Ethics and ethical education play a major role in the modern world since it enables an individual to determine the right and the wrong conducts within society. Appropriate ethical standards enable an individual to know what they stand for, the value they possess, and the principles that influence their actions....
Utilitarianism (from Latin “utilitas”- use) is an ethical and political theory developed by Bentham and Mill, supplemented by the latter’s son John Stuart Mill. In this theory, the main criterion of justice and morality is utility, the understanding of which was borrowed by utilitarians from Adam Smith. Utilitarianism as the...
Naturalism and the Issue of Ethics Naturalism is an essential philosophical belief and approach to an extended number of eternal problems. The main concept of this theory is that all events and beings in the universe, notwithstanding their character, come from nature (Jacobs, n.d.). For example, naturalism in literature may...
The article “Throwing Like a Girl: A Phenomenology of Feminine Body Comportment Motility and Spatiality” was written by Iris Marion Young in 1980, yet the problems raised there are relevant for modern society. According to Young’s essay, the distinctions between masculine and feminine bodies determine the movement style, and throwing...
Nowadays, the unprecedented growth and rapid development in many aspects in the “Bull City” is a veil covering the events inside the region. The attractive exterior of streets and private territories in the dominant areas, the gentrified landscape, and a large amount of vegetation create a kind of illusion of...
The Emmys acceptance speech pronounced by the American actress Viola Davis caused a tremendous public response. Davis is concerned about a matter that remains topical even six years after the speech – race inequality (Television Academy, 2015). As McDonald (2015) puts it, Daviss performance foremost targets her colleagues of color;...
The book named above explores events that shaped American history in the early 20th century. The author, David Kyvig, acknowledges that during the 1920s and ’30s, America experienced revolutionary changes that significantly influenced Americans’ lives. The modifications mentioned in this book include cultural upheavals, technological innovation, growth of urbanization, and...
The most interesting point from the provided chapter for investigation turned out to be the fundamental cause theory. I have explored that Bruce Link and Jo Phelan developed this theory; it explores why the connection between socioeconomic status and differences in health conditions does not change its rate within the...
Summary Communication is considered to be one of the powerful methods of interaction between individuals. The article The Power of Talk written by Deborah Tannen, is a comprehensive work that examines communication from the perspective of its significance for university and work settings. The main styles, or rather distinct “situations”...
In a world that is often as cold and senseless towards people that are less fortunate, it is quite often easy to forget one’s privilege. One of the ways this privilege is shown is in the knowledge of the works of the bureaucracy. It is unfortunately not common knowledge how...
In the context of the situation related to the protesting women from Irvine County, I advocate for the victims of unwanted treatment and procedures rather than doctors who have committed crimes. In this case, the private side regulated particular interests by implementing their initiative and thereby influencing the interests of...
While Philip K. Dick and Margaret Atwood were both prolific and successful at portraying the man vs. society conflict, Shirley Jackson managed to do it so sublimely yet remotely that the reader had to personally analyze the short story to understand the central theme. The Lottery is an example of...
Many people nowadays consider moving from a small town to a big city and vice versa. However, a person who has no experience of living either in a small town or a big city may face difficulties when finally moving to a new place. That is why it is important...
Introduction Since ancient times there has always been social differentiation assuming that one class was dominant over the other. The exact dimensions of what defines social class in society have changed over time; however, the principle of dividing the population into different strata has remained intact. Today, society is represented...
Maria Eugenia Echenique was an Argentine feminist and fiercely fought for women’s rights in her country. She was a strong, eloquent woman who did her best to promote the ideas of emancipation of women and defended this process. This topic was important for Echenique because it directly concerned her life...
Happiness is capable of influencing people’s mental and physical well-being. The interrelation between psychological and physical health may vary depending on one’s race. In America, there are many inequalities in terms of race that are experienced ranging from occupation, education, and income among others. These variances affect the level of...
