Category: Sociology

  • Mondawmin Community Characteristics and Needs

    Table of Contents Introduction: Description and Characteristics of the Mondawmin Community History of Mondawmin Community Statistical Area Life Arc: Robert W. Coleman Top Five Issues Facing Mondawmin Community Reference List Introduction: Description and Characteristics of the Mondawmin Community In 2008, the Baltimore City Planning Department came up with a list of 55 recognizable neighborhoods classified…

  • African Identity: Domingo Alvarez

    American scholars studying the topic of slavery and in particular African slavery have engaged each other on the issue of African identity. Many of these debates have focused on the ethnological labeling of Africans based on their ethnic identities. One such ethnic grouping that has managed to draw a lot of attention is the Igbo…

  • Class and Social Theory: Qualitative Research’ Role

    Table of Contents Introduction Main Body Conclusion References Introduction One of the main assertions concerning qualitative research techniques is that the techniques deviate from logical explanation techniques in view of the necessity to test hypothesis (Bendassolli 2013). In sociology circles, there are emerging new structures of class and gender relations. The emerging configurations are causing…

  • Save the Children (UNICEF)

    UNICEF is running an advertising campaign to save children across the world from hunger, exploitation, child labour and saving them from being sexually abused (UNICEF, 2). This paper will briefly discuss the concept of attention as used in the Save the Children Ad campaign run by UNICEF. It will also show how the initial attention…

  • Foreign-Born Japanese in the United States

    Table of Contents Introduction Demographics Age distribution Marital status Education Labour force participation Earnings Housing status and medical insurance Works Cited Introduction The paper seeks to provide a descriptive analysis of the various indicators that relate to the foreign-born Japanese in the United States. Some of the indicators that will be discussed are demographics, age…

  • The Sense of ‘Specialness’ is an Illusion

    Nowadays, it became a commonplace practice among sociologists to discuss the essence of the surrounding social reality, within the conceptual framework of the theory of Social-Constructivism, which denies the objectively predetermined nature of people’s tendency to act in one way or another, while remaining as the society’s integral elements. Nevertheless, the close analysis of the…

  • Tracking down the Origins of Sociology

    The fact that sociology officially appeared only at the end of the XIX century sheds some light on the human nature. While paying close attention to society in general and the behavioral patterns of other people in particular, as well as the interactions between the members of society was practiced earlier, the idea of studying…

  • How Illegal Immigrants Reduce the Earning Power of Americans?

    Table of Contents Introduction Arguments against Illegal Immigration Support for Illegal Immigration Conclusion Works Cited Introduction Immigration has always been a part of human culture and for millenniums, people have moved from one geographical region to the other often in search of better opportunities or to run away from adverse conditions in their indigenous land.…

  • Racial and Ethnic Relations

    Table of Contents Introduction Summary of chapters Critique of articles Conclusion Works Cited Introduction The issue of racism and discrimination of ethnic groups is widespread through the globe and is still persistent. This issue has caused many controversies in the west. Individuals relate and treat people of different racial groups differently. Individuals look at those…

  • How Political Movement Is Gendered?

    Table of Contents Introduction Quota Systems Political Party Sponsorship Domestic Political Factors Voter Perceptions of Women Conclusion References Introduction Globally, women have been dismally represented in political movements. While developed countries have made more progressive steps than developed countries in including women in political activities, they also grapple with the challenge of female underrepresentation in…