking into consideration all its categories. Yet, when living in a society,...

Women Facing Boundaries in the US Society of Past and Present

Over the centuries, women had to follow the strict and unrealistic standards that ruled their physical and emotional lives. Although the men had no less social restrictions, the problem of gender inequality always boiled down to the fact that, according to the laws of a patriarchal society, a woman belonged...

Bulgaria’s Abandoned Children: Analysis of Film by BBC

This video covers a revisit on the state of Bulgaria’s abandoned children, which was done on October 20, 2009. It was done as a result of a previously aired video by the BBC documentary done in 2007 on Bulgaria’s abandoned children living with disabilities (Blewett, 2009). The BBC documentary led...

Drug and Substance Abuse: Sociological Causes and Explanations

Drug and substance abuse refers to the use of drugs for functions other than the intended purposes. It is normal to think that drug and substance abuse affects only consumers; however, it also affects various aspects of the society. For example, substance abusers harm themselves, their families, and communities by...

Black Sports Activism: Olympic Project for Human Rights

Harry Edwards created the Olympic Project for Human Rights (OPHR) in 1967. This group was founded to oppose racial inequality in sporting activities and the general society. During the 1960s, many institutions used sports to portray racial balance by sponsoring black students with good track or field records. However, the...

Unconscious Bias in Group Formation

Bias toward the representatives of certain social groups may play a significant role in building human relations. It becomes particularly important when it is unconscious and, therefore, not recognized by the person exercising it. My experience suggests a conscious bias in favor of veterans and moderate unconscious gender stereotypes, and...

Poverty Causes and Solutions in Latin America

Introduction The lack of equality in the distribution of goods among the world population is conditional upon historical processes. They primarily include colonization of different regions by European countries and the consequent exploitation of their people and resources for their benefit. From this perspective, Latin America was no exception to...

The COVID-19 Pandemic Impact on Society

COVID-19 is a pandemic that has resulted in a significant loss of human life in America and worldwide. Additionally, it poses an unprecedented threat to food systems, the workplace, and public health. The pandemic’s economic and social effects are devastating where a plethora of individuals risk falling into extreme poverty...

Discussion of Children and Crimes

In the US, most children accused of serious crimes are treated according to the adult criminal justice system. The question of this is a right way to deal with juvenile offenders is a complicated one and has been addressed by many experts in the fields of psychology and criminal justice....

Intersection of Disability Justice, Race, and Gender

Brown, Robyn Lewis, and Mairead Eastin Moloney. “Intersectionality, Work, and Well-Being: The Effects of Gender and Disability.” Gender & Society, vol. 33, no. 1, 2019, pp. 94-122. During the last several decades, the intersectionality of such social concepts as race and gender has been significantly enlarged from the disability justice...

Dangers of Drunk Driving: The Role of Preventable Steps

There are many deaths per year resulted from drunk driving, and every one of them is preventable. The loss of life in engine vehicle accidents generally rises to the consolidated number of suicides and murders. In any case, one cannot shape or form inferences about drunk versus sober drivers causing...

Substance Abuse Experience and Treatment

Substance abuse is a major issue that can affect an addicted person’s life profoundly. Furthermore, it has a strong impact on those around this individual and who are forced to watch them suffer. In this regard, substance abuse is a life-changing experience, but the exact outcome of this change may...

Extraversion & Social Connectedness for Life Satisfaction During the Pandemic

Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic was a global event that significantly disrupted the established order of life. In addition to its obvious economic and political consequences, the pandemic has also shown significant effects on the social sphere. This laboratory report critically examines the effects of strict isolation and social distancing on...

Violent Behaviors and Their Treatment

Introduction Human violence and aggression are ubiquitous phenomena that cause substantial costs to contemporary society. Aggression is a grave medical challenge that places healthcare providers and patients at risk. It is defined as injurious, destructive, or hostile behavior frequently brought about by frustration. The treatment options for aggression include non-pharmacologic...

Racial and Ethnicity Inequality

Introduction Racial and ethnic inequality in health care, education, housing, and employment is a national issue in the U.S. despite the legislative prohibition of these forms of discrimination. According to Hahn et al. (2018), the root cause of “historical and ethnic … inequities” in the United States “are found in...

“Exterminate All the Brutes” as a Social Action

Introduction Society is a highly complex system that is not devoid of flaws and injustices. Evidently, such situations inevitably attract the attention of the people willing to change them through meaningful actions. These activists launch their campaign in a variety of forms, from direct protesting to artistic expression. In the...

Domestic Violence: “Crime in Alabama” by Hudnall et al.

