The United States is the most developed and one of the most democratic nations in the world. This multi-ethnic community also leads in terms of living standards. Recently, many people have labeled the United States as the land of opportunities….
Chapter 4 (Gangs, Drugs, & Violence) As it unfolds in the whole book The Youth Gang Problem: A Community Approach bySpergel, the youth cause a lot of trouble in the streets of Chicago and the whole America. This is a…
Chapter 2 of this book analyses the relationship between the increase in gang members and an increase in delinquency. Different researchers show that gangs range from groups that have solid structures to those with loose structures. Gangs with solid hierarchical…
It is necessary to analyze personal life and experience from a sociological perspective. It may help to understand the social environment and improve social communication. The family principles and traditions have influenced my personal cultural and social views in a…
Emile Durkheim and Max Weber Emile Durkheim and Max Weber, who contributed to the innovations in the studies about society, remain the key figures even in sociology of the 21st century. Sociology, as it is presented today, could hardly be…
Looking at Poverty from Four Theoretical Perspectives Poverty may be defined as the state of a person or a nation that is characterized by extremely low level of money or other material possessions. Poverty was considered as almost unavoidable for…
Individual Paper Working in the mental human service field requires a wide range of the appropriate skills and abilities. For some people, this kind of job could be a challenging one. That is why there are such individuals, who were…
For many years, psychologists and philosophers have considered and discussed the issue concerning the meaning of the self-concept. Taking into account that there are certain notions and aspects which mean the self in the social world, it should be definitely…
When one knows he or she is going to encounter another culture, different from his own, it is important to know at least something about this culture in order not to look like an intruder. To be on the safe…