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The List of Support Services Psychiatrists or Physicians Specializing in Addiction Treatment Fritz Jean-Noel, Psychiatrist, MD Sophia H. Zaretsky, Psychiatrist, MD These psychiatrists work with such issues as alcohol abuse, drug addiction, depression, stress, psychosis, and anxiety while proposing different types of therapies, including cognitive-behavioral and cognitive processing therapies. It...
Given the society that we currently live in, it is almost acceptable to have any kind of commercial aired. Advertisements promoting cigarette smoking have been aired for so long despite the fact that some organizations have been campaigning against it. When one is viewing an advertisement on cigarette smoking, it...
This proposal will focus on the possible way to attract more donations for a real or hypothetical charity organization that seeks to promote welfare. The purpose of the proposal will be to provide a specific solution to the problem of an insufficient number of donations that will suit the given...
Appearance does not determine the nature, actions, or qualities of a person; however, it is important for the first perception. Adults are used to making the first impression of a stranger by judging his or her clothes, appearance, and even skin color, as they are more or less affected by...
Alcohol use is related to a high number of health problems in the United States. The reason is that half of Americans consume beverages that contain ethyl alcohol. In terms of prevalence, university students are the ones who drink alcohol the most. Current statistics show that more than 80% of...
Introduction: Racial Profiling as One of the Greatest Concerns in the XXI Century Whenever there is a human factor involved, it is impossible to consider an issue from a single viewpoint, and the business sphere is one of the most graphic examples of that. Demanding the ability to deliver accurate...
The Cairo accord was signed in the year 1994 when the 175 participating nations had a consensus on controlling the rather spiral growth of the world’s population. During the conference there were discussions on the various reproductive health methods of which some were agreed upon and adopted. Other measures which...
Purpose of the Study The current study is aimed at employing qualitative, quantitative, or mixed-method approaches in accounting for the various risk or protective factors that are behind various delinquencies observed among the youth. This will be achieved through reviewing several studies that have been carried out previously on the...
Introduction: The Definition of Rape Rape is one of the most common forms of sexual crime in the society. This sexual crime involves at least two people. Some of the acts that characterize rape include inappropriate touching, attempts to engage in sexual intercourse without mutual consent, and child molestation. In...
Outsourcing is a widespread phenomenon in the modern world, and various businesses deal with it. According to Jacobs and Chase (2014), this term refers to conveying the company’s internal activities and responsibilities to outside agents, usually from developing countries. Also known as offshoring, outsourcing is requested now because it provides...
In her novel “A Visit from the Goon Squad”, Jennifer Egan discusses a number of problems of modern society. Among them is the problem of drug abuse. Through the whole course of the novel’s story plot, the readers may see how ruinous it can be for people who take drugs....
Francis E. Harper and Sojourner lived and inspired the lives of many during the time when black people were deemed to be slaves in the 19th century. Although both women were born in different areas in the United States, they had a lot of similarities that can be seen from...
Introduction Urban poverty has taken root in almost all cities and urban dwellings in the world, posing a new threat to the set social structure and resources, which are being strained beyond what they can support. Demand for water, medical and other services is straining available resources in many cities...
Introduction People kill other people, not guns. Regardless of this idea, gun control laws have always been a debatable issue. Today, because of the increasing wave of violence, there is a new round of debates related to this topic. However, a complete prohibition on the owning of firearms will not...
The United States of America is one of the greatest countries in the world. Despite its excellence in economics and technology, a number of social issues have been striking the nation’s positions. For many decades, American politicians have promoted the rhetoric of “America vs. world,” which has led to the...
Introduction Shootings at schools have become a popular topic in the media and raised concerns among public including officials, parents, and scientists. The extent and the cause of the problem have been researched by multiple specialists from different fields. Flannery, Modzeleski, and Kretschmar (2013) tend to think that acts of...
Community development work is a long term process which depends upon those group of people whom we refer to as ‘community members’ since they reside in the same geographical location. Therefore, community development cannot be defined without addressing and acknowledging the levels at which the community members participate. This indicates...
Introduction Human trafficking can be defined as the transportation of a human being into a situation or event that exploits them in one way or another. By this definition, it is arguable that many people have been trafficked over the last decade. Kushubekova et al. argue that on average 30...
Emancipatory Knowing in Practice In terms of emancipatory knowing, it is possible to consider a situation with young mothers, who regard themselves as caregivers and the embodiment of womanhood. Their position is quite satisfactory for them, and the majority does not pay attention to a range of other existing options...
