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    nicknamed “Paris of the East”. Famous people are originally half Lebanese such as the well known Columbian artist “Shakira”. There are five countries which surround Lebanon which are: Turkey‚ Syria‚ Jordan‚ Cyprus & Palestine (Israel). Several problems started to appear in Lebanon. In 1943-1948 after France got out from Lebanon the Christians took the balance of power in the country while Muslims haven’t much of a power back then‚ this caused some tensions between those two. The tension reached

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    Overpopulation is a condition where an organism’s numbers exceed the carrying capacity of its habitat. In common parlance‚ the term often refers to the relationship between the human population and its environment‚ the Earth.[1] Overpopulation does not depend only on the size or density of the population‚ but on the ratio of population to available sustainable resources. It also depends on the way resources are used and distributed throughout the population If a given environment has a population

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    The fox jumped over the bridge. Driving under the influence of alcohol has affected and devastated countless people’s lives. Driving under the influence is one of the most dangerous situations you can put yourself or someone else into. The evidence against driving while intoxicated is massive and it has left a long trail of broken dreams and lives. If you drink and drive‚ not only do you possibly put yourself at risk‚ but your passengers and pedestrians‚ and other people on the roads. According

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    Functionalist theory of religion Assess the view of functionalists that religion serves to reinforce social integration. Functionalists see society as like an organism‚ with basic needs that it must meet to survive. They suggest that each institution performs certain functions to maintain the social system by meeting a need. Society’s most basic need is for social order and solidarity as they believes social solidarity is necessary for society to hold together as without it‚ individual selfishness

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    Social Organized Crime Perspective A social institution is defined as a complex‚ integrated set of social norms organized around the preservation of a basic societal value (Sociologyguide.com‚ 2011). A social institution is an organized system that exists to satisfy basic social needs. These institutions help connect individuals to a larger social group. In this paper I will discuss and explain how organized crime relates to social institutions. I will also explain which theories can be applied

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    The Functionalist View of Religion First Last name Bluegrass Community Technical College There are several key elements that are found in every society. These elements are called cultural universals. One of these cultural universals is religion. From the earliest known societies to our every day modern lives religion has performed many vital functions. To explore these necessary duties of religion we must first understand the definition of religion. Many describe religion as a feeling

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    criteria may pose some effects by following certain laid guidelines when analyzing the relationship between the employer and the employee. Structural functionalist paradigm has a unique way to familiarize with the various discriminatory practices that may be present in the workplace. According to Owoseni (2013)‚ the first step the structural functionalist paradigm takes is looking at the rationale of the organizational structure that is found in the workplace. The rationale in most cases usually consists

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    Social Problems and social actions” by Anna Guerrero brought up many great issues within today’s society and even some of the different social movements of today’s time. One example is occupy Wall Street. This article discussed cognitive liberation which is something that takes place when an aggrieved groups begins to consider there situation as unjust. This to me is talking about things such as social class and race and even relates to some of the issues going on today such as the black lives matter

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    examine the trend and size of poverty in Hong Kong society. Please assess the effectiveness of the present Social Security system and the Minimum wage in eradicating poverty in Hong Kong. Introduction Poverty has been a hot issue in Hong Kong for several years. Several policies developed form the Social Security system have been adopted by the government for soothing this problem‚ such as the CSSA scheme and the MPF fund. Nevertheless‚ it seems that the poverty problem is getting worse. Voices of

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    Functionalists It argues that social stratification is functional and it is necessary for maintaining society’s stability Functionalists see inequality as good because it’s "incentive" or "motivation" for people to succeed. Functionalists believed that inequality can be mitigated by the prevalence of social mobility (one can change its class to another) Davis and Moore: systems of stratification exist to ensure that the most appropriate people are selected for these roles. Moreover‚ because stratification

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