Racism, sexism, ageism and other types of discrimination

Project description
The research paper needs to be 8 -10 pages double spaced with a Citation Page (Bibliography) and using at least 5 sources.

Not sure what to choose as paper topic. My professor sent me an email giving me ideas on a topic to choose from Sociology deals with everything. Organizations such as the military, police departments, schools.

Racism, sexism, ageism and other types of discrimination. Media target audiences commercials aimed at young or old, rich people, minorities or women in particular.

Religion, education, politics, economics can all have a sociological perspective.

Community colleges versus State Universities bersus Private Institutions. Non profit schools (NVCC and state colleges) versus profit making schools (Lincoln College of New England, Goodwin College).

Child development (are parents too strict or not strict enough), family development (is the American family breaking down because there are now non heterosexual parents, single parents and grandparents raising kids).

The welfare debate should the government provide a minimum amount of money for families to survive. There are 4 views of Poverty Structural poverty were the system makes it harder for some people to succeed (Merton’s Strain Theory) AFDC was set up for this type of poverty, Behaviorial perspective, people are poor because they make bad decisions (blaming the poor), Situational poverty divorce or an injury make sit hard to provide for your family (TANF was set up for this type of poverty. Culture of Poverty, the poor do not know any better and have learn to accept being poor.

Sociology touches on all of these things and more.