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Introduction
The social world is as complex as the physical world. Due to such complexity, sociologists have made considerable efforts to explain various social phenomena through different sociological theories. One of the major sociological theories is functionalism, which has its origins in the works of Herbert Spencer and Emile Durkheim. The functionalist theory explains how societies survive and maintain social stability. It also explores dysfunctional events like suicide. This paper argues that functionalism can provide a reasonable and accurate explanation of the phenomenon of suicide since social factors, like excessive social cohesion or the lack of it and extreme ...

The group had specific, achievable and realistic purpose. This doubled as their objective. The purpose of the study was two-fold; primary purpose and secondary purpose. The primary objective of the study was to determine the relationship which exists between group performance and group goal setting in an exercise setting. On the other hand, the secondary or the ancillary purpose was to determine if cohesion, physical activity, and self efficacy level influence the degree of group performance/ group goal relationship. In particular, the group was highly interested in establishing the effect of the degree of group goal on settings, tasks, ...

Speaking difficulties of International students

The number of students who travel to other countries for education has increased considerably in recent years. Immigrant students join courses in order to learn English so that they can communicate with the local people, settle in a new country and study the subjects of their interests. Students expect that the courses should not only provide the knowledge of English language but also offer tips that would prepare them in every way to settle in a new culture. They expect to get knowledge about manners and etiquettes of the new country and serve as finishing schools. This renders the situation in a ...

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One of the definitions of terrorism is use of unexpected, unlawful, and shocking violence against noncombatants or any other targets by members of a secret group or agents for the purpose of making public a political or religious agenda and /or coercing or intimidating a government or civil group into giving in to the demands that are inline with their agenda (Hudson, Mageska, Savada and Metz 1999).
The theoretical literature on the study of terrorism has not received the full attention of sociologist. However, in three decades, the subject is increasingly gaining attention following increased acts of terrorism across the world.
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The current growth of higher education has increased the concentrations of students in residential areas in urban centers (Smith, 2005). Most of higher learning institutions have open doors policy for both the local and international students that translate into the influx of students from different cultural backgrounds in residential areas. The firms owning residential buildings interpret studentification as a benefit to their business (Sage, Smith, & Hubbard, 2012). These companies usually inflate the rental charges to match the increased housing demand. The social cohesion in the residential communities has also been adversely affected by the growing number of students in ...

Introduction

Inside/Out Youth Services was established in 1990 by initiatives run by the El Paso County Department of Health and Environment (Inside/Out Youth Services, 2013). In 1997 the organization became a private 501c3 non-profit organization under the name Community Council for Adolescent Development, and later in 2002 changed the name to its current, Inside/Out Youth Services (Inside/Out Youth Services, 2013). Inside/Out services Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex and Questioning (LGBTIQ) youth ages 13 to 22 (Inside/Out Youth Services, 2013).
Services provided by Inside/Out Youth Services include support groups, discussion groups, a drop-in recreation center, several community outings, opportunities to develop leadership, ...

A fundamental problem facing new democracies is the hijacking of the political process by elites. Economic performance is affected by elite politics leading to underdevelopment and sometimes morphing into political violence. The transition from colonial regimes to democracy has been subverted by the harm that was done by the colonial subversion of traditional institutions in favor of artificial Western ones. This provided an opening for the rise of elites and the rule of ‘the big men’ (Owusu, 1992). What role do elites play in transition to democracy or its opposite? This paper seeks to provide an analysis on how ...

INTRODUCTION

The purpose of this research is to compare of the two societies of Spain and Norway. The comparison will be based on social and cultural aspects of the two countries. This research is based on a critical review of the existing literature on the subject. Secondary literature is utilised in an effort to fully describe all potential similarities and dissimilarities between the two societies.
The countries of Norway and Spain are both located in the continent of Europe. They have been chosen for comparison based on the assumption that the distance separating them reflects the distance in cultural, political, ...

This case presents several challenges to health care. Firstly, the family has a history of poorly following medical advice as seen by the grandmother not following the appropriate dietary changes in light of her diabetes. Next, the tenuous financial position of the family may make following appropriate recommendations difficult and further disincline the family to seek medical care. Finally, the underlying assumptions by health care workers that a Hispanic looking woman must prefer all her literature in Spanish is a problem within the individuals providing health care that must accounted for, and rectified through training and education.
The majority of extant ...

