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Race and My Community Sociology Essay
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Racism can be seen in the way we market products, the way we interact with others, and in the way we organize our society.  Depending upon our position in society, evidence of racism can be reduced to an almost meaningless joke or handy excuse or it can prevent us from obtaining adequate employment, health insurance or attain public positions. 
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Adaptation during the Transition from High-School to a College Sociology Essay
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The transition from high school to college can be a traumatic experience. You are suddenly transported from a tension-free, care-free life to an entirely different environment where you have to find your way through at every step. Students gather from different parts of the world and bring with them different cultures and habits.
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The Roots of Slavery Sociology Essay
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For the longest time now, slavery has been a topic of heavy discussion and debate. There have been countless voices raised against this practice – some belonging to powerful personalities, and others belonging to an entire race or section of the society. In this context, this paper will discuss the concept of slavery as perceived by the two authors.
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Understanding Personal Experiences Sociology Essay
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The first story is that of Lavern of Texas (My Immigration Story.com. 2010).  She came to the US when she was 3 years old, but her mother abandoned her.  When she was legally adopted, her new mother filed all possible applications to have her status changed, but nothing materialized.  When Lavern was 26 years old, although the only child of her adoptive mother.
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Effects of Dolls for Young Girls Sociology Research Proposal
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The transition from the Venus of the Willendolf doll to the Barbie doll is phenomenal since it shows the significant difference in the perception of the ideal woman and appreciation of sexuality. The Venus of Willendolf doll represents an ancient era that composed of ancient technology and appreciation of the Greek religion.
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The Second Great Wave of Immigration Sociology Essay
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Prior to 1890, the vast majority of immigrants to the U.S. originated from Western and Northern European countries such as Germany, Britain, and the Scandinavian regions.  During the period of 1890 to 1920, the U.S. experienced a surge of immigration often referred to as the ‘second great wave’ where more than 25 million people came to America.
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European Immigration Sociology Report
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Starting from Germanic and Slavic expansion, the Turkic, Magyar and Mongol expansion of High Middle Ages, the arrival of Roman people in the Late Middle Ages to the modern time’s population movement during World War II have engraved a great deal of impact and set examples to resolve the new wave of immigration.
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Analysis of Aging Society Sociology Literature review
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Over recent years, different international surveys have proven that the mortality rate has risen compared to its low levels in the past decades. People who were expected only to reach the age of 65 were able to get to at least the 80-year old age line, and the number of people over 60 years old has now doubled the number of young individuals under 16 years old.
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Poverty & Inequality Sociology Essay
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Despite this false information humanity saw a need to expand its horizons into other parts of the planet. The European settlers discovered America which provided the old world with new resources that enhanced the quality of life of their people. In the 20th century, a movement of similar statutes influenced governments across the world.
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The Politics of Race and Diaspora Sociology Literature review
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The old definition of diasporas, as people who moved from their home country to the host country, needs to be revised. In many cases, as seen in the Nigerian diasporas, the people have fully integrated with their host country, and it is very little too different to differentiate them from other Africans, say in the USA, UK, Netherlands, and other countries.
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Rachael and Her Children - Homeless Families in America by Kozol Sociology Book Report/Review
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Kozol does an exceptional job of showing readers that the lives of the homeless people and educate how big the problem of homelessness is in America. When one reads the book, knowledge of how homeless people are treated will be brought into perspective. Homelessness takes place when families are not capable of acquiring housing they can afford.
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The New Racism in A Chicago Sun Times Sociology Article
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Profiling Arabs is an easy sell to a country made up principally of non-Arabs.  Following the Oklahoma City federal building bombing in 1995, there was no public outcry to profile white men.  Virtually all persons of Arab descent who are detained at airports, kicked-off airplanes, have their bags searched, or are looked at with suspicion almost everywhere they go are not terrorists.
