Civil Rights Term Papers Samples For Students

The fight for equal rights for women can be said to have existed since the dawn of civilization and a stratified culture based on patriarchal ideals of male supremacy; despite the tremendous advances that have been made since that time, there are still many instances of inequality based on gender. Social, economic and political stratification based on gender are still alive and well, though the past hundred years have seen incredible strides being made on the part of women’s rights. Many believe that gender equality has been successfully achieved, or that women should not get equal rights. These opinions ...

The twentieth century marked a number of changes in several aspects of women’s lives, from domestic to public sphere. Women’s movements were formed to put emphasis on equal rights advocacy. This century also marked the emergence of a new generation of female professionals, photographers and artists. This led to the transformation of the traditional patriarchal structure worldwide. There was further development in these social shifts as women entered the workforce and became exposed to political situations and professions that were initially dominated by men.
There were a number of significant issues that women were fighting for in the twentieth ...

Globalization has been defined as a global factor that enhances life and the way in which different social, economical and existing phenomena are represented (. The representation on these phenomena has been improved with advancement of global factors such as technology and advancement in ways in governing strategies. In an argument by Bridges (2002) globalization can be described as a way in which global nations tend to have a united connection in which they operate and govern global resources. This paper will analyze the relationship between globalization and gender. The paper will identify the sectors influenced by globalization and their relationship to gender. ...

Briefly explain the four democratic concepts and/or principles you selected.

This paper gives an insight of two concepts of democracy and two principles of democracy. The two concepts that are explained include the necessity of compromise and the individual liberty. The concept of the necessity of compromise involves avoiding some activities with an aim to improve the welfare of the society. For instance, the North Korean government let down their atomic program for the perfection of society. The individual liberty on the other hand is the concept that provides an individual a condition of being free; an individual gains the power to speak or think or act without externally imposed ...

Introduction

Utilitarianism is a doctrine which provides for actions to be right so far as they useful and they benefit majority. The doctrine also provides that an action is right if it promotes happiness, or maximizes happiness. Therefore utilitarianism provides the moral worth of an action in assessing the utility in providing happiness. Utilitarian also measure the extent of usefulness of the law in the extent it provides happiness, decrease injustice and poverty. It majorly deals with happiness of the immediate actor or those affected by the actions. The theory of consequentialism on the other hand provides for how a moral act ...

Ethical situations require that people make choices out of competing interests. It is in the best interests of people to foster virtue oriented ethical mindset. The paper will explore various ethical issues dealing on equality. The paper proposes the argument that the development if a universal law governing ethics is difficult. Realization of ethics thus depends on the virtues of the practitioners in the areas of businesses. Still, the paper fosters the argument that ethics is individual born, and depends mostly on how individuals respond to situations.
The exact meaning of ethics is hard to capture. What is “ethical” ...

As is well-known, all people are naturally endowed with different physical characteristics, and other mental abilities. People differ by gender, age, race, religion, etc.. But what is their common equality? One thing which people are equal to each other in – they have the same opportunities to use their own rights. All persons are equal before the law. It means that the law applies equally to all citizens of all nations all over the world.
Article 7 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights proclaims: “All are equal before the law and are entitled without any discrimination to equal ...

Modern relationships always beg the question, who is more superior in the relationship. Traditionally, different sexes had specific roles in a relationship that determined the leader in a relationship (Besen 257). Men took more took more involving roles as being the bread winner and making important decisions in the family. Women settled for simpler and sex defined roles as cooking and taking care of the home and the children. This article explores the changes that have taken place over the years to change the power in dating.

The article offers a very informative trend in dating in both the young and the ...

African-American Civil Rights Movement and Value-Added Theory

The African American Civil Rights movement is one of the most remarkable event and periods in the history of United States of America and perhaps even the whole world. The social movement was aimed at providing equal rights to the Black Americans in the country and putting an end to their racial discrimination while also providing them voting rights. The movement had been a long struggle for the African Americans who came into the country as slaves and were rampantly exploited by the white Americans. The struggle for the equal rights for the Blacks in America, mostly in the Southern ...

