Choice and identity

Social studies   |   Sociology   |   Presentation   |   09/25/2008   |   .doc   |   6 pages
Document abstract : «In the United States, the ideology of individualism predominates. The individual, as opposed to the family, community, tribe, or hierarchy, is seen as the central social agent. This individualism allows for greater individual freedom - people have...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Adolescence.. Slavery.. Identity under the free market.. Conclusion – the information age.....»

More's Humanist Utopia

Social studies   |   Sociology   |   Presentation   |   08/29/2008   |   .doc   |   9 pages
Document abstract : «Within the narrative, the Utopians undergo a shock of recognition when the little expedition of Europeans lead to the introduction of Christianity and then modern technology. A utopia is by definition an ideal society and therefore does not need to...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Utopia and the Christian tradition.. More's communism.. Jonathan Swift and more.. Irony and modern Utopias.. Conclusions.....»

Broadcasting Board of Governors in 2008

Social studies   |   Sociology   |   Presentation   |   08/29/2008   |   .doc   |   9 pages
Document abstract : «The Broadcasting Board of Governors has been in operation for just under a decade. Formerly a Cold War-era media arm of the US government tasked with spreading American media, news, and propaganda messages behind the Iron Curtain, the BBG was...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. The BBG and a new ideology of American interventionism.. Criticism of BBG holdings.. Fourth chairman of the board of the BBG James K. Glassman. . Miami resident Joaquin F. Blaya.. Talk-radio broadcaster Blanquita Walsh...»

Tarahumara: persistence at the margins

Social studies   |   Sociology   |   Presentation   |   08/21/2008   |   .doc   |   7 pages
Document abstract : «The Tarahumara are a simple, content, people who live in one of the most rugged places on Earth. They live in Sierra Madre Occidental of Southwestern Chihuahua. The area is often referred to as the Sierra Tarahumara. It contains the tallest...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Understanding the topography, climate, and biota of Tarahumara territory. . The animals found in the Tarahumara territory.. The overall climate.. The Tarahumara who survive today.. The religion of the Tarahumara of today.. The biggest...»

Class and ethnicity in Costa Rica: The Afro-Antillean case

Social studies   |   Sociology   |   Presentation   |   08/04/2008   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : «Latin America has a unique heritage of race mixture and class struggle, within which is located the domination and repression of countless people of African and Amerindian blood. While Costa Rica is no real exception to this historical trend, many...»

Synopsis abstract : «Costa Rica's history.. The popular concept of 'the great white myth'.. Blacks in Costa Rica.. Atlantic coast clashes between Hispanics and Afro-Antilleans.. Black policies of the 1930's-1940's.....»

Ghosts of Marx's camera obscura

Social studies   |   Sociology   |   Presentation   |   07/13/2008   |   .doc   |   6 pages
Document abstract : «Karl Marx began his work as a social theorist contemplating the various riddles of modernity. He was able to unveil and bring light to ideas, as well as concepts that allowed and encouraged the citizens of the late nineteenth century to ration the...»

Synopsis abstract : «Mannheim, Niebuhr and Marx: Sociology of knowledge and national ethic.. Enacted Ideologies in Bourdieu and Gramsci.. Differences in 19th and 20th Century Social Structures.. Conclusion.....»

Literature, society and culture

Social studies   |   Sociology   |   Presentation   |   07/11/2008   |   .doc   |   3 pages
Document abstract : «Literature has body as well as soul. It possesses qualities of sound and color, fancy and imagination. However, literature is much more than sound and color; it is a living thing of blood and fire, capable of infinite power and beauty. It is not an...»

Synopsis abstract : «Writers should not stick to art alone.. The Bluest Eye.. The central theme of The Bluest Eye.. The essence of the story.. Conclusion.....»

Women, Prison and Crime

Social studies   |   Sociology   |   Book review   |   06/30/2008   |   .doc   |   7 pages
Document abstract : «This book examines female institutions and the treatment of women inmates in the past and today. It focuses on why women are incarcerated, the different programs in prison available to them, crimes women commit, incarceration and crime rates...»

Synopsis abstract : «There are three distinct differences between male and female prisons. . Prisons are more like cottages.. There are five categories of programs in women's prisons.. Like men, women who have little stake in society often resort to criminal behavior....»