The work by Linda Nochlin titled “Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists?” analyses the reasons and the consequences of the limited number of females in the “art profession.” The author gives several examples from the past that illustrate the events of that time and the way society functioned....
This article explores the untouched element of the Chinese population, which remains a monumental topic. The article indicates that many people have focused on China’s rise economic growth that places it among other leading economies of the world, including the U.S., and the United Kingdom. While it is arguable that...
Introduction Charities are organizations that are established to extend humanitarian assistance or services to the community. A charitable organization can be local or international. A local charity organization caters to the humanitarian needs of the people within the locality in which the organization is based. An international charitable organization is...
Introduction In spite of the fact that African American women are traditionally discussed as the underrepresented population in colleges and universities of the United States, nowadays, it is possible to observe a positive tendency in this sphere. Thus, by 2010, more than 65 percent of African American women had obtained...
Abstract This paper explores the notion of intersectionality along with the challenges and advantages that it seems to open up. Having been suggested in the previous century, the idea of the importance of the intersectionality approach in the field of social studies appears to have changed our perception of discrimination....
Introduction Slavery is an arrangement where human beings are treated as the property of other human beings. The slaves do not offer themselves as property they are only apprehended against their will from the moment they are born, incarcerated, or bought. Also, they are not supposed to leave their masters...
Introduction Philosophers define justice as a central element of social institutions that upholds human rights. In the context of school, it means that all students should be treated equally and feel valued. However, it is not true for many American young people. The school-to-prison pipeline has made a significant influence...
Introduction Dating back to the colonial years of settlement, stereotypes have been part of America especially after inheriting slavery. Stereotypes of African Americans can be traced back to as early as in the first films and were modernized throughout film history. African Americans are citizens or residents of the United...
Executive summary Violence at work is a broad subject addressing any actions between members and/or non-members of an organization within the workplace, which could cause psychological or physical harm to the people involved. Violence at the workplace can occur between people who are part of an organization, those related to...
Introduction Miami is one of the more famous cities in the United States. It is located in Florida and has a dense and highly diverse population. The majority of its citizens live in the urban environment. Most of them are middle-aged, but younger people are also relatively common. Older citizens...
Domestic violence is a controversial aspect of life, evolving from both physical and mental abuse of a person. In contemporary society, violence against another person can be justified and even encouraged as an acceptable form of decent behavior. Consequently, domestic violence has its origin in societal tolerance to the victimization...
Introduction Microaggressions are the forms of passive sub-conscious racism and sexism manifestation. Many people use them and do not understand either the fact of using them or the implications they have. Microaggressions not only express disrespect and fuel tensions between different social and gender groups but also solidify the stereotypes...
Introduction The Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) is one of those issues nowadays that evokes controversial responses from the public. Society is worried about the level of education the children receive as well as the amount of the rest they get along with a load of homework and tests. Moreover,...
Child slavery is a business, which brings milliards of dollars to its owners, a reality of our world. Many people believe that it happens somewhere far away and not in our community. Slavery for us is just a picture from the textbook, but not the fact. The Civilized world, talking...
Are minority set aside programs morally acceptable? The aspect of affirmative action constitutes a major area of controversy in the present-day context of the Americas. Before the matter of its moral acceptability, or otherwise, is considered, it is necessary to venture into the pros and cons of professed discrimination and...
Mesa is one of the largest cities in Arizona. It is also classified among the fastest growing cities in United States. In United States, census is conducted after every ten years. The information obtained from census is used in determining the number of political seats in each region, and also...
Article 1: The World Outside and Inside Schools The author in this story of the world outside and inside the school is mainly based on the life of those immigrant students who come in from different countries and join the American schools which are mostly English-speaking schools. These immigrant students...
A vast number of individuals fail to take up drug treatment because they are unable to raise the money that is required to enroll in such a program. This paper will analyze the cost issues that feature during drug treatment. The research for this paper will focus on information from...
Chavs. According to many commenters on The Guardian’s comment website, it was they who fuelled the London riots, causing misery to good, hard-working citizens, looting and burning down stores with any stupid excuse. The solution? Chavs should work harder, they should pay attention in school, they should try to make...