The article “Youth sports programs: An avenue to foster positive youth development."

Over the years, the increase in drug use and delinquency among the youths has triggered the need to establish ways of promoting positive developments and increased after-school programs. According to the article, the establishment of youth sports is essential since it has resulted in positive outcomes when positive designs and supportive relationships are established (Fraser-Thomas 19). Several organizations have created voluntary platforms for the youths where they engage in activities such as hobbies, arts, sports, music among other initiatives aimed at obtaining positive developments. The voluntary organizations and activities allow the youths to become motivated, challenged and put more ...

Advise To the Mayor City of Kelsey

Advise To the Mayor City of Kelsey

One of the main objectives of the city government is to make sure that there is an efficient and effective strategic planning process for further development of the city and ensure smooth flow of services. In addition, ensuring that there is effective teamwork which have shared visions, missions, sense of direction and objective is critical as this would bind the team for the common objective. The values and motives of the society in the city also play a critical role in enabling building of teamwork.
It is important to note that the ...

Abstract

Radio has definitely been one of the most significant technological devices for more than a century. From the moment of its invention in the early 1800s till new developments in recent years, radio has performed a lot of important functions. Throughout the history, radios helped to supply communication and provide entertainment to many cultures. More than one hundred years already, radio still remains a powerful force in American life that will also retain its potency for some time to come.
This unique form of mass media has the potential to reach any people, even the illiterate ones. No matter ...

After the murder of Martin Luther King, Jr. in 1968, the Congress passed the Civil Rights Act of 1968. Schneider (2014) affirms that Fair Housing Act (FHA), was purposely applied to curb discriminatory housing patterns which were encouraging and upholding racial segregation and in the discrimination in the sale and rental of housing based on race, color, religion, and national origin. Schneider (2014) addresses that in 1974, gender was included as a protective class under the Act, intensifying the prohibitions of the act to the treatment and harassment of individuals on the gender perspectives. Nonetheless, the Fair Housing Act ...

The Decline and Fall of Apartheid: National, Regional, and Global Factors

Introduction
The struggle for independence in the Republic of South Africa was weakened by certain policies and directives that were passed on by the then ruling Afrikaans. Apartheid was the biggest obstacle that these freedom fighters were to face. It was characterized by racial segregation that gave preference to the white people while the black people were not viewed as equals. Racial segregation was seen in many other areas such as health care facilities, schools and places of work such as mines where the black people were forced to work. The Apartheid regime came to an end and allowed ...

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The paper will focus on examination of the connection between internet and equality. Firstly the reasons for inequality among the developed and developing countries will be examined and statistical data regarding the internet statistics. The research question of the paper is: what effect does the internet have on the inequality? The thesis of the paper is that uneven development of the internet affects the inequality. It is important to research the topic since many researches have so far examined the effect of the inequality on the internet use and access but little has been said about what effect does ...

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As we all know, humor is an important part of social interaction in our everyday lives. While we might often think of humor as being something practiced by professional comedians on television or in movies, the truth is that virtually every human being engages in humor to one degree or another on an almost daily basis. And this applies to the workplace as much is anyplace else in our lives. People use humor at work for any number of important reasons, such as relieving tension, encouraging improved performance, establishing a leadership position or simply to make others feel at ...

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a psychological condition that triggers from a traumatic experience that tampers with the persons physical and, or psychological integrity (Campanini et al., 2010). Traumatic event leave victims with feeling of anger, agitation, despair or horror, depending on the incident. PTSD causes interpersonal impairment, low self-esteem, anti-social behavior, and social isolation. Successful PTSD treatments must break down these barriers in order to get to the core of the traumatic issues and repair the individual from inside out. Mindfulness meditations techniques can help with the stress related aspects of PTSD but not with the underlying impaired reaction to a ...

