Mathematical sociology

One day after finishing CIS 170’s class, the professor asked everyone in the class to select two of the theories suggested in chapter three of the text that a researcher could use to explain the cause of digital crime. To begin with, there are many theories to explain the cause of digital crime, however the most important or most popular rather are, Choice theory, and Social structure theory. The purpose of the two stated here being the most significant are as follows. To start, choice theory…

Ticking. Tapping. Clicking. Typing. Buzzing. Copying. Gossiping. The senses splendor around in various forms creating numerous opportunities of ticks and obsessions. The current deadly addiction that swarms everyone consists of the convenient and accessible device called the cell phone. This device accesses information in a nanosecond, allowing the public to gain or even lose knowledge through the social media. People have recently created obsessions toward the device due to the attractive…

Kassie was the little girl who always had something silly to say and was ornery as ever. She would make friends with just about anyone and could always find a smile in someone. You would find her going to church with her family on Sundays and in school learning on the weekdays. After school ended for the day she would play outside until she got called in for dinner. Her parents would make her finish all her dinner before she could go to bed and then her next day would start all over again.…

The article, “Constructing Race, Creating White Privilege” by Pem Davidson Buck argues about the “psychological wage” that was created by the system of race and white privilege embedded in our society. Buck gave us an overview of what happened before and after Bacon’s Rebellion creating the major changes in our society. Before the rebellion, people love each other, but during and after the rebellion people started to feel that they should have power over others which lead to the creation of…

Even in societies that have undergone fundamental political changes in the last 100 years - Cuba, Russia, China, Venezuela, etc., — police and security forces still exist, and always have. Again, if a society or country or region currently existed where there were no police forces, or a drastically different kind than the sort we see throughout the world, maybe it would be easier for people to imagine what a society without police would potentially look like. Since such a society doesn 't…

4.1 When I finally left home I realized how closed off I was to the rest of the world around me. With little diversity and culture represented in my Massachusetts home; it was a bit of a culture shock arriving in New York City. Here; different cultures are represented, various opinions are presented, and social norms are rejected. With this refreshing outlook on life, I believe it is necessary to get outside of your comfort zone and become aware of your surroundings. Back in my home town of…

It is merely impossible to define the American religious experience, as it is constantly evolving. The evolution of the American religious experience is linked to current social, political, and economic issues. In the book Strength to Love by Martin Luther King Jr., he expresses how social influences such as race can be linked to opportunity, economic standing and its link to the church, and how capitalism has hindered and shaped the American religious experience. Throughout the book, Martin…

I chose social work as my major because I love the idea of helping someone and making a difference in their life. Even though, being a social worker can be a challenging job it is up to us to change the world and provide help to people. Social workers have the responsibility to help those incapable of helping themselves and bring knowledge to people that unsure or uninformed to certain situations. While, taking Introduction to Social Work I learned that social workers are needed everywhere,…

Evidenced by U.S. elementary and secondary school curricula, students are introduced to the scientific method – the way in which we ask and answer questions about the world around us. Through the scientific method, one must develop a hypothesis, conduct experiments, make observations, and repeat as necessary until a legitimate statement is reached. As a child, I considered myself a future scientist. I was invigorated by the rather immediate and concrete findings of hands-on experiments, but had…

This historical analysis will define the incogent argument for the thesis of the “primal nature of honor” in the patriarchal behaviors of the antebellum South in Honor and Violence in The Old South by Bertram Wyatt-Brown. The notion of “honor” is the primary thesis for Wyatt-Brown’s (1986) argument that southern plantation culture was dominated by a patriarchal system of behaviors defined through family and sexual conduct. Wyatt-Brown actually presents the causation for southern behaviors…