Bullies

Bullying is most certainly a current social problem not talked about in the book. If you listen to the new at all bulling seems to be in it at least once a week. (picture http://www.fanpop.com/clubs/disney-crossover/images/33589622/title/bullying-hunchback-photo).



http://articles.latimes.com/2013/oct/19/nation/la-na-illinois-cyber-bully-20131020

Above is an article from the Los Angles Times about a fathers fight to stop bulling after his son took his own life.

http://youtu.be/9QbrRsOF0YA

http://www.apa.org/topics/bullying/

The link above gives a definition of bulling and how to stop and identify when it is happening.

http://www.education.com/topic/school-bullying-teasing/

The link above defines bulling and provides statics.

"Bullying builds character like nuclear waste creates superheroes. It’s a rare occurrence and often does much more damage than endowment.” (http://www.mightyfighter.com/bullying-quotes/, Zack W. Van).

Sexual Orientation

The Sexual Orientation part of this blog comes form chapter 11 in the Understanding Social Problems book. I chose this chapter because sexual orientation is something that seems to be in the news a lot lately. Also I feel that the fight for equality is the biggest civil movement since the end of segregation.  (Picture http://itspronouncedmetrosexual.com/2012/01/the-genderbread-person/)



http://ida.lib.uidaho.edu:2048/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=86010319&site=ehost-live&scope=site

The link above will take you to an article called "Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity/Expression Related Peer Victimization in Adolescence: A Systematic Review of Associated Psychosocial and Health Outcomes". This article is about how kids with different sexual orientation or expression have to deal with bullies and how it effects them mentally.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWubtUnSfA0&feature=youtu.be

The link above will take you to a Ted Talk video about gender and since gender is tied closely with gender it is important to talk about. I feel when we talk about sexual orientation we forget about intersex people and transgender people, they are in the fight for equal rights as well.

http://www.apa.org/helpcenter/sexual-orientation.aspx

The link above explains sexual orientation, what it means and when it normally develops.

http://www.hrc.org/resources/entry/sexual-orientation-and-gender-identity-terminology-and-definitions

The link above takes you to a site which has a bunch of terms that are often associated with sexual orientation and defines them.

"In our hearts and in our laws, we must treat all our people with fairness and dignity, regardless of their race, religion, gender or sexual orientation."  (http://www.searchquotes.com/quotation/In_our_hearts_and_in_our_laws%2C_we_must_treat_all_our_people_with_fairness_and_dignity%2C_regardless_of/551885/).

 

 


Crime

In the class book chapter four is the chapter on crime. It introduces crime by talking about who commits crimes, what types of crimes people commit, and what it means for society. The reason I chose crime was because I think it is interesting to look at who commits crimes and why they do it, is it out of necessity or just because they want to do something that is illegal. Crime happens across socioeconomic status, race, and gender (picture, http://www.toonpool.com/cartoons/CRIME%20up%20ECONOMY%20down%3F_43284 ).

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The link above will take to a journal called, "Race, Space, and Violence: Exploring Spatial Dependence in Structural Covariates of White and Black Violent Crime in US Counties" I chose this article because I think it is important to look a crimes across many different variables including race.

http://youtu.be/TfElVMU2Fg8

The YouTube link above will take you to a video about the recent rise in crime rate.

http://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/2013/september/latest-crime-stats-released/latest-crime-stats-released

http://www.policymap.com/crime-statistics/index.html

The first link will take you to fbi.gov which has all sorts of stats on the page to show you what kinds of crime are being committed. Next link will show you a map of where crime happens.

"Poverty is the parent of revolution and crime" (Good Reads, Aristotle)