Pauline Roberson Social Problems 24/Aug/2014 Loyd Ganey Crime in America Crime in America has decrease opposed to the crime rate in the 1990’s. However it still purposes a serious problem here in the United States. Rapes were down 2.5 percent‚ robbery was down 4 percent‚ and murder was down 0.7 percent (Friedan‚ 2012). Reason for this decline is due to the aging population‚ increase in the amount of people in jail and the changing
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America and Homicide The United States has been a world leader in homicide for centuries. Indeed‚ “since the early 19th century ...[America has been] the most homicidal country in the Western world” and holds that title today (Kelley‚ 2009). In a 2007-2008 list of 31 nations‚ only two nations‚ Mexico and Chile‚ had higher homicide rates (Comparison‚ 2010). Nations with higher populations‚ such as India and China have fewer homicides (Comparison‚ 2010). Further‚ a nation such as Japan‚ which has
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Healthcare in America Abstract Healthcare has become one of the largest social problems in the United States. Healthcare costs are rising and at the same time preventative care is spiraling downward. Healthcare has become unattainable for those who are financially disadvantaged or those with chronic illnesses and unaffordable by those that are already insured. The United States is fast becoming one of the worst health care systems in the world. Not only are they the only industrialized
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is passed down from one generation to the next. After analyzing and identifying for some quite time‚ Sociologist Robin Williams identified fifteen core values for the United States and how they shaped the America that we see today. These values do not apply to everyone in every situation in America and there are exceptions to all of the dominant values. The United States is not the “melting pot” that we see today‚ as a society now we are like a big pot of gumbo‚ where each ingredient adds its own spice
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South America South America is a continent located in the Western Hemisphere‚ mostly in the Southern Hemisphere‚ with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. It is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east by
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Jeaning in America • Though jeans are widely popular among everyone • Students to non-students and equally widespread among older age groups. • So thinking about jeans is as good a way as any to begin a book on popular culture. • Jeans are a supremely functional garment‚ comfortable‚ tough‚ sometimes cheap‚ and requiring “low maintenance” • The functionality of jeans is the precondition of their popularity‚ but does not explain it. • In particular‚ it does not explain
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Gentrification has always be a controversial subject in which it particularly deals with pushing out the blacks‚ and moving in the whites. Although many people believe this is how gentrification works‚ it is actually much more complex. In modern America‚ gentrification is more of an inconspicuous act in which the lower class is pushed out‚ rather than just a specific race. Although the majority of the lower class happen to be African Americans and latinos‚ it is focused upon the removal of the lower
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“Where justice is denied‚ where poverty is enforced‚ where ignorance prevails‚ and where any one class is made to feel that society is an organized conspiracy to oppress‚ rob and degrade them‚ neither persons nor property will be safe‚” said by Frederick Douglass. What is class? Class in today’s society can mean anything. Class is something one can have‚ one can be a part of or one can be limited to. Class as a whole isn’t just about where you stand financially but it is where you’re placed in society
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Weddings in America A wedding is the ceremony in which two people are united in marriage. (Wikipedia.com) American wedding are held upon high standards and based upon strong values that are shared between the two parties being wed‚ these two are brought together to form their sacred bondage of love and life with each other. Weddings in America are known to be the most flexible and varied in the entire world due to the variation of race and ethnic backgrounds that the American culture embodies. As
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Divorce rates in America are at 50%. Meaning 50% of marriages in America end in divorce. Hundreds of people are demanding divorces right this second. What are the divorce rates in America second or third marriage you ask? Its 67% for second and 74% for third marriages that end in divorce. The most amazing stat is that people are getting divorced more by their third marriage. Divorce is failing to stay committed to your marital and family roles. Parents might think about their kids when deciding
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