Exploring Sociology Journal #1 (Issues in Social Justice Chapter 6: Public Space and Criminal Justice) Dialectic Reading

Public Space and Criminal Justice

What question did the chapter raise?	How did the text answer this question?	How does the answer match our own ideas and experiences?
1)        What is a public space?   2)      Why   do we have public spaces?   3)      Why   should public spaces be regulated?   4)        Why are homeless people “undesirables”?   5)        What is being done to prevent homeless people   in public places?	1)      An   ideal public space is one in which every citizen feels invited to engage in a   wide variety of activities with their fellows. 2)      Public   spaces are necessary for society to function and one to join into society,   without them where would all the public protests be that changed countries   for the better. 3)      The   annoyances in a public space can transform a neighbourhood, what may seem a   minor disorder can lead to more and more problems, for example one aggressive   pan handler that gets away with it quickly branches into two then four,   without dealing with the problems no matter how small, you lose control. 4)      Homeless   people may occasionally use public spaces for deeds such as dressing and   showering, drinking and other unacceptable practices in society. 5)      Over   the years there have been many different laws to regulate public places and law   officials enforce the laws to make sure the public places are safe and   nuisance free.	1)      The   ideal public place in theory would be an amazing thing, but in reality there   is too much discrimination in the world to have the point where everyone   would feel welcome at any given place. 2)      This   point is extremely accurate for without a place to be able to socialize with   others and meet new people, society would crumble. 3)      When   you deal with the problems as they arise the community stays in control, and   keeping control allows it to not spiral into chaos and ultimately destroy the   area. 4)      Homeless   people are a fairly big nuisance as some of them expect to be helped and can   be fairly aggressive making for a stroll in the park to turn into a   nightmare. 5)      The   laws passed are reasonable like no loitering in a public place i.e. Bus stop,   as the benches in bus stops and exchanges can sometimes be used as a bed for   homeless people. The law officials enforcing the law do a great job to keep   everyone comfortable and safe while spending time in their favorite public   places or just trying to get from one place to another.

Exploring Sociology Journal #1 (Issues in Social Justice Chapter 1:Religion and Homosexuality) Affective Reading

What is the reading about?

This reading is about how in society we have special social groups deemed as religion. Religion is a powerful group that is only as powerful as the amount of people that follow said group. The reading contains information about how powerful religious groups have influence on the law and power of the state. Although state and religion should be separated in some occasions such as homosexuality it is not. Homosexuality tends to go against the values of religious groups as it is “not correct” to marry one of the same gender. Because the religious group’s power is so high the fight for homosexual rights is an extreme struggle that hopefully one day will reach its victory.

 

How I feel about the reading I just finished.

After reading this portion of the text it makes me angry that one must give up personal happiness, and conform to society because they are different in a way that is so insignificant to the lives of the rest of the people in the community just to not be shunned. I do not believe that it is right to force two people who love each other to be a part due to a gender issue. With all the controversy that has happened with the churches to deny people a life of happiness is wrong.

What do I think about the reading I just finished?

Although I think that it is ridiculous that the church can keep people separate I think that as long as religious plays one of the largest roles in society, it will be hard pressed to be able to change, even in the future, if homosexual marriage was legalized everywhere, they would still be shunned in any religious community as an un-pure couple.

What do I believe about the reading I just finished?

I believe that with a lot of work, years from now church and state can finally be completely separate, although it is claimed to be now, and people will be free to do what they want in the constraints of their personal religion and the laws society has set in place, there will still be a high amount of discrimination but at least people will be able to pursue what makes them happy without having to worry about the law.

What do I know about the reading I just finished?

I know that religion and state will never be completely separate as much as I wish to believe so, in a community that is highly religious there will always be religious views guiding the government of that community and there will always be controversies over small things like homosexual marriage.

Exploring Sociology Journal #1 (Issues in Social Justice Chapter 3: Human Trafficking) Dialectic Reading

What question did the chapter raise?	Human Trafficking How did the text answer this question?	How does the answer match our own ideas   and experiences?
1)        What is the problem?   2)         How are   the crimes committed?   3)        Who commits these crimes?   4)        What are the consequences for the victims?   5)       What actions globally have been taken about this problem?	1)        The   problem can be defines as the purposeful movement of any person(s) to places   in which they are sold. -           Examples :   Industrial forced labor, mining forced labor, forced domestic labor, forced   prostitution and more.   2)       The crime   of human trafficking is committed by creative, sinister propositions. These   propositions may include: promise of a better life in a different region, ads   in newspapers and abduction. 3)       The people   who commit the crimes often live in underdeveloped or developing countries.   Often in countries where this crime is small with very little consequences. 4)       The   consequences vary on an individual basis, but women tend to be sold into the   sex trade, whereas children are more likely to be sold as soldiers and grown   men for manual labor. The victims tend to be treated poorly and in some cases   beaten while performing their tasks. 5)       The UN has   formed the  UNODC  (United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime)   as a response and this problem has been declared a global problem instead of   a regional	1)        Prior to   this reading I believed that human trafficking mostly dealt with forced   prostitution, by reading this it allowed me to realize that it isn’t just   about prostitution but there are many other problems that are caused with   human trafficking. 2)       I   understood human trafficking in the extent of abduction but from the chapter I   learned that it happens in more than the main way that it is shown for awareness. 3)        This matches my answer from my experience and   views very well, very rarely have I thought that people as well off as Canadians   or Americans would make up the larger portion of this criminal activity. 4)       Prior I understood   the child soldiers and women in the sex trade but the chapter let me realize   that even though the “owner” bought the person they are not treated properly   and a lot of the time can be beaten while performing their tasks. 5)       I   personally didn’t really know what was going on globally to solve this   problem, I knew from a case to case period the areas officials would attempt   to help.

I’m the guy

Me

My name is Brock, I am 19 years old. I have recently moved to B.C. from Ontario to pursue studies. In my spare time I enjoy watching movies and playing some games. I also spent a lot of time listening to music.

I graduated from a small high school called North Lambton Secondary School in Forest, Ontario. After high school I took a year off to do various volunteer work in Canada including a youth treatment centre in Labrador, which made me completely positive about pursuing Social Sciences . I am in my first year of studies and My major is Psychology, and I have always loved the study of people. I personally believe that human beings are the most intresting species on earth.

I chose to take sociology to be able to analyze and form opinions of how people are not only in a psychologist’s point of view. I believe the best way to understand is to be open to all types of views and allow them to work harmoniously together, as sociology is the study of society and the interaction of the people in it, it is a way of looking into the behavior of humans that I value highly.

My current understanding of sociology is limited to a small amount of readings on various topics, but I am very excited to be able to understand more as the semester progresses and be able to apply how society affects the individual.