Sociology

Working in modern: society Student’s name Institutions name W1 Individual in the society are affected by work as a result of bureaucratic arrangements in the workplace. Individual’s value at workplace seems to be diminished, by interchanging their contributions (Hodson&Sullivan, 2011). Individuals feel that the detachment has alienated them from their workplace contribution; they are kept busy and doesn’t get time with co-workers. Work also gives workers a chance for self-fulfillment, their accomplishment leads to the production of goods that are enjoyed by the society. The society is affected by work where fragmented urban society replaces rural society sense of commonality. In...

Social Problem: Drug Addiction Name: Institution: Date: Social Problem: Drug Addiction Drug abuse in the world is a serious problem because drug abuse can cause accidents, unintentional injuries, medical problems, the risk of domestic violence, and death. Additionally, substance abuse as the effect of causing health problems such as lung cancers, diabetes, liver cirrhosis, cardiovascular disorder, reduced immune system, sexually transmitted diseases and complicated pregnancy. Lastly, the behavioural problems caused by drug abuse are paranoia, addiction, aggressiveness, impaired judgment, hallucinations, impulsiveness and loss of control. Therefore, drug rehabilitation centers are in place to...

Sociology Name Institution Consequences of Gender Stratification Indeed, all societies use gender as a means of stratification, and this means that in all societies, men seem like more important than women do, or people believe that they add more value socially, economically and physically. Therefore, the consequences for race and gender stratification based on this school of thought have had various effects on different societies all over the world (Heslin, 2015). One of these effects is that men in most societies have easier access to wealth or positions that gain them access to wealth. It has also led to gender inequality in many instances as people continue to grapple with...

Perspectives on Deviance Students Name Institutional Affiliation Perspectives on Deviance Violation of social norms leads to differentiation in the ruling of the society. The deviation of the social norms results from the different thinking and actions that are against the directives and the rules of the society. The violation of the behaviors considered to be the guidance and the expectations of the society depends on the time changes. Certain behaviors are considered appropriate in the society, however, over a certain time the changes and the growth of the society these behaviors become unacceptable and vice versa. According to the differential association theory concerning the defiance...

Theoretical explanations of crime I choose the crime of murder. There is a shootout at two churches based in Colorado. The number of death has grown to five, inclusive of the gunman responsible for the atrocities. Two sisters die in this incident, in 11th November 2007. The black-clad shooter was gunned down by a young female security officer when he entered the church building. She is quickly branded as “real hero...having saved probably 100 lives,” says senior pastor Brady Boyd of New Life, Colorado. There were approximately 7000 persons present in the “mega church” at the time the shooting began. Using social control theory, we discover that a fellow would commit the same crimes were it...

Bureaucracies, Groupthink 0728302116 Student’s Name Institutional Affiliation Bureaucracies have become a daily norm when interacting with both public and private entities. As a customer of Apple, PayPal, and very many other companies, interacting with bureaucracies is ideally predictive. For instance, the last time this writer made payments using PayPal for an item on E-bay, this writer has to go through numerous processes just to lodge a complaint and for the company to track down the money spent on an undelivered good, which in hindsight could have been handled by just one staff member. The ordeal began when making a phone call, and in which the machine took approximately an hour to link...