Social Issues Articles

Culture and Society » Social Issues | By Ian Armstrong @ Saturday, 15th March 2008 @ 9:52 AM

It would be understandably difficult to perform a reverse phone lookup for an unlisted phone number. After all, how on earth do you go about looking for a phone number that is off the records? While this would have been impossible a few years ago, the internet has changed all that and has made the seemingly impossible; possible. Why have an unlisted phone number? Several people prefer to have unlisted phone numbers primarily to thwart unwanted calls. It could be a celebri... more...

Culture and Society » Social Issues | By James Lowe @ Tuesday, 11th March 2008 @ 4:03 PM

Fingers on this July Fourth two thousand seven day are pressing and clicking on the plastic keys of my keyboard here on a perfect sunny summer morning in Michigan. There is a slight kiss of windy chill in the air. My spoiled and loved beagle is gently snoozing on one couch. Gentle wife is taking a nap on the other one. We recently went to see a great pre July Fourth two thousand seven show. The great and well behaved crowd had a merry old time. The anticipation of the great f... more...

Culture and Society » Social Issues | By Ian Spellfield @ Tuesday, 11th March 2008 @ 7:05 AM

Everyone is part of a complex culture whether we understand this fact or not. Quite often, as Americans, we have the tendency to believe that culture is a term that applies only to those who are different from us, either by ethnicity or race. In fact, we tend to apply these terms to others who are non-white and forget that all of us have a culture whether it be, Irish, German, Italian or Japanese. Our ethnicity comes from those who came before us and is the legacy we are left with. How a... more...

Culture and Society » Social Issues | By Art Gib @ Monday, 10th March 2008 @ 4:54 PM

Over the past several years, statistics have shown that alcohol abuse is declining in Utah, but drug abuse is on the rise. Three illicit drugs that are increasingly abused are methamphetamines, marijuana and heroin, all three of which are highly addictive. With the higher rate of drug abuse, more and more people have been turning to drug rehab centers in Utah. There are literally dozens of professional facilities scattered across the state, and each one provides unique treatment progr... more...

Culture and Society » Social Issues | By Mike Shery @ Sunday, 9th March 2008 @ 10:42 PM

There are different types of treatment and counseling programs available if you have children or adolescents with behavioral problems. This complete range of programs is called the continuum of care. All of the services or programs on this continuum may not be available everywhere, but many psychiatric hospitals now provide most of them. If you are worried about one of your kids behavior or emotional problems, the best place to start would be a consultation with a qualified mental heal... more...

Culture and Society » Social Issues | By Jack Goode @ Saturday, 8th March 2008 @ 12:26 PM

Unlike many other sports superstars Tiger Woods has never been a man to surround himself in controversy. He's not out late with the paparazzi following him. He's not shedding tears on national television over other players. He is not giving his opinions on Tom Cruise or Britney Spears to tabloids and he is certainly not giving opinions on race relations in professional golf or otherwise. Woods has never been especially vocal about his opinions on anything other than the game o... more...

Culture and Society » Social Issues | By Art Gib @ Friday, 7th March 2008 @ 6:10 AM

In some cultures, looks mean everything. Whether it's the way you walk, style your hair, wear your clothes, or the shape of your body, the "right look" can have a profound affect on your social status. As much as we might think that here in America such judgments are archaic -- symbolic of an uncivilized people -- it could be argued that people in America, or at least parts of it, are more harshly judged based solely on their looks than in any ancient civilization or in any o... more...

Culture and Society » Social Issues | By Christa Kowalczyk @ Friday, 7th March 2008 @ 1:32 AM

Many people wonder what to do with their vehicle which is there unused from a couple of months. This is a very common condition when you suddenly buy a new one and don't require the old one or the one which you are presently driving needs replacement. In such case donating the vehicle for the work of charity makes out to be the best thing you could do with your old car. Donating it to the charity helps the charity do many important works for our community, the needy and the di... more...

Culture and Society » Social Issues | By Ian Spellfield @ Thursday, 6th March 2008 @ 8:49 AM

The term cultural pluralism was invented by Horace Kallen, a 20th century Jewish-American philosopher who was looking for a solution to a dilemma. Mr. Kallen was a proud American, but he did not want to be forced to lose the diversity of American culture. He found what he believed was a middle ground: a belief that cultural diversity and national pride could be compatible ideas that would strengthen America. The idea behind cultural pluralism is that minority groups can uphold their cultural bel... more...

Culture and Society » Social Issues | By Ben Butt @ Thursday, 6th March 2008 @ 1:25 AM

Many people have funny notions about what causes anxiety attacks. There are all kinds of myths and misinformation. Anxiety attacks are hard to deal with as it is without having people look at you strangely, like you are afflicted with some sort of communicable disease. Worse yet some people banter around the word crazy when referring to people with anxiety attacks. If you are a person that is dealing with anxiety attacks, finding information about what the cause of anxiety attack is can ... more...

