Middle Passage

Old Dogs Is it inherent to associate the elderly with mothballs and bingo? Is it a natural occurrence in nature for the youth to regard their ancestors as merely artefacts of a generation long gone, remnants of a society brought up by different social values and morals. Where have those beliefs of decades ago gone, where the elderly were considered oracles of wisdom and knowledge? Has the Internet connected us so extensively to the point that we no longer need to know of our own history and…

To understand a middle class in Indonesia, we need to scrutiny first how a class as a social category is able to be comprehend. The class is a collective positionality, which is placed by individual within a particular context of social economy. Due to this context, a social class has a stratification in which exists groups who have abundant economic resources and those who have no or limited economic resources. Another thing should be considered from the stratification is that the position of…

My reason for getting into Medical Office Administration would have to be, because of Josephine Caballero my grandmother. She is why I would love to get a job working in Geriatrics A branch of medicine that deals with the problems and diseases of old age and aging people. My grandmother was a woman I loved dearly, however she was very sick and crippled she relied on a wheelchair. She became paralyzed at the age of 34 and developed Rheumatoid Arthritis she remained in mobile till she passed at…

Growing up in a blue collar, middle American, union home has given me the privilege to accomplish many of the goals that I have set forth for myself without much trouble. I grew up in a predominantly caucasian town, with a well funded school system, and was I active in my local congregation, which has impacted the way that I see the world. My parents played an extremely active role in my life and encouraged my siblings and I to work hard and to set high goals for ourselves. They would be…

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Benjamin Button, who was born under unusual circumstances, his mother dies of complication and his appearance freaked out his father who thought Benjamin was some sort of evil. Under extensive stress, Michael Button abandoned Benjamin at the front steps of some stranger which lead Benjamin to the hand of Queenie who successfully raised him along with other elderly in her care. Since birth, Benjamin appears old and eventually grew younger and younger…

Just as well, I am fully aware that these actions must be followed through accordingly if we intend on making our streets a safer driving environment for everyone, even if it’s at the expense of a few. The purpose of developing these new set of laws is not intended to look down on or offend any social group, young or old, but to acknowledge the never-changing fact that as we age those things such as our vision, or quick decision making skills begin to deteriorate and are nowhere as crisp as they…

and 600 C.E. as a result of numerous internal and external conflicts. The Roman Empire and the Han Dynasty internally ruptured due to political ineffectiveness as a result of corrupted emperors and officials and externally disintegrated because of nomadic invasions from Germanic tribes in Western Europe and the Xiongnu in Asia. However, the Roman Empire saw the decay of the faith of the Empire in the citizens as they turned to local landlords for protection, while the local landlords of the Han…

abilities, to which in most cases individuals find themselves within the middle adulthood stage of life possessing a strong focus, and preparing for their golden years. “Middle age is when work is often most satisfying. It has become more interesting, and workers are proud of their professional performance. By having a higher work satisfaction, a positive work motivation, social and professional expertise, and responsibility. Middle age is when work is often most satisfying. It has become more…

Intent is to mirror demographics described in socioeconomic models of U.S. class structure where the wealthiest and most powerful 1% of the population controls a disproportionate amount of the resources. (Kendall, 2013, p. 226) Whether sociologists’ delineate society using Max Weber’s multidimensional approach where final rank is calculated as a combined figure of sliding scores assigned individually to wealth, power and prestige, or use Karl Marx’ simplified theory based on property…

inhumane, and can cause severe illness and even death in young women when it is not done under the proper conditions. Although religion bears major responsibility for the inferior status of women, it cannot be solely blamed for the gender problem in the Middle East. In reality, the role of culture has been even more prominent in perpetuating the oppression of women. Female genital mutilation is a cultural practice that has afflicted women in several cultures at different times in history. The…