Introduction

Republicanism refers to the theory of the people who believe to be governing a republic. It is an ideology that believes that the head of state must be elected and cannot just be hereditary come what may despite this common ideology, there are two types of republicanism, which come forth due to some divided opinion on the on what should come first between the political participation of the people and the protection of the citizens objections and aims. These two types of republicanism are the protective republicanism which sometimes is also called the instrumental republicanism and the developmental republicanism. The ...

In his book-length essay The Rebel famous French author and philosopher Albert Camus mainly deals with one of the most characteristic and disturbing incongruities of the 20th century which, as we are all well aware of, became even more distinct in the period after Camus’s death; namely, the strange combination of the civil rights movements rising across the world and, simultaneously, the emergence of a great number of totalitarian regimes performing unspeakable atrocities in the name of humanism, greater good, better future for the entire mankind and so on.
According to him, it doesn’t mean that the ...

Human rights refer to the freedom and fundamental rights to which all individuals are at liberty. They comprise of political and civil rights. Examples of freedom and rights include freedom of expression, right to liberty and life, fairness before the bylaw; economic, social and cultural rights, as well as the right to take part in traditions, the right to work, the right to eat, and the right to get educated. Civil rights on the other hand ensure of individuals’ safety and physical integrity defense from prejudice on grounds such as mental or physical disability, race, gender, age, religion among ...

Freedom is an important component of a society where political leaders, society members, intellectuals, and institutions come together to design and implement policies that focus on the need for mutual respect for each other’s freedom. Freedom and equality are therefore the best ways through which democracy of a nation is promoted such that both men and women become equal regarding liberty. In such cases, freedom and equality both co-exist in the way the former allows everyone to express their opinions or thoughts so long as they are not contrary to the law while equality ensures that everyone in ...

Abstract

Objectives: This paper seeks to discuss gender equality as one of the most crucial SDGs. It pays particular interest on women empowerment and promotion of women rights.
Methods: The paper proposes the conception of an awareness program that targets popular and influential female figure. This is done with an aim to create a strong movement advocating form women rights and gender equality.
Findings: It is evident that emphasizing on women right is a viable approach when it comes to promoting gender equality. This is based on the fact that women have been oppressed over a long time as indicated ...

SURVIVAL AND SUBVERSION

In the immediate aftermath of the Civil War, the Federal government enacted the 13th Amendment freeing the slaves and the 14th Amendment, which granted African Americans citizenship. In 1870, the 15th Amendment was passed, which gave black males the right to vote. In a few short years after Lee’s surrender at Appomattox, African-American enfranchisement was the law of the land. And yet, in a vast region that had been conquered in a long and bloody war, social change was superficial. In practical terms, there was little difference between slavery and the world in which former slaves lived. Segregation was an absolute ...

The spectacular gap between rich and poor has much more to do with problems of social inequality in present-day American than any other factor. De-regulation and unprecedented cooperation between government and corporate America in recent years have undermined the idea that all Americans have equal access to social liberties and an expectation of prosperity. The undermining of the American middle class has created new categories of poverty, and has sent the country down a path that seems headed for an oppressive, English-style class system, in which the underprivileged have virtually no hope of advancement. At present, only an activist government ...

Section 1: US Government

When the US constitution was set up, the founders divided the new government into three co-equal branches of government: The Legislative, the Executive and the Judicial. Each was given separate areas of responsibilities, that were designed to make the branches work together to govern the county. The idea was that no one branch would grow to dominate the other two. To make sure that didn’t happen, the founders built a system of checks and balances into the constitution. This system consists of a series of powers that each branch has over the other two, to prevent any one branch from ...

The women’s rights are promoted through the female organization, known as the Association for Women's Rights in Development (AWID), and whose initial name was Association for Women in Development. The realization of the women’s rights draws its origin in the wake of the 21st century where women stepped forward, to adequately fight for their rights and defend what their territory was. The organization was set to safeguard and even promote the welfare of women by advocating for equity and equality in various fields (Gustafson, para 4). Women play a significant role in the economic, social and even ...