Brownmiller’s argument for keeping pornography under wraps (Lederer 54) is based on the premise that it is not a political statement that deserves Constitutional protection. Hence, one of her conclusions is that women who patronize a newsstand should not have to confront a whole range of women en dishabille on...
Introduction In the United States of America, sexual offenders have attracted a lot of attention in relation to the risk assessment for recidivism (Doren, 2002). The risk assessment for recidivism is an estimate of the likelihood of an offender to revert to illegal behavior after the jail term (Beggs &...
How Populism Bloomed in Venezuela during the Chávez Era Hugo Chávez, a charismatic leader of the populist movement in Venezuela, inspired by the ideas of Simon Bolivar, proclaimed himself “an interpreter of the Venezuelan peoples’ demands,” and in 1998 with his entry for the presidency, he started the Bolivarian Revolution,...
Race and culture have always been sensitive topics given the rise in racial discrimination in the recent past. This prompted me to carry out a study on various aspects of culture and levels of discrimination that are common in the society today. In addition to the above, I highly anticipate...
Introduction Poverty: Collection of several factors befalling an individual, family or a group of people such that it becomes exceedingly impossible for such a person, family or group of people to provide for the basic human needs. Effect of Economic Limitations Due to Poverty Effect of Poverty on Elementary Schools...
The article examines and analyzes the problem of drinking among undergraduates and assesses reasons and factors of drinking behavior. The effect of alcohol varies by social position and achievements of students. Female students who drink face a lower risk of death than male students, but an increased risk of breast...
Introduction Presently, the issue of sports and racism centers on the communal and biased implication associated with the issue of black athletic supremacy and/or the overall view of such presumed supremacy (Morgan, 2007). The hot subject dated April 23, 2006, featuring on United States news and Global headline was “is...
Introduction The problem of suicide within youth is one of the most burning problems nowadays. Originally, young people commit suicide because of their lack of self-confidence, lack of confidence in their future, and lack of life experience. Nevertheless, even if the key reasons are known, it is almost impossible to...
Grief…It is natural for humans to feel deep pain and sorrow when grief occurs. Grief causes devastation and kills a part of any human’s heart; it also brings crucial changes to the community where it arises. In the following paper grief caused by shooting in Casas Adobes, Arizona on January...
Introduction Many physicians, parents and coaches worry about the effect of performance enhancing drugs in schools and colleges (Amy, n.d.). The Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA) reports that in every thirty student-athletes, one will use performance-enhancing drugs like steroids (“Coalition addresses abuse of performance-enhancing drugs,” 2004). Research should find...
Introduction Many claims have been made on both positive and negative consequences of electronic game playing, on the emotional, social, cognitive and physical development of children. Whereas others believe that they help in teaching the children the computer skills, literacy, and improving their performance skills, there are also potential harmful...
The legal age of drinking is the minimum legally allowed age that a person is permitted to get access to or purchase an alcoholic beverage (a drink containing ethanol). These beverages include beers, wines, and spirits. It however differs from that age that one may be allowed to drink alcohol....
Aboriginal people are the first nation of Canadian population researched by many (Steckley, 1997) and today they suffer greatly from prepossession against them. But “it seems to us that the continuing existence of aboriginal nations is a political and legal reality as well as a historical fact” (Erasmus, 2002). Moreover,...
Introduction Power is one of the most confusing and vacillating themes in any given society. Those who don’t have it seek to find it by all means while those who have it think of new ways to make their grip on it even stronger. Power shows itself in society at...
For many decades the word “racism” and “fetishism” evoked negative sensations and connotations due to well-known factors. These delicate topics were never something to be easily dealt with. Nowadays we observe the reverse. Not that they are approved of, they are clashed together to reveal an interesting but nonetheless frightening...
Alcoholic Anonymous is an association of different people recuperating from alcoholism who come together to contribute their experiences about alcoholism and its effects. The organization aims to encourage more people to stop taking alcohol and help alcoholic addicts to overcome their situation. Alcoholic Anonymous is an international organization formed in...
Immigrants are seen invading United States of America through free scholarship and green cards. Immigrants affect the country financially. This is where the number of consumers increases hence fluctuating the budget. Communities which receive immigrants get support from social workers who are seen to be very generous, supportive and welcoming....
Introduction Entrepreneurship is highly embraced in the contemporary competitive world. Its input to the economy is acknowledged worldwide (Fielden 2010). In Pakistan, especially in Peshawar, Islamabad, Lahore, and Karachiit, it is unfortunate to note that entrepreneurship is considered a male-gendered concept (Hafizullah, Manzoor, Hussain, & Farooq 2012). Women are highly...
