Disagreeing With Abortion Encouragement

Abortion is contentious topic that has engulfed the socio-political debate in policy formation and general societal expectations. Approximately 600,000 abortions are performed in the United States year, with the CDC reporting a rate of 11.3 per 1000 women. The issue has become embedded in political and ideological opinions, often creating...

Indentured Servitude and Slavery in Virginia in the 1600s

Indentured servitude and slavery possessed different connotations for individuals in Virginia in the 1600s. Some slave masters would grant freedom to slaves after a certain period. In other instances, they would provide these individuals with a piece of land within their plantation to work. Such slaves would consequently purchase their...

Aspects of Food Insecurity

Introduction As the most significant sociological and economic problem, food security is becoming a regulated process within the framework of international political and economic cooperation. Europe is considered one of the developed regions globally; however, the sociological issue of food insecurity is still present in several countries. Therefore, it is...

Boys & Girls Club of America Organization’s Analysis

Boys & Girls Club of America is a national voluntary organization aimed at helping young people reach their full potential regardless of their background and circumstances. The organization’s headquarters is located in Atlanta, but numerous regional offices are administrating thousands of local clubs throughout the country. BGCA was founded in...

James Baldwin’s Essays on Racism and Slavery

This thesis will focus specifically on Baldwin’s core works, namely, “Now Go Tell It on the Mountain,” “Notes of a Native Son,” and “Nobody Knows My Name.” The specified works can be considered seminal in the evolution of Baldwin’s philosophy and his attempts at shaping the societal perception of race...

Hard Questions About Living in Poverty or Slavery

Living in conditions where one’s life and death do not depend on oneself is one of the most challenging events in life. Examples of those conditions are poverty and slavery: they can lead to the total demolition of personality. They can make the one a vile or just a broken...

Women in Newsrooms: Barriers and Challenges

The history of women in newsrooms and journalism began in the 1890-s during a series of economic and social protests. Although this movement had made a huge improvement in men’s and women’s equal position, in the 1970-s female newscasters were still facing some challenges. For example, the two main barriers...

Gender Equality in the Media Workforce

Gender equality has come a long way since what it had been 40 years ago. Denying the progress that was made during that time is pointless, as many changes were made, for the better. I recall watching old movies, which were dominated by male actors, with women largely given the...

Mass Shootings Issue on Example of Michigan

The problem of mass shootings is gaining momentum and is increasingly manifested in modern society. Despite the horror of this action, it is necessary to apply guidelines of notoriety. This phenomenon consists of the non-proliferation of information, such as, for example, the image of the person who committed the shooting....

Personalized Substances Abuse Assessment

Melissa Trevizo is a 37-year-old white woman who was charged more than a year ago with possession of a prohibited substance. Based on this assessment, it can be concluded that Melissa is not a substance-addicted person. Even though about seven years ago, M. was addicted to marijuana and methamphetamine, she...

Social or Political Impact on the Urban Environment

The article written by Domaradzka (2018) narrates a history of urban movements, giving special attention to the “right to the city” framework. The author argues that urban activism is focused on the inclusion of citizens in city governance and urban development. According to Domaradzka (2018), urban movements emerge because existing...

Representation of Social Work Identity

Reflexive Account of My Social Work Identity Societies in the modern world strive for wellbeing and prosperity, find ways of improving life in all its manifestations, and establish the type of relations where tolerance and justice prevail. However, multiple forces and factors, such as inequality, social injustice, discrimination, poverty, and...

The Notion of Race Through the Prism of Personal Experience

The concepts of race and ethnicity and their perception in the modern US context have long been considered an emotionally challenging topic for discussion. Immigrants who come to the US either as an escape or in pursuit of their American Dream face an unprecedented level of biases and prejudice towards...

Intersectionality in Gender and Sexual Differences

Introduction There is a high prevalence of Intimate Partner Violence among bisexual persons than among heterosexuals in the current society. Rollè et al. (2018) establish an overwhelming increase in the rate of abuse across the LGBT community cause of their societal stigma and potential rejection. As a result, these individuals...

Violence Encoding in Video Games

Video games have become a popular source of entertainment in the past decade and are a significant source of revenue for the makers. The presentation of digital content has evolved in the recent past to cover basic and advanced concepts of human life such as sports, culture, adventure, war and...

Peer Learning in a Transcultural Environment

Summary It is possible to state that the COVID-19 pandemic has influenced the method many companies operate. Presently, the needs of a hybrid workforce must be fulfilled to ensure its efficiency. For this purpose, the changes in learning and development methodologies shall be implemented (Einfalt, 2020). This work will examine...

Racism and Prejudice: People’s Experiences

Introduction The principal obstacle to establishing equality of all citizens in a country is people’s attitudes, which are represented by prejudice towards specific population groups and racism in the main governmental institutions. Nevertheless, this problem can be also analyzed on a personal level since the consequences of unfair treatment of...

Woman’s Identity: “Professions for Women” and “The Unrepentant Whore”

Michael Harris and Virginia Woolf both presented the difficulties and dangers that women faced daily while working with men. The authors describe two different occupation fields: Harris is focused on sex workers and Woolf on writers. Even though the settings in the articles are not identical, the principal purpose of...

Observing Harmony in Our Life During Covid-19 Pandemic

During the pandemic, there have been many reasons to reflect upon the essence of the never-ending sequence of challenges that form the sequence of our lives. I had time to search for answers to many related questions. What is the sense of Covid-19 for humanity? What can this challenge bring...