Organization

Liberalism is a political thinking whose ideology is founded on equality and liberty. Liberals are popular for their support of civil rights, press freedom, fair and free elections free trade as well as religious freedom and private property. Liberalism was not a divergent political movement until the 17th century with the endorsement of John Locke. On the other, hand, classical republicanism is a republicanism ideology which was developed in the Renaissance period. It is also known as civil humanism and is based on three main concepts. These are civic virtue, civil society and mixed government. One of the first philosophers to introduce ...

Abstract

This paper presents a review of Legalizing Gay Marriage, by Michael Mello. Key ideas of this book include the background behind the Baker v. Vermont case that challenged the constitutionality of refusing to allow same-sex marriages under the Vermont constitution, the legislative response to that decision, and an examination of civil unions as a compromise position. The applicability of this book is discussed as a historical snapshot of a momentous time in the gay rights movement, as a writing supporting the fundamentality of the marriage right, and as a possible lesson in the interaction of the judiciary and the legislature that would be useful in ...

The Western constitutional philosophy is based on the concepts of free choice, free markets, and free enterprises. Yet early societies did not enjoy unlimited freedom since both nature and society impose constraints on minority societies. According to the social contract theory, the rational is to provide for the existence of society as the business increases the freedom of individuals. Freedom and its limits as a concept have traditionally played a significant role in the history of Western thought, drawing attention from thinkers such as Hobbes, Locke, Aristotle, Rousseau, and Rawls. American psychologist, Alexis DeTocqueville regarded personal freedom as the overriding value ...

Frederick Douglass

For Douglass, the declaration of independence on the fourth of July was only meant for the whites (Foner, 1950). He expressed his resent on this celebration because even after the said independence, discrimination still lurks within the society of America. In his work, one can feel the feeling of anger and disapproval of the author against the proclaimed independence. However, his feeling is not purely based on emotions, rants, and personal resentment (Foner, 1950). The author has supporting statements and a logical flow of the arguments.
In his speech, it can be implied that he wanted to talk to ...

The history of African Americans is an essential part of the whole history of the United States. Starting from the sixteenth century and the beginnings of slavery, Blacks had experienced a lot of struggles and had traveled the long path in order to achieve the social and political equality with western people. During their presence in the United States, they underwent a lot of events that contributed to their rise, supported their pride, and highlighted their racial identity. This paper aims to discuss four of such events and to analyze their mutual influence and significance for the establishment of ...

Women through the ages are often assumed to have been subjugated and placed in roles below men. While this is often the case, as it was for the women of ancient Mesopotamia, when compared to the women of ancient Egypt we see not all civilizations felt women needed to be quiet homemakers. The women of ancient Egypt were seen as equal in nearly all ways to that of men. Legally and in marriage, women were able to have more freedom than that of women of ancient Mesopotamia. They were only thought to have stereotypically feminine duties when it came ...

Throughout the second half the 1800’s England was the most powerful country on Earth, undergoing rapid industrialization and experiencing tremendous social change. At the time, the “women’s question” was a societal conversation about the nature, identity and role of woman in society (Norton Anthology). With a growing middle class, and increased literacy rates, novels and periodicals became a popular medium which was often used to investigate and debate the "women's question" since “the fate meted to characters could reflect opinions of their behavior”(Waller). During the Victorian era, a woman’s fate and lifestyle were largely determined by their perceived social, ...

The Patriot Act was passed after the 9/11 terrorist attacks to strengthen domestic security and increase the ability of the government to identify and stop terrorists. It has proved to be one of the most controversial laws in U.S. history (Doyle, 2001). It is comprised of ten titles which give federal law enforcement greater authority. Advocates claim that the Patriot Act is constitutional and instrumental in the war on terror. They cite a number of successful investigations and arrests of terrorists, and believe that law strikes an effective balance between civil rights and the ability of the government to protect ...

