Category: Sociology 7256
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Child Labor, Its Forms, and Disputable Issues
Table of Contents Introduction Background Worst Forms of Child Labor Two Groups Disputable Issues Child Labor and Mining Conclusion References Introduction Despite numerous attempts to eliminate remnants of the dark past and enter a new humanistic era, there are still numerous social stigmas that hamstring these efforts. It means that we still can observe such…
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The Significance of Active Listening Skills
Introduction To begin with, I have always struggled with listening to other people since sometimes it seems highly challenging for me to concentrate on the flow of their speech. As a result, after rating my social behaviors based on Hoppe’s (2007, p. 10-11) test, it became clear to me that I indeed had specific problems…
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New Harbor Community Center
New Harbor is a vibrant, multicultural city that currently hosts a considerable number of immigrants who have come in search for employment and better living conditions. Like any diverse community, New Harbor has to deal with high crime rates, homelessness, and poverty that cannot help affecting both adults and their children. Robert Johnson, who works…
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Discussion: Identity and Catfishing
Identity is a broad concept representing a set of factors and properties that explain a certain form of human perception. Recently, particularly with the close introduction of information technologies into human life, the idea of web identity is being discussed more and more often due to emerging ambiguities and nuances. Anonymity and privacy in the…
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“My Life as an Undocumented Immigrant” by Jose Antonio Vargas
Life away from home on foreign territory always seems more complicated and thornier than life on home soil. Thus, migrants face various difficulties every day: the language barrier, cultural characteristics, and legal aspects. In his essay “My Life as an Undocumented Immigrant,” Jose Antonio Vargas recounts his personal experience of living in the United States…
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Husband’s Violence Against Wife
Table of Contents Setting Identification Intervention NASW Standards and Ethical Values Advocacy Dilemma Outcomes Conclusion References Setting Identification The topic for the assessment is domestic violence. Domestic violence is the abuse of a partner or a family member by another especially through aggression (Nicholas & Maistry, 2010). The setting of the assessment is in the…
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Understanding Our Perceptions of Asian Americans
First of all, it is necessary to understand why the advisor said this particular phrase to Anthony. Most likely, they started from Anthony’s appearance and origin, thereby acting according to the stereotypes prevailing in society. Many people automatically attribute to people of a certain race a complex of traits that they supposedly should be present…
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Social Influence in the Context of Obedience and Conformity
Social influence is an interesting and multifaceted term that has many connotations. It is a process, as a result of which changes in the behavior of the individual, in his mood, beliefs, and actions occur. The reason is the actions of other people, which can manifest themselves in the form of psychological pressure, targeted influence,…
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The Great Wall of the United States for Immigrants
Table of Contents Introduction Analysis of the issue Conclusion Works Cited Introduction When the 1996 presidential candidate Pat Buchanan proposed a barrier along the Southern border, he met criticism and condemnation from various individuals, mainly in politics, economists and human rights groups. However, after the immigration surge of 1999-2001 and the 9/11 attacks, the idea…
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Sexuality and Male Dominance in East Asian Society
Table of Contents Introduction Condemnation of Sexuality Lack of Women’s Empowerment and Male Dominance Anthropology of Gender and the Reviewed Issue Conclusion References Introduction Throughout history, East Asian countries have been known as patrilineal and patrilocal ones; a major part of the East Asian culture, as well the society’s efforts were focused on a figure…