Sociology is the science of human society and social behavior. Sociologists explore how individuals interact, shaping and being shaped by cultural, economic and societal environments - be they economic or societal environments like those found in cultures other than their own - shaping both individuals' actions as well as being affected by them. Sociologists investigate diverse areas such as social institutions, inequality, deviance and change while employing research methods such as surveys, interviews or observations to analyze human behaviour and trends within societies. Sociology helps us make sense of an increasingly interconnected world while offering insights into social issues and human relations dynamics - vitally informing public policies as well as encouraging a better understanding of human experience from all sides.
According to Harker, Mahar and Wilkes, (2016), Pierre Bourdieu (1930-2002) had developed the theory of cultural capital in concordance with Jean-Claude Passeron for the purpose of explaining the observed discrepancies.
View More >>This essay will tackle certain aspect of imprisonment experience by touching on administrative problems and their social aspect in regard to the prisoners. This essay will review the norms in prisons in respect to the lives of the prisoners.
View More >>Mass media is a technology which is intended to reach mass audiences. It is utilised for enhancing communication in the market which is used to reach vast communities across the globe, the most common platform of mass media are newspaper, television, internet, radio.
View More >>The family structure involves people who are regarded as part of the family that is present members and important people from the past along with the quality of relationship present among them.
View More >>In the recent past, the world has been treated to debates over inequality and difference alongside issues of immigration and nationalism. Countries are increasingly becoming more aware of their populations, their demographic characteristics.
View More >>Research refers to investigation which is systematic to reach new conclusions and establish facts. Each research involves an explicit, systematic, disciplined approach aimed at finding the most appropriate results.
View More >>Masculinity is a socially constructed perception about the set of attributes, activities, psychology and behaviour of men. Several theories and approaches have been constructed in order to describe the actual behaviour and psychology of masculinity.
View More >>The provision of health and social care is a prudent function to enhance the sustainability of the population. However, inequalities have still been rife in the healthcare provision
View More >>Aboriginal communities are referred to those communities who are existing or inhabiting in the particular area or land from the earlier times or are present in the area before the arrivals of any colonists meaning they are indigenous people
View More >>Gender encompasses the characteristics which a particular culture or society delineates as feminine or masculine (Judith (1993). Biological discrepancies between females and males determine gender by initiating enduring differences in dispositions and abilities.
View More >>The essay will discuss the understanding of the concept of social class from various literature sources and its relevance in understanding society, social issues and health.
View More >>Choice refers to an act of choosing between two or more possibilities while constraint refers to something which controls what someone does by keeping them within particular limits.
View More >>My interviewee was a bisexual Greek. The interviewee had a different identity from mine. First, the interviewee was a Greek thus had a different language. Greek was the first language of the interviewee but she was learning English since she was working among people with language as their first language. She was not fluent in English but she could express her thoughts and needs clearly. The interviewee mentioned she learnt English after settling down among Australians.
View More >>According to research conducted by POW Nottingham, the number of sex workers in Nottingham has seen a “gigantic “surge recently (Sanders, O'Neill and Pitcher, 2017).
View More >>One of the most significant and current discussions in Social Sciences corruption, with one concern about how international community and governments can effectively and efficiently fightand counteract this phenomenon.
View More >>Imagine you have decided to drive your car home after having a few beers. As you approach a junction, you see a blue light flashing directly behind your car. It is the police. Your heart begins to beat much faster, your pupils dilate, and you feel knots in your stomach and you are short of breath. Psychologists call this stress.
View More >>The right to life is enshrined in the international and national laws across the counties. The European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR),
View More >>Scholars, government officials and human rights advocates widely acclaim that the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). ECHR has provided an
View More >>In the social working programs, diversity management along with the anti-discrimination practices are mandatory so that the social workers are working efficiently and
View More >>Sociological theories explain several aspects of social interaction in human society by analysing and discussing
View More >>The terminology “addiction” denotes regarding the illness that impacts on the brain of an individual and in turn
View More >>The present assignment is an essay including four major learning outcomes. The first one would discuss about the distinguishing features between the sociological and the common sense understanding. According to the second learning outcome, it would be analyzed how sociological and psychological approach defines a social behavior and in what manner the social illustration is differing from the other social sciences in terms of explaining social behavior.
