Social Problems

I am among those people who suffered from the torture during the years of 1975-79. The Khmer Rouge took over the Khmer Empire in 1975 as Democratic Kampichea, ending a 600-year monarchy. The leader Pol Pot swiftly placed the entire population into rural communes, where death was the penalty for disobeying orders. I used to…

Throughout its history, the juvenile justice system has strived to uphold this principle by providing benevolent and less formal means than adult courts for dealing with the unique problems of juvenile offenders. For instance, juvenile courts typically subscribed to the philosophy of rehabilitation, rather than punishment, and closed proceedings to the public to protect juveniles…

Social media is the reason for many of the world’s problems and solutions. It can be used to raise awareness for an important cause, but it can also be used to spread hate, especially between teenagers. Being a teenager, I can be the first to say that social media is how most teens run their…

In this assignment I will write an essay which will explain how different sociological perspectives can be applied within Health and Social Care, I will use two different sociological approaches to health and ill health to help explain this. I will then Assess the biomedical and socio-medical models of health by creating a short scenario…

The Sadness Disease In our never-ending quest for happiness in our life, is some of the joy taken away? Have our thoughts for what we always want turned astray? Why has the quest for happiness left us more vulnerable and sad? Are we a society of melancholy people that are all looking for happiness and…

Community service projects, local charity fundraising and leadership, these are just a few of the positive ways sororities and fraternities (greeks) contribute to local society. How is it that only the negative stereotypes are more widely known throughout most college campuses? Although the preconceived notions about greeks are that hey all lie, cheat, drink, party…

Inclusion is one of the main principles at the heart of health and social care. It means that the individual is at the centre of planning and support. One of the main ways this is done is having person- centred care plans which are put together with the client. Inclusive Practice and Discrimination There are…

We’ve all heard it – probably even answered it before, and in most cases, we promptly forgot about the question until it was raised again: if you could have any superpower you wanted, what would you have? Usually when this happens we just pick another clichéd and generic superpower, like teleportation, super strength, or invisibility,…

Niccolo Machiavelli was born in Florence on 3 May 1469 during a time of great political activity in Italy. His first role in political affairs came at the young age of twenty-nine when the ruling regime of Savonrola fell from power in his native city. Though he had no previous administrative background, Machiavelli was appointed…

Psychology and sociology go hand in hand as they are both the scientific study of people. These studies help people understand the dynamics of emotions, relationships and behaviors better. There are many significant differences, such as psychology refers to the study of the human mind, whereas sociology refers to learning human behavior. Psychology is the…