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CAREERS IN HUMAN SERVICES

In the “Helping those in need: Human service workers” the Occupational Outlook Quarterly (2011) defines Human Services as the provision of “a variety of services aimed at improving clients’ lives” (23). Consequently, Human Services encompass different approaches depending on the nature of a particular problem and the services required in solving said problem. Evidently, it is impossible to cover all the careers that qualify and fit the characteristics of human services. However, it is plausible to look at a particular problem from different fields that could in turn be made up of a variety of professionals all of whom qualify as ...

What is wrong with these pictures? On the left shows how things may start out; on the right shows how women soldiers in combat get hurt.
Perhaps the photographs depicted above (Courtesy of Google Images) seem extreme, yet what is the alternative to reality? On January 24, 2013 as reported by the an article in the Military Law Task Force of the National Lawyers Guild “Defense Secretary Leon Panetta announced that the military would finally lift the ban on women serving in frontline combat roles, overturning the 1994 rule that limited the roles for women in the armed ...

Bringing Cohesion to a Country with Cannabis

Bringing Cohesion to a Country with Cannabis
Try to imagine a near future in America where corn has become illegal. Corn is a staple in our farming industry that gives us food, feeds the animals we eat, provides a substitute for cane sugar, and fuels vehicles. The idea of it becoming illegal is preposterous to some, but the proponents for the bill stated that a certain strain, undetectable in physical appearance from all other corn, is being grown for pure recreational pleasure. Immigrants, mostly illegal deviants whom entered the American border, dry the husks and then grind them into powder, where they smoke ...

Part 1

The contributions of four sociologists are considered as the basis of the modern day sociology; they are Max Weber, Emile Durkheim, Vilfredo Pareto and George Simmel. This paper is intended for tracing the comparison and contrast of theories proposed by Emile Durkheim and George Simmel. Their theories are one of the bricks of the foundation of Sociology as an independent discipline. While reading the works of these sociologists, it is quite conspicuous to find the transition of thoughts from social philosophy to sociology proper. Here, the contributions to sociology by these great proponents are examined in brief. Though both ...

The beginning of the 20th Century was a very exciting time for the entertainment industry. It was a period when the making of films had gained a solid ground. People were awed by this new brand of entertainment where the actions of people could be captured on a device for them to view later. The United States, particularly Hollywood was at the forefront of this industry. It was ahead of other countries when it came to film production and, in fact, most of the first films were made in the 19th Century. However, the rest of the world was not left behind when ...

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The European Union is an economic and political partnership made up of 28 countries from the continent. Created after World War II, the union has principles of equality, goodwill, cooperation, and general interest. A non-discriminatory union made of every race, ethnic, social and religious minority groups. Ensuring there is social and economic equality and opportunities form the base of its foundation and, therefore, it emphasizes on the socio-economic improvement of its members (European Union, 1). The union’s cohesion policy advocates for the attainment of its important goal in eradicating inequalities and poverty. In the projected ...

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Groups of people have merged over the years and in turn formed societies in which they interact and live together. In said societies, the implementation of principles is ideal to ensure cohesion among the people and the peaceful existence in given areas. While it is possible to generate said principles within a given jurisdiction, outside forces can influence the societal functions and beliefs from the family unit to the highest level that in this case is the state. One such set of ideologies that can affect the functions of a given ...

Introduction

The research paper focuses on the best working culture within the companies that are listed in the Fortune 500 list in America. This magazine provides a list of 100 companies that are best to work with. There are three companies that are reviewed in terms of their culture and the environment of working. These companies are Google, Inc., Edward Jones and Wegmans Food Markets, that would be reviewed in this section and their work environment will be described.

Google, Inc.

Google, Inc. is the first ranker in the results of FORTUNE Magazine's annual ranking of America's “100 Best Companies to Work For.” ...

Introduction

Memos are written to give a brief description to the coworkers or management owners of a business within companies. They are associated to announcing proposals, or upcoming meetings as per company’s procedures. In addition, project memos can be used in addressing stages in projects such as in implementation, planning or data presentation of a project (Ash, 305). In this project memo, a description on what will be carried out, upon its acceptance, in terms of purpose, research questions, methods of research, and the merits shall be discussed in order to convince the professor into accepting the project” Generation Gap at Work”.