Abstract

- Introduction
The focus of this paper is gender inequality in the workplace of Afghanistan. At present, less than half of working age women is employed. Those who work have lower wages than men and they are constantly under the threat of harassment and rape. There are cultural, political, and socio-economic factors that contribute to the current conditions in the country’s labor force. The system of patriarchy is the primary cultural deterrent to the women’s successful participation in the workplace. The lack of policies that safeguard women’s rights in the workplace is the political limitation ...

This paper focuses on the 2009 case on Ricci v. DE Stefano, and the decisions made by the Supreme Court based on the hearings of the case. This case also had a big impact on how employers and employees relate in their work settings. This case’s decision turned out to be a dangerous outcome for employers in terms of testing and hiring of employees. This is in relation with the United States’ anti-discrimination law. This case can be analyzed using two legal theories of civil rights. They include the adverse impact theory and the disparate treatment theory. The two theories ...

Racial progress is an important subject in the United States because it helps the nation find out how far they are from realizing the goal of equality among the races. This realization further helps in mobilizing support for policies that aim at supporting equality of races. Through the subject, researchers are able to raise important questions which help the government to implement key public policies seeking to address the overall issue of race inequality in the United States of America. Race equality further aims at enhancing peaceful coexistence between races through equality in treatment by rule of law, state ...

Abstract

The system of power in educational setting involves some aspects which include inequality of resources, assessment system and parents’ role in educational curriculum, race, age, social class, physical ability and sexual preference. All these issues have a lot of effect on education as they interfere with equality of the learners. There are certain privileges that a group of students can enjoy, which another group may not necessarily have. This has a lot of impact on the education of the students especially on quality of education that is being offered and the eventual students’ performance. The impact is also much ...

Lack of women in the tourism industry is a critical issue that has to be affecting Saudi Arabia because as we know they can be a pillar to this sector as it has been identified by several pieces of research conducted. It is similarly an ethical issue that has to be negatively impacting on the economy of the country, and it should be dealt with in an appropriate manner in order to ensure increment of revenue collected from the sector. Ethics is associated with tourism and hospitality in various ways that are critical in the modern world. It provides ...

Abstract

The rapid growth of Christianity in Asia, including South Korea, is one of crucial trends in the modern development of different branches of modern Christianity (Jenkins 7). For a state the growth of a new religion means changes in different spheres of life, such as politics, social sphere, education and world outlook of the population. The assignment is aimed at exploring the role of Christianization and Christianity in Korean politics, social life, education and people’s dimension. Complex consideration of these spheres’ development with respect to the emergence and growth of Christianity in Korea is necessary to single out the role ...

Strategic Context

Charlie Crist is the representative candidate of Democratic, who is vying for Florida governorship in 2014 gubernatorial elections. He had political backgrounds since he had served as a governor from the year 2007 to 2011, as a Republican representative. However, in the year 2010, he abandoned the Republican Part to vie as an independent for the U.S. Senate. Unfortunately, he lost the race to his opponent Marco Rubio. After two years later, in the year 2012, Crist endorsed and back up President Barack Obama, who was contending for the presidency with Democrat Party. Therefore, Crist shifted his gears and announced to ...

There are but a few eras in the history of the United States that can rival the 1960s in terms of political turbulence and social unrest. This period was marked by widespread anxiety regarding race, gender, social class, and generational divide, not to mention the political chasm between the government and the more youthful sectors of society regarding the issue of the war in Vietnam. As a result, a number of movements – both political and social – emerged out of the cacophony of voices advocating for change. African Americans began their struggle for civil rights, while the “new” left began to question the ...

Racial discrimination has been a deep rooted form of discrimination in most societies with Co existences of two races. The white race has always been regarded as the superior race; this has been the norm from the ancient times. As a result the white race had continuously discriminated against the black race. Blacks being considered as the minority have continuously being exploited by the white people. Significantly the world is changing and people have changed their mentality about which race is superior to the others. This has been due to the development in religion which argues out that all the people ...

