Essays on Sociological Perspective

The sociological perspective is built on the idea that our circumstances are a major part of why we do what we do. It says that our social backgrounds have a monumental influence on our attitudes, behaviors, and our life chances, meaning that many factors combine...

In this assignment, I intend to visit the problem of pensioner poverty in the UK today. I will describe what pensioner poverty is and how sociological theories may offer insights into how it is constructed. I will also describe how C Wright Mills talks about...

Sociologists focus on systematic studies of the society and social interaction. It tends to explain how the community affects the people that live in it. It also critically reviews how these very people affect the society. Social being defined as the ongoing concerting and the...

A big problem in the distribution of cancer care is the so-called 10/90 gap. The 10/90 gap refers to the finding that 90% of the research investments is targeted to only 10% of the world’s population. This is because there is a big difference in...

Conflict is defined as a hostile relationship between 2 or more people that features intense uncompromisable differences. Since humans are very diverse and sociable in nature, it’s easy to see how relevant conflict is in everyday life from relationships to more serious/violent cases of conflict...

“The adjustment one individual makes affects the adjustments the others must make, which in turn require readjustment.” — John Thibaut and Harold Kelley According to the textbook, the definition of Social Exchange Theory (SET) “is based on the notion that people think about their relationships...

The Sociological Imagination by C. Wright Mills explores how a private trouble can become a public issue, when viewed on a larger scale. He discusses how the two are inexorably linked, and argues that these public issues are motivated and created by those undergoing the...

Reviewing the article: Has #MeToo divided women, BBC attempts to offer us insight on the powerful social movement sweeping across America and beyond in 2018. The article speaks to the spark of this movement with factors such as Alyssa Milano’s tweet and the multiple accusations...

The movie Coco is a film full of Mexican Culture and takes place during the Día de Muertos, Day of the Dead celebration. It’s directed by Lee Unkrich and released in 2017. The main character, Miguel Rivera loves music and struggles with the fact that...

Abstract Symbolic interactionism in our society is present everywhere and on everything; Shrek from its comedic and light hearted nature proves to be an antithesis to this idea of symbolism amongst our society. Shrek is about a story of an ogre who is represented to...

Sociologists analyze how civilizations dynamic tension conforms sociological conflict influenced by the distribution of power. In 2008 during major economic oppression, the hierarchies or those in charge of denying or granting resources, power, and finances dealt with conflict perspectives within society. Theorists such as Marx’s...

Introduction It is a known fact that sociology is one of the most essential aspects which may have significant influences on the service providers as well as the service users. In order to extend appropriate care to the clients, it is necessary for any social...

The film “The Pursuit of Happyness”, directed by Gabrielle Muccino, tells the true-life experiences of Chris Gardner who faces many hard obstacles. He struggles to overcome these obstacles in order to create a better life for not only him but for his son as well...

Regarding different aspects of sociological thought, the 1998 film Mulan provides many illustrations of intriguing social behavior. Mulan is about a young Chinese woman who disguises herself as a man in order to protect her ailing father, Fa Zhou, from being drafted into another war....

Many people erroneously believe that sociology is that the study of the ordinary. They claim that sociology is nothing but the applying of common sense. However, equalization any science with easy common sense could not be farther from the truth. Common sense is not perpetually...

Making assumptions keeps everything in society in order, for example having road signs helps prevent traffic, without it everything would be in chaos. However, it is very uncommon for people to contemplate simpler things in life and their significance of it in our society. This...

This essay describes the sociological theory and analysis of globalization and colonialism. The essay will highlight the theory, impact of globalization and colonialism on modern history, criticism encountered, challenges to the theoretical convention, and foundation developed by classical sociological theorists. The early display of colonialism...

What do we mean by saying thinking sociologically? One has to understand the term sociology first in order to think sociologically. Allan Johnson in his text talks about how he came across sociology and how he practice sociology in his everyday life. Later on he...

An attempt to understand what it actually means to be looking at a social issue or evaluating the same from a sociological perspective has been carried out by various thinkers. These perspectives guide sociological thinking on different social problems -as they look at the same...

Thousand of years ago in China, there was a young woman named Mulan. Mulan’s family went to a matchmaker, the matchmaker observed Mulan’s appearance and commented that she is too skinny and not good for marriage, the matchmaker said, “Men wants girls with good taste,...

Introduction The book Enrique’s Journey written by Sonia Nazario, focuses on the long journey a Honduran boy must make in order to reunite with his mother in the USA after many years of separation. This paper looks at the book from a sociological perspective. The...

Movie Summary The movie that I chose to write my movie review paper on was Django Unchained. The film takes place in the late 1850s when slavery was still accepted and common part of the culture. Django Unchained starts off with a scene of two...

The film Mulan was released in 1998, where the story opens up with the Great Wall of China, where ShanYu (leader of the Huns) invades China for the sake of control and conquest. Mulan, the daughter of a famed but disabled war veteran, is set...