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- 2611: Getting out of the Ghetto
- ... of the Ghetto An African-American who has lived in the ghetto's of Chicago all his life, has found a way out. He will be the first mamber of his family to go to college. Social sratification in the United States is usually based on wealth and power, which is passed on from generation to generation. The relitive poverty that is charictoristic of the ghetto's in Chicago and other ...
- 2612: Effects of Media and Pornography
- ... to the point that they become aggressive towards females. This is completely baseless; just as pornography arouses or stimulates, it also satisfies. The American Commission on Obscenity and Pornography performed a study in which several college students were asked to spend one and a half hours in an isolated room with a large volume of pornographic media, as well as a large volume of non-explicit media such as Reader’s ...
- 2613: The Role of Entertainers as Educators
- ... crafted their art with a deeper purpose in mind. Each who chose to address society's problems and speak to the general community through their art is as worthy an educator as a modern-day college professor. Because many of the works of these great artists were recorded on paper or passed down from generation to generation through oral history, the insightful thoughts of these entertainers continue to educate the public ...
- 2614: Sexual Violence Against Women
- ... raped by a date; 30% had been raped by a friend; and 11% had been raped by a boyfriend. 41% of raped women said they expected to be raped again. Out of the 2,971 college men surveyed, and they reported that they had committed 187 rapes; 157 attempted rapes; 327 episodes of sexual coercion; and 854 episodes of unwanted sexual contact - all in ONE year. Many of the rapists have ...
- 2615: The Problem With Affirmative Action
- ... helped you only have to look back about thirty years ago. Education opprotunites for minorites such as blacks were not there. If a black male was lucky enough to get into and graduate from a college his employment opprotunities were very low. Only thirty years later minorites who were given a chance under affirmative action programs have become succesful and productive members of society. (Source - "Evaluation of Affirmative Action Programs" - The ...
- 2616: Stereotypes of Pro Athletes
- ... the educations they did earn were in areas like Liberal Arts, or other general fields of study which didn't challenge their mental capabilities. Another stereotype is that pro athletes received preferential treatment while in college. Many believe that if an athlete needs a certain grade to remain eligible to play sports, then the faculty would grade him or her lighter than the rest of the class. We have also stereotyped ...
- 2617: Roles For Women In The Military
- ... them battled directly with the gender issue as much as the idea of increasing the number of female recruiters. As a high school student, I was recruited into the Army Reserves to earn money for college, as well as doing my part for my country’s defense. The moment I walked into the doors of the dank office, I was whipped away with posters of “Be All You Can Be.” All ...
- 2618: Child Abuse in Today’s Society
- ... Jacobs, N., Landes, A., & Quiram, J., eds., The Information Series on Current Topics: Child Abuse: Betraying a Trust, Information Plus, Texas, 1995. Janko, Susan, Vulnerable Children, Vulnerable Families: The Social Construction of Child Abuse, Teachers College Press, New York, 1994. National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information, In Fact… Answers to Frequently Asked Questions on Child Abuse and Neglect, April 1, 1999. National Research Council, Understanding Child Abuse and Neglect ...
- 2619: Underage Drinking: A Problem For Society
- ... make toasts of wine and champagne at special occasions, as well as casually enjoying a few beers at the family picnic. Today alcoholic beverages are frequently as common at business lunches as they are at college frat parties. Underage drinking is a huge problem which everyone must face. “Although it is illegal to sell or give alcohol to persons younger than 21 and for them to buy, possess or drink it ...
- 2620: Improving Public Schools
- ... topics related to society in general. The article is called, “Absent Without Excuse.” It discusses how elementary education is being deprived that when the student is ready to move on to higher learning in a college setting, he or she is not ready. Its not in high school, neither is it in middle school that students are suppose to learn the basics to better study habits. Its elementary school that students ...
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