Essays on Social Science

Introduction

Proper presentation of data collected during a study is imperative to the credibility of a research. In fact, lack thereof compromises the interpretation embraced by the people relying on such information due to the possibilities of miscommunication in the presentation process. As such, researchers ought to follow a compelling approach whilst communicating the results of their study regardless of the research design followed. With this in mind, it is worth acknowledging the fact that there are multiple research approaches followed in the delivery of psychological research information. According to the Emergency Medicine Journal, the popular research designs include observational ...

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After reviewing the article of Janssen, the study explained about the large discrepancies have been found between the quality of life experienced by the clients with the intellectual disabilities and described by the caregivers. Here the intellectual disabilities refer to the knowledge management with respect to education and the quality of life determines the social awareness. This research is regulated by the ethical standards followed by professional caregivers. Moreover, educational ethics has become structured with values and morals pointing out what are the differences from behavioral rules. This paper emphasized the importance of cares and diligence provided to the ...

Though it is of extreme importance, it cannot be denied that social science research does not receive the same appreciation compared to researches about hard sciences. The society should put an equal weight and appreciation on the efforts and findings of social science researches, especially because these studies often discuss practical, day to day issues that concern the society in many different ways. These studies aid in providing practical and technical perspectives and approaches in dealing and solving societal challenges. The study entitled “Barriers to Domestic Violence Help Seeking” (Fugate, Landis, Riordan, Naureckas, & Engel, 2005), which can be considered ...

The managers of public sectors are confronted by the dilemmas related to ethics because they effort to select options surrounded by the values set. Ethical problems might emerge from similarly alluring alternatives that may perhaps be defended as the right one in some circumstances (Ehrich, Cranston & Kimber, 2004). The starting of the twenty-first era has shown the profession of accountancy as the biggest challenge to continue. Such task highlighted the need for the profession to make stronger the self-assurance of public in its ethics plus efficiency (Onyebuchi, 2011). The scandals related to accounting that is found out frequently in ...

Introduction

Changes and developments in the technology and in the internet led to enhancements in the creativity in relation to marketing. In addition, technology enabled numerous innovations to build up. To cope with the continuous change in the innovations, the companies started to focus on the differentiation of applications and activities to reach the consumers through diversified communication devices. The key aspects of the communication devices are mobile devices. In today’s diversified business environment, mobile phones, smart phones, PDAs (Personal Digital Assistant), notebook and tablets PCs are considered key mobile devises. The earlier described mobile devices are able to ...

Question 1. Give the name of the film, producer and the year. The name of the chosen film is Hoop Dreams. It was produced in 1994 by Steve James, Peter Gilbert, and Frederick Marx.

Question 2. Why did you select this film for your review?

There are few reasons to select this film. The first one is that I have an interest in basketball, so a documentary related to basketball players is attractive for me. Then, the other reason is that this film helped me know more about the social behaviors and psychology of people. Being a neurobiology student at UC Irvine, I believe that this film helps me to ...

Abstract

Survey research is one of the most popular methods of conducting quantitative research. Other popular methods of gathering data in quantitative research include experimentation and quasi-experiments. Survey has benefits of being flexible and easy to apply to different quantitative research methods. It can be conveniently designed and conducted in order to draw conclusions about various matters and situations. Surveys are conducted through the normal format of undertaking quantitative research. First, there is the need to transpose the research problem into aims and objectives. And then there is the need to formulate a proper research procedure and system through the ...

Paper Outline

Introduction Thesis Statement: The use of DNA in a criminal prosecution has helped advance justice for both victims and suspects by, among other things, eliminating the possibility of wrongful conviction due to inaccurate identification. This way, it has also tremendously helped the law enforcement agencies in the criminal justice system in fighting and solving crime through effective investigation of offenses. However, there are also legal -particularly human rights- and ethical challenges regarding DNA application in criminal prosecution (Naughton & Gabe 245).

Sub-Points

-Improved the functionality of the criminal Justice system The use of DNA in a criminal prosecution has enhanced the ...

Financial desperation is among the main factors that drive individuals, mostly women, to venture into prostitution as a way of making ends meet. The moral dilemma depicted by the woman who is deserted by her husband, friends, and relatives and has a little kid to feed generates the need for research into the moral and ethical issues involved in such scenario under different frameworks. There exist various groups that have called for tougher legislations focused on protecting cash trapped women who are going out there to support their families. However, there is a need to provide such women with ...