How the Corona Virus-19 Pandemic Affected Society

How the Corona Virus-19 pandemic affected society’s stratification and social classes The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic caused by the Sars-CoV-2 virus resulted in a global disruption of economies and social interaction. Coronavirus crisis resulted in hundreds of millions of people affected worldwide, with several million deaths from the complications of this...

COVID-19 Among the African American Population in the United States

Two years since it was first reported, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to rake havoc in many parts of the world. Almost every community in the globe has experienced the devastating effects of the disease. However, in the United States, there is a disturbing trend where people of color, specifically African...

Understanding Diversity and Respect in American Culture

Summary In the beginning, the speaker describes the difficulties she experienced the first time she publicly decided to wear a hijab in line with the Muslim religious faith practices. Several feminists confronted her for failing to embrace the opportunity to display her feminine beauty. These feminists felt that the speaker...

American Dominant Minority Relations and Impact of Globalization

Introduction Initially, the United States was formed as a heterogeneous society, and the traditions of cultural and religious tolerance were historically strong. However, this did not exclude violent clashes based on religious, ethnic, or racial hostility. Now the relative stability of American society is promoted by the promotion of tolerance...

Problem of Racial Discrimination

Introduction Based on the three readings, it is evident that the central topic of discussion revolves around racial discrimination, which portrays African Americans or people of color as lesser beings than their counterparts. While racial discrimination in the United States is not a thing of the past, the readings clearly...

Social Worker Tasks Regarding George Floyd’s Family

Introduction There are many factors involved in fulfilling the role of social worker for the George Floyd family. For many, this story has generated a personal resonance that affects attitudes. In the case of social workers, maintaining neutrality plays an important role in providing quality service. When working with the...

Hostile Aggression, Consequences and Factors That Affect It

Hostile Aggression Case Timothy Lee Forbes showed hostile aggression by biting part of the coach’s ear. Lee also punched the coach of the winning team, making Jose Feliciano undergo surgery. Hostile aggression is an intentional attack on someone with the core objective of inflicting pain (Keatley et al., 2017). It...

Discrimination of the Indians in the Boarding Schools

American history is not as long as the history of many other civilizations. However, it has its special issues: one of them is racism and its terrible diversity in the United States, almost from its very foundation. The most ancient and cruel direction of racism on the part of the...

Theoretical Perspectives of Social Work

Theoretical Perspectives There are several different social theories, concepts, and perspectives that denote, in one way or another, moments of social interactions, relationships, and phenomena. Each of these theories implies a certain connection not only with theoretical but also with practical activities. They are constantly in development, changing, correcting, and...

Dealing With Addiction: Harm Reduction

The harm reduction program is carried out by addressing the population’s declining health quality, which is frequently financially disadvantaged or homeless. It is risky to take intravenous drugs in public settings such as parks, tunnels, and public restrooms. Controlled injection sites, overdose prevention facilities, and drug intake rooms are all...

Racism, Its Origins, and Evolution

Introduction Racism is a controversial topic that has sparked hundreds of debates on equality issues. Society has become committed to the belief in equality and freedom. The revolutionary concepts regarding equal rights have become widespread. Some people are discriminated against based on race because they have some outstanding deficiencies that...

Solving the Problem of Poverty in Mendocino County

Poverty is among the major areas of needed improvement in Mendocino County. The adult and children’s health is affected by the inability to cover basic expenses. One of the key strategies of the Ukiah Poverty Action Team is identifying barriers to opportunity, growth, and access to services (Mendocino County, 2018)....

Article Critique: Indigenous Peoples in Canada

Introduction The title of the article is “The mental health of indigenous peoples in Canada: A critical review of research” by Sarah E Nelson and Kathi Wilson. The study explains that indigenous people usually suffer from mental health issues more than other people around the globe. The disproportionate burden is...

Intra- and Inter-Generational Social Mobility and Related Barriers

Modern society is characterized by a crisis of family identity and relationships between generations. Today’s society is losing its main social dimension, which refers to the ability to create sustainable communities based on solidarity and the common good (Edwards, 2019). Intra-generational social mobility considers the social movements of a person...

Abortion Safety as Topic of Sociological Studies

Summary Throughout history, abortion has been the concern of medical ethics, philosophy, law and theology. At present, abortion is legalized in multiple countries worldwide, but there are still many restrictions on its implementation. Sociological studies show that about half of all abortions are unsafe, while every third abortion is performed...

Racial Inequality in the USA: Problem & Solution

Introduction In the current world, the USA still has challenges in overcoming racial inequality. Whether people practice racial inequality for job promotions or payments, some individuals have to handle unfair practices that prevent individuals of a different color or gender from benefiting from the job opportunities. In the 18th century,...

Housing, Profit, and Justice in California

Introduction California is among the best cities in the United States and the world at large, leading in movie production and property development. As such, San Francisco has experienced the effects of mass house and industrial growth. In addition, the activities resulting from its expansion have not only led to...

The Issue of Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children and Its Intervention

Introduction Commercial sex exploitation of children (CSEC) is a practice that involves exploiting children sexually for money. The victim could be a child or someone below the age of consent. A wide range of abuses falls under CSEC, such as child prostitution, child pornography, phone sex channels, erotic massage, forced...

Sex and Gender Equality in a Personal Worldview

Introduction The debate about sex, gender, and associated issues is integral to contemporary society. Inequalities, bias, and different expectations are the consequences of socially constructed concepts of human sex and gender. According to Kurzman et al. (2019), “universalist approaches define gender equality through indicators that apply to all societies, such...

