by Belinder | Jul 23, 2023 | Sociology
Hinduism differs from most Western stereotypical views of religion, in that it has no founder and no central text. Further, it has no essential ritual, systematized dogma, or active proselytizing. The Vedas are the oldest Hindu scriptures, but they are not very...
by Belinder | Jul 22, 2023 | Sociology
Police received a tip that a man has been selling drugs out of his house and that there are several teenagers who work for him as peddlers. Two officers stopped him outside his house and asked if he would accompany them to the station to answer some questions. He...
by Belinder | Jul 22, 2023 | Sociology
An offender was sentenced for two years for his third grand theft, and was moved to a state prison. During his second week, he was subjected to abuse and humiliation—hazing—from some other prisoners. This treatment continued unchecked, so he informed prison guards on...
by Belinder | Jul 22, 2023 | Sociology
State why “intent” plays an important role in the differences between immigrant and non-immigrant visas, and give some examples of evidence that a B-visa non-immigrant foreign national may use to demonstrate his or her non-immigrant intent.
by Belinder | Jul 22, 2023 | Sociology
Consider the difference between cultural relativism (where right and wrong depend on what is approved in a given culture) and Martin Luther King, Jr.’s notion of a common moral law that applies to all cultures. ...
by Belinder | Jul 22, 2023 | Sociology
Urbanization is one of the major criteria for the development of a civilization. When Europeans arrived in the Americas, the “New World,” they found few urban centers and determined that the peoples of the Americas were uncivilized. This, in...
