Does technology play a role in making people feel more isolated?
Essay - 4 pages - Sociology & social sciences
When isolation can be defined as the lack or absence of quality and quantity of social contact, technology on its side is the application of the knowledge and usage of tools (such as machines) and techniques in order to control an environment. As it is very well known that social isolation can be...
The changing place of women in sport
Essay - 1 pages - Sociology & social sciences
The status of women in sport has always been debated. Often sidelined, they are also discriminated, which annoys sportswomen and offers little hope for future generations. Forty years after Billie Jean King's famous ‘Battle of the Sexes', an article published in 2015 for the online...
Places and forms of power - Can young people have a real impact on the world?
Essay - 2 pages - Sociology & social sciences
I am going to ponder over the notion of places and forms of power. So before all, let me introduce it. The power refers to the ability to act, to exercise an influence on something. It can be divided in several categories: there is the legislative, the executive, the judiciary power. For...
Idea of progress - Can the new generation change the world?
Essay - 2 pages - Sociology & social sciences
I am going to ponder over the notion of progress. So, before all, let me introduce it. The idea of progress concerns a forward movement permitted by eventual actions or prowess. It's something which can concern a lot of subjects as politics, technic, or even sciences. But the type of progress...
Spaces and exchanges - To what extent have the Great Britain's changes influenced the whole world?
Essay - 2 pages - Sociology & social sciences
I am going to ponder over the notion 'spaces and exchanges'. So before all, let me introduce it. The beauty and the richness of our world is due to the multitude of countries and communities, with different cultures. Each area is special in its history, its language, its customs, and so...
A western biased representation of the Pacific
Essay - 2 pages - Sociology & social sciences
Nowadays, people are trying to speak the truth about issues which are morally and ethnically wrong. This leads me to question artworks about Pacific culture that deal with the issues mentioned before. Hence, I will argue how the representation of Pacific culture and its inhabitants is biased by...
India's daughter - Leslee Udwin - How was this crime interpreted by the public opinion?
Essay - 1 pages - Sociology & social sciences
The rapists' point of view is clear: this girl shouldn't have gone outside alone, and at night. Their rape act was like a punishment of this unaware attitude of Jyoti for them. The only responsible person of the rape concerns the victim: leaving at night around 9 o'clock is like...
What role did myths and heroes play in shaping our modern society?
Essay - 1 pages - Sociology & social sciences
I'm going to deal with the notion of Myths and Heroes. To start with, I'd like to define the notion. A myth can be understood as a popular belief or tradition embodying the ideals and institutions of society. A hero refers to a person admired for his achievements, noble qualities and...
How does progress affect our modern societies? Does it have positive or negative effects?
Essay - 1 pages - Sociology & social sciences
I'm going to deal with the notion of the idea of progress. First, I'd like to define the notion. Progress can be linked to an improvement in the technical and scientific fields. In the social field, it refers to a betterment of life's conditions. Particularly, social progress means...
Can computer power become a threat to our society and how can people stand up against it?
Essay - 1 pages - Sociology & social sciences
I'm going to deal with the notion of 'places and forms of power'. First, I'd like to define the notion. The power is the ability or official capacity to exercise control, authority. It also refers to the influence or the strength that a person or a group of people have on others....
The advantages and drawbacks of social media on society and the individual
Essay - 1 pages - Sociology & social sciences
In Cote d'Ivoire, the rise of social media is transforming people's behaviour (Kalonji Mfunyi, 2018). Cote d'Ivoire is the thirteenth country that uses Facebook in Africa and we see many bad and good impacts of this type of platform (Kouakou, 2014). So, the rest of the work will be...
Does social media have a good or bad impact on society?
Essay - 2 pages - Sociology & social sciences
In the 21st century, social media is one of the most used technologies in the world. As per Waseem Akram and Kumar, 'A social media is an online platform which people use to build social relation with other people who share career, interest, activities, background or real-life connection'...
Cultural studies - Comparing and contrasting Japan and France
Essay - 2 pages - Sociology & social sciences
Japan and France are two countries located on different continents. One is in Asia next to the Pacific Ocean and the other is located in occidental Europa bordered by the Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea and the North Sea. Each country has its habits and lifestyles. There are many...
'Violence brings only temporary victories' M.-L. King. Discuss in the light of past and current political affairs
Essay - 4 pages - Sociology & social sciences
Martin Luther King Jr. (1929 - 1968) was an American minister and a social activist, who is mostly known for his leadership of the civil rights movement in the United States. Thanks to him, the segregation of Black Americans stopped. Given his implication in non-violent movements in order to...
Critical thinking questions - The media and its influence
Essay - 2 pages - Sociology & social sciences
The agenda setting theory says that mass media influences society through the stories that are labelled newsworthy and the time and space given to them. I totally agree with this theory. I think we pay more attention to social problems that receive attention in the media and it's normal...