Effect of Individualized Care of Adolescents Living With Down Syndrome

Abstract Down syndrome is a common disorder that is affiliated with people born with a copy of the 21st chromosomal pair. The disorder is a chromosomal abnormality that often leads to a challenge in the development and health of children. The research proposal is therefore engaged with the developmental needs...

Gender Pay Gap for Women: The Main Causes

The gender pay gap is the analysis of wages earned by women compared to men without including positions. Despite several ways to calculate the pay gap, all the results point to the fact that women are paid less than men. The gap has been perceived to be wider for women...

Child Advocacy Preventing Mistreatment

Child advocacy supports children in vulnerable situations within society by speaking and standing up for them. It assures the protection of children’s rights and freedom and is vital since children are not responsible for their self-sufficiency. Different child advocacy groups are guided by the need to serve the best interest...

National Association for Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors

The National Association of Alcohol and Addiction Counselors (NAADAC) is an organization founded in 1972 that represents the interests of a variety of US health care professionals. Its activities are aimed at treatment, support for recovery, and an educational function in matters of addictions and addictions. Educators, drug addiction counselors,...

Transgender Support Group Meeting and Its Importance

People who identify as transgender are those that subscribe to a gender that is different from the one that was assigned to them at birth. In such a group meeting of marginalized individuals, one of the common shared topics would be acceptable. Everybody wants to be accepted just the way...

DuBois’ and Tocqueville’s Perspective on Legacy of Slavery

The plight for equal rights for racial and ethnic minorities has been one of the most long-standing issue in the world history, with the history of slavery in the U.S. being one of the most atrocious crimes against humanity. Multiple scholars have contemplated the specified issue, voicing the opinions that...

Indentured Servitude and Slavery: Similarities and Differences

Indentured servants and slaves were brought from outside America to work in plantations in the colony. These people faced cruel punishment for petty crimes. They were poorly housed, ill-clothed, ill-fed, bought, and sold (Smedley, 2007). Furthermore, indentured servants and slaves had high mortality due to poor working conditions. Their ideas...

Gender Stereotyping at Workplaces

Organizations have been working on gender stereotypes for many decades. They have invested resources in the career development of women. They have even conducted prejudice recognition training within the workplaces. Front runners, including many CEOs, are publicly committed to making the workplace more equitable. Despite this, the progress toward gender...

High-Risk Behaviors and Psychological Disorders in Adolescents

Introduction Adolescence is a very difficult period in any child’s life. It can be just as difficult for the parents as well. At this age, the children go through puberty and experience hormonal changes, while at the same time learning to deal with the demands, expectations, and challenges that the...

Ethical Dilemma and Decision-Making Steps

Ethical principles exist in every profession to dictate acceptable practice and promote professionalism. Social workers are often presented with ethical dilemmas in their duties that demand competence in the ethical decision-making processes. While it may be tempting to overstep one’s mandate in ethical dilemmas, it is prudent to maintain ethical...

Older People and People with Disabilities: Social Protection Programs

At present, federal financing is available for people with disabilities and the elderly. Nevertheless, it is considered adequate as such groups of society are often forced to rely on charities, loans, and competitive grants. Additional support also involves non-federal organizations with limited resources (NIH National Institute of Aging, 2017). For...

How Negative Phenomena Are Romanticized in Culture

It is horrible how the most horrible things are excused and romanticized by our culture. For instance, look for synonyms we have for violence in our vocabularies: it goes without saying that you will see brutality, cruelty, attack, destructiveness, bloodshed, and many other words that definitely indicate all seriousness of...

I Have a Dream by Martin Luther King

The speech was to give the Black people hope that one day there will be no discrimination, but till then, they will have to fight for their rights. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech explains America’s long history of racial injustice and invites his audience to hold...

Researching of Gender and Work-Life Balance

Project Management Demographics There is only a scarce amount of evidence dwelling on the role of women within the field of project management. Nevertheless, the existing quantitative statistics show that only as much as 20-30% of all project managers are female worldwide (Siemiatycki, 2019). This is an important finding because...

Gender Roles and How Women are not Taken Seriously in “Trifles” by Susan Glaspell

In contemporary society, we usually regard everybody as an equivalent person who is entitled to equal rights. However, this point of view did not exist at the turn of the twentieth century. Men dominated nearly every aspect of society, and women were often overlooked. Gender-specific roles have positioned women in...

Parents and Children’s E-Safety Education During the Pandemic

Theoretical Framework The phenomenon of learning and knowledge is frequently described through the lens of one’s connection between the knowledge acquired and knowledge already existing within one’s cognition. The provisions of such a concept are described in the Constructivist theory, which outlines a hypothesis that the knowledge, instead of being...

Reconstruction: Protecting the Rights of Blacks

For the first time, an attempt to legalize the rights of black people was made during the Reconstruction. The beginning of Reconstruction was promising in the fight for the rights of black people and the elimination of segregation. After the war, freedmen created churches for black people, which became a...

Treating Substance Use Among Youth Experiencing Homelessness in California

Introduction Housing is one of the basic rights of any human being. Homelessness in California has been one of the top challenges the state has faced, especially after discovering gold, which led to the state’s population growing by about 250,000 from the original 14,000 only in four years. Once the...

