An ethnic stereotype is a system of beliefs about typical characteristics, status and norms of members of a certain ethnic group. In America, there are a lot of stereotypes about certain ethnic groups always expressed in repugnant ethnic jokes, with the concomitant prejudices and phobias. This is because most groups stereotype themselves positively while stereotyping […]
Explain how the United States compares to other countries with regards to social mobility rates. Are there differences between the United States and other countries? Why? In terms of social mobility rates, the United States still encounters high levels of income-based inequalities and thus the lowest social mobility rates as compared to other countries. This
Describe how race and gender shape a person’s life. Which is most powerful in a person’s life: race, gender, or class? Race and gender impinge on a person’s life in various ways; socially, politically and economically. For example it took over 200 years for America to have a black president and a female presidential candidate.
This paper explains in detail basic terms in economics and its importance. Economics is mainly one of the social sciences that focus on manufacture, distribution, sale, and consumption of goods or services. Its main aim is to explain how the working principles of economies and the interaction between its varied agents. Economists have to distinguish
The sustainability of the earth is highly dependent on the maintenance of the earth’s state of equilibrium. The functioning of the ecosystem is determined by the state of the equilibrium. This is basically restored through the nutrient cycle. Over the recent years, there has been an increasing concern that the ongoing human activities have created
Introduction Solomon, the wisest man ever to have lived according to Hebrew teachings observed life and classified people into two broad categories, the wise and the foolish, and he disdained folly while hailing wisdom. Folly refers to foolishness or the lack of good sense while wisdom refers to the quality of being wise where one
Crime is divided into different types: ordinary/conventional; organizational /occupational. Conventional crime engulfs crimes of violence like rape, assault, and murder. On the other hand, theoccupational crime consists of aviolation of laws in the course of carrying out a legitimate occupation and is also dubbed “white collar crime.” Lastly, organizational crime is committed by large organizations
This paper explains my own understanding of philosophy of education and its importance, while at the same time critiquing and reviewing other philosophies. Philosophy is the rational thought about all the things that affect human beings, and involves processes of asking questions. We all have certain beliefs and opinions concerning important ideas like the purpose
Focused-content portal refers to an individual or a collection of sites that are highly focused on a specific content. Focused-content portal allows users interested on a specific content to access information on the same. Usually, the information provided on these portals is limited to company’s agenda as opposed to affinity portals where there is leverage
Affinity portal is a website that offers portal functions such as news headlines, web search options and interaction platforms. However, the content of such a website focuses primarily on its products and the company functions. These portals allow people to participate in discussions with others who have the same affinity or similar group identification (Ashley,