An investigation of Edgard Varèse's Poème Électronique

Social studies   |   Sociology   |   Presentation   |   06/19/2008   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : «To those who are familiar with the unique historical context in which he was growing up, it comes as little surprise that Edgard Varèse was a composer at the forefront of the twentieth-century electronic music movement. As Malcolm MacDonald claims...»

Synopsis abstract : «An introduction to the composer.. Background/overview of the piece.. Detailed analysis of Poème Électronique. Today there does not exist an intact, conventional score for Poème Électronique.. Almost immediately the work evokes a...»

Point of Purchase: Bookshops and Stationers as Agents of Change

Social studies   |   Sociology   |   Presentation   |   06/03/2008   |   .doc   |   2 pages
Document abstract : «It was not so much the press itself, but the uses to which the press was put that revolutionized the exchange of ideas in early modern Europe and on into the present. In order to change an entire cultural consciousness, it took not only the...»

Synopsis abstract : «Perhaps the most obvious way that the book trade changed European culture was through its creation of new social spaces. . More important than the simple possibilities of ego inflation, however, the new book traders created greater intellectual...»

Is social mobility on the increase? If yes, why? If not, why not?

Social studies   |   Sociology   |   Presentation   |   05/29/2008   |   .doc   |   4 pages
Document abstract : «Social mobility is the degree to which, in a given society, an individual's social status can change throughout the course of his or her life, or the degree to which that individual's offspring and subsequent generations move up and down the class...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The factors that keep the upper strata more likely to continue their education. Determining social mobility . Mobility: Rising due to structural changes within society. Breen and Luijkx finding of an incorrect assertion. The comparable...»

How has post-socialism reconstructed gender relations?

Social studies   |   Sociology   |   Presentation   |   05/19/2008   |   .doc   |   3 pages
Document abstract : «Post socialism is not a term that can be used to blanket entire regions and nations and categorize entire systems and populations. "Post-socialism cannot be reduced to neoliberal economic restructuring nor just the legacies of socialism (and...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Full employment opportunities . The view of gender rights and restrictions in post-socialist nations . Conclusion. Bibliography....»

How is sexuality and sexual behavior in the developing world shaped by globalization?

Social studies   |   Sociology   |   Presentation   |   05/19/2008   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : «Globalization greatly affects the sexual behavior, choices, habits, risks, identities and health of individuals in the developing world. Sexuality has certainly been altered by the intensification and spread of networks and flows interconnecting...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The rising demand and consumption of Western products . The globalization of media images. The global or western ideal. The sex industry . The spread of consumer culture and border crossing sex work. Conc...»

Experiences of and responses to domestic violence

Social studies   |   Sociology   |   Presentation   |   05/19/2008   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : «Domestic violence is a complex and problematic matter, one that poses many questions for the criminal justice system, victims, perpetrators, and enforcers and creators of policy. "Compared to other victims of violent crimes, victims of domestic...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The predominant explanation of domestic violence. The most perplexing issues . The policies of arrest, prosecution, and protocol . Problems with pro arrest policies . A system that aimed to prosecute in cases where the victim was...»

Examining The Religion of Scientology?

Social studies   |   Sociology   |   Presentation   |   04/23/2008   |   .doc   |   4 pages
Document abstract : «Scientology is a controversial new aged religion which has grown and shrank quickly over the past few decades. Much about the religion is unknown to the general public aside from the fact that it seems to be popular among celebrities. With their...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The religion of Scientology . Comprehending the true beliefs presented by the church of scientology. The higher levels or ranks . Conclusion. Works cited....»

Who Really Wins? An Examination of Gambling in Modern Society

Social studies   |   Sociology   |   School essay   |   04/23/2008   |   .doc   |   4 pages
Document abstract : «Human beings are the most sophisticated animals on earth, capable of raising entire civilizations through their mastery of tools and their uncanny ability to manipulate their environment. This concept of control is enforced from early childhood as...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. That which compels people to engage in gambling. Addiction to gambling. The cycle of destructive gambling . The wining and loosing phases of gambling. Conclusing. References....»