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Sociologists of Religion and their Thoughts

Sociology of religion is considered as the study of values, practices, beliefs, religion’s organizational forms utilizing the methods and tools of the disciplines and principles of sociology(Dillon, 2003).. The major investigation however may include exploitation of both the quantitative methods such as polls, surveys, census and demographic analysis as well as qualitative techniques such as observation, archival analysis, participation, documentary and historical material (Berzano & Riis, 2012).Sociologists associated with religious studied however study each aspect of the religion such as how a person is supposed and believed to act in the worship and his actions when he/she ...

Engineering

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Continuous Flight Augers (CFA) require special expertise to construct but done properly they are economical and very successful for areas with inconsistent load carrying capacities. Examples include using CFA pilings for guard rails, highway reinforcement, highway junction improvements and buildings. The CFA pilings are similar to driven and bored piles but offer different advantages when working in good to marginal soils and in projects where the load capacity needs vary. An auger with a hollow tube is used to bore the hole and then when the auger tip reaches the final depth concrete is added as the auger ...

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Culture is a multifaceted concept that has different meanings in different contexts. Despite the controversy revolving on the definition of this term, culture refers to the cumulative way of life and learned behavior of a particular group that forms part of a given community traditions. In essence, community members have the moral obligation and responsibility of conveying and disseminating the traditions, values, moral codes, and customs from one generation to the other through the process of socialization. Scholars assert that culture is a broad concept that differs from one community to the other. This aspect remains evident in the contemporary society where different ...

It is of paramount importance to first distinguish between gender and sex. Gender is basically that inner feeling of being either male or female, while sex can be defined as the groupings of species of living things in two categories that are often perceived to be genetically or biologically composed. In nearly every social phenomenal, gender differences are seen to exist from the time of birth where gender expectations could in a major way influence girls and boy's treatment. Psychologists say that gender expectations could somewhat commence before birth with the expected baby’s parents, friends and relatives picking out ...

When people have to work in a cohesive group or as a team, there is a lot of pressure to conform to the beliefs, attitude and culture of the group. The theory of groupthink best explains what happened in the officer Robert Barton Case. The constant and frequent interaction between Officer Barton and his fellow group members created a lot of opportunities which were significantly influential in determining his loyalty and commitment. It is obvious that with time there will be a conflict between personal values and convictions and that of the group. Groupthink theory argues that a person will either uphold his beliefs or ...

- Empires’ control over large populations
The Persian Empire is one of the most essential regions and dynasties to look at, especially, when focusing on past empires, their activities as well as the successful ventures in which they engaged themselves in. This is because it was one of the best organized empires, and as a result, gained a lot of popularity, as well as power and success across the modern day Europe. After Alexander the Great ventured into the region of Persia and established a colony, he managed to come out successful, especially, through the establishment of the Hellenistic kingdoms. These ...

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There are a number of civil rights laws that might apply to a case like Maria’s, which is a case of subtle bias and discrimination against the only female and Hispanic in a department that is otherwise exclusively white and male, and where the others reacted very negatively to certain ethnic and cultural traits as well as her accent and manner of speaking English. Most important among the laws concerning employment discrimination are the Equal Pay Act of 1963, Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, ...

Group Interventions in PSTD Treatment

Group interventions in PSTD are preferred to individual treatments due to the benefits of group therapy. The group environment provides safety, cohesion and empathy. The individuals get an opportunity to form trusting relationships. There is no single treatment strategy of the condition due to the nature of its complexity. There are four main group interventions known as cognitive behavioural therapy, psychodynamic therapy, art therapy and psychological debriefing. Cognitive behaviour therapy which involves exposure and stress inoculation therapy has been proven to be quite effective. It is used to treat fear and cognitive distortions. It is a lengthy and intensive treatment.

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Sociology focuses on the study of human relations. It is a study directed towards the behavior of an individual to others and behavior of groups. Understanding on the nature of the society primarily depends on the nature of these interrelationships. Sociology relies on sociological perspectives and theories to explain on social phenomena. These theories emerged within the changing societies. They tend to explain comprehensively a given social phenomena.

The society establishes social institutions to carry out specialized functions. The operation of these social institutions is highly influenced by the sociological perspective held by majority of its members. Members of the social ...