Being a good, responsible person is one of the matters which have been receiving increased interest of researchers throughout history. A question often arises whether a good person has a particular, universal set of characteristics, which can describe them. As research reveals, it appears possible to determine a common perspective...
Introduction Name of Music Video: “Working Class Hero.” The song was written and performed by English singer John Lennon, who achieved fame in the Beatles. The song was released in 1971 and later received several covers from other famous artists – David Bowie, Marilyn Manson, Green Day (London, para. 8-10)....
Introduction Self-perception and searching for self-identity are frequent themes in the works of authors telling about emigrants, dissidents, and representatives of different social classes. Deep psychological assessments that explain challenging life circumstances are valuable and engaging techniques for describing the reality of people belonging to minorities. The family theme raised...
The article written by Ken S. Ewert emphasizes the difference in the free market’s perceptions expressed by the Christian community and the government. From his point of view, the reason for it is in the ways to measure economic systems applied by the two actors. The latter based their judgment...
Speaking about the agenda which the Black Lives Matter movement adheres to, it is difficult to overlook the contradictory nature of their statement that the police are the number one threat to black people in America. In confirmation of this stance, Mitchell C. Shaw (2016), the author of the article...
Our societies are majorly made up of very diverse individuals of different races, origins, and cultural orientations. The large populations within our communities require individuals to ensure that there are high levels of law and order to ensure proper wellbeing. The most effective way of ensuring law and order for...
Introduction In her book Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, Harriet Jacobs delves into the horrors of being a female slave in antebellum America. Her powerless position and the fact that she is a girl shape a variety of her dreadful experiences described in this autobiographic work. Harriet’s...
Discourse Analysis of the Me Too Movement’s Media Coverage Throughout history, people have always been treated differently, depending on their gender, skin color, race, religion, gender orientation and identity, age, and many other factors. That is why society provided the unequal power between men and women. Ladies have been abused...
Abortions among teen females have become a significant issue for the American society. Tomal and Norton (2012) note that the rate of teen abortions has decreased since the 1990s but it is still significant. Thus, it has been estimated that the rate of pregnancies among American teenage females aged from...
In most countries, teen pregnancy and early motherhood are recognized as undesirable, whereas the local governments in most places make attempts and develop strategies aimed at decreasing the teen pregnancy rates. Whereas the overall fertility rates have significantly declined within the previous two decades, teenage births accounted for at least...
In the United States, just like in many other countries across the globe, marriage remains not only a civil contract, but also an important religious ceremony. This view of a marriage as a religious rite gives the anti-gay rights activists an important argument that the Bible doesn’t appreciate homosexuality. Using...
Two hundred years after the abolition of the transatlantic slavery trade, millions people live in slavery. The massive international problem of human trafficking encompasses different forms of exploitation. Criminals may have various reasons for trafficking people, including those of sexual slavery, labor exploitation, marriage, human organs, child soldiers, begging and...
Domestic violence is defined as emotional, psychological and/ or physical abuse of an individual in a family setting, taking place in a present or previous close relationship. Whereas the vast majority of research focuses on women who most often become victims of domestic violence, kids and men can suffer from...
In its traditional sense, ‘bullying’ can be defined as an aggressive intentional and repeated behavior of a group or an individual against a victim who cannot defend him or herself. Cyberbullying is an aggressive and repeated behavior carried out online, using electronic forms of contact, such as mobile phones, emails...
Over the past decades, immigration has increased the ethnic and racial multiplicity in the US. It was a biracial society mainly composed of a majority of whites and a minority of blacks but now it is a multiracial community. This is because of bigger immigration as well as an increase...
Introduction Human trafficking entails enlisting, keeping, and transporting individuals into a condition of abuse through coercion, deception or violence. The trafficked persons are forced to engage in abusive activities against their will. According to Ahn et al., people are trafficked for various kinds of exploitation (285). They include forced labor,...
The use of species of animals for research purposes and cruel experiments presents an ethical dilemma as it involves subjecting living creatures to pain, suffering, or death for the benefit of humankind, irrespective of their inability to give consent. The rights of animals are safeguarded by Animal Welfare Acts, which...