Introduction Sexual harassment violates both State and Federal law (Marshall 104). Sexual harassment is a form of sexual discrimination that involves sexual advances that are unwelcome and sexual favors requests. Sexual harassment can be physical or verbal. Sexual harassment is regarded as physical when it involves energy while it is...
Introduction Title IX as a policy was primarily developed with the bigger picture of issues that are related to gender in mind. It was fundamentally meant to bring a sense of balance when dealing with the gender agenda in learning institutions. Some of the ideas through which we will navigate...
Alcohol is a drink that is made from natural products like fruits and vegetables that are fermented by the use of yeast. Alcohol comes in different forms and can be used as an antiseptic or a sedative. When people drink alcohol, it gets absorbed in the bloodstream thus affecting the...
Child prostitution is a way of engaging children, (normally individuals below the age of 18 years), in sex activities for financial benefit or remuneration which can be in form of food, shelter or even drugs. Normally, some of the victims of this vice find themselves engrossed in such activities without...
Introduction Race and the Invisible Hand determines the subtleties and disparities of a workplace that gives the white job-seeker more employment chances over the black job seekers. At the heart of this discussion, the question is whether there are specific characteristics that make young black people undesirable as workers, compared...
Introduction The misuse of substance among children has been a major problem in most countries (Velleman and Templeton 2007). Research has indicated that children who are introduced to substance abuse at early stages in their lives are likely to develop serious psychological and behavior disorders in adulthood (Velleman and Templeton...
There are certain themes expressed in the readings that are too surprising to be true. Many years after slavery was abandoned, the black generation is still suffering its consequences. Despite the fact that some of the black parents have succeeded and are involved in high-profile jobs in the United States,...
Introduction The New York City police department has been facing various challenges when it comes to handling crimes in the city. This is because the city is made up of people of different cultures and backgrounds who do not speak the same language. Even though America is an English-speaking nation,...
Motive for Smoking The rapists typically advise those who are daily tobacco users to quit, despite their willingness. However, the intervention for the smokers without any desire to stop is a complicated one. It primarily consists of multiple brief motivational interviewing sessions which last for several minutes. An Intervention should...
Introduction Sex industry is a commercial enterprise where sales and purchases of sexual activities are done. It includes prostitution and pornography which are sold and paid for. Legalized and illegal sex work Illegal sex workers make a sizable proportion of the vulnerable population. They are treated as criminals in the...
Introduction Research shows that the issues of drug use, actual dealing in drugs, and violence are interrelated. De La Rosa, Lambert, and Gropper assert that this relationship is complex with increased research conducted on the causes, consequences, connections, and implications of this relationship from varying disciplines such as medicine, psychology,...
When slavery was defined as a peculiar institution, it was thought to mean a distinctive aspect of the people of the US who had embraced it. In other words, it was used in a more positive light since those who partook of it believed that they were doing the right...
Drug abuse is one of the greatest problems affecting the world today. Many countries have had to deal with so many problems that come with the use of harmful drugs. Some of the commonly abused drugs include alcohol, cocaine, bhang, and hero (Higgins, 2007). Apart from these, pharmaceutical drugs have...
Introduction The Canadian census collects data on the ethnic, national, and religious origins of Canadians as the primary reference for the representation of Canadian diversity (James and Lloyd 10). This has been the case since the early 1970s when the Canadian government began multiculturalism based on the recognition of ethnicity...
Introduction Demography means studying human populations with the help of statistics. This science is very general and can refer to “age groups, migratory groups, ethnic and or gender groups” (Song, 2009). The analysis can be applied to “groups or to the entire society taking into account education, religion, nationality, etc”...
Recently, many movements concerning women’s issues have been coming up. These movements could be national or international. One of these movements is V-day which is a global movement. This movement was founded by Eve Ensler in the late 1990s. It was inspired by “The Vagina Monologues” played by Eve Ensler....
The article by Camus titled “The Myth of Sisyphus” is dedicated to the account of mythology and its reflection on the modern situation of the middle of the 20th century – the author ties the myth telling about eternal tortures of Sisyphus and the human sufferings that he sees at...
Erich Fromm was a profound specialist in social psychology, and many of his ideas have tremendous importance for modern society on the way for self-conceptualization, finding the way out of the pessimism of the 20th century, and stipulating elevated goals for the future in the long run. He emphasized the...
