Category: Sociology 7256

  • Child Labor, Its Forms, and Disputable Issues

    Table of Contents Introduction Background Worst Forms of Child Labor Two Groups Disputable Issues Child Labor and Mining Conclusion References Introduction Despite numerous attempts to eliminate remnants of the dark past and enter a new humanistic era, there are still numerous social stigmas that hamstring these efforts. It means that we still can observe such…

  • Chicanismo and Black and Red Power in America

    The Chicanismo and Black and Red Power movements raised questions about the rights and freedoms protection of Mexican and African Americans. Both of them are significant in terms of highlighting the problem of deep-rooted racism. The ideological basis and time period were also the same for both movements. The impact of the Chicanismo and Black…

  • “How Did Jews Become White Folks?” by Brodkin, Karen Sacks

    I have read ‘How Did Jews Become White Folks?’ and found a quote that I think is worthy of attention. The author of the book mentions, ‘I grew up during the 1950s in the Euroethnic New York suburb of Valley Stream where Jews were simply one kind of white folks and where ethnicity meant little…

  • Chapters 1-5 of Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell

    Imagine growing up believing that success is only attainable through individual merit and diligent effort. But what if success was the result of many contributing factors, such as the opportunities available, cultural background, and the timing of one’s birth? Malcolm Gladwell put forward this thought-provoking notion in his seminal work “Outliers: The Story of Success.”…

  • New Harbor Community Center

    New Harbor is a vibrant, multicultural city that currently hosts a considerable number of immigrants who have come in search for employment and better living conditions. Like any diverse community, New Harbor has to deal with high crime rates, homelessness, and poverty that cannot help affecting both adults and their children. Robert Johnson, who works…

  • Advocacy of Human Service Discussion

    One of the most critical problems mentioned in the scope of policy advancement is related to improving the quality of social programs. These criteria include the increasing affordability and complexity of the programs. According to research, some impediments to policy advocacy are associated with communicating the value of advocacy programs (Janssen, 2019). Other problems include…

  • Improving Intergenerational Social Mobility in Hong Kong

    A thriving society is created in large part by social mobility. It contributes significantly to the development of a strong economy in any country. For instance, Hong Kong, a special administrative region in China, once had an intensively growing GDP, which consequently resulted in increasing quality of life in the local community. However, following the…

  • Husband’s Violence Against Wife

    Table of Contents Setting Identification Intervention NASW Standards and Ethical Values Advocacy Dilemma Outcomes Conclusion References Setting Identification The topic for the assessment is domestic violence. Domestic violence is the abuse of a partner or a family member by another especially through aggression (Nicholas & Maistry, 2010). The setting of the assessment is in the…

  • Graffiti Evaluation and Labeling Theory

    Table of Contents Introduction Article Summary Labeling Theory and Graffiti Labeling Theory Understanding Conclusion References Introduction The difference between art and vandalism is enormous, yet in some cases these two concepts may be closely linked. I believe that labeling theory may be able to explain various aspects of graffiti social perception and the tendency to…

  • Personality Type and Work-Related Outcomes

    Table of Contents Personality Types Theories My Personality Type Personality Influence on Effective Leadership References Personality is a set of features that differentiate people one from another. Theorists have been trying to define the words personality and trait for many years. Some psychologists claim that trait theory is “a trend to emphasize the importance and…