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Contrasting Stranger Next Door by Arlene Stein's Culture of Fear by Barry Glassner

the issue of homosexual rights has been handled in the state as a whole and how she became interested in how "discussions of homos...

Bulimia Case Study Sociological Analysis

at meals. Maria sometimes vomits after eating because she feels guilty about how much she is eating. This case study involves a v...

Sociology - Two Essays

to the fact that people learn behavior due to interactions with others (Andersen & Taylor, 2005). Conflict theory, on the other ha...

The War on Drugs in America and Whether or Not a Problem Truly Exists

while drugs are regarded today as a social problem that encompasses both objectivist and functionalist perspectives, it was not al...

Presidential Elections from a Sociological Perspective

problem is that during the 2000 campaign, some stations projected the winner before polls closed in California. This means that so...

Analyzing Bowling for Columbine from a Sociological Perspective

Marx). In other words, Marx saw societies as being composed of classes in constant conflict. Differing markedly from his predecess...

Homelessness and Sociology

children, who represent forty percent of the growing masses of homeless people (NCH, 2004), are often the most victimized of all t...

Great Britain and Achievement in Education

size, parents generally have managed only to replace themselves with their offspring. On a timeline that includes all of human hi...

Theory and Forms of Sociology

the foundations laid by Durkheim. Aside from scientific investigation, functionalism also holds to the concept of "the orga...

TBI and its Effects

TBI is defined by Clark (1996) as: "an acquired injury to the brain caused...

Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe from a Sociological Perspective

In five pages this research paper examines several sociological concepts relevant to this 1959 novel including British coloniali...

2 Sociology Research Articles Reviewed

per hospital, and all hospitals varied. The researchers could do little but note observations and then identify similarities and ...

Wendell Pritchett's Brownsville, Brooklyn

contradictions. He describes Brownsville as a "vibrant community," abounding in communal and religious organization, giving it a "...

Issues Pertaining to Interpersonal Relationships

try to get some more rest at night); and that Jim needs to spend more time with the kids, and not use his extra time to simply rea...

Sickle Cell Anemia and its Biochemistry

cells which carries oxygen throughout the body, is spherical and soft and as such is ideally suited to traverse the sometimes cons...

The Notebook Film Psychosocial Analysis

Clearly, the leaders are Noah and Allie, who refuse to surrender their cause (love) despite the diversity that frequently forces t...

Various Factors That Contribute to Obesity

care physician (Ridings, Rapp, Boosalis, and Pomeroy, 1998). Millions of Americans, in fact, can be classified as obese. Obesity...

Parole, Probation, and Sociological Factors

twenty-five years. Last year just under 2.1 million offenders are incarcerated around the country (Whitford, 2004). Another 15 m...

Criminology Case Study Analysis

she became a prostitute and fulfilled her role as a drug addict who would do anything to get a fix. Of course, labeling theory has...

Sociology and Why Human Behavior Cannot be Explained by Common Sense

become the individuals they do, noting that a combination of genetic and environmental influences mark the two most significant as...

Environment and Ecology from a Sociological Perspective

functions and being apologetic for slips in bodily control. With the advancement of more liberal attitudes toward profanity, bodi...

Psychological and Sociological Perspectives on Smoking

arms because of the no smoking signs which are appearing in office buildings, restaurants and other public areas around the nation...

Television Show Extreme Makeover from a Sociological Perspective

are lacking in confidence so they believe what the media offers them. The following paper examines one media television show, "Ext...

American and Japanese Street Crime

In six pages this paper contrasts and compares street crime in Japan and the U.S. from a sociological perspective. Ten sources ar...

Structural Functionalism and 4 Sociological Readings

reality, public opinion and opposition that makes a specific action a crime, not the act in and of itself (1984). This is an insig...

Once Were Warriors Cinematic Marxist Analysis

yield a very different analysis. In the film, Jake is unemployed. The family lives off the dole but it seems that whatever money...

Eric Schlosser Reefer Madness

to Schlosser, the underlying thread that ties these three essays together is the "underground" (8) socioecomic subculture that per...

Technology and Future Schools

were infants. To reflect this savvy technological knowledge, teachers and theorists have determined yet another need for change. A...

'Medication Shortage' 2004 Australian Article Sociological Assessment

In three pages this paper analyzes an article on shortage of medication from an Australian sociological perspective. There are no...

Sociological Views on Identity

from real life and using material from class discussions is also a good idea. A student writing on this subject will want to not...