The article by Marheine titled “Twentieth Century Crisis of Belief” summarizes many ideas and social phenomena that distinguished 20th-century ideology, philosophy, and art. The main trends discussed by the author in the compilation of famous artists’ abstracts are the disgusting wartime pictures in literature and reflection of despair and exhaustion...
Introduction Having considered the course I cannot but say that there are some points missed in the course. There are a lot of social problems, but I would like to concentrate on the several topics, that are neglected in the course. These are migration, poverty, and providing education in countries...
African-Americans have gone through terrible experiences to eventually achieve the freedom that they now enjoy. The main demographic character of the black population in the late 19th century and early 20th century was rural and southern. It is in this period that the Jim Crow Laws came into effect and...
Introduction The Mexican American minority group is believed to have started migrating to USA in the twentieth-century. They originated from the subordination of the nation of Mexico to USA for the reasons that have been termed and described by the Historians as economic and political interests, for example, Romeo (p....
The question of racial prejudice always was one of the most problematic and striking all over the world. Three works I have read confirm this idea bearing the theme of advantages of the White and disadvantages of the Black. So, these works are dedicated to an insidious social and moral...
Introduction The issue of domestic violence is international because it cuts across all races, classes, religions and gender. Violence against women or women battering has for many years been considered a private issue. Hence, the conspiracy of silence against battered women has made its eradication very difficult due to the...
Since ancient times, social relations and state control have been an issue of discussion in the literature. The decay of modern society in both works participates in a widespread concern with social, moral, and even biological degeneration that swept through Western culture in the 20th century. Part of the failure...
Several events serve as references in the book such as the 1992 Los Angeles unrest, the 1991 Senate-approved trials of a high Court Justice Thomas, the 1991 riots instigated by racial discrimination in Crown Heights all look like long-gone memories from a past era. This book was printed from the...
Introduction There have been many discussions about gender differences. Some people argue that boundaries between man and woman are created by nature. But post modern feminists argue that there are no natural building blocks between genders. It is the society that structures human being in a particular way to keep...
Introduction A social problem is a condition considered by some members who live in a particular community as being undesirable. The big population generally agrees about some social problems, such as murders and robbery. Other social problems are viewed differently, dependent on the different groups of people in a society...
Introduction Inequality can be considered as one of the major characteristics of the development of human society. Throughout the whole history of mankind, people have tried to fight inequality, and this trying was expressed in political movements, social protest actions, and even military conflicts. However, even the most reputable scholars,...
Introduction There exists much research exploration into the relations between crack cocaine and heroin and the commitment of felony. Nonetheless, there has not been much research into the links between crack, heroin and cocaine and the commitment of avenue law-breakings. In this essay, evidence is drawn on the investigative substantiation...
Introduction Irvin Kristol in the article, pornography, obscenity, and the case for censorship is looking at the current situation where what was considered to be personal and private has become public. It is with much concern that people have no regard for privacy especially when it comes to the issues...
Introduction Work pleasure is a necessity in every work place. More experienced employees are said to be more satisfied with their work than the junior ones. According to Levy (2009 p. 112), job evaluation is important for every worker as it enables one to choose the job that most satisfies...
Introduction Alcohol has a lot of negative effects, and is dealing with society in many different ways. It is so unfortunate that the majority of the efforts being made in fighting drug abuse, is centered on other drugs such as cocaine, leaving alcohol which is today the world’s number one...
Introduction Though affirmative actions were intended to stop social injustice and compensate for differences in sex, gender, race, etc., the main functions of these measures were a temporal phenomenon. They had to keep our society from criminal acts committed and protect vulnerable social groups, including females, from oppression. Though, even...
Introduction The word “stereotype” means “a person or thing that conforms to an unjustifiably fixed or standardized picture” (Fiske, 2006, p. 299). A very common example can be taken from the movies. Adam Sandler is a very popular American actor, but due to a large number of comedy movies in...
Introduction Inequality and racism are one of the major challenges in both the US and South Africa and have hindered the development and the transformation of the economy in modern society. The social control policies and strategies used by these two countries especially in southern Africa have led to the...
Introduction The current social security system is not in an ideal state at the present period of time; it requires much work and improvement; however, it should not be replaced by a mandatory private pension system. Social security is now facing many problems – , inadequate financing and the demographic...
