Abstract Social ecology is defined as the relationship of human beings to their environment. The social ecological approach analyzes the social, behavioral, and physical characteristics that influence community crime rates. This approach was developed in the early 1900s. Social scientists, Robert E. Park and Ernest W. Burgess, of the University of Chicago, developed this ecological analysis. This paper provides an overview of the studies and findings conducted by Robert E. Park and Ernest W. Burgess…

The world we live in is a complex place full of networks and connections that are often veiled from our immediate perspectives. The natural resources and, material culture stemming from that, made available to humans directly affect the ways in which we are able to organize and conduct our lives. The ways in which we organize the space around us is a clear indication of wealth, race, or ethnicity. The minorities are often kept in isolation from the wealthier areas of society (be that economic wealth…

In the modern world, a child is defined as a young human being below the age of puberty or below the legal age of majority. They are considered precious and innocent by most people. In fact, per the U.S Department of Labor, “the FLSA (Fair Standards Labor Act). sets 14 years of age as the minimum age for employment, and limits the number of hours worked by minors under the age of 16” (Groshen). This implies that children are not allowed, legally, to have a job. This was not true, in the United States…

between organisms and the environment; the connectedness between living systems and non-living systems on the Earth is called ecology. The term “ecology” which was coined by Ernst Haeckel comes from the Greek root words oikos logos literally meaning “the study of household”. Haeckel was referring to the interactions within the house of nature and we have used the word ecology (translated from the German Oekologie or Ökologie) to describe complex systems of life both extant and extinct. These interactions…

changes to solve it. Carbon emissions is destroying our environment every single day. Most individuals wouldn’t think twice about their actions because the negative effects don 't interfere with their present life. Our world is slowly deteriorating because of all the non-environmentally friendly actions we do, such as driving inefficient cars, buy goods produced from unregulated factories, and so on. Carbon emissions negatively impact the environment and the health of humans. It causes the global…

brought these conditions of sickness or health to bear. Of great significance to the human ecology of disease is this dynamic context of interactions between the human population, our environment, and our cultural behavior and practice (Meade & Emch, 2010; Mayer, 2000). Together, these three form the “triangle of human ecology,” which aims to make associations between various, and quite intricate, networks of human life (Meade and Emch, 2010). The problem is that each vertex of this triangle, representing…

Aquatic ecology is the science of ecology which concentrates on the study of aquatic ecosystems. This field can be broken out into two divisions: freshwater and marine ecology. Understanding aquatic ecosystems is critical since water is the building block to the survival of all life on earth. Aquatic ecology includes the study of aquatic environments including oceans, lakes, ponds, wetlands, rivers, and streams. Every organism needs energy to live, grow and reproduce. In aquatic ecology, biologists…

Human Impact on the Carbon, Nitrogen, and Phosphorus Cycles Danielle Abbadusky Everest University Human impact on the cycling matter in ecosystems can change a lot of things. Humans can either help or hurt things. The carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus cycles are the three cycles of matter in ecosystems. What are these cycles? How do humans effect each one of these individual cycles? What are some examples of humans effecting these cycles? What is the carbon cycle? “Sequence of processes through…

Human Impact on the Carbon, Phosphorus, and Nitrogen Cycles Introduction Except for small amount of cosmic debris that enters the Earth's atmosphere, the Earth is a closed system for matter. All the elements needed for the structure and chemical processes of life come from the elements that were present in the Earth's crust when it was formed billions of years ago. This matter is continually cycling the atmosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere, and lithosphere, from periods of a few days to millions…

ECOLOGY OF MARYLAND, USA The Earth's crust has been undergoing complex chemical, physical, and biological reactions over more than 4 billion years now. In this relentless tardiness of geologic instance, the convection of the Earth's mantle gave form to the planet (Cronon, 1993). The Middle Atlantic region of North American was shaped by the tectonic plate movements and climatic changes shaping the ancient oceans into lands. Water streams gave form to hills and deep valleys and rainwater broke…