The Communist Manifesto

Introduction
First published as Das Kommuniste Che Manifest, the Communist Manifesto was commissioned by the communist league, a political organization formed by working class individuals in northern Europe. The manifesto was jointly authored by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engel. Though much credit was initially given to Engel, he later told the world that the manifesto was purely based on the ideas of Karl Marx. The manifesto is best understood through an analysis of the challenges faced by the working class in Europe (Marx & Engels 2009). Essentially, the writing is based on class struggles. According to Karl Marx, class struggles ...

Conservative vs Liberal Ideology

America is considered by many as the “Land of the Free”, wherein any person could practice his belief, ideology and affiliation without the need to fear the government from forced intervention. Civil liberties and human rights matter most for the Americans, especially under its Constitution. However, there have been chances wherein ideologies became the cause of conflict inside the country, which could be seen in the country’s two leading political parties: the Democrats and the Republicans. Conservatives supports the growth of capitalism and retention of traditional laws to sustain the growth of the country, while the Liberals support ...

Abstract

The labor unions have provisions and features which allow for more discrimination based on race and ethnicity. They were historically detrimental to minority workers, especially the Blacks. This paper will focus on the historic vulnerabilities of the minority workers, specifically the Blacks and the Chinese workers during the 1800’s. These vulnerabilities pose a dangerous risk to the continued manifestation and persistence of discrimination among minority workers.
This paper, therefore, intends to illustrate the ways by which labor unions put the Blacks and the Chinese workers to a great disadvantage in the past. This knowledge would be essential in generating ...

Abstract

Social attitudes have a considerable impact on how people behave towards gender. During the growing up years of children, their attitude towards gender are shaped largely by how parents relate to them. By mere assigning household chores, young boys and girls learn to associate the meaning of their gender with their roles. It was through the modelling and encouragement of parents and other members of the family that young people learn to act according to their gender. Accordingly, the stereotypical attitude towards gender have a detrimental effect in the development of both girls and boys. Girls tend to abide ...

Introduction

Organizations that undertake public interest advocacy seek to promote the common good to a greater degree than other advocacy and lobbying organizations. Public interest advocacy organizations address issues that typically involve social welfare, peace, civil rights, the environment, and other economic issues like taxation. Public interest advocacy organizations consist only of less than five percent of the total amount of interest groups worldwide. Activities of these organizations consist of advocacy and lobbying such as speaking at congressional hearings, proposing regulatory comments, public rallying, letter writing and media advertising. Public interest advocacy groups are reflective of a deliberative democracy as ...

CONTROVERSIAL EDUCATION REFORMS

Introduction
Many of the debates about particular educational reforms are mostly and inherently controversial (Au, 2014; Zeichner, (2015). The controversy thereof, many a times, occur because of the existence of multiple diverse and mutually opposing values, aspirations, and general interests. For example, if one party is for a particular change such as reduction of tests in schools, that particular party will come up with quite convincing reasons such as the need for specialization and reducing burdens to students (Au, 2014). Similarly, the opposing party comes up with equally convincing reasons, and in this case, reasons such as more tests to ...

Term Paper: Jean Jacques Rousseau vs. John Locke

Economic inequality is a menace that has been witnessed in the developing and the developed nations since ancient times. Legislation regarding the ownership of property has drawn heated criticism from various scholars and human rights activists. John Locke and Jean-Jacques Rousseau are among the activists who have expressed strong ideas concerning the issue of ownership of private property. John in the Second Treaties of Government takes a soft stance. He defends the natural right of acquiring private property despite the economic inequalities that the move bears to the people of the nation. John’s stance on the matter has widely been embraced ...