View More >>Labelling theory as espoused by Becker (1963) in his seminal work, ‘Outsiders’, posited that the labelling of people as deviants was a ‘self-fulfilling prophecy’. When people were labelled as deviants, a chain of events was started that led to the people so labelled
View More >>According to Watson (2017), sociology is a resource that individuals can use to understand how the social world acts, and they can use it to be more effective in the social spheres in their lives. The term work
View More >>It has been large debate by sociologist to confirm to one understanding of a “Child” or “Children”. However, in the latter half of 20th century, the concentration of psychologists and sociologists shifted to the development process of children.
View More >>The underclass is the segment of the society that can be said to be at the very bottom of the social hierarchy. The ghetto underclass is defined as the population of people who are physically and socially isolated from
View More >>Deviance is a concept in sociology which relates to deviating from acceptable social norms and practices. The two major types of deviant actions include mala in se and mala prohibita. The term Mala in se is a Latin phrase which means ‘wrong in itself’
View More >>In psychology, humanism is an approach that emphasizes empathy with a stress on good behavior. In the perspectives of politics and social theory, humanistic approach is presumably advocating for equality and human rights. In counselling and therapy perspectives,
View More >>In Australia, racism and its discourse goes back historically and also extends to the present times with the “two axes
View More >>The British prison system is strict where France is situated in the Western Europe where the prison system is helpful
View More >>(ddd) defined cohabitation as an arrangement where two individuals are not married but live together while involving themselves in sexually intimate or romantic relationship on a permanent or long-term basis. As per Barrington & Stone (2015), the number of cohabitation
View More >>Margaret Hilda Thatcher is a stateswoman that served Britain as a Prime Minister, starting in 1979 and ending in 1990. She was also the Conservative Party leader from 1975 to the end of her tenure as Prime Minister (Jessop, 2015).
View More >>Qualitative research is a research method which is used by researchers when they want to study something that is not quantifiable, and research methods which make use of data which is not empirically analysed (Apers and Corte, 2019). It is basically a research
View More >>This essay will specifically focus on the factors that lead to the contemporary issue of aging and loneliness in elderly people
View More >>Broadly defined as the study of society and the way in which people behave and influence the world around us, social science
View More >>The history of discrimination on the basis of race and color in Great Britain is suggestive of the existing ‘White Supremacy’. Racism is a word
View More >>Social conflict or class conflict leads to huge sociological differences. It divides the people based on their class and the lower class people
View More >>Since its breakout in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China, in December 2019, Covid-19 impacts lives and behaviour worldwide. Covid-19 was the third biggest
View More >>This assessment covers the three most prominent approaches and statements regarding them which are either in support of the approaches or disagreeing with the approaches including the three approaches
View More >>Functionalism is a principle approximately the character of intellectual states. According to functionalism, intellectual states are diagnosed via way of means of what they do instead of via way of means of what they are made
View More >>Inequality is a problem in and of itself, but it also makes eradicating extreme poverty difficult. Inequality refers to the circumstance of unjust and unequal distribution of opportunities and resources among individuals
View More >>This research is going to highlight one of the most crucial topics of this era which is ‘Why do women earn less than men and have poorer career prospects. This study is an investigation into employment and the issues affecting
View More >>Britain could be described as a class-bound society in the late twentieth-century. Karl Marx stated that all existing society is rooted
View More >>A social problem can be defined as the issue that has negative implications on the entire society thereby affecting the lifestyle, activities
View More >>Human life tends to unfold in complex ways that could present challenges that exacerbate negative feelings including defeat and discouragement. Although the feelings could be inspired
View More >>Osterberg et al (2005) define medication non-adherence is a voluntary or involuntary failure to adhere to treatment recommendations given by a medical practitioner, taking less or more medication than is prescribed, discontinuing medication before the end of the prescribed dosage,
View More >>Mental health is a condition that is currently well conversant in many people's discussions and ideologies. The public and the media
View More >>The disappearance of the identity of given settlements is as interesting as the formation of the same settlements. Before looking into reasons
View More >>Social theories help to understand different factors related to social life and the impact of these factors on people. Surveillance is the main topical problem of the societies of the Western region. Technologies related to surveillance are being
View More >>Crossman (2019) defines qualitative research as a type of social science that collects and works with non-numerical data and that seeks to interpret
View More >>Social mobility and social inequality among minority groups in the UK appear to be affected by a wide array of issues. It suffices that education, race or ethnicity, gender and social class are contributors to the trends in social inequality and mobility.
