Sociology

Purpose of the study The main purpose of this study is to examine the linkage between the violent behaviour among youth in todays society and the internet plus other media. As technology advances and internet resources spreading all over the world, the young generation is getting exposure to online violence and media aggressiveness. This has made them potentially vulnerable to negative experiences online and on the media. Its of great importance for parents and the authority to   understand...

Margaret Hunter has much contributed to the field of sociology and mostly to the African-American sociology. Having being posted as a master in the department of sociology, she has done much in ensuring that the African-Americans benefited from this, taking into consideration that black Americans constantly experienced racism. She has been involved in various sociological fields. Her contribution include feminism, gender sociology, racism and ethnicity. The skin color issue has been a major area...

Fashion systems Craik maintains that fashion is composed of the array of clothes and decorations of the body to exhibit certain body techniques that underline the interrelation between body and social habitus or social context.  The body then is viewed in combination of how it is used and how the image impacts on the viewer. Clothing then indicates codes of display, restraint, self-control and impact on a person.  Fashion systems and the associated behaviour vary with respect to its...

With the emergence of USA as the superpower at the end of the Second World War, a lot of challenges faced her the major one being preventing an occurrence of another devastating war as was witnessed. The US military being the tool in implementing this policy, it was mobilized and fully equipped by the government which had vast resources especially from the industrial base. It was also provided with a military intelligence group better than the one which had served during the war. But prior to this,...

The merging of two cultures, specifically, in marriage can be very intimidating. Usually, under these circumstances, one culture dominates the other, especially, when talking in terms of Islamic and Christian ones. Even though both religions worship the same God, there are vast differences in the manner, in which the cultures have evolved. In fact, a high number of wars and misunderstandings have occurred due to cultural concepts. However, if the cultures are able to reconcile with each other, it...

In the present era, when there seems to be chaos everywhere when nations seem to be at the brink of destruction, when grave environmental issues loom large above us and problems like global warming and population explosion seem to be strongly making their presence felt, Collapse How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed written by Jared Diamond seems to make some sense. It is a fascinating book that tries to bring into forefront the portentous future that seems to be imminent yet we have conveniently...

Marriage, as an institution, facilitates the union of man and woman enabling them to raise a family. If the spouses belong to same culture, their cultural influences on their behavior and thinking are similar, and so marriages are done within ones culture. But with the advent of globalization, people from different cultures are not only interacting with each other but also marrying each other. People from diverse cultures are leading their lives with each other and trying to assimilate themselves...

Task 1 Business ethics are important for efficient and effective running of any business. It constitutes agreed code of conduct and mainly instituted to ensure that business meets its moral and ethical obligations. Although business ethics can wholesomely apply to all businesses, every industry has its own code of ethics depending on its level of interaction with its customers. Business ethics also goes beyond the basic internal operation of the company to including the external environment. In...

The citizens of the United Kingdom strive to obtain or achieve things that are desirable to their culture. These things may be cultural or economic and will range from occupation, healthcare and education to social activities, housing and holidays. These things  are not often distributed equally and so one has to struggle to obtain them. An individual ability to get their fair share is referred to as life chances. As Archer and Louise (2003, p.16) assert, there are three elements of an individual...

The notion Media refers to a variety of communication channels. Mass media is a term implying media meant to be accessed by a huge audience. The communication channels include radio, television, internet and newspapers (Goidel, Freeman  Procopio 2006). The media influence, otherwise known as media effects, concerns theories that explain the impact of mass media upon their audiences way of thinking and behaving. Mass media plays a crucial role in the formation and reflection of the public opinion....