Purchase Solution

Current events Article Analysis

Not what you're looking for?

Ask Custom Question

Locate an online current events article that discusses an issue of population, community or health. Discuss the article from the three sociological perspectives, considering the following:

How do the demographics of the group affected impact the issue?
What historical and/or contemporary sociological factors complicate the matter?
What are the social, political, and cultural factors that impact the issue?
Finally, examine the issue from at least one of the major sociological perspectives.

Purchase this Solution
Solution Summary

The solution follows the APA format and provides a analysis on an article entitled 'How Dropouts and the Achievement Gap Hurt the Economy' by Eddie Ramirez from USA news. Using a paradigmatic perspective, it explains and explores the political, social & cultural issues associated with the focus of the article - educational achievement in relation to economic stability. The article provides a summary prior to the sociological analysis and also tackles the impact on demographics. References are provided. A word version is attached for easy printing.

Solution Preview

Dear Student,

I have chosen to give you one of the recent online article I am quite familiar with - an article that deals with education in relation to economy. It is not ethnicity specific more than 'strata' specific as it looks at a particular group within the social strata, the article's subject demographic. I hope this solution will help you in this particular problem you have. Use this solution as your guide. This solution is meant to help you with your studies so that you can create a more apt and particular review based on your own ideas. Thank you for using Brainmass. This review follows the APA format.

Sincerely,
OTA 105878/Xenia Jones
-------------------------------------

Article Summary

How Dropouts and the Achievement Gap Hurt the Economy
By Eddie Ramirez, The US News (www.usnews.com)
30 April, 2009

The article looks at two important social phenomena - academic issues (school drop outs and achievement gap) vis-a-vis the economy. While the Academe and the Economy might seem like two very separate social paradigms, they are actually quite interconnected, even co-dependent in some areas for the purpose of maintaining healthy systems within their respective paradigms (economic and academic). The article, written by Eddie Ramirez and published online via US News' website looks at the study released by Colin Powell's America's Promise Alliance (in cooperation with the Gates Foundation), an advocacy organization geared towards the development and promotion of a better quality of life for children. The article lists the result of this study - academic statistics. According to the study while there was a rise in the graduation rates in the top 50 US cities, 53% of High School students in the largest cities do not earn their diploma while 71% of those belonging to far more comfortable families and social situation in the suburbs do. For Chris Swanson, the author of the report, the situation is alarming. His study looked at the economic and employability situation of said dropouts and found that they need help, earning significantly less than those of their suburb High School graduate counterparts. He worries that they will find the economic situation difficult to survive in.

Ramirez notes that a recent prominent study funded by Mckinsey and Co. found that had America financed and worked at bridging academic achievement gap, employability, social and welfare dependence and the US as a risk society would have better coped with the economic downturn ...

Solution provided by:
Xenia Rochelle Jones, MA, PhD (IP)
Education
  • MPhil/PhD (IP), Open University, Milton Keynes, UK
  • MA, Open University, Milton Keynes, UK
  • Certificate, Geva Ulpan (via Universita Tel Aviv)
  • BA, University of the Philippines
Recent Feedback
  • "Thank you!:)"
  • "Excellent, thank you!:)"
  • "Thank you for your timely help. I have submitted another posting (656038) and assigned it directly to you. Please help."
  • "Thank you so much for your timely help. Much appreciated."
  • "Thanks so much for your support."
Purchase this Solution
Free BrainMass Quizzes
Sociology: Socialization & Social Groups

A refresher quiz on socialization.

Research Methods for Data Collection

This quiz is designed for students to help them gain a better understanding of the different types of research and when to appropriately use them.

View More Free Quizzes
Related BrainMass Solutions

  • HP Tablet

    411941 Develop awareness of current business/economic events - HP Purpose: Develop awareness of current business/economic events. The article I chose is at this link: "A tablet that is ready to take" by Chris Nuttall.

  • Economic Growth and Portfolio Analysis

    Application to Current Events This article and the author's suggestion for incorporating the CAPM equilibrium model into quantitative asset management are very timely.

  • Current Events Article

    208726 Business law: Current event article, present your case before the jury in proper form Submit a 1 Page "Current Events Article" Report this as if you were an attorney presenting a case before the Jury.

  • Environmentally related current events

    560060 Environmentally related current events What are a few environmentally related current events? How do these events affect the human population? Welcome to BM! Please rate 5/5 for my 200 words of ideas and references.

  • Research Review: Critical Analysis of a Published Article

    437957 Critical analysis of a peer reviewed article in the field of gifted education. Includes overview and analysis of the purpose, methods, procedures, results, limitations, and rigor of the study.

  • Current Event Issue:US School Dropouts

    246812 Current Event Paper Review Post a link to a newspaper or periodical article about a different current event to discuss. Describe the chosen article, and explain if from a sociological perspective.

  • Health Care

    Supplemented with an article on Root Cause Analysis and Risk Reduction Action Plan.

  • How can analysis of web site visitors' behaviour be used?

    Article Link: http://blog.walkerinfo.com/blog/customer-feedback-analysis/five-trends-we-can-see-from-examining-the-2010-1to1-customer-champions-part-4 The article talks about best practices in enhancing customer centric approach in organizations and

  • Article Review

    The solution is in two parts - a concise 257-word summary of a selected CNN article and a 783-word analysis of the social issue at hand using a sociological viewpoint.

  • Diversity in Sodexo

    Select a recent article from current events (past 90 days) that demonstrates at least one of these initiatives.

View More Related Solutions