Sociology Research Papers Samples For Students

There have been ethnic conflicts that arise from the difference in the groups. The conflicts may be racial while others may be due to the difference in the origin. The ethnic conflicts if not will resolve may grow to become wars conflicts (Krueger, DiDonato, 2008). There have been prolonged ethnic conflicts between the Latin American and the Native Americans. The Latin Americans include the Mexicans the Hispanics and other Spanish speaking Americans. The Native Americans discriminate against these American, as they are not English native language speakers. The Mexicans are the largest Latino population in America and have experienced Continue reading...

Introduction

Modern business operations are characterized by a number of factors, among them radical development, creativity and innovation. This is because of intensive competition in the markets. Every businessperson or organization aims at the best plans and formulas that will keep them in pace in business as none of them is ready to lose. Businesspersons are therefore, obligated to adjust themselves and their operations to remain relevant in the market. Some of these adjustments are measures taken by operators to deal with rising externalities in the business operations. One of the major factors that affect business operations is the concept Continue reading...

Vemma Nutrition Company

Introduction
Most firms are often set up with the main aim of profit realization. However, in the contemporary business world, it is becoming increasingly important for firms to integrate corporate social responsibility and ethical responsibility into their strategic planning. This is because modern day customers are becoming increasingly concerned about the impact of business operations on their daily lives. People care to know whether a business is giving back to the society through corporate social responsibility and is upholding ethical standards in its operations. Vemma Nutrition Company is a family-owned and managed business that aims at meeting the nutritional Continue reading...

Section 1: Proposal

Within the major profession of criminology, one recurring problem is the explanation of criminal behavior patterns and their relationship to crime, involving the subtopics of the sociological legal and psychiatric aspects of crime which contribute to defining and elaborating on criminal behavior.

Section 2: Body Sections

Casey, Sharon. "Elements of Psychological Maturity and Its Influence on Antisocial and
Criminal Behavior." The open criminology journal 4.Suppl 1-M1 (2011): 32-39.
This article by Casey explores the concept of psychological maturity in adolescents and how it relates to teen violence. The author explores the background information currently existing in the field of developmental psychology to Continue reading...

Introduction

In the current world, obesity is a real time problem. It is no longer an isolated issue that can be avoided. The number of people suffering from obesity has grown tremendously over the past twenty years. Of special importance is the case of obesity in children. Over the past thirty years, obesity has doubled in children and has quadrupled among adolescents thus making it a real life real time issue that has to be addressed. The question thus arises as to exactly what obesity is and what it entails. There is usually confusion between obesity and being overweight. Overweight Continue reading...

Broken Window Theory

The broken window (theory) refers to a criminological theory devised by James Q. Wilson and George L. Kelling. The theory states that monitoring and maintaining urban environments in a structured and well-ordered condition can stop vandalism. The theory investigates the effects of social disorder such as anti-social behavior as it relates to community life. Additionally, it correlates vagrancy, social norms and quality of community life. It is imperative to define social norms and disorder in order to efficiently examine how the broken windows concept requires both police and neighborhood participation.

Disorder and Social Norms

According to Keizer and Lindengard (2008), social norms and Continue reading...

Social anxiety disorder is also known as social phobia. This state of an individual is an extreme case of the individual feeling pressure and being fearful of certain social situations. Some individuals are not confident in group settings, and constantly fear of being evaluated. Mostly this state occurs when the individual is faced with a new or novel situation. It is not uncommon to feel anxious about a new situation but some people fear it to a very large degree; hence, being a victim of the social anxiety disorder. Individuals may be so frightened of facing these new situations Continue reading...

Sociological causes of drug use & abuse among college students: An Introduction

The college students, particularly those between the age-group of 18 and 24 are normally registered in colleges and universities. They are at increased risk for involving in risk drinking and other substance use than their non-college peers. These students have a tendency to involve in binge drinking and other drugs than other age-groups, whether or not they are registered in college. Normally, this predisposition arises because of:
- Developmental traits of puberty and maturity, consisting of ongoing brain maturity through in the early 20s and the progress towards greater freedom and independence
- Social and cultural standards of college Continue reading...

