Fruits and Flowers of Immigration Children seem to be the primary issue for both those individuals who are making decision to immigrate and those institutions that deciding on whether to accept somebody or not as immigrants. At least it should be so, because down the road the fate of immigrant ch...

Consider the following claim: "Canada will become a more democratic country in the next 25 years". One might take exception to this claim, countering that Canada is not only a democratic country in 2004, but is a country whose democratic character is envied in most parts of the world. Con...

AIDS Related Stigma Since the appearance of AIDS in the late seventies and early eighties, the disease has had attached to it a significant social stigma. This stigma has manifested itself in the form of discrimination, avoidance and fear of people living with AIDS (PLWAs). As a result...

This article is designed primarily for those who are completely new to sociology and would like some help and guidance as to the exact nature of the subject. However new you are to sociology, it is probable that you have an idea, however vague, regarding what it is. It may be that you have an idea ...

Value Issues- Social work values call for everyone, regardless of their beliefs, practices, or backgrounds, to be treated with dignity, given equal access to societal institutions, opportunities and resources, and supported in contributing their unique talents to their families, communities and c...