Glass ceiling is a term that has been used to refer to the discrimination that is practiced against some genders or races with a sole intention of preventing them achieve high job profiles within the work place. It is a form of limitation that limits the minorities from getting the...
In my twenty-eight years of interacting with my community, I have gained an insight into the differences in my community. After a close examination and scrutiny of the community where I come from, I have unconsciously realized that the majority of the community members are quite different. I concluded after...
Introduction The world’s population has grown very fast. Early developments indicated that developed countries had the fastest-growing number of older people. However, the trend has picked up in less developed countries of the world as well. By the year 2050, it is estimated that one billion two hundred thousand people...
Introduction The issue of racism remains a touchy one and many people are unwilling to talk about it. Some do not even think that it exists in the 21st century. Beverly Daniels Tatum in her book “Why are all the black kids sitting together in the cafeteria” talks about this...
Introduction Violence is a difficult term to define. However, it is a widespread vice which may take diverse meanings in different circumstances. In institutions of learning, the definition embraced by the management is significant in shaping the action that the educators take against behaviours regarded as violent. In general violence...
The twentieth century was the era of the African-American cultural movements and numerous, besides, successful attempts of African- Americans to present themselves as talented art workers. The ending of the American Civil War and the rights given to the black Americans gave way to a new trend in art called...
Introduction The belief that violence is observed mostly in men than in women in the daily observations has a stable base in the records of crime and also in the common perception about gender. The number of men involved in criminal offenses is far greater than that of women. According...
Introduction While racism in society remains a historically painful subject, the gains that have been achieved over the past years even culminating in the first African-American president are huge. Obvious racist actions and remarks are nowadays not common and are only found in extreme cases. However, there still exists discrimination...
Heterosexism is basically an act of discrimination or having a biased attitude towards people who have been perceived to be lesbians and gays in terms of sexual orientation. Some of the countries are greatly acquiring the strategy of heterosexism against the same sex bonding because according to them same sex...
Introduction This paper summarizes the systematic learning about the different aspects in regard to aggression and violence towards children. Physical assault as a means of punishment to children in the family and in other circumstances is now looked down as being a practice that is very harmful for the long-term...
Introduction The issue of violence has been rampart in society today. Explanations of the same have linked it to the influence of the media. This has created controversies due to the inadequacy of the research and inconclusiveness since some researchers believe that the effects of aggression especially in children are...
The focal point of the essay is to evaluate Reddy’s claim “racial identity is often simplified and distorted” because of the mismatch between “external and internal racial identifications.” (Reddy, 1997) In order to analyze this claim, the works of four authors would be taken into consideration. These are Senna’s “The...
Outline The consumption of drugs in contemporary societies has led to great effects which have been witnessed in those consuming the drugs as well to entire contemporary societies. Among those societies that have been affected by drug usage is Australia, where its main concern is on alcohol consumption. In Australia,...
Two readings devoted to the matter of commercial organization of organ donation represent the confrontation between two different opinions which exist in society. In his How Much Is That Kidney in the Window?, Bruce Gottlieb represents selling organs as a matter which is beneficial for both a donor and a...
With changing and evolving time, human demographics such as age, gender, population density, mortality rates and even birth rates have changed. Some of these changes have been for the benefit on the society, while some can prove to be extremely harmful. The fluctuation in itself can become an issue. The...
Introduction American slaves were freed and “from 1936 to 1938, over 2,300 former slaves from across the American South were interviewed by writers and journalists under the aegis of the Works Progress Administration” (Fort, a, 1998). The interviews contain stories of people about their childhood, being slaves, masters, and their...
Introduction Glass ceiling is used in the field of economics to mean a situation where a person who is qualified in terms of education and experience cannot progress on an upward mobility in his/her place of work. This is usually caused by discrimination against him/her on basis of sex or...
The present description is about the article that highlights the evaluation of study with regard to the Utility of illegal Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Stimulants among college students. The research problem background mentioned in the article is that there were some already existing data that could furnish insights on...
Introduction Abortion is a term used to refer to pregnancy termination. The abortion process involves the removal of the fetus from the uterus. Abortion can be aided or it can occur spontaneously following pregnancy or health complications of a pregnant woman. Spontaneous abortion is medically termed as a miscarriage; while...
Introduction The New York administration has taken up implementation of anti-smoking legislature in a competent manner. It is the third state after Delaware and California to issue anti-smoking legislature banning the use of tobacco products in public places with effect from April 2008. As a result of this, it is...