Introduction

The execution rate reached its peak of 98 executions in1999 after the Supreme Court has restored the imposition of capital punishment in 1976. However, there has been a significant change thereafter, since there was a downward trend in the executions due to the fact that there are some high-profile cases involving death row inmates, who had been acquitted after undergoing the DNA testing. According to the report of Christian Century, even though the number of the death row inmates who were executed in the year 2012 remained unchanged at 43 since 2011, the opponents of death penalty argued that the capital ...

The Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States are commonly considered to be the two most important and defining documents of our nation’s history. The former, a formal declaration of independence from their status as colonies of Great Britain, established the essential concepts by which the nation wished to define itself. The latter was the second (and current) attempt to create a system of laws that would provide structure to the nation’s workings now that it was successfully and fully independent. While the Constitution is its own distinct document, the central conceits and ideas behind it ...

The crisis of modern society is expressed in a crisis of identity as an individual social individual (man) and individual communities. The relationship between global, „world „society of individual communities is mediated by the so-called . Mega - trends: scientific and technical progress, economic integration , information and communication revolution , the movement for human rights and the practice of globalization, exposes contradictions identity of traditional and modern society , and identity of human existence in general . Where is the social process role and place of politics and religion - working on new content identity of a man and society , or maintaining the status quo ...

Inequality can simply be defined as the differences in size, circumstances and degree between related phenomena. However, social inequality can refer to a situation where individuals in the society lack equality in social status. According to sociologists, the society is a stratification system based on hierarchy of honor, prestige, privilege. These factors lead to inequality within the society. According to these sociologists, inequality defines the people on the society who gets what, why they get them and how they get them. Inequality places disparities in gender, race, class, income level, and education level. Inequality is characterized by unequal rewards and opportunities ...

Role of the America citizen in democracy

This paper aims at examining the role of the American citizens in democracy. However, before the author explores what roles the American citizens play in ensuring that democracy prevails in the country, it is prudent that we look at what is democracy. Actually, democracy has myriad of meanings especially to the citizens of America. For instance, it may mean the natural rights, liberty and even the equality of dealing with people in the country. However, despite of this solemn definition of democracy, it has always been on record that at times it may be extremely difficult for the government ...

Introduction

The republic of Cuba is an island which comprises one significantly large island and numerous small ones. Cuba boasts and an area of approximately 110,860km2 and can be safely said to be one of the largest states in the Caribbean. Cuba is barely 160km from Florida. In fact, the Straits of Florida separate the country from Florida while the Windward Passage separates the country from Haiti and finally the Gulf of Mexico and the Yucatan Channel separates the country from Mexico. According to the United Nations report of 2005, Cuba has a population of 11,275,000 with an ...

Introduction

As most of us are aware, the Declaration of Independence was the document written largely by Thomas Jefferson and formally announced by him on July 4 1776. It declared the intention of the colonists of North America to separate from England and English rule and to form a new government. Whilst it formed the basis of the beginnings of what was to become the United States of America, many question the sincerity of some of its content and in particular the part in its preamble that declared all men to be equal. Hagerman (4 July 2011) examined that issue. How ...

Government is an institution that controls a state at a particular time. A state can be described as an organization, often political in nature that has a body with control and monopoly of legitimate force. States can be sovereign, federated or under the rule of an external sovereign state. A sovereign state is one, which has autonomy of poser and decisions within its own boundary. Federated states are those, which are part of a federal government while countries under foreign rule are those, which do not have the power to exercise autonomy. A system of government or regime type is the political institutions ...

Introduction

The republic of Cuba is an island which comprises one significantly large island and numerous small ones. Cuba boasts and an area of approximately 110,860km2 and can be safely said to be one of the largest states in the Caribbean. Cuba is barely 160km from Florida. In fact, the Straits of Florida separate the country from Florida while the Windward Passage separates the country from Haiti and finally the Gulf of Mexico and the Yucatan Channel separates the country from Mexico. According to the United Nations report of 2005, Cuba has a population of 11,275,000 with an ...

