Labelling

Margaret Atwood, a feminist writer produced her novel ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ during the 1980s, a time when women were struggling to gain independence and identity due to social and religious expectations. This dystopian fiction is set in the near future in the Republic of Gilead, formerly the United States. Atwood has implemented many themes and motifs throughout her work on this novel which are all a part of building up the ‘bigger picture’ or message that she is trying to convey throughout this…

Criminal Justice The field of Criminal Justice is an ever-changing discipline that has recently swelled in importance within the United States. This is most likely due in fact to our alarmingly high recidivism and incarceration rate, which is currently towering above the rest of the countries of the world. With a problem of such a magnitude comes a multiplitude of solutions, each of which have varied from decade to decade. Until recently however, these solutions were typically designed to…

As sad as it is, human trafficking is a thriving industry; men, women and children alike are taken against their will to serve as sex slaves to predators around the world. The common age of victims are usually between the ages of 14-16 because of their naivety. Traffickers find their victims through outlets such as the internet or even schools, clubs and bars. Clemmie Greenlee was captured and sexual assaulted at the age of 12 by a group of men. she was one of about eight girls controlled by a…

Knowledge and Power: Absolute Corruption? In a world where more is never enough, we are persistently being driven by the need for an increased amount of knowledge and understanding of the world. Yet, when that unquenchable thirst gets out of hand, the consequences may be dire, and can result into unprecedented results. George Orwell demonstrates in the novella Animal Farm, that the pigs omniscient behavior is what drove them to their ultimate corruption. The more knowledge the pigs obtained,…

gloomy things as black, and pure, happy things as white. As children, we do not relate the colour of things to the colour of people. We learn as children, to associate the dark with scary and the light with comfort. In this paragraph, the idea of labelling things black and white is racist, although, I believe it is a coincidence due to the fact that we grew up associating our feelings in situations with black and…

Language is more than just producing sounds and symbols, it encompasses an innate human desire, universal in every culture, to communicate one’s feelings, thoughts, needs, ideas and experiences with others. (Goldstein, 2008). Despite language being seen as vital to society and individual needs, the language capabilities of an adult are not abilities typically available from birth, therefore it must be developed. In regards to language development, it is important to discuss the different…

The assumptions of empowerment theory are reasonable because of it aims to reduce powerlessness that have been created by labelling the vulnerable and oppressed. The principle of empowerment theories is practically applied to social work practice as a central goal and a process of social work practice. It serves as a framework for a social worker to understand phases of assessment, practice strategies, and methods in working with the people. The theory is applicable across settings of people in…

The Plague: Reading Log #1 1.) The plague begins in the Algerian port town of Oran in the 1940’s. Due to unknown reason, all the rats in town begin dying in a horrific manner. The town doctor, Bernard Rieux becomes concerned because of the manner the rats are dying. Soon the rats stop dying and the citizens become ill. It became evident that the Bubonic plague has hit the town. As people began to die, Rieux and other doctors beg authorities to take preventive action which results in a quarantine…

Colonialism is the form of ascendance of individuals or groups on the states and deportments of people. In Indian sub-continent the colonial rule was not limited to the arms or armaments rather it was the cultural domination of colonizers on the minds of colonized. Colonial knowledge led to spread certain perspectives that marked the distinction between various cultures of the Indian sub-continent. Hence through the process of reification and codification of history British classified the Indian…

Stigma towards an individual with mental illness still exist. Even with the increase number of dramas or movies that includes mental illness individual roles. They were shown that they are suffers differently. They also shows many ways of helping the affected individual as to encourage the society to have the right mindset against them. Thus, helping the society to know how to react against the situation if it occurs. Even so, the mindset of the society against stigma still persist. Health…