Religion has been seen as disempowered and in decrease in the cutting edge world, its implications no more applicable inside the overwhelming mainstream perspective and institutional temples losing control of social life to common bodies (i.e., secularization, privatization). However religion (or secularization) may not be so static or bound together a marvel as awhile ago thought (this may be an outcome of advanced Western inclination, as, for instance, Talal Asad contends; of the (liberal) separation of social order, dividing the religious and the common, characterizing the previous as bound together conventions concerned with profound, private convictions, not handy, open Continue reading...

Analysis

Media is a powerful and an effective tool to the society, and it`s aspects are particularly emphasized in modern days. Some of the factors explaining why media is important as shown in the media audit report include;

Media as an important element of recreation and entertainment

Through movies and music, one can experience entertainment and recreation, because the content in these forms of media is usually fascinating and exciting to watch or listen to. They are able to, relax the mind and change the mood of a person especially when exhausted due to work or other duties. Music is a frequent aspect of media that is developed Continue reading...

Fiction can serve a true and critical part in uncovering and inspecting non-narrative truths, particularly truths on delicate subjects like race (Campbell and Bebe 962). Often an obstruction to legit race report is the protectiveness that Americans use as a hindrance to piece the correspondence when gone up against by racially chronicled certainties. The utilization of writing to inspect ourselves by looking at narrative characters might be a circuitous method for accomplishing immediate racial report and progress. Many of the issues encountered by the characters cause the dysfunction in their families and the public arena by and large (Davis).
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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 Continue reading...

Background

Human kind has been facing uncertainties throughout ages related to illness, disability, unemployment, old age and death. These facets of life have been referred to as a threat to the economic security of an individual. The ancient Greeks considered the olive oil to be a form of their economic security while in the medieval Europe, the economic security was considered to be the responsibility of the feudal lords. With the developments in economy and the rise in social complexities, formal organizations were developed in Europe; these regulated production and employment while providing certain benefits to the members in times Continue reading...

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Introduction
In the contemporary era, cell phones have turned out as one of the most important everyday requirements. There was a time when possessing a cell phone was regarded a luxurious thing. On the other hand, it is common to own a cell phone in the present day. It is not an untold secret that children, especially the teenagers, are using the cell phones just like adults. They use their cell phones to do almost everything. Not only are cell phones used to stay in touch with family and friends, they are also used for watching Continue reading...

Facebook acquired the mobile messaging service WhatsApp, a rapidly growing mobile messaging company for close to $19 billion.Facebook’s CEO Mack Zuckerberg stated that the mission of the acquisition was to “make the world more open and connected” (Malik 1). This they aim to do by building services that would enable the sharing of any type of content with any group of people they want. Zuckerberg further stated that WhatsApp would enable them achieve their goal through the continued developing of a service that people around the world would continue loving to use.This move would bring Facebook closer to Continue reading...

Abstract

Social media has become an important medium of communication for individuals as well as for the companies, government, news channels, and various other groups. Social media influence on people is continuously increasing. Social media provides a common platform to the people where they can share their ideas, likes, dislikes, important information, news, pictures, and various other information. This platform facilitates people not only communicate with known person, but also with unknown persons. The social media have various advantages and disadvantages. This paper presents a detailed analysis of social media, its usage, advantages, problems, and solutions to the problems. The Continue reading...

At various stages of human development the workforce performance was different. Primitive society was characterized by full employment, whereas, during the feudalism era, there was an absolute and relative agrarian overpopulation of free citizens, some of whom became soldiers, in order to do at least something. Under the conditions of frequent capitalism in the industrial stage of development, when market economy dominates in most of the countries, we have a new socio-economic phenomenon — army of unemployed.
Unemployment is a complex socio-economic phenomenon in which the economically active population is unemployed.In a market economy, unemployment is a result of the Continue reading...

