Sociology Essays

On september 11,2001, four planes were hijacked. Two planes crashed into the twin towers of the world trade center, killing 2,753 people. The third plane crashed into the Pentagon, killing 125 people. This event created sadness and hatred in people’s lives. As a result of these attacks, racial profiling became …

When people talk about an “underserved population,” the first thing that comes to mind could minorities. But there is more to an underserving population than a minority’s race or ethnicity, such as their skin color and cultural background. Because of these two factors, it can cause a red flag that …

Am I Next? George Zimmerman shot and killed Trayvon Martin in “self defense” on February 26, 2012. Martin was shot in Sanford, Florida. Trayvon was 17 years of age, and an African-American male. At the time of the shooting, Martin was unarmed. George Zimmerman was 28 years of age at …

Racial profiling is the act of targeting an individual for the suspicion of crime based on the individual’s race, ethnicity, religion, or nationality. Imagine being wrongfully committed of a crime that you did not commit. Imagine being followed around because the color of your skin is too dark. Imagine being …

Every individual in the world is different in some way. Young children are taught to not judge a book by it’s cover. There are three main key reasons to racial profiling, race, religion, and trust. ( Ullman ) Based on stereotypes, people of color are more likely to commit crimes, …

AllLivesMatter, and BlackLivesMatter, too Social-media has revolutionized the way that social movements operate. In the 1960’s the Southern Catholic Leaders Conference and Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee had their work cut out for them; there was no uploading videos of prejudice or injustice to Youtube, or promoting events through Twitter and …

The “Black Lives Matter” movement is definitely best described by the New Social Movements theory, “a theory of social movements that attempts to explain the plethora of new movements that have come up in various western societies roughly since the mid-1960s (i.e. in a post-industrial economy), which are claimed to …

White Privilege Macklemore’s “White Privilege,” is an eight minute song that expresses a diverse perspective on the Black Lives Matter movement. Usually, when one hears about the movement, it is from the voice of an African American. Though, this work provides the view of a white advocate, specifically, Macklemore. With …

There is a reason for everything that we do. The actions that we commit are either voluntary or involuntary. But believe it or not there is a psychological reason for everything that we do. This philosophy has a very wide spectrum ranging from why you have certain personality traits to …

Today, there are various social issues that concern people of my age. The issue that, in my opinion, stands out the most is the Black Lives Matter Movement. Even though it is not confined to just one age group, it has an even bigger impact on young adults. The way …