Critical thinking questions - Social problem
Essay - 1 pages - Sociology & social sciences
I think that the most important social problem facing the world today is global warming, because it is a natural issue which is growing enormously and we can't stop it. We can certainly limit it by changing our daily habits but that won't make it stop or disappear so we have to live with...
Idea of progress - What is the purpose of science? Is scientific progress always something positive for humanity?
Essay - 1 pages - Sociology & social sciences
I will talk about the notion of IDEAS OF PROGRESS. Progress can be defined as an improvement, a development or a change; it can be a technological, scientific or social advance in order to make the world a better place. It is characterised by a positive and wilful behaviour with a view to...
Myths and heroes - To what extent can the choices that people make, condition and influence their lives and have an impact on the world they live in?
Essay - 2 pages - Sociology & social sciences
I will talk about the notion of myths and heroes. A myth can be defined as a popular or traditional belief, an unusual story about gods or heroes. But the term hero doesn't always represent a mythological figure or a superhero. Indeed, a hero can be a person who is admired for his or her...
Places and forms of power - What power and determination do young people have to promote change in our societies and in the world of today?
Essay - 2 pages - Sociology & social sciences
I will talk about the notion of locations and forms of power. In politics and social science, power is the ability to influence the behaviour of people. In order to live together, members of a community accept rules and laws. It helps to create social cohesion, but it can also lead to conflicts...
Unmixed areas
Essay - 2 pages - Sociology & social sciences
Today I would like to talk about unmixed areas. These are places, events, meetings or such that are only available to a specific gender. In general, this is about women. Which brings us to feminism. We've all heard about that growing movement across the world, mobilising people and governments...
Places and forms of power - Education and money
Essay - 1 pages - Sociology & social sciences
Today I'm going to deal with the notion places and forms of power. It can be defined as the ability to exercise authority and influence over others. It can exist at different levels, for example in economy, politics, and media. We may wonder to what extent higher education can be considered as a...
Theories explaining smoking
Essay - 2 pages - Sociology & social sciences
Smoking is one of the most lethal forms of drug and substance abuse amongst people. People can be involved in the smoking of bhang, cigarettes, cocaine and other strong drugs that have very adverse and harmful effects to the health of the abusers. Drug and substance abuse has very many harmful...
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages, Griffith
Essay - 2 pages - Sociology & social sciences
My immediate reaction to Intolerance is that of absolute wonder and amazement. Throughout the lengthy three-and-a-half-hour film, I remained consistently awestruck by the breathtaking beauty it portrayed. The massive detailed sets paired with Griffith's stunning wide shots, seemingly...
Globalization of adolescence
Essay - 1 pages - Sociology & social sciences
The world-wide web has connected people in ways that we have never been connected before. It provides a means for media to sporadically spread all over the world, reaching all different cultures and countries. Media such as music, cinema, literature, art, etc.. have always connected people, and...
Anti-abortion violence
Essay - 1 pages - Sociology & social sciences
Whether or not anti-abortion extremism is a form of terrorism depends, at least in part, on our definition of terrorism. The purpose of terrorism is not only to kill innocent people, but also to frighten other people into doing or not doing something. If a terrorist blows up a federal building...
Defamiliarization and whether humans can act rationally
Essay - 4 pages - Sociology & social sciences
The Durkheimian perspective is particularly interesting in its ground-breaking suggestions and novel ideas. Usually, when we consider the behavior of humans, especially humans living in "Western" society, we usually associate the behavior with actions that are "rational" and based on some sort of...
Are we ready for the end of faith? A response to Sam Harris
Essay - 3 pages - Sociology & social sciences
Sam Harris gives voice to the shared opinions of a great many agnostics and atheists throughout our culture who feel, like him, that religion "is doing such mad work in our society" (Harris). Certainly to many of us it is horrifying, if true, that "44 percent of Americans think Jesus is going to...
The overemphasis on love
Essay - 2 pages - Sociology & social sciences
In our culture, love and romance tend to be a very important focus of everyday life. Almost everywhere we look, we run into ads that promote love and sex, we watch movies in which the prime themes are love and romance, and we are pressured in various ways by friends and family to find someone and...
Arranged marriages: the differences between American and Indian marriages
Essay - 4 pages - Sociology & social sciences
Marriage, which is the bonding of two individuals usually for the rest of their lives, can occur in many ways. In some cultures, such as that of the United States, men and women decide on their own whom they would like to marry. This type of system is representative of American culture in...
Sign language and overcoming deafness
Essay - 4 pages - Sociology & social sciences
Anybody that has traveled to a foreign country can appreciate the feelings of helplessness when no one speaks your language. We all take for granted the fact that when we want or need something, we can make strange sounds with our mouth to make it happen. However, not even the hardiest of world...
