Mathematical sociology

America has a massive problem with its prisons. Our prisons have a disproportionate number of minority inmates. There are many underlying factors fueling this imbalance. This research paper will highlight and inspect the social, political, and legal structures that currently contribute to this disparity. I will also address the issues that exacerbate our penal system: generational poverty, the war on drugs, and racial profiling. When you hear of a disparity between minority and Caucasian…

In Chapter 10, course of life explains the different patterns over a lifetime. This theory is higher in strain and is higher in factors. The learning theory shows crime and is lower in some situations, but with social and biological changes they have shown different outcomes. Sexual activity is very high in adolescents. Adults and adolescents have privileges when they start getting into relationships some are more restricted than others. The ones that have restrictions are the adolescents. They…

 full citation for the article reviewed (authors, title, etc.; APA form a must) 5 pts Shaw, T.V., Putnam-Hornstein, E., Magruder, J., & Needell, B (2008). Measuring Racial Disparity in Child Welfare. Child Welfare, 2, 23-36. doi: 0009-4021.  author’s/authors’ professional discipline/s (e.g., SW, Nursing, Medicine) or institutional affiliation (University, agency, hospital) Points? /What this supposed to be graded? The authors professional disciplines are as followed: MSW, MPH and PH.D.…

Religions, whatever their form, may have a major social impact on some societies - for evil or good. Naturally, in certain religions any social impact that they have may be incidental or secondary to their main declared purpose of relating people to God. The social impact of religions are generally less to do with the belief or religion itself than the church or its institutional form. The social impact of any religion in any society is affected by whether it is sustained/supported by the…

What is an emotion? When one is asked to think of an emotion, one finds it fairly easy to name a handful. Nonetheless, if one is asked to define an emotion, one is left bewildered. The linguistic usage of the word itself takes on various meanings. When looking through a psychological lens, the term emotion signifies ongoing states of mind which are marked by mental, physiological, and behavior symptoms. In order to ascertain an intelligible understanding of emotion, similar concepts have to…

Since the introduction of technology, it has been constantly developing and advancing creating changes in the ways in which people communicate, learn, think and simply how they live their lives. Often times when the word “technology” is mentioned, people rarely even consider the negative aspects of it, or they think negative qualities do not pertain to the word. The first thoughts about technology are how it advances the world, introduces more knowledge and furthermore creates efficient means…

Here, the boys could be children. They could let their imaginations run wild and they could just take a break from the horrible life they have waiting at home. Lafeyette and Pharoah are a part of large family living in the Chicago projects. Their mother, Lajoe, has eight children; the three older ones have slowly fallen off the deep end, but the five younger have a chance to do good. Lajoe takes great pride in her children and does everything she can to raise them to be upstanding citizens and…

Because stem cells are derived from the cells of embryos and fetuses serious debates sparked regarding ethical concerns about the use of these cells in research and treatments. But the National Institutes of Health have released guidelines regarding their use. However the guidelines have not necessarily alleviated all of the ethical issues raised the Nationals Institutes of Health is now the small group controlling the recourses. Applying the functional analysts’ perspective to the embryonic…

By choosing to tattoo the bodies with symbols and signs, usually associated with the gangs that they are in, they prove their loyalty and allegiance to the gang. Tattooing is a painful process by norm. It involves bleeding and coloring your skin layer to form designs. In prisons without proper equipment and sanitation it is a risk and even more painful procedure in getting a tattoo. It's called the free hand method in which the inmate gets ink and a needle and uses the original Polynesian weapon…

John is from the savage reservation were everyone is an individual, John is taken back to Brave New World and is shocked at the loss of individuality. “The Savage stood looking on, "O brave new world, O brave new world…" In his mind the singing words seemed to change their tone. They had mocked him through his misery and remorse, mocked him with how hideous a note of cynical derision!” This quote demonstrates what John thinks of Brave New World. He thinks it is a horrible place whereas those…