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The Role of Public Relations Sociology Essay
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The public relations tangent is the association of the different publics with the corporate entity or organization discussed here. This aspect receives a significant amount of significance in today's time and age because public relations aim to build strong trust, create equity, and link the same with the corporate social responsibility domains all the same.
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Welfare Reform Affects Us All Sociology Essay
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This provided many social programs aimed at helping people recover and get back on their feet.  Within this legislation was provision for the unemployed, affordable housing, medical insurance, food assistance, and Aid to Families with Dependent Children.
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Application of Community Health Project Sociology Case Study
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After the implementation of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy to help in offering counseling services to persons convicted of neglecting and abusing children, there will be a need to evaluate the program and its outcomes so as to determine its sustainability. The Determination of the success of a counseling program has long been a concern for all counselors.
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Juvenile Smoking Leading to Use of Marijuana - Research Methods for Criminal Justice Sociology Research Paper
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Research has found that teenagers who used cigarettes were twelve times more likely to graduate to marijuana use. A similar study conducted by Denise Kandel (1992) revealed that the use of marijuana affects dopamine levels in the brain in a similar way to nicotine. Cigarette smoking facilitates the consumption of other substances.
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The Definition of Racism Sociology Literature review
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Racism still stalks the land today despite all the progress made since previous decades, from the 1950s to the 1960s up to now. The Civil Rights Movement may have belonged to a past era but the fact is that racism is still very much around us. The only difference is it is no longer as overt as before but still repeated enough to cause big differences between whites and blacks in America.
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Professional Networking Sociology Report
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Since then, thousands of people have lost their jobs. This unemployment rate is climbing up because of people losing jobs and new people who are graduating or who have just finished their studies, looking for jobs but not finding any (Baber & Waymon, pp. 63-64)
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Radicalism in America Sociology Essay
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Most radical movements engage in their activities by acting on the streets or invoking mass boycott and strikes. These revolts are often unorganized and unformulated, but in the end, most have come to achieve their intended purpose. This paper will look into radicalism in America, radical movements and their influence on society, and their achievements and failures.
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Health and Well-being of Individuals in a Residential Childcare Setting Sociology Report
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As defined by the UK Department of Health, social care is ‘helping people live their lives’ (UK Department of Health, n.d.). Social care broadly consists of old, disabled, mentally ill, or, even people with learning disabilities. It also includes help provided to infants and children or young people in the absence of their parents and family. 
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Whats Race Got to Do with It Sociology Essay
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Thus, under this theory, cops are alleged to more likely stop, for example, an African American man driving a car on suspicions of DUI than they would a white man or subject Arab-Americans to more scrutiny at airports than other airline passengers or question young Hispanic men on fears of drug involvements than other classes of people.
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Violence in America Sociology Essay
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The virus of violence that has occurred and continues to be experienced in America has made most Americans believe that violence is increasing in America. There is a public conviction that violence in America is indeed on the rise.  The explanation and reason for the rise in violence in America have varied from individuals to government agencies.
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Modern British and Saudi Arabia Societies Sociology Report
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Saudi women don’t have voting rights whereas the British women have equal rights in voting and government formation. The World Economic Forum 2009 Global Gender Gap Report ranked Saudi Arabia 130th out of 134 countries for gender parity. It was the only country to score a zero in the category of political empowerment.
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Should Men Get Paternity Leave from Work Sociology Report
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The paternity leave would always be seen as a positive facet within the understanding domains of equal work opportunities and legislation for employees, irrespective of their gender. Hence it is the prerogative of the organizations in the time and age of today to think of these paternity leaves in the same light and accord priority to them, as and when required.
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Poverty and Inequality in America Sociology Report
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Once someone has lost a certain level of social status, it is a mountain to climb to get back to that point. As each level of success falls away, leaving someone in an economic down spiral in which loss is the main event of their lives, gaining back that place in life can become an insurmountable task when attempted through their own abilities to navigate their circumstances.
