The readings for this week emphasized the duality in treatment between those who are deemed to warrant protection and those who are perceived as threats, both of which are delineated along racial, ethnic and nationality boundaries. Chan & Chunn (2014) provide a comprehensive overview of the numerous ways in which “crimmigration” (p.17) has become one of the most prevalent features of immigration policies (p.17). The implementation of permanent resident cards, visas, and other immigration practices

One thing the media has contributed greatly to is the misconceptions of race within crime statistics. The civil rights battles ongoing mentioned previously includes a movement appropriately named “black lives matter” through various social media hashtags. The movement began shortly after many incidents of white citizens or police officers shot and killed black citizens, many children, with no repercussions of their murderous actions. It was many media outlets that began to be under scrutiny when

According to dictionaries, sociology can be defined as “the systematic study of society and social interactions” (Open Education Sociology Dictionary 2013) or can be understood through its stems – socius (Latin) meaning companion and logos (Greek) meaning the study of (Abercrombie et al. 2006). Although these definitions are not incorrect, sociology is much more complex. In my essay, I am going to examine the question of what sociology is more closely by looking at what sociologists seek to understand

is not like jurisprudence. Sociology of law requires an understanding of the system of law no doubt. But it is still wider in scope. It seeks "perceive the relationship of systems of law to other social sub systems like economy, the nature and distribution of authority, and the structure of family and kinship relationships"[ J.A. Trevino, The Socilogy of Law: Classical and Contemporary Perspective (4th ed.). U.S.A, U.K: Transaction Publishers, 2010]. In Britain, some social anthropologists have examined

Throughout this sociological investigation, the notion of ’’masculinity’’ will be explored, examined and dissected as well as the concept and the idea of what it means to be a man in the eyes of an individual themselves as well as society as a whole. One may note that this investigation will intertwine and relate to the woks of Lorber (1996), Connell (1995) as well as various other pieces of academic literature and research. It is evident to note that further research has been done in the form of

As society transitions towards a more specialized division of social labor, it can result in the social exclusion of some occupational subgroups that create their own collective consciousness not consistent with that of society. Without direct reference to conflict in society, Durkheim does indicate the possibility of breakdown of social integration through collective action. As the economic sectors divides into diverse industries, the lack or absence of solidarity attraction between the workers