S.E. Hinton is an American author known for creating a new theme in novels for teenagers. She comes from a time when social segregation plagued not only the youth but everyone in America. As the prejudice worsened‚ Hinton grew tired of the constant bullying of social classes and decided to write about the issue.In Hinton’s novel “The Outsiders”‚ she uses her personal life experiences and her early love for reading to revolutionize modern novels and create something teenagers can read‚ while relating
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Joshua M. Davidson Soc. 100 Pr. Brosmer 11/23/2013 Social issues: Marijuana in America For generations in many cultures and in many societies marijuana has been a part of life. Some have used it for spiritual reasons while others have used for medical reasons. In some cultures it was used together as some sort of magic; combining the two uses together to heal the sick. In the Americas cannabis was given out in tinctures as medicine until the 1930’s when the prohibition of marijuana began in
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History of Prostitution Prostitution is considered to be the oldest profession in the world. According to Francoeur (2002)‚ a number of Buddhist Jataka tales‚ whose oral sources go back to 500 B.C.E.‚ concern sex workers. A 13th-century text on social conditions speaks of “vesya” (prostitutes). Women with extraordinarily beautiful could become socialized as prostitutes to serve the king. They would be trained in the “sixty-four womanly arts” and socialized to be cultured and provide sexual satisfaction
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Contemporary Issues Psychology provides an insight on contemporary issues in a number of ways as it strives to comprehend how we think‚ act and feel. It uses scientific methods to research social influence‚ perception and social interaction (Tyson‚ Jones and Elcock‚ 2011). Body image has been viewed as a psychological construct by Wykes and Gunter (2005). When an individual is continually labelled and considered in a certain way‚ he or she then develops a self-image. The self-image indicates
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Should artists address social and political issues in their work? Yes! I think that it is necessary for us to give physical form to things we think and feel strongly about‚ especially when it comes to social and political issues. We use art in our everyday lives for communicating information‚ day-to-day living‚ spiritual sustenance‚ personal expression‚ visual delight as well as for social and political purposes. Art can be used for communicating specific information. Art can make a strong statement
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ASSIGNMENT 4: Final paper Investigate a Social Issue By June 07th ‚ 2014 SOC 100 Instructor: Professor NAZER In recent years‚ the relationship between crime and economy crises has been highly studied by economies and has sparked up interest among members of the general public‚ the media‚ policy makers‚ and criminal justice practitioners. Although there are many conflicting ideas on how the economy downturn affects crime rates‚ it is reasonable to study
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Healthcare is one of the top economic and social problems facing not only United States but also many other countries in the world. While there are many issues that modern health care needs to deal with the most common problem are health insurance costs. The rising costs of health insurance together with the rising costs of medical care are impacting many families. Inability to pay bills for medical treatment affects now not only uninsured but also people who pay for medical coverage. According
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The Cuban revolution was one that transformed Cuba into an independent socialist society. This revolution sent a message around the globe. The message: " Socialism can be achieved and capitalism‚ with its culture stripping mechanism’s can be supplemented". However‚ the revolution did leave its mark on Cuba. This can be seen in the events that took place during the early stages of the revolution. The effects of the revolution were positive for certain sections of the population and negative for others
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Singapore Thomas Sandlin ANT 103 Prof. Jodi Stoneman May 30‚ 2011 Singapore I will be conducting my research paper Singapore Political‚ Economic‚ and Social Organization. The method that I will use to gather my information will be ethnology. Ethnology is Comparative study of cultures with the aim of presenting analytical generalizations within the context of that society. Singapore is a postindustrial society that has a parliamentary republic with a Westminster system of unicameral
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Social Issues Topic: Stress 1. Situation Stress is a serious problem nowadays in Hong Kong. No one in Hong Kong is exempt from stress‚ the poor struggle to make ends meet‚ the rich worry about their investments because they are afraid of losing their wealth while the middle-class work so hard in order to collect a critical mass of investment money so that they may join their rich neighbours. No matter children‚ teenagers or adult‚ are also having short-term or long-term stress. Teenagers
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