Term Paper

There are different types of societies around the world. Each of these societies has its unique economic and political structure and systems. The term economic structure is used to define the varying balance of output, income, trade and employment that is drawn from various sectors of the economy. These range from primary farming, mining, and fishing to secondary construction and processing industries and the tertiary sector. On the other hand, political structures are the groups or institutions and their associations with each other including the interaction patterns within political systems and regulations. Changes in economic and political structures bring ...

The Little Rock Nine certainly made history in the U.S in regard to the civil rights movements. Their bravery in rising against racial segregation in public institutions certainly set a precedent. The Little Rock Nine was made up of nine African-American students. They made efforts to desegregate their school, the Little Rock High School. Certainly, their efforts were by no means extraordinary since many other African-Americans were also making significant strides in the struggle for equality in the civil rights movement. In any case, segregation in public schools had already been deemed unconstitutional by the U.S Supreme Court. However, ...

The Sociology of W.E.B Du Bois
Concepts like public sociology, the sociological imagination, policy sociology and methodological triangulation are terms frequently used in modern sociology. Sociology student are encouraged by their academic advisors to supplement their class work with practical field experience. For instance, research to evaluate the effectiveness of social programs can be extremely useful. The question of whether sociological research can have a positive effect on society is particularly relevant in the modern day. Researchers have to ask themselves whether the work they are doing have implications for public policy. Furthermore, students are expected to bring different ...

Question No. 1

Obviously, worker protections have come a long way since the days when young children were working twelve hours a day, six days a week, in Dickensian factories. However, the simple fact is that there are too many people who are still struggling to make ends meet, working at wages that are going to keep them in poverty. If a company is going to employ people at low wages, it should not compound the damage by giving them working conditions that are harsh and unfair. The theory of virtue ethics is one that justifies not only the passage of the ...

Introduction

The transnational corporation (TNC) has been described both as a primary hindrance to growth and a driving force of development. It is viewed both as a main catalyst of underdevelopment through an extensive depletion and transfer of resources to highly developed economies and as a powerful entity able to transform the productive mechanisms in the economically impoverished parts of the globe. Broadly speaking, as defined by the United Nations (UN), the word 'transnational' means “that the activities of the corporation or enterprise involve more than one nation” (Sagafi-Nejad & Dunning 2008, p. 3). Some scholars argued that the definition have ...

___________ University

Abstract

Many people never had the opportunity to travel. Some refuse to travel and prefers to remain ignorant of other cultures and societies. Those who do travel can sometimes still lead very ignorant lives because they refuse to accept the reality of other cultures or societies. However, some travelers can accept the reality of foreign societies and can not only immerse themselves in the foreign culture but also educate others about what they had experience. Through traveling, I was able to learn about the social issues of other countries firsthand. I also learned that many cultures have been ...

A society is a combination of different components that make up the society. Among these components is marriage as well as families. Power is among the pillars of any society and whoever is in power decides how the society will be. This is always a tricky position that requires one who is careful so that the people of such a society are kept at peace and that all the intended functions of the society continue as planned. The issue of gender equality however varies with different societies. There are societies that have women in higher positions while there are others that do ...

Organization and Development for Progressive Social Change

Organization and Development for Progressive Social Change

Introduction

Organizing a large chunk population based on a concrete social, religious, or economic issue can bring breakthrough changes. During the course of time, people in different parts of the world has recognized that if they want to bring a major changes in the social fabric of the society, the collective power of the societal members is of sheer significance. The recent Arab Spring is the major example in this case. The segment of the world, which was ruled by a selected set of rulers for many decades was suddenly challenge by the society and it brought ...

Section 1

As McGregor explains, the Chinese Communist Party (The Party) had gone to the extent where the citizens are not allowed to control their own lives. The party has created minimum freedom different from the Friedman argument of the maximum freedom. Therefore, McGregor reveals the essential difference between the maximum freedom and the minimum freedom using examples of the minimum freedom in china. The desire for the Chinese citizens to chase for their own self-interest is constrained by The Party. In order to demonstrate how the maximum freedom society differs from the minimum freedom society, McGregor provides example of the ...