Critical Writing for Economics of Discrimination

The article by Dorothy A. Brown (2021) describes the obstacles which Black people face in the scope of real estate. According to the article, Black Americans were reduced in their home values for a number of reasons. For example, districts inhabited by white Americans are always more expensive than districts...

The Effects of Forgiveness Therapy on Depression for Women

Summary An article on the effect of forgiveness therapy on anxiety and depression was written by Gayle L. Reed and Robert D. Enright in 2006. This study analyzes the impact of forgiveness therapy on the emotional state of women who have experienced emotional abuse. This study was conducted in 2006...

The Problem of Domestic Violence

As a global public health and human rights concern, domestic violence affects the lives of millions of individuals throughout the entire world. Most frequently, the abuser violates the rights of the other family member due to low self-esteem, extreme jealousy, as well as difficulties in regulating anger and other strong...

An Inside View of Police Officers’ Experience with Domestic Violence

“An Inside View of Police Officers’ Experience with Domestic Violence” is an article authored by Horwitz et al., published in 2011. The authors are members of the Domestic Violence Intervention Project, a research team of the University of Rochester Medical Center. The article intends to support the claim that Domestic...

History of Violence Against Women in Africa

Introduction Violence aimed at women has been accepted and condoned throughout centuries of human development around the globe. Violence against women is defined as violent acts inflicted upon women and girls because of their gender and includes femicide, rape, violence from intimate partners, and human trafficking (Medie, 2019). Besides, it...

Millennials Show Us What ‘Old’ Looks Like

The essential concept from this module is the idea that the way we view age and aging is flawed, and we should reconsider what a person in their 40s, 50s, 60s, and 70s can do. The concept of old age and the idea of what an old person looks like...

Compassion: Explorations of Its Nature & Function

The term “compassion” or its analogs exist in many religious cultures of the past. The harsh living conditions forced people to gather in social groups, increasing the chances of survival. To maintain good quality relationships and be a viable social community, people need to be compassionate and empathetic, and conversely,...

Transitology in Post-Communist Societies

Introduction Transitology is a unique theoretical direction that explains the transition from authoritarianism to democracy. Being a theoretical concept, transitology guides the “standard fare,” the prevailing “organizing theme,” and the “way of posing questions” (Gans-Morse, 2004, p. 321). It is important to note that in the post-communist region the process...

Domestic Violence During COVID-19 Pandemic

Kofman, Y. B., and D. R. Garfin. “Home is not always a haven: The domestic violence crisis amid the COVID-19 pandemic.” Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, vol. 12, no. S1, 2020, pp. S199-S201. Web. The article written by Kofman and Garfin describes how the social disruption caused by...

Domestic Violence and COVID-19 Connection

Introduction Domestic violence is the extreme or aggressive abuse of a spouse or a partner in marriage or cohabitation. Since the coronavirus pandemic struck the world at the end of 2019 and early 2020, it has led to rising social, economic, and political issues. However, many countries worldwide are fighting...

Exploitation of Women and Sex to Sell a Product

Nowadays, society consists of producers and consumers, an endless cycle of providing and receiving services, selling and buying goods. Due to the high competition, producers use advertising to attract as many consumers as possible. Advertising haunts people everywhere; it can be found on the street, on television, in magazines, and...

Domestic Violence in the US During the COVID-19

COVID-19, Social Isolation and Its Consequences The COVID-19 pandemic, for all its destructiveness, had a number of secondary consequences associated with the cessation of economic activity and the need to introduce quarantine. The introduction of social exclusion measures has led to an increase in domestic violence of up to 27%...

Domestic Violence in the African American Community

Introduction Domestic violence is emotional, physical, psychological, sexual, or economic abuse that involves family members, partners, or acquaintances. Domestic violence is widely experienced, with a larger percentage of women affected compared to men (Henry, 2018). Communities of African ancestry are said to experience several cases of domestic violence, but this...

The Vancouver Aboriginal Friendship Centre Society

The Organization’s Mandate Vancouver Aboriginal Friendship Centre Society (VAFCS) is a charitable firm that is mandated to help people of urban aboriginal people with a mandate to provide programs such as health, social services, human rights, and equality for all genders, among other aspects of Aboriginal people (“Vancouver Aboriginal Friendship...

Issue of Legalizing Marijuana

The legalization of marijuana has long been a controversial issue in the United States and many countries around the world. The main problem is the addictive nature of this remedy and the fear that legalization will trigger massive consumption and reduce road or workplace safety. However, recreational marijuana use has...

“Race and Colorblindness After Hernandez and Brown” by López

The race is still often the determining factor in a number of court decisions, political activity, and the characteristics of social life. López reminds readers of two significant court cases that, in one way or another, contributed to the overcoming of racial segregation – Brown versus Board of Education of...

Inequality in the Texas Legislature

Over the years, the constitution of the Texas Senate and state legislative chamber has always been discriminative against certain groups, especially women, nonwhites, non-English speakers, the young, people with low educational achievements, and the young (Ura & Astudillo, 2021). Statistics indicate that this problem has been dominant for the last...

The Pros of Legalizing Marijuana

Introduction Marijuana is the most consumed and abused illegal drug in the United States of America. In the past decades, public support for the legalization of the drug has increased exponentially. A recent survey has shown that 54% of Americans support its legalization, while 44% oppose it (Marion and Hill...

Wealth and Poverty Sources in America

Introduction Poverty is one of the most fundamental human problems not only in America but throughout the world. Many people live below the poverty line, and among these people, some older adults need constant support and medical care and children. There is undoubtedly a gap between the better off and...