Bamboozling Culture

Social studies   |   Sociology   |   Presentation   |   04/20/2008   |   .doc   |   4 pages
Document abstract : «Popular culture is defined as the cultural elements that prevail in any given society, and stems from the daily interactions, needs, desires, and cultural 'moments' that make up the everyday lives of the mainstream . This definition is only one side...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The commodification of black culture. The first African Americans to perform on the minstrel stage . Taking 'In Living Color' into account . Conclusion. Sources ....»

Disgrace : Gender inequalities

Social studies   |   Sociology   |   Presentation   |   04/20/2008   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : «Historically in most societies that exist or have existed in the world equality between the genders is a mere ideal. Even in the present world societies still have a strong element of patriarchy within them. In J.M Coetzee's novel "Disgrace" Coetzee...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. A conflict between the sexes. The relationship between David and the female prostitute Soraya. The relationship within the committee for David's hearing . The most dynamic relationship in the novel . Conclusion....»

Stages of Adolescence: Developmental Study of Cassie Warren

Social studies   |   Sociology   |   Presentation   |   04/18/2008   |   .doc   |   3 pages
Document abstract : «The situation described is one which every school-based occupational therapist should be familiar with, since teenage pregnancy is a matter of national concern. Also, Cassie's situation is more or less typical of that of a fifteen-year-old girl:...»

Synopsis abstract : «Itroduction. How you would respond as the health professional or specifically the occupational therapist involved?. The reason why you would respond as you indicated and a developmental profile. What additional information might you want in deciding...»

Limited Options for Working Class Citizens Prompts Joining of the Military

Social studies   |   Sociology   |   Book review   |   04/17/2008   |   .doc   |   3 pages
Document abstract : «"Military Mirrors Working-Class America" (2003) discusses the social makeup of the military servicemen enlisted in America. The authors, David M. Halbfinger and Steven A. Holmes (2003) point out that the majority of the American military is made up...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The primary problem . Disadvantages associated with assigning secondary school students to either college preparatory or vocational training. About sociological perspectives. Social forces. Cultural i...»

Inequalities in Modern Society

Social studies   |   Sociology   |   Research papers   |   04/16/2008   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : «Why are modern societies characterized by social, political and economical inequalities? In other words, why do modern societies arrange people in hierarchies of inequality based on wealth, status, power, race, gender, sexual orientation, religion,...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Inequalities in the modern world. The invention of specialized jobs. The rights of the blacks and other races. The issue of sexual orientation . The role played by physical and mental abilities in social status. The racial divides of...»

Role Analysis: our link to our day to day life

Social studies   |   Sociology   |   Presentation   |   04/15/2008   |   .doc   |   6 pages
Document abstract : «The roles that a person plays in circles in society, in a family, in the workplace, or even while driving on the road are linked to each other and can have positive or adverse affects on each other. One situation or role where a person is encouraged...»

Synopsis abstract : «Itroduction. Modesty as a key in being altruistic . Existing as a son . Having a leadership role at my job. Being a boy/girlfriend . Being a good writer of fiction . My role as a boyfriend . Conclusion....»

Living in a Virtual World

Social studies   |   Sociology   |   Research papers   |   04/04/2008   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : «If you wanted to meet new people in 1907, you had to go out into the world and talk to them, face to face. This severely limited the geographical size of most people's social worlds as those worlds were limited by how far you could travel. Meeting...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Other forms of online communities . The San Francisco Bay area: The home of another mid-1980's online community. Communicating with others on the modern Internet. Virtual communities . Those who are attracted to forums . Dropzone.com...»

Has the media helped in portraying organized crime in New York City as an Italian-American stereotype?

Social studies   |   Sociology   |   Presentation   |   02/19/2008   |   .doc   |   4 pages
Document abstract : «This question is being researched because when people hear words and phrases such as organized crime, the Mafia, La Cosa Nostra (another name for the Italian Mafia), and the Mob they usually believe it involves people of Italian heritage. Shows and...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The definitions of the terms organized crime and gangs. Common federal and state crimes . Articles that appeared for the searches. The articles about the Italian Mafia. Conclusion. Bibliography....»

