Category: Sociology 7256

  • Social Differences Becoming Political

    Social differences due to differences in culture, race, ethnicity, gender, etc. have a major impact on political participation and association. From a classical economics point of view of the scarcity of resources and the continuous fight among people for gaining control over this scarce resource, groups in form of gender, race, color, ethnicity are formed…

  • Stigmatization and Its Invisible Damage

    Table of Contents Introduction The Invisible Wounds Arguments of Visual images Use of Image Caption Intended Subject-Viewer Relationship Social Perspective Working against Social Change Conclusion Work Cited Introduction Stigma affects several many people around the world and results in great suffering among them. Several causes of stigma include abuse, sexual assault, violence, and discrimination. The…

  • Racial Identity of Personality

    Table of Contents Introduction Racial identity in the modern world The purpose of Michael Jackson’s “Black and White” The cases of the racial identity necessity Distinguishing people’s identity Racial identity and its importance Conclusion Works Cited Introduction Who am I? This is the most common question people ask themselves on their ways to the understanding…

  • Informed Consent: Landmark Case of Henrietta Lacks

    Medical advancements would be impossible without the use of biospecimens. Over the decades, scientists have used the tissue of patients to experiment, which has contributed to a large body of scientific knowledge that humanity has access to nowadays. However, as the ethics and policy issues surrounding research started to gain the attention of the public,…

  • Examples of Recent Events That Are Indicators of Groupthink

    The Case of Dominic Cummings, a Government Official, Breaking Covid-19 Lockdown Restrictions In recent days, a top government adviser, Dominic Cummings, was said to have broken lockdown restrictions to travel across the UK. To maintain public confidence, many prominent leaders have approved these acts. Several government members have criticized Cummings’ actions, asking for his resignation.…

  • Bourdieu’s Notion of ‘Cultural Capital’: Critical Examine

    Table of Contents Introduction Bourdieu’s proposal for Reflexive sociology Bourdieu’s concept of Habitus Cultural capital Critique Conclusion Reference List Introduction Major themes in cultural theory have heavily borrowed from the close relationship between the systems of meaning and human action. It is also evident that other theories in their attempt to give comprehensive explanations have…

  • Wrongful Conviction Based Upon a Faulty Identification

    Table of Contents Introduction Ethical Responsibility to Avoid Wrongful Convictions Process of Identifying Suspects and Ethical Issues Ethical Issues in Wrongful Identification Conclusion References Introduction The strength of the criminal justice relies on its accuracy in clearing those who are innocent and charging the ones who are guilty. Briefly, wrongful conviction happens when there is…

  • Face-to-Face and Virtual Transactions in Library

    Table of Contents The Interview at the reference desk Virtual Environment Recommendations Reference List The Interview at the reference desk In order to write this report, I visited a large academic library. It took me some time to locate the reference desk since I could not notice any signs pointing the directions, so I had…

  • The Opioid Crisis in the United States of America

    Moral hazard refers to a scenario in which a person takes part in a risky activity because they know someone or something will bear the consequences of their actions. A moral hazard can be seen when a person drives a car at a higher speed just because he or she is wearing a seatbelt or…

  • The Changing Workforce In American Business

    Table of Contents Introduction Background Discussion Analysis Conclusion References Introduction Demography means studying human populations with the help of statistics. This science is very general and can refer to “age groups, migratory groups, ethnic and or gender groups” (Song, 2009). The analysis can be applied to “groups or to the entire society taking into account…