1. Pride and prejudice
Sociology is defined as the study of the development, structure, and functioning of human society; it provides tools for understanding how and why society functions while enlightening individuals on the social impacts of life. The knowledge withheld in the subject of sociology goes beyond the conven...
JAPAN: A SOCIETY DIFFERENT THAN THAT OF THE WESTERN WORLD? In present day, Japanese society and its culture embodies many of the same concepts on which the Western world has been built. Democratization, globalization, industrialization and ongoing modernization are fundamental concepts that have...
Throughout the myriad of cultures on our planet, we find different and sometimes opposing beliefs defining the values of an ideal citizen. Among these beliefs it is difficult to isolate a single set and deem them to be superior to another. The reason for this is that they vary based on cultural trad...
Equality: Why We Can't Get There Racial and economic equality in the United States is impossible. Starting with slavery, moving to Jim Crow and culminating with hate crimes and racial profiling, there has been a continuous stream of factors preventing the realization of an equal American societ...
Humans are either seen to have a powerful inclination towards sociable, gregarious and cooperative behavior, being capable of maintaining order through collective effort alone, or to be basically self-interested but rationally enlightened. ...
At first reading, Jean Rousseau's "The Social Contract" and Ayn Rand's "Anthem" seem to contain two different philosophies, including completely different views on how a society should be run. While one is free, another is bound by rules. However the goal of both social doctrines is the achievement ...