Poverty Poverty can be termed as an exceptionally complicated social issue, which complicates the identification of causes. Stark (2009) explains poverty as a social issue, that there are stereotypes that the poor are their authors of poverty based on the notion of ‘all is possible in America’. Some theorists accuse the economically underprivileged as engaging in self-defeating behavior while others accuse them of having little […]

Sexual orientation can be defined as the classification of individuals based on their sexual conduct or desires, where the main three categories include heterosexuality, homosexuality, and bisexuality. Sexual orientation just like racial classification consists of all races includes all sexual orientations, but the eons that are spoken more about are the marginalized groups. This is the same reason why when talking about sexual orientation, the groups that […]

JERROD MARTIN. Mr. Jerrod “Matt” Martin of Baltimore, MD, passed away at the age of 23 on Sunday, June 23, 2019. Matt was born in Baltimore on November 17, 1996, to John and Carol Martins. He graduated from Fixie County High School in 2015, before joining college where he was pursuing his undergraduate degree until his untimely demise. He was a member of the Faith […]

The improvement in health care services has led to increasing aging population. This has led to the aspect of old age discrimination in work environments, which has led social scientists, trade unions, employers, and politicians to focus more on discrimination on older people and prejudices against older people. However, the increasing issue of ageism not only affects the older employees but also the performance and […]

Literally, the word tolerance can be used to mean ’to bear’ which in other words means accepting and appreciating the rich diversity of culture in the world. In simple terms, the word tolerance can be used to mean the ability of an individual to appreciate diversity and allow others to live. I believe being tolerant is when an individual exercises objective and fair attitude towards […]

Why Marijuana should be Illegal In the past few decades, there have been debates on the issue of legalizing marijuana in the country both for recreational and medical use. This has brought varying cultural attitude changes towards the drugs. Due to this, many residents are of the opinion of legalizing marijuana. However, I believe legalizing marijuana would cause problems based on the route of administration, […]

Physiological, Psychological, and Sociological Reasons for Marijuana Legalization  The war on drugs has been ongoing for decades in the United States and the world in general. One of the drugs that have been highly debated is marijuana. I believe the war against marijuana has resulted in several side effects. However, marijuana is not a bad drug as it is a plant ally without major harms […]

Introduction Before 1914 when the Harrison Narcotics Act became law, morphine was used to treat alcoholism, women were given opiates for their menstrual pain, and they used them as a substitute to alcohol. This overuse of drugs made women to be two-thirds of all the opiate addicts in the United States; a situation that was regrettable, as it meant that children and homes were not […]

The behavioral study of obedience is one of the most famous studies conducted in psychology by Stanley Milgram. It was a study conducted to determine how far humans can go concerning obedience. The objective of the study was to determine how much obedience affects human behavior. In this experiment, the researchers were looking to determine whether the people who participated in the genocide had a […]

Written Assignment for Unit 1 Question 3: Concrete example of age-related changes, midlife transition, ageism, and life review  As people grow older, they experience many physical and mental changes that affect their functioning in society. Initially, many people attain the mid-life crisis between the ages of 45 and 64 and experience a psychological crisis due to life events that highlight their advancing age, shortcomings in […]