Demographics of the United States

Some of them are state specific and some of them are time variant. The influence mechanisms of these factors are considered theoretically and some of them are empirically tested as significant factors. Firstly, we frame the model for explaining income inequality in functional…

Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is one of the LDCs (less developed countries) in Africa. It was ranked as the last country by the Human Development Index (HDI) in 2012 (Demographic Republic of Congo 1). Its current developmental state has close connections with many factors such as geographic location and developmental history. The government of DRC established series of long-term developmental plans that believed will bring benefits that will help improve its development. DRC’s current…

impacts the growth of the country a lot. Unemployment if you were too rate the leading causes would probably be number one, unemployment is the one of the many key reasons why poverty has continued till this day. For the impoverished people in the United States there only way to make a living is through the labor. This is why employment is such a key cog in reducing poverty and building a stable economy that not just the rich, but even the poor can…

Freedom, is supposed to be the basis upon which the United States of America was founded, a nation in which all beliefs and views are considered in equal measure to each other. Yet are US citizens truly free? According to the ancient Greek city-state Athens, freedom was the privilege of being civically engaged in lawmaking and everyday governance of the community. Athenian citizens would scoff at the idea that freedom is the ability to pursue happiness and pleasures, because to them those…

the issue with police brutality around the country and the state of communities around the United States. It has been vital in sparking a conversation in regards to race around this country. The movement has also been criticized due to riots that have broken out as well as acts of violence against officers. The dreamers are the group of younger individuals who fall under the dream act. This allows them remain legally within the United States for three year stints, but it must be renewed. Just…

Chobani I. The Market In the past decade Greek yogurt has become U.S. consumers’ popular choice of yogurt, so much so that it accounts for one quarter of total U.S. yogurt market. Chobani pounced on the growth of Greek yogurt and created a rich, low-fat, and high-protein Greek yogurt. (America’s) Other yogurt companies saw the potential in Greek yogurt and they decided to follow in Chobani’s footsteps. Chobani’s competitors include; Yoplait, Dannon, and Stonyfield Farm, along with generic…

Syrian Civil War. Different states have attempted to combat the crisis in differing ways. These states have attempted to cooperate over the refugee crisis, however, this has not always been successful. The theories of Liberalism and Realism both provide reasons as to why states have responded as they have, to the refugee crisis. However, Realism clearly outlines why there has been an increase in nationalism and states aversion to refugees as flows have increased. States believe that refugees…

In Michelle Alexander’s book The New Jim Crow she argues the point of the new caste system in the United Sates has resulted in many people becoming incarcerated and then confined to a second-class status. In Chapter 2, Alexander’s focuses on the War on Drugs and how many are incarcerated, especially people of color. Furthermore, once they are released they are not free instead, they are discriminated against in the legal sense for the rest of their lives. Brought up again the Chapter 4, where…

society strives to embrace. The United States is known around the world as a nation of immigrants and many continue to strive for opportunity in America today. The U.S.census (U.S. Census Bureau 2012c) predicts that by 2043, whites will no longer make up the majority. Today, multiculturalism creates conflict between ideals, rises tensions between ordinary citizens, and has been used as a tool for political appeal. The Sociological definition of multiculturalism states that cultures, races, and…

Many conservative politicians and elected officials are realizing that electorate demographics are changing to include an influx of Asian-Americans, Latinos and African-Americans voters , particularly since the election of President Obama. The Republicans are stinging at the loss of the Presidency in 2008 and 2012, but are pleased with winning the majority in the House of Representatives and the Senate after the election in 2014. They are not confident that their majority will be maintained in…