Category: Social Issues

  • Social Issues: Digital Divide in Washington

    Background The term digital divide has become popular with the recent developments in the information and technology sector. According to McGrath (2011), the term basically refers to the gap that exists between those individuals who can readily access information and communication technologies and those who are unable to do this. Individuals who enjoy ICT also…

  • Social Issues: The Drinking Age Limit

    Table of Contents Persuasive essay Scientific reasons Governments responsibility Orderly society Economic reasons Public health Public awareness Reflection paper. Brainstorming Works Cited Persuasive essay In the majority of countries, the minimum age limit required for one to consume alcohol is 18 years (International Center for Alcohol Policies 2). Only a few countries have set the…

  • Social Issues: America and China Comparison

    Laws The main difference between the legal systems of America and China is that, whereas American laws reflect the Judeo-Christian cultural legacy, those of China are concerned with the values of Confucianism. This is the reason why, for example, unlike what it happened to be the case with judges in America, Chinese judges are not…

  • Social Issues: Understanding Opinions and Group Pressure by Solomon E. Asch

    Table of Contents Central Argument Research Methods and Variables Data Analysis Conclusion Evaluation Central Argument Human beings are social creatures by nature. It is noted that most of their behavioral traits are attributed to their social disposition. For example, their actions are shaped and determined by the expectations of the groups to which they belong.…

  • Social Issues: Human Condition

    Introduction Literature in the form of poems and prose depict the life of human beings in a society. Poems and prose are essential in a society in many different ways. For example, they educate, enlighten, satirize and criticize a system, as well as entertaining people in the society. Poems and prose also portray the inner…

  • Social Control Theory: Informal Control Issue

    Informal control is important in fostering a proactive communal coexistence. Reflectively, the process consists of a structured human control system that incorporates all the aspects of human living. Thus, this reflective treatise attempts to explicitly review the implications of theories emphasizing informal social controls on family issues such as dual-income families, blended families, extended families,…

  • Communitys Overall Well-Being: Real-Time Social Issues

    The information offered in the Altruism and Bystander Intervention PowerPoint presentation is specific, actionable, goal-referenced, and precise and has an immediate impact on the audience. This PowerPoint is applicable because it addresses real-time social issues that affect the people residing within a society. Notably, everybody is susceptible to various kinds of social injustices. Hence, scholars…

  • Acute Social Issues in America

    Introduction Nowadays, there is a vast number of acute social issues in America that bother the minds of people, affect their health and well-being, and require severe measures to be solved. What makes them more complex is the recent COVID-19 pandemic that managed to worsen many problems and weaken authorities and societys abilities to control…

  • Social Issues: Homeless Students

    Eleanor J. Bader is a journalist who reflects on everyday social issues. In her articles, she advocates a greater spread of movements for social change. The article Homeless on Campus talks about the difficulties that students find themselves without a place to live while studying in college. In most cases, going to college is a…

  • Social Issues in Countries and Region

    Barr, V. J. (2016). Planning for healthy and equitable communities in British Columbia: a critical analysis of the implementation of an equity lens in Healthy Built Environments initiatives (Doctoral dissertation, University of British Columbia).  The article by Barr (2016) addresses the pressing social problems of poverty, inequality, poor health, and environmental degradation. Social issues challenge…