The Arguments in Favor of Pregnancy Termination Decriminalization

The topic of abortion has been one of the most complex and controversial discussions of the modern era. Several appealing arguments have been presented from both opposing sides, but the ongoing debate is still far from reaching any form of real consensus on the matter. Partly the reason for that...

“Time for a New Black Radicalism”: Black Lives Matter

Racism and racial disparity remain persistent problems in American society. Since the Abolition of Slavery in the country, the position of the members of the African American community improved substantially. However, many challenges remain, with police brutality towards the community and systemic injustices enduring to 2021. This paper will consider...

White and Ethnic Groups Segregation

From the beginning of its immigration history, The United States of America encountered successive waves of settlement, especially from Europe and later from other continents. The majority of immigrants were from North and West Europe and established the foundation for the dominant culture so that others had to adjust. The...

Internal Control Weaknesses: Audited Internal Control Weakness Disclosures

The Teen Support Centre has various weaknesses in its internal control systems. Any organization’s cash receipt procedures are implicit in several flaws that may negatively impact its accounts portfolio (Adhikari et al., 2020). These weaknesses may compromise the level of precision and assurance in matters regarding financial controls. One of...

Contemporary Issues Faced by Asian Americans

Asian Americans have constantly been experiencing socio-economic and political problems. However, over the last several years, the number of issues faced by Asian Americans has significantly increased. Namely, with the COVID-19 pandemic, Asian Americans’ already dire situation has been exacerbated. Currently, Asian Americans encounter three significant issues in terms of...

Analysis of the Debate “It’s Wrong to Pay for Sex”

One of the strongest points of the side for payment for sex is that the illegalization of prostitution will only increase criminal and underground business. The commotion is caused because of poor regulation during ‘work.’ Many people get into an arranged marriage, and in some cultures the husband’s side pays...

Female Circumcision Problem Overview

Contemporary society is focused on cultivating tolerance and an equal attitude to all people regardless of their age, sex, social status, and race. For this reason, there are multiple attempts to improve the position of vulnerable groups and provide their representatives with assistance. For instance, for the bigger part of...

The Significant Events Leading to the End of Slavery

Slavery is one of the significant events in world history. Most historians and professionals studying slavery define it as a practice of owning human beings as personal property, therefore, having the right to decide on their fate and well-being. This essay looks at some of the significant events leading to...

Discussion of Human Caging Concept Using Hernández’s Article

Introduction Human caging, as used by Hernández to mean incarceration of people, is a key issue in the social and community context domain. Human caging has been used against people who are perceived to be a threat to social order (Hernández 45). Hernández posits that “trampologists warned that the rise...

Marijuana: Benefits of Legalization

Everyone should support the legalization of marijuana as it can help to save the states’ resources, improve the well-being of people, and reduce racial tension. Today, there are multiple cases when individuals are punished for possessing marijuana. It results in growing arrest rates and the deterioration of the problem. Individuals...

Video Recording of George Floyd’s Murder

Video is an integral part of human life, as it allows people to capture many important moments. There was a time when videos were recorded only for keeping important events in memory. Still, over time, the possibilities have increased, and now video recording is widely used in many areas of...

Discussion of Homelessness in Modern Society

Although each community in different parts of the world is unique, a lot of those communities share some common features. In a TedxTalks video, Martha Stone, an executive director of a shelter, provides some insight into homelessness, one of the common features of various areas. Stone presents some statistics of...

Gender Pay Gap in the Modern Society

Introduction The participation of women in the job market increased substantially during the final half of the twentieth century. Overall, women have recorded increased participation in the labor market right from the 1960s to the 1980s, before slackening in the 1990s (The United States, Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2019). In...

Colorblind Racism and Race-Based Medicine

Many people tend to claim that the modern United States is equal and democratic, and it is an example of colorblind life when individuals ignore racist issues. However, I think that it is impossible to be racially colorblind because representatives of different minority groups face many challenges today. Criminal justice...

The Effects of Crystal Meth, Highly Addictive Substance

Crystal meth is an odorless, colorless kind of d-methamphetamine. It is a synthetic stimulant that is categorized as a Schedule II substance. The categorization makes it a highly addictive substance that has the potential to be abused. Studies show that an estimated 5% of the adult population in America has...

Six Stages of Change: Treatment Approaches for Drug Addiction

Recovery from addiction leads to lifestyle change. Individuals whose loved ones undergo the recovery process may feel long when they have doubtful expectations. Six stages of change, also known as the trans-theoretical model, explain how treatment works and how recovery is eventually attained. The six stages of change follow a...

Relevance of “Black Panther” to Africa and African Diaspora

Black Panther became one of the most successful Marvel films, earning high box office receipts as well as wide press coverage. The success is based on the stunning special effects, costumes, and captivating superhero storyline typical of Marvel. However, the most prominent feature of Black Panther was the coverage in...

“Ordinary Prejudice”: The Role of the Free Will

People’s bias and prejudice might be considerably affected by social situations and personal learning histories. Banaji (2001) suggests that unconscious social cognition assessments often result in the participants’ feelings of surprise and rejection at the unexpected outcomes. Group membership activates social groups’ knowledge that automatically defines a person’s bias and...

The Problem of Overpopulation and Energy Scarcity

One of the main challenges for humanity in this century is the threat of overpopulation. The population is proliferating, and although environmental, geopolitical, and socioeconomic factors may be slowing this dynamic, growth remains evident. Along with population growth, the issue of providing for society’s increasing needs is becoming increasingly urgent....

