Category: Sociology 7256

  • Polling: Strength and Weakness

    Polling is a method used to study the opinions, attitudes, or behavior of individuals. Polling allows analysts to collect primary information based on direct (conversation, interview) or indirect (questionnaire) socio-psychological interaction between the researcher and the interviewee. The source of information, in this case, is a person’s verbal or written judgment. The widespread use of…

  • Responsibility Areas in Personal Life

    I first encountered the notion of responsibility when I was six years old. I was told that taking out the trash was my responsibility. It meant that, if the trash was not taken out by the end of a day, I was the one to blame. Since then, my understanding of responsibility has broadened. I…

  • Socially Accepted and Deviant Killings

    Table of Contents Introduction Main body Conclusion Reference Introduction Never has killing been perceived as a socially tolerable behavior. The killing has different connotations: some may view it as heroism, others identify it as a sin (Goode, 2016). However, some states consider homicide as a necessary measure in some instances. Primarily, taking a human life…

  • “The “Mommy Track” Isn’t Anti-Woman”: Main Message and Personal Reaction

    Felice Schwartz attempted to deliver a simple message: the companies should create work environments in which the employees are not penalized for their commitment to family. Consequently, professional success should stop being a function of whether an employee has children (Schwartz). Since women are routinely tracked to child care duty, employers should focus on providing…

  • Why Diversity Is Important?

    Table of Contents Introduction Main body Conclusion References Introduction Diversity encompasses a wide range of areas, which might include the workplace, organizations, education, politics, society, and laws. One should be aware that diversity is an essential part of multiculturalism, where a multitude of different cultures co-exists in harmony. Promoting and adhering to the notion takes…

  • The Book “Big Talk, Small Talk” by Shola Kaye Review

    Table of Contents Introduction Summary Analysis References Introduction Interpersonal communication undoubtedly plays an essential role in everyone’s lives. People are social creatures, so it is essential to develop good interpersonal skills in all life spheres. If people cannot communicate effectively, they will not be able to reach their goals and can potentially harm other people’s…

  • Responsibility Project: Spotlighting Local Leaders

    Introduction The Responsibility Project is a website that contains much information devoted to different aspects of responsibility. The website includes articles, blogs, and videos to consider the problem of responsibility from different angles. Responsibility and organizational issues are connected when it deals with working performance. The Spotlighting Local Leaders section contains three videos associated with…

  • “My Dungeon Shook”: The Open Letter by James Baldwin

    James Baldwin is known to compose a collection of essays addressed to the white people, expressing his grievances about racial injustice. “My Dungeon Shook” is an emotional letter demonstrating Baldwin’s anger on the topics of racism and the political situation in the country, which subsequently made him famous. The letter addressed to James’s namesake describes…

  • Why Some Movements Succeed, and Others Fail

    Table of Contents Success Factors Failure Factors Examples of Stable Organizations References Success Factors Several factors are attributed to the success of various social movements. Satell (2015) argues that when a social movement has a clear purpose, it is deemed to succeed. He gives an example of Occupy Wall Street in 2011. Despite the movement…

  • “Care Leavers and Public Services Peer Research” by Lopata

    Methodology Methods Used The research in question is based on a “purely qualitative” method as participants were interviewed, and the scripts of the interviews were analyzed (Lopata 2011, p. 5). Notably, the methodology used had quite significant peculiarities, which enabled researchers to acquire more detailed and relevant data. It is also noteworthy that though there…