What is a role model? According to The Oxford’s Dictionary Sports Science and Medicine, a role model is a person whose behavior and attitude conforms with that which society or other social groups expects of a person in his or …
HOW DO PEOPLE REACT TO THE INJUSTICES THEY HAVE BEEN VICTIMS OF?
Different people react to different injustices in different ways. Some react suddenly without thinking, others react while thinking of the consequences, while still others accept the facts and …
The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional American football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They are currently a member of the North Division of the American Football Conference (AFC) in the National Football League. Founded in 1933, the Steelers are the …
Editor’s Summary: This article provides a balanced review of the factors influencing sexual orientation, examining both genetic (nature) and environmental (nurture) aspects. It discusses key studies, including twin studies, chromosome studies, and genome-wide association studies, as well as neurobiological research …
This is in a nutshell my views and opinions of not so much the world, but of the “Land of the Free”, the United States of America that we live in. I unfortunately as a child learned quickly that I …
Editor’s Note: The Hindu caste system, or Varnasrama-dharma, traces its roots to the Aryan invasion of India and aims to structure society based on duties and purity. Divided into four main castes with hundreds of sub-castes, the system influences social …
My early experiences with love where very minimal from my parents. My grandmother on the other hand was always very affectionate with me. My parents were divorced long before I can even remember. My mother was married several times and …
The reason for such question as “Is sociology capable of providing objective truths?” derives from the fact that Sociology itself, from its birth as a science, was concerned with this problem. Originally objective truth was a prerequisite and goal of …
Sociology: The Work of Durkheim, Weber, Giddens and Black Read More »
As the centuries have past, many formal organizations as well as the employers and employees of those organizations are trained and educated to operate in the same manner (Kieser, 1989). The evolution of formal organizations change constantly to keep up …
Rituals are the language through which culture expresses itself. Rituals are also the mirror through which we get the reflection of people’s history. So, the observation of rituals reveals many historical processes of cultural confluences. The study of the ritual …
The study of feral children offers evidence that all of our behaviours as human beings is learnt.
The feral children were afraid of artificial light, living in the forests they were not used to artificial light, in fact they preferred …
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I found “Frozen River” an emotional film. Being a single mother myself I can empathize with both characters! To have a causality occur where you cry all the time because you don’t know how you are going to pay the …
The film “The Merchants of Cool” was interesting (and sometimes entertaining) to watch. The title of this film explains it all, the marketing of teens striving to be “cool”. It is very obvious that it is very out-dated, however not …
Socialization is significant to individuals and society in many ways. Firstly, it is through the process of Socialization, as Otite and Ogionwo (1979) have rightly argued, that human beings who are biological beings become socially human. Socialization ensure the continuity …
Three classes have been identified in American society. They are (a) Rich (elite) Class (b) Middle class and (c) Poor. The rich (elite) class comprises that section of American society wherein we may include those who have a high income …
Lifestyles of the rich and the poor in American society Read More »