Labelling

Our sustainability initiative addresses the problem on campus of the littered cigarette butts outside many of the buildings. Starting this year, Plymouth State is a smoke free campus, so we no longer have cigarette disposal bins. We plan to install clear disposal bins for cigarette butts to physically show people how much they are smoking and to make our campus a cleaner place. The goal of this initiative is not to support smoking on campus, but instead aid in the existing problem of the non…

This think piece was done based on the song ‘I’ve Got Your Man’ by “Lady Saw”. This song was first published in August, 2004. It was published together with other songs in the album ‘Strip Tease’ within the same year. This song made the chart in 2004, peaking at 84 and 14 respectively. Marion Hall, also known as “Lady Saw” is a Jamaican Reggae singer. She was born on July 12th 1972 at Galina, Saint Mary, Jamaica. She began performing with local sound systems at age fifteen. Her performances…

Addicting chemicals used by big corporations under the protection of the Canadian Government are causing the general public to consume more and play less. New chemicals are being designed every day by big corporations and their engineers that act similarly to drugs such as heroin or methamphetamines. These chemicals are being implemented throughout Canadian society so that consumers buy more product and therefore bring in larger sums of money for the production and distribution companies. Sugar…

considers the failure of society to control criminal tendencies in people. It is also indicated that everyone has the ability to become a criminal but the is a connection to social norms with stop them from breaking the law; and finally there is the labelling theory which argues that a negative label leads to criminal careers. Generally negative labels originate from family or friends. Overall the social process theories have really swayed social policies for the…

 Malini Ranganathan makes her case that environmental racism is inextricably linked with the formations of racial liberalism and racial capitalism which developed in the United States in the mid twentieth century. In her view, both systems are responsible for Flint’s slow poisoning (2016, 2-3). Her central argument is that Flint’s issues can be best understood as a “paradigmatic case of racial liberalism’s illiberal legacies” (Ranganathan 2016, 3). Ranganathan states that several narratives or…

benefited Indigenous Peoples. Although, the mistakes of the past cannot be undone future genocides can be prevented by allowing uncontacted groups around the world to remain that way and to protect their ecosystems. Regardless, I have a hard time labelling a society that would trample over a homeless person outside during winter at Cornwall to save $5 on a shirt on Black Friday as…

Narrative therapy A narrative is a story comprised of a collection of events. Every person has a story; for some, it’s essentially positive sprinkled with negative events throughout. But for others, the negative elements or problems are front and centre, overshadowing anything positive. Many people go through life defining themselves by their problems. This often makes them feel stuck, hopeless, fearful, or empty. For example, individuals who’ve struggled with anxiety for many years often…

Europe is in the middle of the largest influx of people since the Second World War. Hundreds of thousands of people are on the move to search for better life, free of war and fear, just within Europe. Another 4 million are being hosted in Turkey, Lebanon and Jordan. In 2014, the Great Britain gained approximately 330,00 people through migration, which is the highest figure ever to be recorded. On Thursday, in an interview with British news station ITV, the British prime minister, David Cameron…

Each of the stakeholders have a role to play within the restorative process in order for the healing to begin. For the victim, being victimized takes away a sense of control. In order to recover, the victim must regain that sense of social control, often through the emotional power given through a facilitated discussion with the offender (Morrison, 2016). Offenders on the other hand, must repair the lost trust with both the community, and the victim. In order to do so, they must take…

In the article “Big Brother isn’t watching you” from the Guardian Russell Brand discusses the 2011 UK riots. He feels that most others, who have discussed the issue, have described the rioters as mind- and reckless, and have focused mostly on what the storeowners, and the near relations have lost. While he does not argue with the description of the rioters, he is much more interested in what causes this mindlessness. He acknowledges the death of Mark Duggan as a legitimate reason, but does not…