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Millennium Development Goals Sociology Report
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Although most of the targets set in MDGs are so far unmet internationally, most of the countries and regions have made significant progress in some or all eight of the MDGs announced by UNO. Mostly lagging behind are the poor and underdeveloped countries which depend on developed countries for the finances and technology required for development in the sectors of health and education.
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Americans and Arabic Cultures on Issues Regarding Death Sociology Report
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Numerous studies have established that death and its rite do not only depict human behavior's social values; however, there are significant forces that shape the two. These rites and costs have necessitated complete-pronged studies of human beings in their cultural context. Death-related behavior has been of great significance to most major theoretical developments in social action.
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Marriages in Three Different Cultures Sociology Report
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Since primeval times, and among all lands and cultures, whether someone is opinionated with agnostic views or influenced by Christianity and other mainstream religions; whether one treats the female sex as slaves and beasts of burden, or accepts her as entitled to an equal rank with man, companionship.
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Emergence of Modernity: An Analysis of the Historical Processes Involved Sociology Report
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Every phase of modernity had equally important impacts on it and it is difficult to draw a distinction between the significance of the historical processes which led to the emergence of modernity. Being a process which is always in a transition phase, modernity is still in the process of evolution and faces challenges like global climate change and population explosion.
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Technology Change and Job-Loss Sociology Report
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Technology changes almost every day and the outcome is that our life and social setup have tremendously been changed. The technology advances in almost all the fields, irrespective of business, government, social, and family organizations or systems, have greatly impacted human life.
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The Practice of Racial Differentiation and Social Segregation Sociology Essay
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Anglo American residential areas had no Mexican inhabitants. The Mexicans had been restricted to specific areas of residence, thereby being denied any chance of mixing with the Anglo Americans in their places of residence. This rule was enforced by any means, including the use of force, harassment, and violence.
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The Traffic Problem and the Commute Trip Reduction Program Sociology Essay
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The difficulties and costs associated with the other solutions are extensive and difficult to enforce and manage. The goal is to establish a system that will invite higher social participation, ensure timely delivery of products, and make Saudi Arabia more inviting to foreign citizens who might want to choose the country for career development.
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Gentrification and the Social Impacts on Downtown Toronto Sociology Report
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The following analysis of the gentrification process will focus on the social aspects of the term by discussing both the positive and negative effects of gentrification on the movement's neighborhoods. This analysis is proof that the gentrification process haves both positive and negative social effects on downtown Toronto and shows that the impact of the gentrification process balances out eventually.
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Technology and Capitalism Sociology Report
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Within the paradigm presented by Hochschild, Turkle explained that technology has engineered the way people behave, influencing their relationships and consumption decisions. Unfortunately, this has led to the diminished role of traditional concepts such as the family and the disconnection of people from each other.
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Racism, Crime, and Justice in America Sociology Report
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Messner and Rosenfeld's theory has been criticized that it does not work due to their failure in connecting their theory with that of Marx (125). The institutional structure is dominated by penetration, accommodation, and devaluation in America. The theory is real as we have seen that acts of killing in America depict pessimism in their thesis statement of the American Dream. 
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War Crimes: Abu Ghraib Prison Sociology Report
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Soldiers of the war suffer a great deal of depression. Having to leave their families for such lengthy periods of time can be hard on anyone. They see violence and deaths every day. Sometimes, they themselves are victims of such violence and watch their peers die in front of them. At that time, America was losing the war.
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The Controversy of Organ Donation Sociology Report
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The creator has created two kidneys to help the people to sustain their life even if one kidney failed to function normally. Kidney donors may face severe problems if their remaining kidney suffers any damage in future. In other words, kidney donors are taking a risk while donating one of their kidneys.
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The Effects of Gambling, Impact on Individual Sociology Report
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Gambling of any sort has become prevalent over the past several years in almost many countries around the globe. With roulette, baccarat, crap, and blackjack that started in Europe, it had spread to other countries like wildfire. With its keno and gambling as part of its culture, China influenced other nearby Asian countries to come up with their version of gambling games.
