Category: Sociology 7256

  • PATH Beyond Shelter Organization’s Activities

    Table of Contents History Goals Funding Services Critique References History PATH Beyond Shelter is a community organization that helps homeless families with children to resettle in permanent houses and to access basic needs, including food, Shelter, health care, and education, especially for the children. The idea to develop the organization in Los Angeles was developed…

  • The “Who Invented the Taser?” Video Analysis

    The video entitled ‘Who Invented the Taser?’ covers the history and current issues surrounding the use of Tasers. The earliest use of electrical technology by police officers dates back to the 1960s and Civil Rights activism (Today I Found Out, 2019). The current use of Tasers illustrates the complexity of not only the tool but…

  • Research Participant Data Privacy and Confidentiality

    When gathering, evaluating, and reporting data, the confidentiality of the information is the ethical procedure used to preserve the privacy of human beings. Separating or altering any personally identifying data provided by respondents from the data is referred to as privacy. Anonymity, on the other hand, is the practice of gathering data without getting any…

  • The Effects of Means-Tested Social Programs

    Table of Contents Introduction Main body Conclusion References Introduction Welfare programs are a necessary part of social security in the United States. They meet the citizens’ basic needs and provide medical, housing, payment, food, educational, and childcare assistance to those in a difficult financial position (Popple & Leighninger, 2019). Eboni Logan is an example of…

  • “The Beat (Up) Generation” Article by Abby Ellin

    Table of Contents Introduction Summary of the Article The Impact of Culture and Technology Strengths or Weaknesses? Conclusion Work Cited Introduction It is hard to disagree that the conflict of generations has long gone beyond the relationship between parents and children. For example, in her 2014 article “The Beat (Up) Generation,” Ellin discusses how in…

  • “Harvest of Shame” Documentary by Edward Murrow

    “Harvest of Shame” was aired in the 1960s by Edward Murrow. The goal was to enlighten the citizens about the poverty in the state and the agriculture workers’ struggles. Murrow intended to use the television as a means of public education because he believed that people who are willing to learn would be able to…

  • The United States-Mexico Border Crisis

    Table of Contents Introduction Major Concerns Approaches to Fix the Issues Conclusion References Introduction Border crisis arises from dignity and human rights issues, which threaten national security at the border region. The major cause of the border crisis developed from immigration issues during the Cold War, where poverty, political instability, and crimes of violence stemmed…

  • Children’s Appearance and Attitude of Adults Toward Them

    Appearance does not determine the nature, actions, or qualities of a person; however, it is important for the first perception. Adults are used to making the first impression of a stranger by judging his or her clothes, appearance, and even skin color, as they are more or less affected by acquired stereotypes. At the same…

  • Pornography: “Cheap Thrills” Article by Power

    In this article, Nicholas Power tries to prove that pornography is not as harmful and dangerous as his opponents, primarily radical feminists, claim. On the contrary, the scholar is certain that pornography also has positive effects, and if people change their biased attitude towards it, they will see its value. The feminists’ anti-pornography argumentation is…

  • Famine and Malnutrition: How to Enhance Security

    Famine is a term used to refer to a mass phenomenon expressed in a long-term insufficiency in meeting the nutritional needs of large groups of the population. Famine is most acute in regions with high birth rates – the vast majority of the world’s undernourished people live in developing countries, due to which the world…