Achieved status

Federalist Government vs. Individual States When it comes down to a law itself, many people argue whether or not it should be in the hands of the people or the government itself. Many well known laws involving drugs and gender are seen as an opportunity that could either be in the hands of these two groups. Should certain laws be held accountable by the people of the state or the federal government? Three things will be discussed on whether or not it should be held by a certain power,…

Importance and Call to Action Marijuana, as mentioned multiple times until now, is a very common, yet controversial substance. It has caused many arguments over if it’s morally acceptable to use and if the benefits are worth more than the risks. In the end, it is an important part of society, because almost every American has heard of it. The importance of this issue has been brought up time and time again, however there is another issue that needs addressing that could change people’s view on…

Socal and Financial Effects of Legalization As the law is right now, there are many costs in regards to marijuana ranging from social to financial. The legalization of marijuana would help to lower these costs significantly and help the overall economy of the United States. There are a few tradeoffs though, since with the legalization of marijuana we could potentially see an increase in the amount of people openly partaking of it. There have been several states that have decriminalized…

There are several reasons why it makes sense to legalize marijuana. Prohibition of marijuana financially benefits organized crime, and since marijuana is illegal, the government is losing out on taxes that could be collected on marijuana sales if it were legalized. Additionally, legalizing marijuana would economically benefit farmers. Also, as proven by scientific research there are beneficial medical uses for marijuana. Lastly, the government should not interfere with our free will by…

Based on all of the information that I have read online I have come to the conclusion that I am pro legalizing marijuana. I do realize that there are many disadvantages to legalizing marijuana but I also see many more advantages to it. Many people think that legalizing marijuana perpetuates and extends the problem of addiction and the other negative aspects of consuming marijuana, but not many of them know the positives. There have been many proposals by different theorists that legalizing…

Nikita Thompson A new asylum paradigm? Globalization, migration and the uncertain future of the international refugee regime Jeff Crisp In our world, we can find more than 10 million people who, when asked where home is, can only respond that they are stateless. This large cluster of stateless people live and reside in lands where they do not have legal membership, given by the state to them. Due to this lack of membership within a state that an individual is occupying, they lose the legal…

Peyton Manning is one of the most dominant quarterbacks in NFL history. His social statuses can be divided into two categories: achieved status and ascribed status. An achieved status is one which has been acquired by someone through skills, abilities and hard work, and can be changed by a person. An ascribed status, however, is not able to be changed since it is a status that a person is born with or had no control over. Peyton Manning is a Caucasian man born in New Orleans, Louisiana in…

Status, an important component of social structure, is a social position that is “part of our social identity and helps define our relationship to others” (Macionis, 2013, p.155). Based on classification by sociologists, there are two kinds of statuses—ascribed and achieved status. An ascribed status is involuntary. It is a social position that a person receives at birth or assumes later in life (Macionis, 2013). Some examples of ascribed statuses include family relations such as son or…

competition, interaction, influences social roles and status and people for social relationships.” The 2 concepts that will be described are Status and Roles. It is very important for there to be status and role, whereby these 2 concept is what define a person at given time. A person will have various roles and status depending on the situation they are in. Status Individuals have multiple status assigned to them for a given time.…

be criminal history, an addiction, sexual orientation, disease etc. There are two elements that make up the social structure, role and status. A status can be defined as a social position that a person occupies in a society, there are two categories statuses fall into, achieved and ascribed. A status is the building block of society. An ascribed status is a…