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Creationism VS Darwinism Sociology Report
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It is up to the body of science to make mature decisions on the basis of facts provided by religion and discoveries made by mankind, regarding evolution. Unfortunately, it is through science that politics and war are often played. What was revealed to Bryan about the distressful situation caused by the Germans compels modern science to distinguish politics from science and research.
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Marx, Weber and Bourdieus Perspectives Sociology Report
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Labor represents the middle and lower class citizens while capital accumulation refers to the rich and thus collective contributors to social change. Economic differences define the state in which citizens are placed with the government being the only controlling agent that can influence the future of society.
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Gangs and Associated Violence Sociology Report
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There is high-income inequality in El Salvador. According to 1961 statistics, the lowest quintile earned six percent of total income, while the wealthiest earned 61 percent of the total revenue (USAID/LAC/CAM 1). The trend has not reversed, whereby the lowest 20 percent make about 2.4 percent of the total income, while the wealthiest quintile earns about 58.3 percent of the total national income. 
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The Importance of Education Sociology Report
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The current paper aims to answer the above question by referring to appropriate sociological theories and empirical evidence. In this context, the following issue is also examined: is that worth to attend college? The review of the literature developed in the particular field leads to the following assumption: People are likely to go to college mostly to increase their skills, which would allow them to pursue easier a well-paid job position.
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Exploring the Greek Gods Cultural Influence Sociology Report
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On the other hand, common manifestations include practices, feasts, sacrifices, and influences on attire, and, most importantly, the way of living (which is ideally frugal, simple, 'clean,' et cetera). These manifestations work well to brand a particular religion. Famous among these religious brands is the Greek's polytheistic deities.
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Homelessness in America Sociology Report
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The fact that approximately three million people in the United States experience homelessness during some time or others in their if, how that homelessness is an m significant prob significant problem in the country today (Kornblum, 2012, p.280). The sad thing is that children and families consist of 38% of the population who experience homelessness (Kornblum, 2012, p.280).
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Stigma and Discrimination Against the Mentally Ill Sociology Report
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Stigma is also an issue of social justice. The public may view mental illness as a condition from which one can never recover.  In fact, the impact caused by the stigma about mental illness is far much greater than the illness itself fostering pity rather than parity. This places responsibility for the stigma of illness on the person’s mental illness rather than on the public.
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Gender Inequality in the Workforce on Hourly Wages or Salary Sociology Report
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It has been recognized that there lie several underlying causes towards the issue or problem of gender inequality and the major solution would be to encourage gender parity in order to cope up with the severe issue. In order to respond to the issue of gender inequality, certain approaches need to be followed by sociologists that could diminish the important issue of gender inequality.
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Should Smoking Be Prohibited on Campus Sociology Report
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Colleges are educational institutions and thus assume the responsibility to encourage the students to live a healthy and smoke-free lifestyle. In light of the points discussed in this paper, it can be safely argued that colleges should place a ban on smoking. Students that are addicted to smoking and think they cannot do without it have plenty of time to smoke outside the campus.
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Evolution in Education over the 75 Years Sociology Report
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Also, that decade saw a struggle for the separation of state from religion; thus, religion was still being incorporated in the curriculum of the schools. Again, a debate over the public versus private schools dominated the period. The positive developments in the decade include a high enrollment rate, an increase in public schools and an increase in local school districts. 
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E-Learning Applications and Processes Sociology Report
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The Center for Educational Research and Innovation argues that there has been a summarized transition from just-in-case traditional education to just-in-time and only-for-me customized education (Elison-Bowers, et al., 2011). This has been necessitated by the tremendous growth in the information and communication (ICT) sector.
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The Oppression of Women Sociology Report
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Some notable signs of progress include; the first bill President Barrack Obama approved into law as President aimed at the United States pay gap in gender. The Senate is given a bill meant to address real gender discrimination in the workplace. However, the question remains: Why has this measure taken so long? 
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