Category: Sociology 7256
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Inequity in Workforces Between Women and Men
Table of Contents Introduction Main body Conclusion References Introduction In the recent generation, more women prefer to adjust their careers for their families, and many women are out in the fields working with the majority of men. Poverty is a natural disaster that cannot be avoided and should be listed as on economic disaster (Moosa-Mitha…
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Eastern Star Volunteer Service
The organization in which I volunteered for 25 hours is the Eastern Star “Imperial Chapter 431”. This subsection of the Order of Eastern Star is devoted to providing positive Biblical values into society by developing modern society’s charitable, educational, fraternal, and scientific factors (About Order of the Eastern Star, n.d.). The organization has vast charity…
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Religious Views in Early 1800’s
The 19th century can be seen as a watershed in gender relations and a new understanding of the role of women in society. In their works, the authors vividly portray transformations and changes in the consciousness of the people and new perceptions of the social environment. In the early 1800s, the church has tried to…
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Gentrification: Zone of Influence
Gentrification is a complex process that involves wealthy people occupying low-income communities, transforming them in many ways. While the general definition of the word is positive, its sociopolitical manifestation has ambiguous consequences. As the two sides are involved, the rich and the poor, some will benefit from the process, and others may suffer losses as…
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Work and Identity in Huws’s “Fixed and Footloose”
In her article Fixed and Footloose Ursula Huws focuses on the changing nature of work in the twenty-first century and the influence of these changes on people’s identities and their interactions with one another. On the whole, the author gives a very disturbing description of future because it is the world that is dominated by…
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The Great Railroad Strike of 1877
Table of Contents Introduction Depression in the 19th Century The Workers Slighted For the Sake of Order Socialism and Communism In the Aftermath of the Strike Conclusion References Footnotes Introduction The Age of Industrialization brought prosperity, modernity, technology as well as new threats are never seen before. The new technology, as well as new ways…
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Cell Phones’ Adverse Impact on Social Interaction
Table of Contents Introduction An End to Face-to-Face Interactions Broken Relationships and Lack of Trust Cell Phones and Lost Social Productivity Conclusion Works Cited Introduction All forms of technology are important to the day-to-day life of the 21st century. The gadgets that come from are made possible by modern technology and have simplified various aspects…
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Periphery to Core Transition: Obstacles and Opportunities
The world’s socio-economic development has always been uneven, leading to the formation of civilizational cores and peripheries. The core is the most developed part of civilization politically, socially, economically, and culturally (Stadel, 2009). Such zones tend to draw resources from the periphery, drawing economic resources and population. Thus, the core and the periphery are distinguished…
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“Where Do We Go from Here?” Webinar Summary
In September of 2021, The National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN) conducted a webinar dedicated to the traumatic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic concerning children and young people. The webinar “Where Do We Go from Here? A Call to Action” focuses on the specific strategies and recommendations to improve the state of children, young adults,…
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Leckie’s “Ancillary Justice”: Sci-Fi, Gothic, and Queer Theory
Table of Contents Topic Overview Introduction: Queering the Gothic Gender Roles Within the Queer Theory Queer Theory and Gender Performativity Masculine vs. Feminine Science Fiction Vs. Queer Science Fiction Vs. Gothic Science Fiction Queer Problems Conclusion References Topic Overview Each of the pieces in Leckie’s “Ancillary Justice” investigates and broadens the critical connotations of both…