Rubin a professional writer living in New York City is a mother of two lovely daughters. She woke up one morning to a realization that there was a need for her to improve her level of happiness. According to the Rubin statement, "I was in a danger of wasting my life" the author at this point gives a hint on what life entails. In as much as each and every individual has various unique elements that give meaning to a description of life, happiness is a standard feature in every person because human beings are social beings. According to ...

Introduction

Teenage pregnancy refers to the pregnancy in human females that are aged twenty years and below. Pregnancy in girls is caused by sexual intercourse after the girl has become viable, that can ovulate, which can even be before her first menstrual period but most cases occurs after the onset of her periods. This issue has many menaces alongside it, following the fact that most of the girls in this age bracket have not developed thus experience many obstetric issues. Moreover, many risks are associated with teenage pregnancy some of which include: premature labour, low birth weight, anaemia, and pre-eclampsia, ...

While 21st century boasts of improvements in all aspects including health care, it is ironical that stigma against mental illness is still prevalent. A recent study conducted by Australian researchers confirmed that around 75 percent people suffering from the various mental disease like depression, anxiety, and schizophrenia experienced discrimination. That is, people are likely to hold traditional views and perceptions when it comes to dealing with such( people suffering from mental health disorders) persons. More than 35 percent people surveyed agreed that the person who has experienced mental health problem is likely to exhibit more violence than 'normal' people. ...

“The Little Mermaid,” the 1989 animated film directed by Ron Clements and John Musker and released by Buena Vista Pictures, delves on the story of a mermaid who falls in love with a human being. This film is likewise a cartoon adaptation of the original version of the novel of the same title written by Hans Christian Andersen and first published in 1837. With regards to the Disney version, it is observable that the film incorporates several techniques that seem to diminish the innate animalistic nature of the aquatic creatures, such as the crabs, lobsters, octopus, the tropical fish, ...

Introduction

Apple incorporation, abbreviated as Apple Company, is a large multinational technology company headquartered in Cupertino, California, in the United States of America. The firm deals with the design, development, selling, advertising and renting of consumer electronics, computer software as well as a range of online services and other third-party services and devices incorporated into its systems. It is also highly valued and has been indicated to contribute notably to the total GDP of the United States economy. Its main competitors include Google, Microsoft as well as other phone manufacturers including but not limited to Samsung, Techno sand Huawei (Reuters, ...

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Abstract This study takes a critical look at inequality of wealth in the United States of America. It takes an empirical and objective look at the concept with regards to variables surrounding its occurrence in the American society. The topics and subheadings that are developed in this study are causes of wealth inequality, how to combat wealth inequality and also the consequences that the US environment is likely to suffer from due to its occurrence. The major aim of the subheadings is for the researcher to have the audience convinced beyond every reasonable doubt about all the variables concerning ...

The outcome of death is equal to all human beings. It is worth noting that the diversity arises because of the conceptualization of death and dying in different cultures. People in the world discuss issues of death and dying in reluctance. Denial of death is one of the major concerns in the history of death. Social science viewpoint towards dying and death are important to individuals and society. The social science assists in understanding death and dying as an inevitable concept in humanity (Leishman, 2009). In fact, the various concepts and description of death eliminate the misunderstanding of death ...

Part A. Answer the following questions based on the literature:

PTP (Pretrial publicity) creates a set of problems that forensic social/cognitive/experimental psychologists are uniquely qualified to address. What are some of these problems? Hint: they are psychological (social/cognitive) and legal (procedural/substantive). Thus, begin by addressing: why we are concerned with PTP at all? What are the alleged effects and what does the social science research indicate regarding these effects (be specific in citing literature)? One of the problems, caused by Pre-Trial Publicity is the cognitive one. This means that juries get the information about the case under some circumstances, identified by the pre-trial mass media articles, which they ...

Abstract

The primary objective of any business organization is to make a profit be developing sustainable competitive advantage. The employees play a major role in achieving this objective, but their motivation to achieve the organizational goals may decline due to several factors. However, managers can implement different approaches to keep the employees highly motivated to achieve better outcomes. Some of the strategies that the management can utilize to improve employee motivation include giving the rewards, engaging them in the decision-making process, effective communication, and providing career development opportunities. In addition, the management can ensure their job security, provide a comfortable ...

Executive Summary

The report is prepared to identify the reason Touch Screen Marketing and Research (TSMR) is not able to gather proper responses from the surveys they conduct. The main scope of the company is to conduct market research for its clients are providing them with the details about the market. The company is generating weak responses from the respondents who are likely to affect the business of the company. The report will help TSMR to identify the reasons behind such responses and the steps that the company can take to improve the responses from the market. To analyze the current ...

