Fear Based Reasoning: Pit Bulls and Society

Studies show that one in twelve dachshunds have bitten their owners and are the most aggressive, despite the belief that pit bulls are the most aggressive breed. Pit bull is actually not a breed of dog but a generalized term for many breeds, such as American Staffordshire Terrier and . These dogs have muscular builds … Read more

Welfare dependency in America

“America, the greatest country in the world!” This statement has been said several times before and has been mentioned by many different people for numerous reasons. The fact that this statement has been said and heard by so many people living in America can only mean one thing. America is the greatest country in the … Read more

In Sickness and in Wealth – Is Inequality Making us Sick?

In last week’s class, we watched “In Sickness and in Wealth,” an episode from the California Newsreel documentary series Unnatural Causes: Is Inequality Making us Sick?” While discussing children and poverty, Jack P. Shonkoff, a paediatrician at Harvard Centre on the Developing Child, explained the concept of “pile-up risk”, which is “the cumulative burden of … Read more

Vegetarianism for a Better World

Vegetarianism is a movement which has been increasing in Western Civilization in the last five years. People, mostly young urban graduates, become more sensitive to animal cruelty and environmental problems. The farming industry tried for many decades to hide their outrageous activities, but more and more people become informed and protest to defend animals’ rights. … Read more

The evolution of slavery

Statement of the Problem America is the current super power in the world because of the greatest power the country possess in terms of military, financial and health care protection for her people. The nation boasts of the best performing economy in the world with an economy robust in every sector be it agriculture, health, … Read more

Mass Surveillance

The National Security Agency (NSA), “an administration firmly committed to preserving all surveillance tools in a world that now includes al Qaeda, Islamic State and many other terror groups” (Mukasey), originally came to be as a quiet, powerful entity in the United States’ government, committed to protecting the nation. Their operation can be traced back … Read more

The ethics of keeping pets

The ethics of keeping pets is a subject that still comes in to debate today, whether it is ethically right or not to keep an animal as a pet. Pets can be any type of species such as a dog or a cat, or even a leopard gecko. But with such a variety of different … Read more

Treat People With Kindness

Here I am writing again. Still listening to the same music I have been for the past year; the music that has kept me going in probably the toughest time I (hopefully) will ever have to face. It’s funny, but the movies and the people I discovered during that time are the ones I can’t … Read more

Impact of the Society on Alcohol Abuse

The sociology of mental health and illness bases its focuses on the social and cultural factors that lead to mental illness as well as the popular practices and conceptions of mental disorders. Looking at the sociology of mental health and illness is important for enhancing patient-centered care to improve both clinical outcomes and the patient-reported … Read more

Differences in females from intact / divorced families

Kilmann, Carranza and, Vendetta (2006) hypothesised that females from intact families would report a more secure attachment pattern than females from divorced families. While Shek and Leung (2013) hypothesised that adolescents from intact families would report better positive youth development outcomes and higher life satisfaction compared to those of non-intact families. Both studies predict that … Read more

What is anti-social behaviour? Why is tackling anti-social behaviour important within British society?

Executive Summary This report provides an insight into the definition of anti-social behaviour within British society and an understanding of why it is important to tackle with British society. The legal definition of anti-social behaviour is somewhat vague in legal terms, and leaves little clarification as to what exactly specifies as anti-social. This has left … Read more

The impact of manufacturing and using cars in our society

Negative externalities arise when manufacturing or consumption unintentionally imposes extra prices on third parties or when costs that result from one transactions impact other groups or third parties negatively. The resultant effect can cause damage to the environment, noise, congestion and pollution etc. To understand the effect on society monetary value is used to measure … Read more