Deviant behavior is one that goes against social norms. It is the type of behavior that is socially unacceptable and can be punished by law in instances where it negatively affects other people. Deviant behavior manifests itself in various ways, one of which is crime. In this case, the question is, “what are the roots causes of violent crime?” The chief underlying cause of crime […]

The cold war foreign policy, the containment was basically a United States policy using numerous strategies towards preventing spread of communism internationally during the Cold War. This paper discusses the factors that prompted the change of the foreign policy and the effects of change of the policy. This component of Cold War, policy was as a response to the series of moves done by Soviet […]

In virtually every region or country of the world at the beginning of the 21st century, the linguistic minorities were evident. These occurred both through immigration and adoption. Although the linguistic minorities has led to cases of language loss and reduction of language diversity, language contact is part of the social fabric of the daily life of millions of people all over the world. This […]

Robert Olson in his article, “Suicide Contagion & Suicide Clusters”, talks about an incident where a teenager, Amanda Todd, whom committed suicide some time before his research. In his discussion he is concerned whether Amanda’s suicide which was followed by many mainstream television, radio and newspapers would incite suicidal contagion also referred to as the copycat suicide. Some of the main factors that provoked his […]

The Crucible was a1953 play done by Arthur Miller, the American playwright. The play involved is a dramatized and somewhat fictionalized story about Salem witch trials which took place in Massachusetts Bay province between 1692 and 1693 (Bloom 314). Arthur Miller wrote this play to demonstrate McCarthyism when the government of the United States of America blacklisted the accused communists. Author Miller was himself questioned in 1956 by the Representatives’ House  Committee about […]

Introduction             Currently, most of the companies recognize the need for corporate social responsibility regardless of their size or nature of business. However, among most of the largest corporations, CSR comprises an integral part of their operations, depicting their commitment to the society. In addition, perceptions toward CSR have changed leading to investments in the sector, rather than viewing it as a liability on the […]

Advancements in the treatment of childhood leukaemia since the turn of the century (2000) Introduction             Diagnosis of cancer among children can be quite a shock and bad news to the parents. However, cancers are not common to children and teenagers, although the trend has been changing currently. This can be attributed to the changes in lifestyle in relation to feeding habits among other practices […]

The selection process in a health care organization- Gray Haven Health Care Organization             The management of the Gray Haven Health Care invites candidates to fill different positions available on a yearly basis. The selection process employed entails three steps- a written test, an oral interview, and the final selection. For the written test, candidates answer both the descriptive and objective questions, marked out of […]

The article “Fighting That Old Devil Rumor” by Sandra Salmans, which was published on the Saturday Evening Post in October 1982, is about rumors and their effect. Specifically, the author takes us through how the consumer goods company, Procter and Gamble (P. & G.), was accused of and worked towards dispelling rumors that it was involved in devil worship. The basis of the rumors was […]

In the documentary Merchants of Cool, the audience is taken through the lives of teenagers in a social, cultural, and economic perspective. The documentary focuses on the relation between popular culture and sociology. It looks at the way marketers work at convincing teenagers to buy their products and the results of this targeted advertising on the said youths. The documentary puts across that the commercialization […]