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The 19th and early 20th century had to face a reality characterized by social, political and economic issues. Furthermore the World War One dramatically changed the already complex and troubled frame which gave birth to the Modernism. Indeed during the 19th century the traditional Victorian society turned itself into a modern and industrialized society, where cities were growing fast and the old ethical and religious values were rejected. This massive change also involved all the traditional forms of art, literature, architecture, philosophy, science and even all the aspects of the everyday lives. Salient of the Modernism Era is the ...

The suggested intervention approach encompasses three main activities; community engagement, capacity building and community-based research. The main reason for the feasibility of this three-pronged approach is it requires simple execution, monitoring, and observation. The feasibility of a study needs to be established prior to carrying out the formulation of (Kothari, 2004). The approach has been evaluated in detail and is feasible. There is a comprehensive framework that can establish if a research is feasible or not. The basic question is if the study can be realized (Flick, 2015). The answer is yes, that it can be realized. Similar examples ...

Global Systems Approach to Corporate Social Responsibility

Background Introduction The paper is an exploration of ten sources, which are to be used in a discussion of Global Systems Approach to Corporate Social Responsibility. From different publications, perspectives and interpretations, the sources are discussed and reviewed in brief on the content’s relevance and validity to the topic. Matten, D., & Moon, J. (2008). “Implicit” and “Explicit” CSR: a conceptual framework for a comparative understanding of corporate social responsibility. Academy of Management Review, 33(2), 404-424. In this journal review, the general and specific aspects of CSR in entrepreneurship are discussed extensively by Matten and Moon. Both writers ...

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An interview of five students was conducted for qualitative data. A set of structured interview question was used to gather information for the qualitative data. For quantitative data, a news article named “Sydney Swans' Adam Goodes celebrates goal with Indigenous war dance, ruffles feathers” was selected.Step 2

For Qualitative Data

The data for the qualitative research was gathered through a semi- structured interview. The interview of four students was conducted. A group of four students was a part of this study, and each student was asked some questions that were same because of their importance towards the study while other questions ...

Executive Summary

Globalization and external environmental factors affecting change management transform the role of Human Resource Development from facilitator to change leader and highlight the importance of emotional intelligence on individual and group levels within organizations. The intense global competition requires firms to rely on the effective human resource management department to play the major role of keeping employees engaged. With increasing number of firms willing to penetrate global markets and the fact that competence among employees is seen as the main driver to success, it is imperative that human resource managers co-operate with other departments to improve competitive position of ...

Throughout the history of criminal law and policymaking in the United States as well as in other countries, the death penalty has always been the issue of paramount importance kept on the front burner by media, policymakers and public. The controversy in terms of capital punishment relates not only to religion and morality, but is also associated with considerable social and economic costs. In other words, “the contemporary debate over capital punishment involves a number of important arguments based on either moral principles or social welfare considerations” (Dezhbakhsh & Shepherd, 2003, p. 1). Numerous researchers and influential leaders of public ...

This paper is a critical review of the journal The emergence of a social problem: Single-parent families in U.S. popular magazines and social science journals, 1900 – 1998 that was authored by Margaret Usdansky. The sponsor of the research was partly supported by the National Science Foundation grant. The study was based on five hypotheses. The first hypothesis talks of newsworthy contemporary issues being inversely proportional to the quantity of discourse regarding single parent families (Usdansky, 2008). The second hypothesis touches on the nonexistent relationship between social science journal discourse and contemporary issues that are newsworthy. The third hypothesis talks ...

1. Capitalist Patriarchy as Seen by the Second Wave and the Corporate Wave Sheryl Sandberg and bell hooks look at the ideas of women in the workplace from completely different standpoints. A subtle, but telling, difference between how the two think is rooted in how they present their arguments. Sandberg utilizes statistics and foregoes the theory throughout Lean In whereas hooks’ “Dig Deep” eschews the statistics in favor of a more theoretical analysis. This speaks volumes about where the authors will take their arguments. Sandberg takes a more “pie in the sky” approach to the topic of women in ...

SOCIAL INTERVENTION.

Introduction. Social work is a discipline or a profession that is practiced by qualified sociologists. It involves seeking to facilitate the wellbeing of individuals, communities or even societies (Siporin, 1975). Social work enhances social change, cohesion, empowerment, and development. Social work is interconnected with social justice, Human rights, and respect for diversities. It involves the provision of social welfare in order to alleviate the economic and social problems that people face. Such difficulties include health care, education, and food security (Sach, 2003). A sociologist connects people and structures so as to tackle the challenges of life and promote the ...