Joys of Social Work Administration

Social workers seek to empower people and communities in their everyday lives. Unfortunately, the field has garnered a reputation for being a noble but dreary profession. As a result, a leadership crisis currently besets the social work labor market. Experienced leaders in nonprofit administration are abandoning the field. Watson and...

Humanity Is One Body: Spiritual Awakening for a Peaceful World

Humans face different serious issues that threaten people’s well-being and welfare in the future. Consequently, it is significant to understand that individuals should solve the problems now when they still have time to cope with the difficulties with the minor losses. Since many global issues result from the activities of...

The Opioid Crisis in the United States of America

Moral hazard refers to a scenario in which a person takes part in a risky activity because they know someone or something will bear the consequences of their actions. A moral hazard can be seen when a person drives a car at a higher speed just because he or she...

Analysis of the Interview Response by an Addiction Counselor

Interview Report Many students are often confused about the subject that they should focus on and the potential employers that they will get. Within the mental health careers, there are many opportunities that require different licensure, skills, educational qualification, earning potential, and overall philosophy (Metz, 2016). Having the right knowledge...

Reaction Paper: Glass Ceilings

The glass ceiling is a metaphorical notion that implies a barrier, which does not allow a particular group to reach a higher place in the hierarchy. This concept can be applied, for example, to women or members of a certain minority who have obstacles to getting a high job position....

International Organizations Battling Human Trafficking

Introduction Not being strictly bound by the political landscape, intergovernmental (IGOs) and non-governmental (NGOs) organizations play a crucial role in alleviating countless transnational issues, including human trafficking. While anti-slavery initiatives began in the 1800s, this global problem remains unresolved and plagues many nations, especially in Asia and Europe (DoCarmo 2020)....

The Covid-19 Related Social Problems

Globally, the covid-19 pandemic has caused devastating social disruption where millions of individuals have fallen into extreme poverty. In this case, many enterprises have faced an existential threat, therefore, making persons lose their jobs. Thus, without means of income, people are unable to feed themselves and their families. As such,...

Socety’s Problem: Family and Racism

Azouz, Samy. “Existence in Black and White: Theatrical Representation of the Varieties of Racism in Amiri Baraka’s Select Plays.” Journal of African American Studies, vol. 23, no. 3, 2019, pp. 147–161. EBSCOhost, doi:10.1007/s12111-019-09430-0 The study in question will be particularly useful in determining the effects that racism has had on...

The Persistence of White Racism in the United States

The chapter’s content is based on the history of slavery, the end of segregation, and acceptance of Native American citizenship. In the present day, white Americans consider White racism a thing of the past that is no longer in existence. On the contrary, the population of color America comprising of...

“Embarrassment of Riches” by Sheelah Kolhatkar

Introduction In the article “Embarrassment of Riches,” Sheelah Kolhatkar addresses the tendency of ultra-wealthy Americans to consider rising income inequality and advocate the necessity to make higher taxes for them (32). In general, it is a highly informative article, and the author has managed to prove this main point in...

How Popular Culture Can Promote the Idea of Sexual Assault in Society

Rape Culture From a certain point in development, people began to think that popular culture, including articles, songs, videos, and other materials from influencers in social media and life, can promote the idea of sexual assault in society (Pebole and Hall 178). In this regard, the question arose about the...

Gender, Power, Privilege, and Feminism in the USA

A woman’s position in society For many centuries, a woman’s societal position consisted only of a successful marriage. Thus, her status depended on her husband’s position, which deprived the wives of independence. However, in the nineteenth century, the movement for the struggle for education, work, and development of the female...

Analysis of “Mind Games” of Slaves

The described “mind games” of slaves in the post have a psychological underpinning, whether it is related to the religious aspect of the matter or different cultural practices, such as music or family relationships. Therefore, they can be examined through the lens of the inherent prejudice of this order. First,...

The Student Learning Analysis: Principal Conclusions After the Internship

Introduction: Choice of Practice Location and Its Description Addiction behavior therapy is a topic that is consistently relevant around the world. The number of psychiatric patients and people with various addictions is now increasing. It is essential for professionals who encounter these clients to upgrade their qualifications to become confident...

The Roles of Women Leaders in Asian Politics

Women in South Asia were accorded a low status, although heads of state and military personnel were an exception. Murphey (2016) explains that British westernization provided education opportunities for females, even though the numbers were minor. Many women, especially from the countryside, were uneducated, and their responsibility was to serve...

Social Justice: American Arab, Jewish American, and Africans

American Arab Culture and Values American Arabs are people who came from the Middle East or Africa, and their native language is Arabic. The main cultural feature of these people is collectivism and close relations between members of an extended family (Sue & Sue, 2016). This feature is both a...

Racism and White Supremacy in the USA

Approximately 38% of Latinos/Hispanics have noted experiencing some level of harassment, discrimination, or public criticism for their ethnicity (Lopez et al., 2018). Part of the reason why Hispanics face racism and discrimination stems from history. Since the origins of the U.S. as a country, it had several conflicts with Spain,...

Dual Status of the American Deaf Community

The Deaf Community in the United States has a complicated history of status and legal positioning due to the conflicting perspectives on it. On the one hand, it is perceived as a linguistic minority with its own communication tools and distinct culture. On the other hand, the community benefits from...