Abstract

The investigator examines ESPN first take and their coverage of black athletes. The intent is to compare the representation of black athletes opposed to their white counterparts. Research on this issue and aspire to extend and expand my findings by focusing primarily on the coverage that is done specifically by ESPN first take and how they use social media as the court of public opinion. Some of the issues that I will share will be similar, and others will be dissimilar, as the goal is to make a correlation in the treatment. Research material will be varied.
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Introduction

A social movement is a form of group action. In most cases, social movements tend to be informal and large. The groupings of organizations or individuals have a tendency to focus on a given social or political issue. Because of this, they are essentially tasked with undoing, carrying out or resisting social change. The social movements of the modern times are as a result of education. They are also facilitated by the mobility of labor that has increased because of the urbanization and industrialization of the societies in the 19th century. There are several social movements in the world, Continue reading...

Article Summary: Rorschach Measures of Cognition

A group of researchers, Raeanne C. Moore, Donald J. Viglione, Irwin S. Rosenfarb, Thomas L. Patterson, & Brent T. Mausbach, conducted a study on measures of cognition associated with functional disability of the schizophrenics. American Psychological Association published in their journal “Psychological Assessment, (Vol. 25, No. 1, 253–263)” in the year 2013, this study (Rorschach Measures of Cognition Relate to Everyday and Social Functioning in Schizophrenia) with conceptual framework, the rationale, the research, the results and conclusions. The study is a scholarly work with plausible, useful and applicable findings that can help the practitioners and researchers in the management Continue reading...

In the early years of the republic, endeavours by tradesmen to make better conditions by declining to work and to attempt to keep others from living up to expectations were viewed as criminal offenses. Understudies boot-producers and shoe-creators were put on trial in Philadelphia in 1806 and indicted criminal intrigue. It set the standard demeanour towards sorted out work interruptions until 1842, when the rule of the criminal scheme was rejected by the Supreme Court of Massachusetts. The New York Workingmen's Party endured just a brief time, framed in 1829 and vanishing in 1830.In any case, it pitched an Continue reading...

The lives of women in the last one hundred and fifty years have diversified along the following instances; politically, economically, socially and along cultural grounds. It is also noteworthy that the changes and the diversifications in the same fields are classified as either positive or negative as it shall be deliberated upon in the succeeding discussion as below.
According to Smith in constructing womanhood, along political lines, the position of women one hundred years ago has been under the following manifestations. In the previous instances, the position of women along political lines was not developed as it is now. Continue reading...

Introduction

Over the recent past, the rate at which academic citations are being used while writing academic works of different disciplines has been on the rise. More people are embracing the use of citations to show their sources of information. Also, it is becoming a requirement in almost every academic discipline to make use of citations while writing academic papers so as to show the sources of information.
In the construction of different literature and academic works, people are advices to use citations not only to show the source of their information, but also to show the agreement of their Continue reading...

Following the American Psychological Association’s Guidelines

Amphetamines
History: According to an article published in American Journal of Bioethics the history of amphetamines began in 1887 in Germany . It was created by Lazar, Edeleanu, a German scientist. During WWII, amphetamines were used to enhance performance but by 1965, were outlawed by the USFDA, when abuse became extensive after the war (2013). Today it is most commonly used, illegally, be baseball players to enhance performance much like it did for the soldiers of WWII. Known as “greenies” the substance has been outlawed in sports but players continue to abuse it (2013).
Pharmacokinetics: “Toxicity of Amphetamines: An Update” Continue reading...