Based on research by Hudnall, Lewis, and Parton, which offers statistics on domestic violence in Alabama from 1995 to the present, the following conclusions have been drawn. The crime statistics of 2019 for the City of Birmingham indicate 3,117 domestic violence crimes were occurring for every 50,000 (Hudnall et al.,...

Street Gangs and Problem of Their Spread

Street Gang Since there is no single and generally accepted concept of “gang,” state and local jurisdictions refer to their definitions. Thus, the most commonly used synonym for “street gang” is “youth gang” and “street gang.” The latter definition most clearly refers to an element of criminal activity that is...

Racial Discrimination in the USA

Introduction The formation and development of a civil nation is a complex and contradictory process. Ethnic and confessional differences have always played an ambiguous role in the history of America and other countries with a multinational population. In the past, such differences have repeatedly acted as factors of social tension...

The Story of Eritrean Refugees Escaping From the Country

In the article titled “The human face of the refugee crisis,” McDonald-Gibson examines one of many stories of refugees and the hardships they face. Charlotte McDonald-Gibson (2016) tells the story of Eritrean refugees escaping from their country. The primary focus falls on Sina, an Eritrean woman who fled the country...

Conflict of Interest in Speech Therapy

Conflict of interest in clinical practice and, more specifically, in speech therapy is a phenomenon emerging due to the presence of varying perspectives of personal and professional nature. These aspects do not correlate with each other and lead to the need to balance employees’ responsibilities in developing solutions and their...

Teenage Pregnancy in the United Kingdom

Teenage pregnancies are a significant social and health issue in the U.K. due to the increase in various recorded cases. Adolescent females in the U.K. encounter optimal complications within the spectrum of health risks. This implies that teenage pregnancy within the U.K. has increased spontaneously hence resulting in the implementation...

Why Should Smoking Be Illegal?

Smoking is the act of inhaling or smelling smoke that results from burning something, most commonly tobacco. All enclosed public areas, including bars and restaurants, have been subject to statewide smoking bans in some states; only certain areas have been affected in other states. According to WHO’s Smoking and Tobacco...

Growing Family Diversity: The New Social Tendency

Growing family diversity refers to the increasing range of family types recognized in society in addition to the traditional nuclear family. According to Cohen (2020), there are different responses to the changing trends with regard to the family structure. As shown in Figure 13.5, young people are more tolerant of...

Marijuana Abuse: Annotated Bibliography

Substance selected: Marijuana Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. (2021). SAMHSA releases 2020 National Survey on Drug Use and Health. Web. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration reports that the COVID-19 pandemic had a highly negative impact on the nation’s overall health and wellbeing. The organization does not...

Homelessness in California: Homelessness in California

Homelessness is defined as a lack of secure, healthy, and appropriate accommodation. California should rethink some of its property rules, provide more money to affordable homes initiatives, and streamline the application form. Housing has traditionally been regarded as one of the most fundamental human requirements. As a result, it is...

How Racism Makes Us Sick

Summary From this week’s readings and the TED Talk video, I have learned that racism has a plethora of implicit effects, including the way people of different ethnicities are treated within the healthcare system. For example, David R. Williams discusses an example of a comparison of the life expectancy for...

Homeless Veterans: Analysis of Cases

The number of cases of homeless veterans has been on the rise mainly because of poverty, lack of affordable housing, and mental illness as a result of war, drug, and substance abuse. Veterans have undergone specific barriers when seeking healthcare. These barriers include a lack of proper mental healthcare and...

Women Losing Their Periods Because of Diets and Exercise

The selected article for the given discussion is about the recently emerged trend in regard to women whose physical health is being impacted by online trends. The article states that “an increasing number of women are losing their monthly periods because they are following a social media trend for restrictive...

Slavery in Colonial America

Colonial America is one of the countries which actively practiced slaves trading. Initially, the first slaves were brought into America by British colonialists. This event marked the beginning of the British and American transatlantic slave trade. From 1619 to 1860, about 600 thousand African slaves were forcibly brought into the...

The Dabbawalas and the COVID-19 Pandemic

The global COVID-19 pandemic cannot go unnoticed for the dabbawalas, which is a system of lunchbox delivery and return services for India’s employees. Before the pandemic and lockdown policies, thousands of dabbawalas served Mumbai citizens due to their well-considered system of order picking, color coding, and bicycle/train delivery (Sadhana Centre...

The IRS and White Supremacists Case

Introduction Racial segregation has long been a subject of moral debate, particularly in the United States. McShane (2016) reports that “four prominent white nationalist groups received the government go-ahead to raise nearly $8 million in tax-deductible donations over the last 10 years” (para. 1). The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) allows...

