Category: Sociology

“Australians all let us rejoice, for we are young and free”. This is the opening stanza of our national anthem, an anthem that infers to the rest of the world that we, as Australians, enjoy the luxury of living in a free, democratically led country. It is incorrigible to me that in this day and…

Migration to Australia over the past two hundred years, and particularly since 1945, has created the religious profile of Australian society. White settlement of Australia comprised migrants and convicts who were mainly Protestants and Catholics, with a small number of Jews. The post-second World War period brought greater religious diversity to Australian society. When Australia’s…

Some of our nation’s most horrific and tragic acts of the past 150 years have occurred by the hands of members of the Ku Klux Klan. The organization’s views on racial supremacy, immigration, and social terrorism are well-documented in the annals of history. Observations into a gathering of this group shed light onto the most…

Crimson Craving Blood sucker. Leach. Succubus. Cold one. They have been called many names. They have remained a mystery for many years. Songs have been written about them. Many movies have been made about them. Vampires are one of the many mysterious entities that have been of great interest for as long as I can…

Degradation at Our Expense Getting arrested is a very disturbing event for most people. Having the police come to your house to find you is even more disruptive to the human psyche. The events that occur during that particular event can have lasting negative effects. The procedures police use during arrests lead to people feeling…

Ethnocentrism is the word that deals with ethnicity, inter-ethnic relations and related social issues. The definition of ethnocentrism is “the use of one’s own culture as a yardstick for judging the ways of other individuals or societies, generally leading to a negative evaluation of their values, norms, and behaviors. In simple terms it is the…

Media democracy is a production and distribution model which promoted a mass media system that informs and empowers all members of society, and enhances democratic values. Robert W. McChesney’s, John Nichols and those who created Censored 2007 are part of a social movement evident in states all over the country which attempts to make mainstream…

One man’s drink is another man’s poison! There are many differences between marriage and slavery, but I believe that marriage in many fashions is very comparable to slavery. Individuals that desire marriage, as opposed to having long term monogamous commitments on good faith, want to be slaves and to have a slave in return. Marriage…

According to the NAGC “it is estimated that only 3% – 7% of the student population is gifted”. But how we take advantage of these children’s abilities? As we already know education is a major factor which shapes and enhances the abilities of children. But what happens when the educational system is ineffectual and unable…

1. Introduction Street Children are children living on streets to earn their living. According to Canada’s International Policy Statement (Canada International Development Agency, Street Children 2008),the street children population worldwide is likely well over 100 million. The problem of street children exists in both, the developed as well as developing countries, with differences in its…

How do you raise your children? I will never put my child into jeopardy, trouble, or possibly ruin my child’s future. When a child is raised outside of a traditional mother-father family, this is what happens. Dr. James Dobson (founder of Focus on the Family) states, “The traditional family, supported by more than 5,000 years…

In the article, “How Biofuels Could Starve the Poor,” authors C. Ford Runge and Benjamin Senauer capture the ideas that biofuels could cause unfavorable consequences for the world’s poor. Converting a percentage of the world’s corn crop into biofuels is a resourceful way to moderate the country’s precarious reliance on imported oil which will then…

The topic of pornography is rarely discussed in a positive light. It is commonly classified as “sexual deviance” (Lauer & Lauer, 2008). There are people who defend it, but proponents of pornography rarely have a better argument than “freedom of expression”. What supporters of pornography do not take into account is the damage that these…

What is affirmative action? According to Axia College, 2007, affirmative action is a policy that goes beyond equal employment opportunities by requiring organizations to comply with the law and correct past discriminatory practices by increasing the number of minorities and women within specific positions. Affirmative action can be achieved when a company follows specific guidelines…

For my research paper, I intended to find out how the percentage of open homosexuals in society has changed over time in America. I would also like to know whether certain states in America portray drastically different percentages of homosexuals in comparison to one another. In our ever changing, and seemingly ever developing nation, just…

Ever since the advent of modern communication technology that has allowed people around the world to communicate ever so easily, the world itself seems like a smaller space. Broadcasting is an especially effective manner through which millions of people are able to become unified on the basis that they are common recipients of a particular…

In 1867 Karl Marx published perhaps one of his most important works on political economy and capitalism titled “Capital”. In this work Marx chooses to introduce the fetishism of commodities in the first chapter. Based on this placement it is easy to see that he considered it an important part of his theoretical framework. By…

Strain theory is based on the concept anomie. Anomie first defined by Emile Durkhiem (1858-1917) and means the state of normlessness. The basic concepts suggest that when social norms become disorganized an increase in deviant behavior will occur as a reaction to the loss of a social cohesion. It is believed that once success is…

The ideology of marxism is “revolutionary socialism” based on the theories of Karl and Engels, emphasizing common ownership of the means of production and a planned, or command economy. The principle held is that each should work according to his or her capacity and receive according to his or her needs. Politically, it seeks the…

Homeschooling is seen in the United States today as a viable alternative to public school education. Homeschooling has been designated as a learning situation where children are taught, generally by their parents, in non-traditional environments. There are more and more parents resorting to

On August 29, 2005, one of the strongest hurricanes to impact the coast of the United States made landfall hitting southern Florida as a category 1. By August 29th, Hurricane Katrina reached the Gulf Coast smashing and destroying the city of New Orleans as a category 4. Many living in the city

If you have ever thought of visiting South Africa, you are in for a treat! South Africa is rich in history, not to mention culture and diverse racial groups. From the Afrikaners to the Indians, South Africa’s diverse population is enough reason in

Even though many people in the United States see all Hispanics as being from one group, there are many difference and commonalities between the various Hispanic American groups living in this country.

A vacation means the number of days or weeks that people are permitted to be off their job or their school. A vacation is necessary for their mental and physical health to lead a pleasurable life. When people are tired, they cannot

In this day and age, everything is changing; from the jobs that we do, to the way that we do them. For centuries we, and our ancestors, have worked in formal organizations that practice bureaucracy. Bureaucratic organizations have been used to