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    Did you know that there are about 3 million homeless people in the united states? 1million 300 000 of them are children. in the Netherlands there are people 35‚000 to 40‚000. Among them are drug addicts‚ prostitutes‚ illegal immigrants‚ and people with mental health problems. The ages range from under twenty to eighty years. Most of them are men. Only fiteen percent of the homeless are women. They´re often employed in prostitution. But why are these people homeless? There are several reasons

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    HOMELESSNESS It is a melancholy hearing about the issue of homelessness worldwide. There are countless homeless people on the streets of these large cities. So we ask ourselves; why are people still without homes when new jobs are being created everyday or when unemployment still has not reached zero? This seems to be an ever haunting problem even though it would be so easy to erase it. I think we have reached our limits of dealing with thousands of homeless people blocking doorsteps and sidewalks

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    inclusive approach to social situations (Wellmer‚ 2014). The theory itself offers a comprehensive explanation of Marxist philosophy while explicating its chief fiscal and political concepts relating to materials‚ personification‚ desire‚ and the analysis of mass culture (Corradetti‚ 2011). The theory found its catalyst around the time of World War II when the liberation of human beings fueled the mind of Max Horkheimer to develop the theory to provide an idea that through struggle‚ freedom is possible

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    Differences in how conflict theorists and symbolic interactionists view the issue of gender and housework. The conflict theorist perspective emphasizes on the inequality existing in marriages. According to the conflict theorists‚ there exists an unequal power between couples (husbands and wives) in a marriage. Conflict theorist postulate that an individual with marriage experience as having been in marriage or have even experienced marriage from its inner perspective understand that however much

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    approximation of homelessness is a count of homeless people in 1988 that happened to occur over one week‚ numbering homeless people massed on the street‚ in shelters‚ and in soup kitchens. The estimation was somewhere between 500‚000 and 600‚000 people. The large dissimilarity among these guesses and estimations describes that‚ as the National Coalition for the Homeless states‚ "By its very nature‚ homelessness is impossible to measure with 100% accuracy." Homelessness in Rural Areas: Rural homelessness is the

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    Two names that are repeatedly mentioned in sociological theory are Karl Marx and Max Weber. In some ways these two intellectuals were similar in the way they looked at society. There are also some striking differences. In order to compare and contrast these two individuals it is necessary to look at each of their ideas. Then a comparison of their views can be illustrated followed by examples of how their perspectives differ from each other. Karl Marx was born in Trier‚ Germany in 1818. He

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    Introduction Humans are born to live and strive for greatness‚ but throughout the world‚ abandonment‚ neglect‚ poverty and homelessness are major factors in children’s everyday lived experiences in which affect them mentally‚ socially and emotionally. Through several scholarly research conducted‚ I found that on a day-to-day basis they face many hardships that include hunger‚ abuse‚ neglect‚ sickness and other forms of dangers that affect their childhood‚ growth and development. Russia is a country

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    and ruthless Prince John. All the goods they steal they pass out and distribute to those who suffer poverty due to Prince Johns absurdly high taxes. There is one abundantly clear theory that matches this story‚ and that would be the “conflict theory”. So‚ first thing is first; What is a conflict theory? This criminal theory is defined as crime being provoked by a political reason. Political reason being what? Over taxing

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    Racial discrimination‚ the unfair treatment of a racial group based on prejudices‚ has been an issue in North America long before the United States even existed. The early European colonists thought the Native Americans were savage and uncivilized‚ simply because their culture and way of living differed from the traditions of the white settlers. They immediately sought to procure the native lands. In their quest for material wealth‚ the colonists exterminated thousands of Native Americans and drove

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    choice. At this point some people might ask “So what are some of the problems in the U.S. that cause nation-wide homelessness?” From the book Sociology of Our Times‚ it concluded that Social interaction and Social structure are essential for the survival of society and for the well-being of individuals. And I will use these two components to explain the causes that contribute to homelessness. Social structure is the complex framework‚ which composed of Social Institutions‚ Status and

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