Culture and Society » Social Issues | By Art Gib @ Tuesday, 4th March 2008 @ 7:11 AM

Growing up 20 years ago was quite different than it is today, and for obvious reasons. Kids in the 80's -- before the advent of video games -- used to climb trees, ride bicycles, and play sports (the kind that used real balls, not remote controls). City-organized little league football, baseball, soccer and basketball as well as backyard pickup games led to junior high and high school sports that were more organized and disciplined. The widespread love and desire to compete in these... more...

Culture and Society » Social Issues | By Thomas Pretty @ Sunday, 2nd March 2008 @ 3:06 PM

Fifty years ago emigration to New Zealand would have been a fearful and pioneering move. It would have involved weeks on a boat travelling around the world then arriving in a country you knew very little about. In many ways you would be forfeiting any contact with family other than by mail which would take weeks to arrive. In most cases you would be permanently abandoning your previous life, as visits home would be beyond the means of most. Today emigration is quite different. New Zealan... more...

Culture and Society » Social Issues | By Malcolm Blake @ Sunday, 2nd March 2008 @ 8:02 AM

Recidivism is the tendency of criminals to return to crime after spending time in an institution for the reform of the criminal character. This term applies to both juvenile and adult delinquents, and is seen to be the major reason behind the soaring crime rates of late. The problem is not a new one - it is not the product of today's violent television or stressful workplace. For the problem was with us at the turn of the twentieth century when these factors did not exist. Here are s... more...

Culture and Society » Social Issues | By Malcolm Blake @ Sunday, 2nd March 2008 @ 7:47 AM

The female occupants of our penitentiaries are comparatively few in number, and although much is being written nowadays concerning the treatment meted out to male convicts, that to which women are subjected has excited little attention. The Los Angeles branch of the Prison Reform League is the possessor of the only detailed and quite recent account of life in the female department at San Quentin that, so far as can be ascertained, is in existence. The account discloses conditions... more...

Culture and Society » Social Issues | By Malcolm Blake @ Sunday, 2nd March 2008 @ 7:30 AM

At the National Conference of Criminal Law and Criminology, held in Chicago, at Northwestern University, in June, 1909, the American Institute of Criminal Law and Criminology was organized; and, as a part of its work, the following resolution was passed: "Whereas, it is exceedingly desirable that important treatises on criminology in foreign languages be made readily accessible in the English language, Resolved, that the president appoint a committee of five with power to select such... more...

Culture and Society » Social Issues | By Malcolm Blake @ Sunday, 2nd March 2008 @ 6:54 AM

The passage from the old to the new ; from the regime of vengeance and deterrence, operating through the base passion of fear, to that of social protection and individual reformation, naturally finds its most complete expression in the treatment of juvenile delinquents. We say " naturally " because this innovation, which is of distinctly modern growth and has leaped into almost universal favor, bears all the earmarks of the scientific thought that is gradually dominating the age and that... more...

Culture and Society » Social Issues | By Malcolm Blake @ Sunday, 2nd March 2008 @ 5:59 AM

Open the page of any popular 21st century newspaper and you will see story after story exposing individuals who have been arrested in connection to some crime or other. Uniformly, you will find them treated as guilty before the trial. It is this treatment which ruins the reputations of many upstanding citizens who have the misfortune to be wrongly accused. We must remember that the mere fact of accusation does not in itself entail guilt; that is not determined until a trial by jury has be... more...

Culture and Society » Social Issues | By Malcolm Blake @ Sunday, 2nd March 2008 @ 5:58 AM

In order to understand the failings of the modern Western Prison system, it is fruitful to examine the results obtained in Japan, where better reform rates are to be found. It is difficult to associate the light-hearted Japanese women with the dark, forbidding and depressing side of life suggested by prison. But even in the Land of the Rising Sun crime and the punishment of it have to be reckoned with, and the question of reforming woman criminals is a prominent one in Japan. Peno... more...

Culture and Society » Social Issues | By Art Gib @ Saturday, 1st March 2008 @ 9:55 PM

Every year, literally millions of Americans suffer from the gripping pain of drug addiction. Whether the addiction involves marijuana, heroin, cocaine, club drugs or prescription drugs, addiction is a powerful force to contend. Many drug users do want to be free of their addiction, but feel incapable of accomplishing the task on their own. This is why many addicts seek help at a supportive and caring drug rehab center. Many people who eventually enter a drug rehab center have al... more...

Culture and Society » Social Issues | By Mark Dawson @ Saturday, 1st March 2008 @ 6:28 PM

Plastic surgery is becoming an increasingly popular option for Britons, an industry expert reports. According to Felicity Quigley, editor of Looking Good BuyAssociation, more people are getting surgical work done. Although levels among both sexes are rising, she suggested that a surging number of men are having such operations. Pointing towards research carried out by the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (BAAPS) a total of 32,453 surgical procedures were conducted by its ... more...