Persuasion: The Power of Social Pressure The pressures of society are intense and deliberate. These pressures seem to manifest early in life, and continue to be influential in almost every aspect of our lives. As we grow from children to adults, we become submissive to these guidelines that so...
One of them would be the "Economics: The User's Guide," by Ha-Joon Chang. This book by far reignited my interest for economics because he makes economics not only simple for everyone but he emphasised on how important it is to know economics. ...
Sarah and other influencing radicals as Frances Folger became his guides in matters of spirituality. ... The 35 pages of notes at the end of the book show how detailed and at the same time, wide array of informational sources used to write it. ... This book helped tie everything together using the knowledge we gained in class and a new specific perspective on the issue. ...
Sociology at the Movies Sociology is a subject few people understand, but encounter in everyday activities such as reading a book or watching a film. ... This is a folkway, which is an informal rule and/or expectation that guide people's everyday behavior. ...
But with the use of fashion labels, the lower classes are presented with a how to guide of living a rich materialistic lifestyle. ... Will it associate such confusion with the judgment of social class so that people will surrender to the fact that it is too difficult to judge a book by its cover? ...