Introduction Research has suggested that women entrepreneurs face problems in raising capital as well as getting loans from banks (Blake 2006; Wilson et al. 2007; Prasad 2009). Women face credibility problems when faced by bankers and are less likely to have access to entry into institutional financial networks (Wilson et...
It has been found that there are many short and long term affects of victimization especially in relation to fee usage of firearms. There are many short and long term affects of victimization especially in relation to adolescence. In today’s perspective an individual carries many different emotional and physical responses...
Introduction There is a big global social problem to do with hunger as indicated by the number of underfed people climbing in the past decade. According to reports, the number of people in the world living with hunger exceeds 1 billion. This problem is however not due to food shortages,...
Binge drinking refers to the excessive consumption of alcoholic beverages in order to get intoxicated over a very short time. This kind of drinking is usually intended by the participants and it is very common among the college students in most countries. The behavior is usually considered a social activity...
These two cases are considered to be very important regarding legal, moral and ethical implication of policies implemented from schools. They are very similar to each other and yet still so different in the conclusion that can be drawn upon. The “Grutter Vs. Bullinger” case is the first case in...
If there is a blot on the conscience of the so-called free world, the modern-day slavery represented by the millions of children who cross borders as sex slaves should turn the blot into a wound. Apparently respectable people cross borders into countries where law-enforcement is either lacking, inefficient or totally...
Safety is defined as a state in which a person protects himself from any arm that can arise. Safety has become a key concern for many people in the world today. It is clearly understood that where there is no safety, there are more chances of harm or even death....
Introduction Medically, addiction can be defined as the abnormal dependence of substances which cause the body to poorly respond to stimuli that are naturally available. It starts as a repeated craving of substances and urge to get the substance leading to continuous use (Dorsman 12). This eventually causes intoxication to...
Most people are aware of the fact that cigarette smoking is harmful to the health and is one of the leading causes of deadly infections, for instance lung cancer. A fact that may not be clear to them is that cigarette smoking also leads to other dangerous diseases and illnesses....
The oligarchy’s rise to power was strange in that it occurred in an industrialized country. Many studies done have shown that it was the Russian culture as well as its exceptional historical events that contributed to this state. Even though the culture allows an environment for corrupt dealings to occur...
Section 1 Brademore Electric Corporation is the enterprise sticking to ethical norms and regulations in business running. The case under analysis discloses the Keith Sturdivant’s unethical behavior in relation to his assistant Maura who has been employed only for several weeks. Keith’s invitations directed to Maura were a kind of...
Banned Drugs Metamizole Sodium Metamizole Sodium is a drug which is seen as a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) and it has been widely used as a very strong pain killer on medical grounds and it is also used to reduce fever. It has a wide usage all over the world...
Abstract In the recent days the phenomenon of discrimination should be considered to be a peril of the employment. In this age of cultural diversity, economic development and modernization the age discrimination in labour market is a stigma to the corporate world. It is found in every corner of this...
The relations between human beings are rather diverse and based on different values for every particular group of people, regardless of the fact whether it is a racial, sexual or religious group. The issues of understanding between these diverse social groups, and of their fair interrelations and distribution of social...
Introduction Cognition is a complex of biological discoveries, behavioral theories, and experimental discoveries. As such all its components have various models and hypotheses explaining the processes. Some components of cognition include memory, attention, and implicit and explicit functions. The effect of drugs to impair cognition has been researched extensively and...
Introduction There is a considerable difference between many works done by children. Some may be classified as difficult and more tasking than others, others may be considered as hazardous and to some extent morally reprehensible (Basu & Zarghamee, 2009). In this perspective it is logical to define what the term...
Introduction America has a very diverse culture. This is a highly cosmopolitan nation. Culture can be defined as the total behavior of a group of people, traditions, transmitted from one generation to another (Tamu.edu, 2010, par.1). The American culture, however, includes White, African American and Hispanic. The three cultures have...
Introduction For a very long time, Australian Aborigines women have gone through a lot of oppression such as being denied even basic human rights. At the moment, a majority of the women’s liberation movements aim at addressing very many issues that affect women in the Aborigines society. In this case,...
Varying definitions of homelessness complicates the methods for estimating the number of people who are homeless. The Census Bureau has used an approach to attempt to determine the homeless population by the surveying of those who are benefiting from homeless services. This method, which involved the use of Emergency and...
