School violence is not a new issue for the nineties. School violence has been aroundsince the nineteen fifties, but was more an issue of juvenile delinquency. The differencebetween the 1950s and 1990s is that the student conflicts are more likely to be settledwith the use of weapons in the nineties. ... Read More
Right to DiePhysician-assisted suicide presents one of the greatest dilemmas tothe medical profession. Should someone who ismentally competent, but deemed terminally ill, be allowed to engagein physician-assisted suicide? According to theFirst Amendment of The Constitution of The United States, one hasthe freedom to petition the government for aredress of grievances. ... Read More
Police CorruptionIntroduction What is CorruptionCorruption can be defined as the misuse of public power for private or personal profit. Corruption can be by people many different ways. One cannot assume that corruption always means the same thing or has the same impact on society (Goldstein). There are two very different ... Read More
Labeling TheoryLabeling theory is associated with Howard Becket and was introduced in 1963. Labeling theory is the theory of deviance that views deviance as a label assigned to behavior and individuals by particular figures of authority. That means that no one is actually a deviant and no action is deviant ... Read More
Steve XXXXXSociologyArticle 3Sesame Street and the Death of Reading was an interesting article to read. The author explains many who actually sit down and watch the program see no educational gain for their children. It teaches kids how to read (in some areas of the program), but it doesnt teach ... Read More
In Karl Marxs sociological dissertation The German Ideology he argues that humans by nature are multifaceted and creative beings. In addition to that notion he also believes that people are social beings, having an intrinsic or as he states it a human essence to want to be able to work ... Read More
There are many problems right now in the society. Some of these problems can be easily solved, or can be impossible to solve depending how bad it is. Many people think these problems should be solved by the governments, since they are in charge. But we can also solve these ... Read More
Parental Delinquency?Gone are the good old days when mom and dad were around to teach their children about morality and the basics of growing up. Instead, we see parents who have replaced caring and personal involvement with the purchase of material goods. We see parents who are afraid to discipline ... Read More
Domestic Violence is emotional or physical abuse or the threat of physical abuse, used by one person in a relationship to gain control over the other person.(1) Rich, poor, Jewish, Christian, homosexual, heterosexual, abuse comes from all shapes and sizes. Domestic violence is the most prevalent cause for injury to ... Read More
Through out the years, pre-marital sex has become more and more accepted in our society. It is depicted everyday in magazines, television shows, and movies. Because of this wide portrayal and acceptance of pre-marital sex, many more teens and young adults have chosen to engage in sexual activities. According to ... Read More
ViolenceThe last five years have seen an increase in the stand on violence in movies. As actionmovies with their big stars are taken to new heights every year, more people seem toargue that the violence is influencing our country's youth. Yet, each year, the amount ofviewers also increases. This summer's ... Read More
Rhet 105 MWF 200Television ViolenceDoes entertainment influence societys attitude towards violent behavior? In order to fully answer this question we must first understand what violence is. Violence is the use of ones powers to inflict mental or physical injury upon another, examples of this would be rape or murder. Violence ... Read More
Women On TelevisionThe quality of American television has become a national disgrace. Young women in America who are displeased with their appearance more likely then not can trace those feelings directly back to images from the media on television. The unrealistic representations of women that the media bombards young women ... Read More
Results of a recent study suggest that rebellious, risk-taking kids as young as 11 are more likely to smoke by the time they reach high school. According to the report, children who demonstrate these personality traits in the 5th grade are most likely to smoke in the 12th grade. Targeting ... Read More
The desire to be wealthy in the glittering growth of the Thai economy not only lures Many girls into prostitution, but also keeps them there. Although it has not been legal to sell children and women in Thailand since 1905, it is now common for impoverished families in the north ... Read More
In the book School Girls by Peggy Orenstein, the focus is on young adolescent girls in middle school, and the effects that the Hidden Curriculum and other elements have on their self esteem. Hidden Curriculum teaches girls to value silence and compliance. (pg.35) The hidden curriculum is a theory that ... Read More
The problem of violence in schools today is a major concern. Crime in and around schools threatens the well being of students, as well as the school staff and the surrounding communities. It also holds back learning and student achievement. The problem is more defined in the public school system ... Read More
Violence on Television"There was murderers going around killing lots of people and stealingjewelry." This quote comes from the mouth of an eight year old girl afterwatching the evening news on television. The eight year old girl claimsthat she is afraid "when there is a murder near because you never know ... Read More
What does it mean to be physically fit? Does it mean you can throw a football like John Elway, or hit a baseball like Sammy Sosa? Does it mean you can run a mile in one hundred degree weather under twelve minutes, or swim fifteen laps across a pool in ... Read More
Who's Right Is It Anyway?I'm about to take up a position which will be deemed by some, if not all, as aterrible stand to take. As a matter of fact, if anyone were to agree with me on this subject, I'd be shocked. For you see, rather than arguing from ... Read More
What is this thing called love? This simple question begs for an answer. The symptoms oflove are familiar enough. A drifting mooniness in ones behavior and thought, the fact that itseems as though the whole universe has rolled itself up into the person of the beloved, somethingso wonderful that no ... Read More
Who dies next?Every year thousands of youth die, not from cancer or car accidents but by theirown hand. The American Academy of Pediatrics estimates that 500,000 youth try to killthemselves every year and over 5,000 succeed. Since 1970 teen suicide has increased300 percent for ages 15 through 19 and 180 ... Read More
ABSTRACT This research paper is to make known the problems of maltreatment, and the affects the individual is made to deal with. This needs to be taken into account when there is a delinquent act performed. This is not an excuse that should be used for all delinquent acts though. ... Read More
Paul SerranoEnglish 1A7111999WetbackThrough my life I have usually been on the receiving end of racist comments, such as wetback fieldworker etc. In seventh grade I had to go to a public school because of moving reasons and that is where the comments started. I can honestly say that it was ... Read More
Family environment and the press are two major influences resulting in the recent tragic school shootings. As much as society continues to focus the killing rampages on factors such as television and music, what children are exposed to in reality contributes to the violence.The most recent school shooting in Michigan ... Read More
Children have become increasingly violent since the 1970s. Today more gangs exist and homicides occur than in the past thirty years. Crime rates have only dropped slightly in the five previous years (Vieregge n.p.). Now that more juvenile delinquents are entering the justice system, the question arises as to how ... Read More
As years go by, it seems that children have little or no respect at all for their parents. Personally, I have an aversion to children who disrespect people older than them. Those children have no manners and probably were not taught any by their parents. The problem is not only ... Read More
How Can I Help To End Violence In My School?Being from High School, I have not had the disadvantage of growing up in a violent school system. Although the school systems are quite calm, there is an occasional fight or argument. I believe that there are ways I can contribute ... Read More
Hazing has been known as the right of passage into American colleges in the past and even still today. Primarily in fraternities hazing has been more so a problem than any other organization. The definition, application, and the prevention of hazing have been on going problems in past years and ... Read More
Until very recently around early part of 1970's, the sexual assault of children within their families was rarely openly discussed until the emergence of the second wave of feminism. Incest has been variously defined. The definition that will be used here is a wide one, which includes sexual assault of ... Read More