Introduction

Smoking among college students is a modality of interacting, of sharing a specific habit and behavior, which represents desired outcomes for fulfilling the need of belonging. The college students are usually teenagers who need to feel accepted, even admired by their peers (Walton, Cohem, Vwir & Spencer, 2011). Like this, smoking is considered a tool that enhances the social connections by college students and this is a social problem, because it changes their behavior, attitudes, personalities and it affects their health, while they pursue their goal of being accepted by a group.
Sociology is the discipline that studies society, describing Continue reading...

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Introduction
Alcohol consumption unlike other good has rose arguments pertaining to its effect on the society due to excess consumption that is declared national menace since it negatively impacts the society. Several measures have been taken to reduce on its consumption and subsequent effect in the society. One of the measures proposed is increase on tax on alcohol so as to reduce on its aggregate consumption. This is an economic policy aiming to affect the individual supply and demand of alcohol and aggregate resulting consumption. Tax would increase on the burden on consumers as well as producers and its Continue reading...

Introduction

Low socioeconomic status (SES) has been considered one of the key determinants of criminal behavior. Family-level SES is usually determined by measuring income, education level, and occupation, but SES is a multilevel concept that applies to both family and community levels (Bradley & Corwyn, 2002). Families with low SES will more likely live in neighborhoods with low community-level SES, which limits the children’s educational opportunities and increases their exposure to violence (Bradley & Corwyn, 2002). Consequently, the children will identify themselves with the community and adopt its patterns of violent behavior.
The influence of both family-level and community-level SES is Continue reading...

Country Profile

About Afghanistan
Situated between the borders of China, Iran and Pakistan, Afghanistan is considered to take on so much culture and tradition from its neighboring countries (Banting, 2003). Rich in several mountainous regions, the country imposes interest on those who love to travel and be adventurous at the same time. Back in the days, the nation specifically held a great possibility of becoming a central attraction for most adventurous travelers who are bound towards the central areas of Asia.
There are approximately 35,320 445 residents accounted for in 2011 who embrace Afghanistan as their home (Bleaney, et al, Continue reading...

Introduction

Social media has revolutionized human interactions socially and economically. Almost everyone with access to internet whether on a mobile device or on a PC uses at least one social media outlet. Facebook has Sites such as Facebook, twitter, LinkedIn, Badoo among thousands of others have formed sound marketing platforms for many varied companies. Facebook which currently has more than 1.3 billion people comes out as a very preferable social media marketing outlet. Using Facebook as the social media outlet, this essay discusses the four component of a legally astute media marketing manager, analyzes the methods of alternative dispute resolution Continue reading...

Part I: Decision-making and Philosophy

Unemployment and the legislator’s decision regarding the unemployment benefits
Congressional republicans’ reluctance to extend the unemployment insurance, which led to its expiry on the 28 December last year, is cruel. The high unemployment rate caused by the 2008 recession prompted the government to expand the federal Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC) program. The expansion was aimed at providing some income for the long-term unemployed persons who had already exhausted the usual 26 weeks of the period of state benefits. The program was extended for a period of up to 99 weeks whiles the federal and states also collaborated to Continue reading...

We all know that it is the century of well-developed technology, and we all use electronic devices, especially computers. Computers became as the most essential part of our everyday life, which have changed our lives completely, and it is impossible to even imagine our life without it. Nowadays, people tend to use computers for a great variety of purposes. We spend our time working with computers, listening to music, studying, contacting with our friends, browsing the Internet, playing different video games, watching and even making films using computers. It is considered as the best option to simplify all our Continue reading...

Previously businesses were more concerned with the economic outcome, of the business decisions. However, in today's world business take time to also reflect on legal, ethics and morality issues with regard of the social consequences of decisions they make. The definition of corporate social responsibility no longer means the amount of financial resources a company contributes to society through charity. In addition to being involved in social activities, with the aim of improving the lives of people within the community.

Application of corporate social responsibility: organizations case study of Fedex and Microsoft

In its corporate social responsibility program FedEx believes that new entrants or existing employees should be trained to complete Continue reading...