This essay examines the pros and cons of the issue of sale of human organs in the US through the legal, ethical, moral prisms and its interaction with individual freedoms to finally affirm the case for the motion. The essay first examines the concepts of natural law and legal positivism...
Introduction Shawn Ley was diagnosed with autism at the tender age of five years. His parents, and especially his mother, have cared for him night and day for the past fifteen years. This is with the help of a nurse from the local nursing home. The nurse is paid by...
Introduction Human behavior at work is an extremely vital issue to discuss. The matter is that the employees’ behavior has a direct influence on the organizational performance (Hoogervorst, Fier, & Koopman, 2004). This being the reason, the organizations subject their personnel to changes to improve the efficiency of the organizational...
Many organizations all over the world have often been faced with the challenge of addressing the issue of gender diversity in relation to top jobs allocation (Brammer et al 2009). Despite frequent calls by the stakeholders to embrace the diversity, the achievement has been notably mean. In the study covered...
Given the fact that the concept of “multiculturalism” in Western countries has gained a status of officially sponsored policy, and also the fact that the hawks of political correctness in these countries have convinced many citizens that they will be much better off, while applying neutral-sounding euphemisms to signify the...
Substance abuse refers to the total dependence on drugs that may result in very adverse effects on the individual’s health both physically and mentally. Substance abuse leads to addiction to the substances involved such that the individuals cannot be able to cope without their use. Substances that are normally abused...
Mediation is considered to be the confidential process in the informal form including mediator’s activities aimed at case resolution facilitating without necessary aspects prescription. The analysis of this phenomenon is analyzed based on a special interview with the representative of Social Service Agency, Justin Patten, carried out on November, 22,...
Relationships begin to form at birth when a child builds a relationship with the mother and father, or the caretaker, and humans continue to engage in building relationships all through their life. These relationships are of different kinds and are emotional, romantic, friendly, marital, or with colleagues, peers, or co-workers....
Abstract Addiction is a continuous urge for something that the body and mind cannot function normally without it. Addiction can be in form of behavioral or chemical addiction. Both alcoholic and pornography addicts are emotionally attached to their addiction and their recommended treatment would be therapy. Many would despite therapy,...
The focal point of the paper is to present a Comparison and Contrast Essay between “How It Feels to be Colored Me,” by Zora Neale Hurston and “Letter from Birmingham Jail,” by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Both the articles are based on the pain of racism and discrimination in...
The phenomenon of the gender pay gap is a well-fixed one in modern society: women working at the same time earn only part of men’s salary. Historical flow influenced the aspect of economic equality for females throughout the whole world. It should be noted that the problem of gender pay...
Gay marriages are rather common affairs in the modern world. Many countries began to think about the legalization of same-sex marriages. The problem is up-to-date as more people fight for their rights in the global democratization movement. The opinions about the problem are rather different and even opposite. People, who...
The research article being critiqued in this paper is titled as “Pathways to PTSD, Part II: Sexually Abused Children” coauthored by Julie B. Kaplow, Kenneth A. Dodge, Lisa Amaya-Jackson and Glenn N. Saxe. The objective of the paper was to build and analyze a probable model of posttraumatic stress symptoms...
Introduction Marijuana is a type of drug that is produced from the cannabis plant. It is actually the dried leaves and the flowers of the plant. Cannabis plant is easily grown in most parts of the world and is also a wild plant that grows in most parts of the...
A census in the United States conducted in the year 2000 found that 14.5% of the population was in the 10-19-year-old range encompassing more than 40 million individuals. Among these, there are teens 13-19 years old that drink alcohol and open themselves up to a lifetime of problems and addictions....
Technological developments have come with various dangers to the environment. Industrial revolution and automation has been blamed for the increasing environmental pollution. The air people breath is no longer fresh as it used to be in the past. The issue of pollution has led to climatic changes that are not...
Introduction Delinquency is a major problem among teenagers all over the world. It is therefore common to hear people say that there is a link between age, peer association and delinquent behavior. But researchers, criminologists, and social scientists will not be contented with simply assuming that the phenomenon called delinquency...
Books Always Running by Luis Rodriguez and Locas by Yxta Maya Murray show the life in the gang and the way people join street gangs for different reasons; the violence of the street life, poverty of the representatives of the gangs. Meanwhile, the motivation for the main character of Always...
