Sociologist and Psychologists would differ in their opinion of what are the root causes of such diverse issues as divorce, crime, inequality, and racism. Where as a psychologist would focus on the causes being of purely personal genetic root, a sociologist would look at how an individuals society an...

Criminologists attempt to explain the compulsion to commit crime through various theories. Two major theoretical influences are biological and sociological. The biological perspective suggests that the disposition to break the law is interwoven in one's character prior to birth. In oppositio...

Nature vs. Nurture Have you ever wondered what enters a person's mind when they decide to commit a horrible crime such as murder? I have often read of such brutal cases in the newspaper or on television and was curious as to what they were thinking and why they had done it. What w...

School Violence Violence in school systems has existed for a long period of time. School violence consists of fights, vandalism, shootings, and any act that physically or psychologically harms another child. Any of these acts should be taken serious, even among kindergarten kids. Recently the ...

Open campus is something every student dreams of. I had the experience to be in a highscool with open campus. The open campus, allows us to walk around the schoolarea. It includes bigger breaktime. We young teenager are not put in prison anymore. There are no more hallpasses. Students have more fr...

Stress is an increasing concern since it is more prevalent in our lives today than it has been in the past due to many of our traditional avenues of dealing with stress being no longer readily available to us as well as the many new stresses caused by modern life. These include the increa...

Whether it's the past, present, or future; teens will reside in having common similarities. One of these examples would be Antigone; unlike her sister, she is very outspoken and acts on her actions; whether they are good or bad. One of the many ways that Antigone contrasts to today's te...

Poverty is one of the main issues the entire world has to deal with. The world is trying to find ways to help those in need and prevent them from going in this downward spiral toward poverty again. Poverty does not only affect the people that are going through it, but it affects everyone and every c...

Looking at social issues and social processes in other societies help us see our own society more clearly. Furthermore, events, trends, and personalities within society are shaped by global forces which may be beyond our control but not beyond our understanding. That's why there are sociology and ps...

Marijuana is the most commonly use illicit drug in the United States. You may have heard it called pot, weed, grass, ganja or skunk, but marijuana by any other name is still a drug that affects the brain. It makes others more aware of their physical sensations, and it has still more effects on other...

The Effects of Television Has our nation been deceived by the media? Has the media sent forth an era that it is all right to define what was considered old fashion values? Hundreds of arguments can be made on the topic that Television is playing good or bad role in the society, but most of the ...

My Child is Innocent! Has our nation been deceived by the media? Has the media sent forth an era that it is all right to define what was considered old fashion values? Hundreds of arguments can be made on the topic that Television is playing good or bad role in the society, but most of the phil...