Essays on Social Issues

I agree with Cohen statement that “early universal marriage is a key barrier to gender equality,” which mostly affect females. Cohen concurs that early marriages are inherently harmful to the social as well as economic development of a nation. For instance, most of the girls who get married at an...

Feminism is all about equality of men and women, however, some people argue that women are not the same as men hence there is no equality .Nevertheless, most individuals believe that female bodies are different from males just because they appear smaller and weaker hence not equal. Additionally, men and...

Introduction “We are going to build the wall. We have no choice” (Payan, 2016). It was during a political rally in California that Donald Trump, then a presidential candidate promised to crack down illegal immigration in the US. Enthralled by the Republican’s presidential aspirant’s speech, his supporters chanted in response, “Build...

In the past 18 years, more people have died or been injured in mass shootings compared to the entire 20th century. School shooting is an event where a student at an education facility such as a university, college, or high school shoots and injures or kills a fellow student at...

Sexual discrimination or sexism is the prejudiced treatment of an individual by their gender or sex (MacKinnon, 2018). Evidently, the problem does not only affect women but also men and as such everybody should team up to counter sexism to accomplish wholesome gains. In this paper, the prime importance of...

Universities emphasize service learning because it is beneficial to students and the community. In addition to helping learners to understand different issues and improve their critical thinking skills, service learning allows a community to benefit from additional human resources and the availability of different viewpoints on organizations work. This...

I agree with the functionalists’ argument that inequality can be good for society. That is because various forms of inequality, such as income inequality and wealth distribution, do not hinder economic mobility, neither do they inhibit economic growth. Besides, inequality is not detrimental to human liberty or democracy. In other...

Social and Personal Identity Social and personal identity is what defines an individual. The world is made up of people from various cultural and ethnic backgrounds. In the U.S. for instance, the persons from the African American and Chinese backgrounds have over the years been subjected to issues of racial discrimination...

The research is aimed at providing an analysis of the relationship between poverty and education. The study will ensure that there is a proper analysis that defines how knowledge can be used as a tool for the reduction of poverty. Research question: How does education influence poverty? The study is...

In one of recent articles published on the Economist on 12 May 2018 titled: ‘Bans on paying for human blood distort a vital global market’, Barzin Bahardoust expresses his amazement in life (The Economist, 2018). Barzin Bahardoust is the founder of Canadian Plasma Resources (CPR) firm and for considerable years...

The death penalty also known as capital punishment refers to the termination of a criminal’s life by the state as a way to ensure social justice.  Capital offenses include murder, rape, kidnapping, treason and other higher-level criminal activities that are brutal in nature. Capital punishment is a controversial topic in...

Every day, every person gets a different opinion and attitudes towards the world around them. Our opinions about ideas, opinions, events, people or objects contribute in a great way in the way we live and socialize with each other. It is essential to learn about the different types of attitude...