Reduce Current Tobacco Use in Adults TU-01 Healthy People 2023

CDC is a US agency that contributes to the national mission by conducting critical science and providing health information that protects the country from expensive and dangerous health issues and responding to arising threats. It is a disease control and prevention agency that strives to save lives and protect individuals...

Relationship Between Urbanization, Globalization, and People

The relationship between urbanization, globalization, and people is one of the most interesting and provocative topics in many discussions. On the one hand, humans do everything possible to enhance progress through urbanizing populations, creating more technologically advanced cities, and sharing experiences globally. On the other hand, urbanization and globalization are...

Gender Bias During the Hiring Process

Introduction Gender bias is a problem that plagues the hiring process, especially during recruitment and selection. It refers to the discriminatory treatment of individuals during the hiring and selection processes because of their gender. Hiring decisions could be influenced by preconceived stereotypes about a certain gender group. Gender bias is...

Child Abuse Problem Overview

According to social statistics presented in 2019 that focus on child abuse and neglect rates in the United States on the basis of victims’ race and ethnicity, it is possible to notice huge disparities. Thus, the highest rate of 14.8 cases per 1,000 children was observed among American Indian or...

People’s Thoughts and Behaviors: Influence of Cultural and Social Factors

People’s thoughts, behaviors, and views of certain things can be impacted not only by their own experiences and priorities but also by specific cultural and social forces. Many of them affect a person during their whole life and can guide most of their decisions. For example, these factors include family,...

Why Marijuana Should Be Legal?

To legalize or not to legalize marijuana is a hotly debated topic, which has been around not for years but for centuries. Restrictions on the distribution of cannabis started in the 16th century. Although many different concessions have been made since then, the issue of legislative regulation of disputes on...

Food Deprivation in the United States

Food deprivation in the United States – as well as in the world – is caused by a number of complex socio-economic factors. Unfortunately, the global pandemic and its effects added one more layer of depth to this problem (World Health Organization, 2021). In 2020, around 38 million Americans –...

The Relation Between the Teen Suicide and Bullying

Suicide has been identified as one of the primary sources of death in the adolescent population. The CDC (2019) reports it as the second leading cause among children aged between 10 and 14 years old. While the causes of suicide vary on a case-by-case basis, evidence from Wang (2016) and...

Deviant Behavior and Prostitution

Benoit, C., Smith, M., Jansson, M., Healey, P., & Magnuson, D. (2019). “The prostitution problem”: Claims, evidence, and policy outcomes. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 48(7), 1905-1923. Web. In this article, the authors aim to identify the reasons for how inequality can influence the existence of sex work. They suggest that...

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families is a program which provides low-income families with the necessary resources to sustain a decent level of life. The policy’s primary concern is promoting welfare among its recipient; yet, the program does not comply with cutting poverty (Policy basics, 2021). The leading solution would be...

Strategies for Ending Homelessness in America

Introduction The problem of homeless people in America is extremely worrisome in the context of the social and psychological well-being of the people of the country. The situation with the homeless is quite financially costly for society, resulting in support programs and economic injections. But this problem is even more...

Divorce Rates and Causes of Their Rising

Divorce has been a major challenge to family norms in the United States for more than 40 years, with social policies increasingly focusing on the problem. At the same time, there are different findings that indicate the stabilization and even a decline in divorce rates in recent years. Discussing unilateral...

Legalization of Marijuana in the United States

The main objective of this study is to look at the problem of legalizing marijuana in the United States from different angles. This is done in an attempt to reach an objective consensus on this issue, or at least outline the range of problems and issues that need to accompany...

Prostitution: The Non-Deviant Behavior

There might be several definitions of deviant behavior and what is considered deviant in general. In the framework of the study, the most appropriate would be to characterize it as a social construct for deviance cannot exist outside the society. Both for society and the individual, the understanding of the...

Child Advocacy: The Key Issues

Persons, experts, and advocacy groups who speak out for children’s best interests are child advocates. Advocacy, according to my opinion, is important in safeguarding children’s rights, which may be curtailed or abused in various ways. Because children are not regarded as accountable for their self-sufficiency, child advocacy is thought to...

Rwandan Genocide: Causes and Outcomes

Humans live in groups formed by the similarity of appearance, traits, and values, and such an approach has always been crucial for survival and evolution. However, the negative outcome of that ancient instinct is that a different individual or a cohort is being perceived as deviant and dangerous. Moreover, terror...

Bullying: A Guide for the Parents

Warning Signs a Child Is a Victim Cyberbullying is a relatively new type of bullying characterized by technological modalities, which make it slightly different from traditional bullying. It usually implies the use of various technological devices or services as a bullying instrument. Cyberbullying May be defined as “the use of...