Summary In the early part of the 1980s, China implemented a draconian one-child policy that was intended to curb China’s massive population growth. Aside from legal impediments, the campaign that was created to drastically reduce the nation’s birth rate was aided by propaganda. The intended message reverberated in the hearts...
Introduction The issue of abortion as a morally right or morally wrong action is a controversial one. Although abortion is considered by many as the right decision that does not violate ethical rules, this paper aims to show that abortion is ethically controversial because it neglects such concepts as “the...
Introduction The realisation of a society that is characterised by equality is crucial for enhancing the protection of human rights. However, various injustices that are subjected to women undermine the prevalence of gender equality (Donnelly 2013). In response, several bodies, including the ones under the United Nations (UN), have put...
Introduction Women’s roles in society have been evolving as time progresses. In the late 19th century, the US had imbalanced demographics in terms of social structures that were characterized by men controlling almost everything in society. However, in modern society, such dominance has changed. Women have now acquired strategic roles...
Abstract This report covers various gender-related issues that have been addressed through different pieces of legislation in the United States in the past four decades. The report covers sex harassment, employment rights, and equalities legislations that have been achieved by the female gender over the years. Moreover, the report also...
Within recent decades, gender equality has been recognized as an important indicator of development. Besides the fundamental humanistic premise that all people are born equal and should not be treated unjustly based on their gender, striving for gender equality is also justified by practical applications. For example, studies show that...
Introduction Feminism was born out of the need to fight historical male dominance in society. For instance, in the US, it was only until the early 1930s when women acquired the ability to participate in political processes. Women were denied suffrage rights in historic America. In some states, they had...
Burma, officially known as Republic of the Union of Myanmar, is a state in South East Asia bordering India, Thailand, China, Bangladesh, and Laos.1 The country gained independence from the United Kingdom in 1948.2 According to Fund and Von, since gaining independence, the country has experienced a prolonged political instability...
To What Degree Can Sociology Understand and Predict Social Behavior? It cannot be stated that sociology can perfectly predict human social behavior due to variances that can occur based on external influences as well as changes brought about through outside events. However, it can get rather close to approximating how...
Introduction Social theory is responsible for providing scholars and other stakeholders with the paradigms and frameworks that can be applied in the study of social phenomena. Through social theory, the developments and changes of societies can be studied and explained. Furthermore, the theory provides parameters that can be used to...
Analysis Equal rights are enshrined in the American Constitution under the bill of rights, but this is not the case in reality as seen by complexities of racial relations in the United States. Based on different historical readings of slavery and race relations in America, I am not convinced that...
Introduction Communication plays a pivotal role in all relationships and the absence of effective communication almost invariably leads to problems. Arguably the most underutilized component in the communication cycle is listening. This is despite listening being an integral part of communication for it is only through listening that we can...
Introduction Although marriage is defined as a legal union of people entering a personal relationship, the most widespread perception of it involves a man and a woman. Even in the age of tolerance, same-sex marriages still provoke a lot of heated debate and attract both positive and negative attention of...
Introduction Girls in Canada are exposed to many challenges and difficult situations compared to their counterparts, the boys. In line with this observation, it is prudent to shift a little bit of attention to the issues that girls are vulnerable to. Neglecting the girl child is a future problem in...
The issue of White police vs Black motorist is the new face of racism and is increasingly becoming a topic of debate across the United States. The concerns of White police vs Black motorists can be described as a set of attitudes, convictions, and undertakings that are employed in the...
Social interactions are the basis of human relationships. People require a social environment because socialization is one of the key features of human nature. It can be said that people play a very important role in the life of each other even if there are no family ties. The thing...
Introduction Child abuse is a global concern in the present day society. To a large extent, children who are exposed to abuse and mistreatment during their formative years tend to suffer from various conditions including depression, drug addiction, learning disorders, and sexual behavior problems. Despite the fact that child abuse...