Introduction

As the process of migration continued to rise in America, it led to increased consumption of goods in the market. Ethnic groups expressed unique norms and values on the consumption behavior. Among the ethnic groups were the Jewish communities, which immersed themselves into cultural groups and portrayed great deal in their purchasing power, which put them in the upper socioeconomic class. The important thing about American Jewish is their connection between consumer decision making and ethnicity. It is believed that Jewish ethnicity exerted more effect on behavior of individuals as compared to other ethnic groups in America. Jewish consumers Continue reading...

Introduction:

The 20th century saw number of social reforms and reformers who aimed at bringing about relive to the world. These individuals brought about massive change to the history and set a new trend towards leadership, social reforms and welfare of mankind. They have set precedence for human welfare and noble deeds.

Nelson Mandela stands as central figure who aimed at bringing the two set of people and communities together that were divided by all means and metrics of social standing. Nelson Mandela was born in 1918. He hailed from a family that enjoyed considerable repute and recognition and had Continue reading...

According to sociological and criminological studies, social problems, namely poverty, race, and punishment are interconnected. Different scholars have developed five core arguments regarding the interconnection of these problems. The first is that criminal victimization and sanctions perpetuate stratification and poverty. The understanding of this argument requires an exploration of the current trends in criminal punishment by poverty status and ethnicity. It also demands an examination of how victimization patterns vary across races and how sanctions affect future chances at life. Criminal sanctions are usually inflicted by a state; however, the determination of the severity of the sanctions needs justification ( Continue reading...

Though San Gabrielle is the main geographical centre of this region, the ‘Chinese District’ has other regions, Monterey Park, Temple City, Alhambra and Rowland Heights. Being the main geographical area of this place, it has many Chinese people. In this paper, we shall discuss more about San Gabrielle or as many know it, the Chinese District.

History

San Gabriele was founded by Junipero Serra and in 1852; it became the original Township of Los Angeles County. It was named after the Mission San Gabriele Arcangel, and its motto, is ‘A city with a Mission’’. In the 19th Century, the western Continue reading...

Introduction

The origin of internet dates back to a time when people had difficulties in information sharing. The difficulties provided a foundation for a researcher at the European Laboratory for Particle Physics, to develop the concept of an internet-based system. This system, as proposed, could read documents in the Hyper Text Mark-up Language found in Universal Resource Locators of websites. In the end, the researcher developed a browser editor in the form of WWW. The hyper-text system incorporated a simple interface that was so easy to use. Consequently, the world was now on its way to the on-line edition since Continue reading...

Is ‘Play’ on Its Way Out?

Is ‘Play’ on Its Way Out?

Introduction

The paper addresses two questions in service of the overall query, “Is ‘play’ on its way out?” The two questions are:
- Do children play less than they used to?
- Why should we be concerned?

Do Children Play Less Than They Used To?
Two research efforts have concluded that children do indeed play less than they used to. Hofferth and Sandberg (cited by Gray, 2011) compared 6 to 8 year old children in 1997 with children of the same age in 1981 and found a substantial decrease in time spent playing in Continue reading...

Return on investments

This metric measures the amount of revenue that a particular marketing campaign adopted by Heineken in different market regions and segment generates (Heineken, 2014). Venturing in to emerging markets has far higher implications. In 2011, the Middle East, Asia pacific Latin America and Africa accounted for 43% of the total volumes of the company compared to the 2006 21% volumes. This clearly implies that there is greater potential for excellence in these new markets. As such, the return on investment is high. This should be compared to the cost of running the campaign in order to determine if the Continue reading...

Final project

Final project
The clinical social worker is a job position that should be incorporated in the company, because the organization needs a person who can advise other employees on their health. The worker will be in the department of health where employees who can reach the health, social worker at any time of the day. The reason for having health social workers in the organization is for the benefit of the employees who fall sick during work hours, and need immediate care. Additionally, a health worker is a person who can work with citizens from different areas, and cultures, Continue reading...