For me the emerging issues in sociology go hand in hand with the issues already discussed specifically poverty and racism in the United States. Sadly, the economy is not improving and with that we are maintaining high levels of unemployment along with more and more families seeking assistance for necessities like food, shelter, child-care expenses and the like. And while we have made leaps and bounds on the racism front, with the election of a mixed race president, there is still so much work to do.
Globally, it seems that everyone is at war and it appears that the United States has its hands in all of the conflicts. The lasting results of war are devastating to all parties involved. We can only hope for and promote world peace but as long as our nation continues to rely so heavily on crude oil and other imports we will stand in our own way.
If I had the time and the discipline I would love to further research the sociological impacts of corporations as I consider it an emerging issue. With more and more families being pushed out of the middle class while the top one percent continues to get richer with continuous record breaking profits, something just doesn't jive!
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