India: The state of the children in the world's most populous democracy

Social studies   |   Sociology   |   Presentation   |   02/17/2008   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : «In December 2001, a farrago of representatives of intergovernmental organizations, nongovernmental organizations, the private sector, and concerned members of the civil society around the world convened in Yokohama, Japan, at the 2nd World Congress...»

Synopsis abstract : «India has one of the highest instances of CSE.. India's independence and subsequent partition marked a major turning point in history.. Poverty in India is indeed a timeless focus of debate.. Child labor isn't a new phenomenon. . Primary...»

The M word, a sociological study of menopause

Social studies   |   Sociology   |   Presentation   |   02/17/2008   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : «There is a shroud of secrecy that surrounds menopause, that for so many women and especially their mothers, it is rarely spoken of beyond hushed tones. In the animal kingdom for Bonobos, it doesn't even exist; females keep procreating all their...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Women's life expectancy at the turn of the century. Male Menopause . The medical communities assessment. Serials like Desperate Housewives and Sex and the City. Conclusion. Bibliography....»

Commentary: "Authority intoxicates, and makes mere sots of magistrates; The fumes of it invade the brain, And make men giddy, proud and vain."- Samuel Butler (1835-1902)

Social studies   |   Sociology   |   Presentation   |   02/11/2008   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : «Who would think that authority would be able to cook up such a dangerous recipe for human flaws? But upon closer consideration, you begin to compare the attitudes and persona of those with power and those lacking it. The empowered ones walk and...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Power struggles in education . Teachers pets . The diagnostic function . The professor's Mr. Hyde persona . Students: Succumbing to force and threats. The pupil's environment in the play . Reprimand and chastise the p...»

The situation of homosexuals in the Middle-East

Social studies   |   Sociology   |   Presentation   |   02/11/2008   |   .doc   |   9 pages
Document abstract : «Prejudice in the Muslim world has been present since the earliest of times, but homophobia in current terms has magnified in Islam since the 1800s. Throughout its history, Islam has been generally tolerant of homosexuals, despite verses in the...»

Synopsis abstract : «In Iran, sodomy is a crime that can be punishable by hanging. . 2004 was declared the Year of Collaboration, Solidarity, and Unity of Homosexuals.. Iran's attitude of intolerance stifles the country and prevents (scientific) education research...»

The Effect of Gender Roles on Relationships

Social studies   |   Sociology   |   School essay   |   10/09/2007   |   .doc   |   2 pages
Document abstract : «According to the "Intimate Relationships," gender roles are patterns of behavior that are culturally expected of "normal" men and women. The most common and traditional gender roles imply that men are supposed to be "masculine" and women are...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Gender roles. These so called 'masculine' and 'feminine' qualities . Conclusion....»

Four Generations Analyzed

Social studies   |   Sociology   |   Presentation   |   10/09/2007   |   .doc   |   4 pages
Document abstract : «WWII Generation/ The Lost Generation - They were born between 1922 and 1943 (about 52 million people) - 60 and older - They're earliest experiences are with the world war - They're 5% of today's workforce - Most of them are in retirement - a lot...»

Synopsis abstract : «WWII (1922 and 1943). Baby Boomers (1945 to 1965). Generation X (1969 to 1982). Millenials (1982 to 2000). WWII generation/ The lost generation. Baby Boomer. Generation X. Their values/characteristics. What happened in their...»

Cell Phones: Dangers When Driving

Social studies   |   Sociology   |   Research papers   |   09/06/2007   |   .doc   |   3 pages
Document abstract : «Not since the invention of cigarettes has anything been so trendy, and not since the mixture of alcohol and driving an automobile has anything been so dangerous-until the invention of the cell phone. With more than 200 million cellular telephone...»

Synopsis abstract : «Abstract. Regulating cell phones: Drawing a thin line between rights and restrictions. The first signs of the creation of a mobile telephone . The Canadian study. The Independence Institute's vierw of the issue. Safety advantage of hands free as...»