View More >>This paper will analyse and interpret interview data on rough sleeping. Therefore, the paper will analyse the findings from interviews held by two respondents explaining
View More >>Domestic incidents are the events or situations occur in the society that highlights how people are devoid of their human rights and basic needs. In the UK there are many cases of domestic incidents such as domestic violence, domestic abuse,
View More >>Sociology of the life course can be termed as the set of theoretical approaches that make the understanding of human lives in an easier and sophisticated manner. According to Deborah Carr the life course sociology is standing on the pillar of four key ingredients.
View More >>I strongly agree with the statement that young people are influenced most by social media. Social media includes social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, Flickr, YouTube and blogs where people easily connect.
View More >>Following the 9/11 attacks, cases of Islamophobia in the United States have been on the rise. McQueeney (2014) states that after the 9/11 attack, the human rights of Muslims and Arabs in the United States have been gradually threatened by airport screenings,
View More >>The primary academic approach concerning the corresponding study would be the evaluation of cross-cultural perspectives concerning resolution of conflicts within a multicultural societal environment. To this effect, specific emphasis would be concentrated on the
View More >>Sociologist examine social events from different perspectives and at different levels. This essay will evaluate, compare, and contrast the conflict and consensus perspectives. Moreover, the Marxism (class conflict) and feminism (gender conflict) theories will be used to outline the conflict perspective while Functionalism will be used to outline the consensus perspective.
View More >>The definition of homelessness is not dependent on the absence of home. A person is termed homeless if they have nowhere to live. A person may be additionally referred to the homeless if they are living on the street or with friends all in a shelter. In 2019 roughly 68175 households were on the receiving end of homelessness (Busby, 2019). Nearly 130000 children are dependent on their guardians or parents to live in temporary accommodation. The country witnessed a 7000 increase in the number of bread and breakfast setup (Busby, 2019). An increasing number of people suffering from the issue of homelessness grabbed the attention of the country council.
View More >>As stated by Nelson Mandela “Education is the most powerful weapon, which you can use to change the world.” Fundamentally, education has growth into key aspects in attainment of individual and social goals, aims, and bettering one’s and collective lives and importantly turning dreams into realities. Sociologists perceive society as a stratified system structured by privilege, wealth, and hierarchy of power that has lead and increasing social inequality.
View More >>The purpose of this essay is to analyse the article: “The sexual use of Social Networking site: The case of Pup Twitter” as an example of digital research. The author of the article, Liam Wignall, has conducted a research based on a qualitative and narrative research method. First, I will review the article by focusing on the key points of the argument, main ideas and conclusions.
View More >>The proposed research project engages with what appears to be the rising incidence level of poverty among the children in the UK, and the health implications of it, with a specific focus on the ramifications of different definitions of poverty. The first chapter examines the background and rationale for the project, through a brief literature review, the second substantive chapter provides a methodology for the proposed research, and then the final sections specify the structure of the chapter and proposed timetable.
View More >>Police and policing are integral areas of social research in crime and deviance. From a sociological perspective, police officers are agents of social control and sociologists theorise their role in society. Sociologists consider the measuring of the nature of police discretion and its impact on certain community groups and crime through statistics. The term discretion can have certain measure of ambiguity since the police officers have a certain level of autonomy and freedom to exercise their personal judgement when and how they will enforce the law.
View More >>The impact of child abuse extends to adulthood. Child abuse is a problem with multi-layered complexities because of the various personal and other external factors involved in an abuse. There is a diverse range of factors that cause or contribute to child abuse, including cases hidden abuse, lack of reference points to identify child abuse when the victim was a child, which impact affects adulthood experience.
View More >>Chapter two mainly discusses the issue of discrimination and analyses it with reference to the elements of race, ethnicity and culture so as to demonstrate that these elements, even if they are not necessarily related to each other (Modood, 2005), tend to be intertwined and overlapped when evaluated in relation to the Muslim identity in a European context.
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