Category: Sociology 7256
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The Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test: Controversies
Table of Contents Introduction FCAT Inconsistency Encouragement Funding Measures Insufficient Test Content Conclusion References 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…
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Employment Precarity and Household Well-Being
Introduction The authors of Its More than Poverty focus on how the state of employment has changed over time (Lewchuk et al. 12). Apparently, employers prefer using contracts that do not work with allowances or any form of benefits besides the basic wages. From the report, employment insecurity has become an issue of concern over…
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Immigrant Generations in America
Define the 1.5 and second generation. What are their basic characteristics (countries of origin, economic status and so on)? How are they different, if at all, from the descendants of previous waves of immigration? There are a lot of people who are foreign born, but living in the United States of America. Others are foreigners,…
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Women Leaders in the Field of Corrections
Research Question One of the most challenging professions for women, the work in the field of corrections, has spurred a surge of applications from women recently. According to the summary offered by the American Society of Criminologists (2011), the number of women who are willing to devote their careers to the field of correction has…
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Belgium and Senegal Dispute
Summary On June 20, 2012, the UN Court made a final decision in the case related to the obligation to prosecute or extradite (Belgium v. Senegal). The Court ruled that it has jurisdiction to review the dispute between Belgium and Senegal regarding the interpretation and application of Article 6, para. 2, and Article 7, para.…
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Nature and Nurture Approach in the Light of Effect of Violence on Children
The responsiveness of a child to violence and the reproducing mechanism that follows is deeply connected to their innate ability to absorb the information that surrounds this young human being. This innately human ability to learn fits well both to the worldview of Nativism and the Behaviorist approach. Due to the child’s psyche not being…
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Team Work in Think Tanks
Making decisions that can affect many human lives – in politics, economics, culture, sociology, and other spheres requires a foundation formed by research and analysis. To provide the necessary knowledge, facts and forecasts, think tanks, also known as policy institutes, or brains trusts were created. Employees of such analytical centers collect and analyze information, conduct…
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The First Amendment’s Relevance
Table of Contents Argumentation Other Perspective Rebuttal Conclusion Works Cited The First Amendment to the US Constitution is an important initiative that regulates not only the life of American society but also the functioning of state bodies (Stone et al. 21). According to this document, residents of the country have the right to confess any…
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Problem of Homeless and Mass Incarceration in USA
Table of Contents Introduction History Advocacy Conclusion Works Cited Introduction Homelessness is the problem that influences the life of the whole society adversely. It especially is critical for the USA as almost half a million of citizens do not have their own houses or flats. They do not have the opportunities that the representatives of…
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Violence Against Women and Its Consequences
The article at hand successfully addresses the issue of domestic violence within the framework of the conservation model. The research is properly evidenced both theoretically and empirically. Myra Estrin Levine’s Conservation Model chosen for the analysis perfectly aligns with the purpose of the study providing the author with the necessary guidelines and principles. Besides the…