Life History of A Chinese Working Woman

Social studies   |   Sociology   |   Presentation   |   08/01/2007   |   .doc   |   4 pages
Document abstract : «Ida Pruitt is an anthropologist at Stanford University who spent two years interviewing Lao T'ai-t'ai about her life in China (1967-1938). Lao T'ai came to Ida Pruitt's room for breakfast every morning, and although Lao T'ai did not eat, she would...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The early life of Lao T'ai. Being called Little Tiger . Moving into a new house. Her marriage to a man fourteen years older than her. The death of her parents and her life after. Her difficult choice to become a beggar. The loss of her...»

Power and Independence of Hmong Women in Laos and America

Social studies   |   Sociology   |   Presentation   |   07/31/2007   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : «The Hmong are an ethnic group indigenous to the Southeast Asian peninsula. They typically live in the mountainous regions of Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia. They are rice farmers who are well known for their embroidery and the color of their dress,...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Focus on the 'power' women have in Hmong society . Power and independence. Demonstrating the lack of power women have. The patriarchal organization of Hmong society . Childbirth. The ability to reproduce and power. The process of...»

Notion of the subject - Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak

Social studies   |   Sociology   |   Presentation   |   12/28/2006   |   .doc   |   6 pages
Document abstract : «"A subject position is a hard place, we cannot read it ourselves; we are given over to others even as we make inevitable public attempts to read our subject position" (Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak). Discussion of the complexities of Spivak's notion...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction: The question 'who am I?'. What we can be and the society. The meaning of the position that the individuals have. Identity, attitude and rejection. Relying on the others to read ones position. Understanding our...»

How canadians see multiculturalism

Social studies   |   Sociology   |   Presentation   |   10/11/2006   |   .pdf   |   24 pages
Document abstract : «Canada is described as a multicultural society whereby different ethnic groups live together and try to respect their different cultural background. Canadian ethnic mosaic includes, in addition to the founding French and British groups, a large...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Canadians and ethnic diversity. Racism and prejudice. The issue of Canadian identity. Conclusion. Bibliography....»

Wake traditions in Ireland and Church opposition to wake and associated practices

Social studies   |   Sociology   |   Presentation   |   07/20/2006   |   .doc   |   4 pages
Document abstract : «Foreigners often see Ireland as a deeply Catholic country. Yet when dealing with their traditional customs, the Irish can prove to be very disobedient to the orders of the Church. One of the best examples is probably that of the 'merry wake': the...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The rural Irish custom called nosanna . The death old person . Mocking civil and religious authorities. Thomas Crofton Crocker and his view of the custom. The amount of money spent on wakes and funerals and the clergy. Games and music:...»

Immigrants acculturation in occidental countries

Social studies   |   Sociology   |   Presentation   |   07/10/2006   |   .doc   |   8 pages
Document abstract : «John Berry, a Canadian social psychologist, has developed a theoretical framework about the psychological concept of acculturation. Two main acculturation processes exist in Cross Cultural Psychology: integration and assimilation. Berry argues that...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction . Berry's theory on the processes of acculturation . Adaptation and assimilation . Berry's model and the facts regarding the acculturation group . Current state of the theoretical framework. Updating Berry's theory . Ideologies...»

Reflective paper, On death and dying

Social studies   |   Sociology   |   Presentation   |   11/01/2002   |   .doc   |   4 pages
Document abstract : «On death and dying, the book written by Elisabeth Kubler-Ross in 1967 has been a turning point in death studies as well as in "patient care". Having interviewed over 200 terminally-ill patients, she came to the conclusion that dying was a process...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Method of Kubler-Ross . Description of a pattern that defines stages of dying. The idea of Gabriel Moran . Description of 'acceptance'. Conclusion....»

Critical evaluation of the ways in which the Equal Pay Act 1970 seeks to achieve equal pay between men and women

Social studies   |   Sociology   |   Term papers   |   04/16/2002   |   .doc   |   9 pages
Document abstract : «Because of the large number of women taking jobs in the war industries during World War II, the governments urged employers in 1942 to voluntarily make "adjustments which equalize wage or salary rates paid to females with the rates paid to males for...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Equal Pay Act of 1970. The main element of the Equal Pay Act 1970. The Equal Pay Act 1970 in brief. Implication of Equal Pay Act : An example. Corning glass works vs Brennan 417 US 188 (1974). Evaluation of the Equal Pay Act...»

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