Racial Stratification Towards Asian Communities in the United States

This discussion post will revolve around the portrayal of COVID-19 in the media and its effect on Asian communities in the United States in order to analyze how racial stratification is apparent in its presentation. The article called “Hate crimes against Asian Americans are on the rise” by Abdollah and...

Reflection Paper: Stereotypes in Health Care

Ageism, sexism, racism, other stereotypes, and social discrimination represent a severe challenge to the healthcare system. Significantly, older women are affected by bias when interacting with medical services. However, the ethnic and racial groups commonly face disparities in receiving care. This reflective paper investigates different manifestations of stereotypical approaches in...

Racial Discrimination as a Social Justice Issue

Introduction Currently, the US as a country is faced with numerous social justice issues that have sparked intense debate among the citizens and also in the international community. For many individuals, it seems that there are a lot of challenges to come. The COVID-19 pandemic has reactivated economic diminution rendering...

Minority Representation in the United States Congress

In the modern world, changes are taking place aimed at the review of traditional norms and values, which, in particular, is reflected in the tolerant attitude towards representatives of various small groups. The level of discrimination against representatives of nationalities who immigrated to the country in the course of history...

Changes in Life During the COVID-19 Crisis

Introduction The current COVID-19 pandemic brought several significant issues to the lives of the global community, affecting people’s physical and mental health, countries’ economies, and political stability worldwide. Healthcare organizations and clinicians were overwhelmed by the number of patients they could not help. Furthermore, many businesses had to close at...

Researching of Law Against the Indigenous People

Summary Cindy Blackstock is an influential Canadian activist who advocates for child welfare and the protection of the Indigenous people. As a member of the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society, she played a vital part in appealing against First Nations children’s discrimination at the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal...

Environmental Scan, Plan, and Change Project

Effort, dedication, and critical evaluation are put forward to keep institutions running. With over five thousand colleges and universities, an incredible impact has been made, setting America’s education standards apart from the rest of the world (Liyanage et al., 2019). One of the most prominent learning institutions is Stanford University,...

Racism in Employment from Conley’s Viewpoint

Racism in employment, payment and general place in the capitalist system has never ceased to be an issue. Even in light of the general liberalization of today’s world and the fact that communities are becoming increasingly supportive of this issue, the size of the problem has not even diminished. Racial...

Lessons Learned From the Poverty Simulation

Description The first lesson I learned from the poverty simulation is that those who have not experienced poverty may not adequately understand the situation. Some people think poverty only entails having deficient financial resources while it involves hunger, poor quality health, and poor education. The second lesson I learned is...

Policies for Social Problems

Social problems are not the product of an inherent society dysfunction, but rather a characterization process in which a specific state is designated as a social problem. When a society is unaware of a social problem, it does not perceive it, addresses it, discusses it, or handle it. History is...

Analysis of Down Syndrome Indiana

Thesis topic: the effects of the Down Syndrome Indiana (DSI) on the quality of life of families with children with Down Syndrome (DS). Alon, R. (2019). Social support and post-crisis growth among mothers of children with autism spectrum disorder and mothers of children with down syndrome. Research in Developmental Disabilities,...

Readjustment Counseling When Working With Veterans

The area of social work that is most appealing to me is readjustment counseling, with a specific emphasis on working with veterans. The goal of readjustment counseling is to aid in the successful transition of veterans from the military to civilian life. This may range from simple guidance in employment...

Privilege in People’s Daily Lives

Despite an overall intention to live in an equal society, the questions about racial, class, or gender differences remain open. On the one hand, oppressed people cannot get rid of the thought that they are deprived of many things in their lives because of their skin color, gender, or ethnicity....

People With Disabilities: Ten Beliefs

It is important to note that people with disabilities are among the vulnerable groups to be excluded from various integral aspects of societal life. Therefore, it is of paramount relevance to understanding the key fundamental principles and beliefs, which are designed to ensure comprehensive and all-encompassing inclusivity for people with...

Dangers of New Species to Native Members

Globalization has influenced the introduction of new species into an ecosystem, such that these species threaten the existing community. These harmful species and invasive members negatively impact the area and wild members as competitors, predators, or parasites. The impacts of invasive species on existing wildlife have adverse effects on humans’...

Child’s Right to Love: Study by Matthew Liao

One of the main works of Matthew Liao was the study of the right of a child to be loved. Undoubtedly, the child has the right to be loved and, moreover, to love. Love should not be a duty, and it should be sincere and not only concern the child...