Child Abuse and Family Violence: A Personal Response

When it comes to the theme of child abuse and family violence, I find it crucially important and complicated. In my opinion, child abuse and family violence can be compared with a malignant tumor that slowly poisons and erodes the foundations of society. Childhood abuse can potentially cause severe mental...

Occupational Gender Segregation and Its Causes

Occupational gender segregation in the US labor market Indeed, occupational gender segregation is an important issue to be discussed and tried to be solved. Occupational gender segregation does not only reveal itself by the gap in men’s and women’s salaries, but it occurs even on a deeper level of women’s...

Interaction of the Pharmaceuticals with Alcohol Intake

Over the decades, the use of drugs for medicinal is an issue that faces controversy due to the vulnerable nature of the relative abuse. On the one hand, seeking treatment fosters recovery from an illness, hence the necessity of the prescriptions. On the other hand, different sectors consider the alternative...

Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers

Workplace Violence Workplace violence refers to physical threats, verbal abuse, and homicide against a health care employee. Many employers have no authority to implement workplace violence programs but have guidelines that help detect workplaces with serious hazards. Some states in the United States have developed programs and advanced laws for...

Should Guns Be Banned From College Campuses?

Topic: Guns should be banned from college campuses. General purpose: To address the issue of guns on college campuses and its negative consequences. Specific purpose: To persuade the audience that carrying weapons on campus leads to an increased risk of violence. Central idea: If a weapon is easily accessed, the...

Bullying and Work-Related Stress in the Irish Workplace

Introduction Lately, work-related stress has become one of the most common problems of the 21st century. As a result, this issue has a considerable effect not only on the physical and mental health of individuals but also productivity of various organizations. In fact, the inability to maintain a healthy work-life...

Conscience and Moral Development

In order to answer the question of whether a lack or absence of sensitivity may be regarded as immortal, it is essential to address the term of morality that has two controversial perceptions. First of all, morality is defined as the set of particular standards that help people live in...

Poverty and Social Causation Hypothesis

There are two identified approaches to poverty on cultural and individual levels as formulated by Turner and Lehning (2007). The premier theory advocates for the idea that an individual’s psychological situation provokes tendencies towards penury behavior (Goldstein, 1973). Therefore, because people possess hereditary psychoses, mood disorders, and depressive illnesses, they...

“Shame”, “White Lies”, and “Salvation”: Summaries

Shame by Dick Gregory Dick Gregory’s story Shame demonstrates that poverty is about multiple hardships and pain; yet, there are still many ways to reach happiness and pride by respecting someone and making small actions. Shame narrates about a little boy Richard living without a father in the ghetto; he...

Opioid Crisis in Canadian Schools

Abstract Opioid addiction is one of the main threats to the modern youth of Canada. The most terrible thing is that taking drugs among modern youth has become an everyday thing. Among the means of combating this disease is the need to educate people on the topic of drug addiction...

Gender Equality as Smart Economics’ Policy Agenda

Introduction Subjecting pre-existing economic models, closely associated with the moods of the era, to critical analysis in terms of historical dynamics, it is possible to discover that the definition of the economy does not remain unchanged, but rather is continuously being modified in response to the specific demands of society....

Effect of Racial Oppression on Psychological Development

Introduction Racial oppression refers to integrating political power and irrational hostile judgment that discriminates against a predominant group, such as blacks in America. For example, there was a reckoning monument in America to remember what happened to black Americans in Montgomery, Alabama, back during the seventy years of war. Among...

In-Depth Social History Investigation

The Most Rewarding Part in Conducting In-Depth Social History Investigation Social history investigation is a complex notion of human understanding. While conducting this procedure, there are several challenges and rewards endured by the perpetrator. Creating a conducive and encouraging atmosphere for the interviewee is the most rewarding aspect of conducting...

Addressing Race Discrimination in Contemporary America

Introduction The mainstream assumption is that slavery is in the past, and discrimination based on skin color is no longer an issue in the United States. Unfortunately, in reality, these problems remain and continue to cause disruptions in America. Dr. Leary and Ta-Nehisi Coates provide the foundation behind the claim...

Suicide among Adolescents: Research Dissemination Plan

Introduction Suicide among adolescents remains a fundamental and pressing problem that requires urgent action to save more lives. This study includes the main factors that can influence the decision to commit suicide, the reasons leading to such thoughts, a survey reflecting the number of intimidated schoolchildren, and recommendations for a...

Food Deserts and Their Impact on Local Communities

Access to healthy food by all the members of society is one of the main conditions to reach sustainable development. However, in this regard, the current situation in the U.S. is far from ideal. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (2021), 53.6 million people (17.4 percent of the total...

Marketing and Interaction Through Social Media Platforms and Gender Inequalities

Gender inequalities and stereotypes remain a persistent issue despite legal, political, and social efforts to control them. Gender inequality occurs due to continued discrimination of a group of individuals based on their sex. The problem’s manifestation varies according to various factors, including culture, race, country, economic situation, and politics. Conversely,...

Why Adolescents Take Drugs: Human Development

Delinquent and irresponsible behaviors such as substance abuse, violence, and unsafe safe practices produce serious social and health implications that contribute to declining performance in school, underachievement in life, and moral decay in society. Unfortunately, many teenagers underestimate the harmful and long-term impacts of experimenting with cocaine, LSD, codeine, marijuana,...

How to Promote Diversity in the Workplace

The critical idea of promoting cultural diversity in the workplace is to employ people of different religions, races, nationalities, native languages, genders, and ages. The most apparent benefit of cultural diversity is that colleagues with different worldviews propose different solutions to the same problem. This, in turn, could lead to...