Introduction

The concept of globalization, the amalgamation of the different economies in the world, is a frequently debated issue in contemporary academic and political forums.The “importance of globalization” refers to the value gained by different nations due to their input in the process of globalization while the “need for globalization” expresses why it is necessary to implement the concept of globalization. Globalization rate indicator has become an essential measure of development due to the interrelationship between economic development and globalization (Irani and Noruzi 216). The current wave of globalization is a replica of the first wave experienced in the mid ...

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Body: My first weeks as a new university student pp.4-67 Conclusion p.8

References and Bibliography pp.9-10

Introduction When I first started university I was understandably nervous, and I had many thoughts running through my head. One of the prevalent thoughts was primarily focused on results. I wanted to do well, but I was aware of the challenges that lay before me. I was aware that my studies in higher education would not be easy. In addition to this, I was aware that in order to achieve the best results, I would have to do get out of my comfort zone and work harder ...

It is known that the prejudice (bias) is attitude which prevents adequate perception of the message or action. Usually a person does not realize or does not want to recognize his prejudice and considers his relation to the object of prejudice as a result of objective and independent evaluation. Prejudice can be a consequence of hasty and unfounded conclusions based on personal experience (social stereotype), as well as the result of uncritical assimilation of standardized judgments adopted in a particular social group (prejudice). It is often used to justify misdeeds. Carol Adja and Gabriella Lazaridis in their article Migration, ...

Introduction

The contemporary system of medical service has its respective roots in the health care system of the 19th century, where the dominating industrialization has resulted in the occurrence and further development of scientific medicine (Connerley and Wu, 2016). From the historical point of view, medical services have been provided by anyone who possesses enough skill/knowledge to be capable of healing people. In fact the majority of those people were the women (Evetts, 2000). According to the statistics of those days, it was less than 5% of women comprising the number of physicians working in the United States. The highest ...

The Influence of Early Childhood Teachers’ Mental Health Literacy and Early Intervention for Special Needs Children: Methods

Introduction In recent decades, it has become common knowledge that early childhood education is of fundamental importance to the overall development of all children, whether those children have developmental disabilities, are intellectually disadvantaged, or present with other special needs (Virmani et al., 2013; World Health Organisation, 2016; Kay-Lambkin, Kemp, Stafford & Hazell, 2007). However, despite the importance of early childhood education for all students, there are special requirements that must be met for students with special needs. Teaching special needs students in the early education classroom can be difficult for a plethora of reasons. The purpose of this discussion will ...

Introduction

Teenagers spend a big part of their free time looking for information on new fashion in the market hence advertisements content must always give the impression that such products are offered. Social media platforms, televisions, and movies are among popular information sources where the youths can find information on appealing products. Teens develop their general behavior by modeling the traits of others including their favorite actors which then influences their dressing codes. This implies that role models in movies, television programs and magazines as well as the trendy fashion advertised in social media platforms trigger consumption among teens. Since ...

Wright, Caroll. “The Factory System as an Element in Civilization.” Journal of Social Science, No. 16, December 1882. Sinclair, Upton. “The Meat-Packers of Chicago.” The Jungle, New York, 1906, pp. 39–47, 112– 117, 160–162. My motivation for choosing these two primary documents is informed by the fact that there are a lot of unfair labor practices and exploitation at present and very little has been done to address this menace. Laborers at factories work extremely hard and in the end other people unjustifiably feast on the proceeds of their sweat. Both papers are connected by the theme ...

Gender Roles in the Same Sex-Marriage

Introduction The issue of same-sex parenting is has been hotly debated and subjected to different views. Some people argue that partners in same-sex marriages should be allowed to raise children while others are of the contrary opinion. Nevertheless, it is now clear that the issue of same-sex parenting tends to move from the obscured fringes to what seems like the rolling center of the family-policy debate (Meezan & Rauch, 2005). The issues surrounding parent-child relationships in same-sex marriages are many. Ranging from the identity of the children to the division of gender roles, the same-sex parents tend to face challenges ...

Executive Summary

With the growing demand of the competition, the companies have started taking the best skilled people from around the world. This has increased the diversity in the organization thereby adding the challenge to the managers. To enhance the effectiveness of the organization, the companies have growing tendency of increasing the diversity in their workforce. However, with this increasing diversity in the workforce, the people have started to feel the discrimination within the organization. This paper is the result of an attempt to analyze the diversity in the workforce. The paper proceeds with a candle light brightness about the need ...