With countries increasingly producing nuclear weapons, political scientists have created arguments pertaining to to the nuclear proliferation debate. This paper examines the proponents and the opponents of nuclear proliferation, and provides the arguments of top political scientists while siding with opponents to nuclear proliferation. It is a university level paper.
Words: 1468 Downloads: 0 Category: Social Sciences By: Mark-James McDougallThis non-fiction article explores the author´s fear of dogs and how it affected her life. It also illustrates the power of controlling your fear. The article explains the author´s process of overcoming her phobia and becoming a dog owner.
Words: 924 Downloads: 0 Category: Social Sciences By: Morgan HerbertThe Toraja are a group of people indigenous to the Southeast Asian country of Indonesia. Their culture is marketed as a tourist attraction. The people and their culture have been strongly affected by outsiders for generations.
Words: 1480 Downloads: 0 Category: Social Sciences By: Charity HendrixSociology and psychology are not only about grand and abstract theories and concepts. Both have a healthy tradition of thought-provoking social experiments, one such being the breaching experiment devised by sociologist Harold Garfinkel. Breaching is a simple social experiment that is perfect for teaching students about social norms. This article outlines the breaching experiment, its social-psychological merits, and includes examples of successful breaches.
Words: 522 Downloads: 0 Category: Social Sciences By: Jeremy SuizoPeople born into our current, digitally connected world are known as Digital Natives. This may sound like just another commonplace bit of Internet trivia; but, in reality, the Digital Native phenomenon carries incredible significance for our future, as the first generation born into our current high-tech environment comes of age. What makes Digital Natives unique? How do they differ from Digital Immigrants, and why does it matter? Read this informative article and find out.
Words: 400 Downloads: 0 Category: Social Sciences By: Jeanne DininniPerhaps the most dreaded day of the year is April 15. That is when the government asks you to voluntarily part with your hard-earned dollars to finance every program and entitlement it enacts. Why do we contribute? What do we get in return? This article probes the history of taxation, its value, and its abuses. It also looks at the action of "tax revolt" when the government exceeds its valid purpose of taxation.
Words: 1031 Downloads: 2 Category: Social Sciences By: Mel MacKaron