Impact of Equality in Capitalistic Society

In the era of capitalism, differences and superiority are welcomed and encouraged. It is natural for people to compare themselves with other people and recognize and acknowledge these differences as a part of the cognitive process. People compare their physical attributes, social status, income, intelligence, and skill levels and evaluate...

Discrimination as a Major Cause of Sociological Issues

Issues Educational Children may face a variety of issues when attaining education, and these challenges can be related to both political and socioeconomic conditions. One of the most significant problems of recent decades has been the inclusion of children with disabilities into the educational system. Specifically, the inclusion of children...

African American Women & Higher Education – Literature Review

Bonaparte, Y. (2016). Leaning in: A phenomenological study of African American women leaders in the pharmaceutical industry. Advancing Women in Leadership, 36, 11-16.  The negligible percentage of African American women in leadership positions in different industries reflects the challenges these members of the community have to go through. The purpose...

Gun Control in the United States

Gun ownership has been a political tradition in the United States right from the first day. The main reason for this is self-defense as the natural and undeniable right guaranteed appropriately by the Constitution. On the contrary, the modern history of the USA goes with gun violence. This term does...

Violence Against Women Articles Analysis

“Six women murdered each day as femicide in Mexico nears a pandemic” The article in question discusses some of the pressing problems regarding femicides in Mexico, as it is one of the worst countries in this regard. In particular, it brings up the struggles of José Diego Suárez Padilla and...

Social Construction of Race and Gender in the United States and Brazil

Being able to categorize the general population into specific groups based on certain characteristics is vital for the understanding of how people see themselves and others, as well as define the salient effects that the said properties have on how people’s perceptions of others and interaction with each other are...

Prescription Drug Abuse Problem

Providing access to prescription drugs is among the key tasks that the modern healthcare system should fulfil to increase recovery rates. Despite their analgesic, antipyretic, mood stabilizing and other effects, prescription medications present an important source of danger. Nowadays, prescription drug abuse is among the key issues in the U....

Discussion of Gender Bias in Research

Gender bias in research is a widespread issue that has affected the accuracy and representativity of the majority of social sciences’ projects until a certain point. It is facilitated by the general patriarchal structure of the modern society, in which the comparative majority of resources, material and otherwise, belongs to...

Appearance and Nationality: Stereotypes and Myths

An award-winning Puerto-Rican poet, essayist, and novelist Judith Ortiz Cofer starts her piece of writing with the story of how she met a man in a bus. The man started singing Maria from West Side Story once he had spotted Cofer. That way, the author raises the issue of the...

Paradoxical Thinking and Cause and Effect Thinking

Introduction Thinking and analysis are an integral part of academic inquiry. People grow, learn and develop during the process of discussion, particularly when being engaged in learning institutions. Universities, schools, colleges, and various courses can all become a source of academic development, teaching people new concepts and explaining the old...

Misconceptions About Income Inequality

Introduction In today’s world, inequalities are the most glaring issue in human society. With the lack of proper income, an individual loses his or her ability to access essential services, such as healthcare, housing, and education, and has fewer opportunities in life in general. This topic has received much-needed attention...

Dealing With the Issue of Medical Racism

Introduction Racism is a prevalent issue in contemporary society, and healthcare is not an exception. Although there is much data available on discrimination in medical organizations, little has been done to alleviate the situation. As much as white health professionals are biased towards black patients, African-American people feel anxiety about...

Racism: Scene for Screenplay Illustrating Racism

Introduction This scene is a father-son after school conversation about racism. The boy, whose name is James, is six years old and he went to the first grade, where he met four other boys, the same age, the same race, all white. They spend a lot of time together, make...

Can Coronavirus Pandemic Lead to World War III?

The fact that the 2020 year contains numerous events, which led to negative consequences worldwide, is undeniable. However, it is apparent that the coronavirus pandemic affects the lifestyle of the entire humanity. Therefore, it is claimed: “in a global tug of war, the COVID-19 pandemic has added a new dimension...

Minority Groups in the United States

The United States of America is a country with a large concentration of various ethnic groups. There is typically a difference between the notions of race and ethnicity. The first term generally refers to the distinctions drawn from physical appearance, and the second one is based on the concepts of...

Children With Disabilities: Biases, Judgments, and Preconceptions

Biases about Children with Disabilities The photograph represents children’s wheelchairs that is a symbol of children with disabilities. Unfortunately, the majority of children believe that children with disabilities need sympathy and compassion while actually, they need friendship and an equal attitude. The above situation affects the lives of children with...

Legal Issues of Racial Inequality

Racial inequality is one of the most important social problems that covers various spheres of life. The most serious consequences of discrimination based on race are associated with violence and impairment of rights. However, legislation is believed to protect vulnerable populations from the negative outcomes of racial biasing. In this...

Children of Neglect and Teaching Family Model

Introduction Neglect and abuse of children remain a prevalent social issue in the United States. Parent engagement is essential for improving family functioning in a meaningful way (Ingram et al., 2015). Nevertheless, political rhetoric surrounding the issue often concentrates on producing a “heroic social worker” and does not focus that...

Marijuana Use: Positive and Negative Effects

For this response, I decided to talk about the topic from chapter 10 which interested me the most – acute effects of marijuana. This subject was the most fascinating for me among the three chapters because it is something that is relatable to many people’s lives. Additionally, marijuana is one...