Essays on Sociological Theories

Social contract theory states that people live together in society, on the bases of an agreement that establishes the moral and political rules of conduct. Some philosopher, like Hobbs, and Rawls’ believe that we live morally according to these social contracts chosen by society, rather...

The AMC drama The Walking Dead follows a small group of survivors as they struggle in a post-apocalyptic world in which zombies have wiped out most of mankind. Despite its roots in the horror genre, however, The Walking Dead focuses more on the “people” of...

Introduction In 1859, Charles Darwin published his notions on natural selection and the theory of evolution in his influential book ‘On the Origin of Species’. Darwin’s theory of evolution by natural selection was a scientific theory which focused on explaining his observations about biological diversity...

First, we must examine what social Darwinism means. In the 19th and early 20th century this theory gained in popularity to rationalize policies that were imperialist, colonialist, and racist as the Anglo-Saxon culture spread out and took land and territories from other cultures. Social Darwinists...

Social Darwinism is an ideology that occurred around 1865 to 1900 and was developed by Charles Darwin. Social Darwinism was used significantly to encourage human competition because doing so will help with evolution in the human society. Charles Darwin used Social Darwinism to justify his...

This research paper will discuss the ethical theories of Emotivism and Social Darwinism, and their applications to abortion, capital punishment, and digital media/piracy. Section 1 – Ethical Theories Emotivism – General Beliefs Emotivism is a meta-ethical view that claims that ethical sentences do not express...

Social Darwinists took Charles Darwin’s theories of evolution and natural selection and ran with them. Taking genuine ideas and skewing them to uphold injustices bestowed upon the poor and lower class. Hard-working citizens who were doing anything they could to sustain the wellbeing of their...

Following the events of the Civil War, a new era of development and success evolved, known as the Gilded Era. The reforms of the Gilded Era stirred large debate over being successful or ultimately a failure. On the surface the Gilded Age exhibited growth and...

Labeling theory says that individuals come to recognize and carry on in manners that reflect how others label them. This theory is connected to the human science of wrongdoing and aberrance. Naming and regarding somebody as criminally degenerate can cultivate deviant conduct. In response, that...

It is imperative for all United States citizens, and especially politicians to hold an extensive knowledge concerning the concepts of fragmented identities and transnationalism. A wide understanding on these concepts is a prerequisite to grow, progress, and mature a society. In addition to the essential...

Sociological knowledge is helpful in understanding one’s place in society and how societal problems affect us in our daily lives. One can even use his or her sociological imagination to examine ideas and issues, such as race, class, gender, and culture. Is our society stable...

Cultural Appropriation, by some it’s seen as an adoption culture being stolen away from a dominant group. Mostly, people view cultural appropriation as simply the adoption of some particular cultural aspects of another culture. Cultural appropriation is starting to become more evident in everyday life...

John Locke argues that we should study our place in the natural world to shape our system of ethics and politics. The most natural of human behaviors is avoiding pain and seeking pleasure which means that people are naturally selfish sometimes. He also asserts that...

Criminal Sociology, commonly referred to as sociology of crime relates to the study of the making, breaking as well as enforcing criminal laws. As such, the sole aim of criminal sociology is to critically understand and empirically develop while testing the several proposed theories explaining...

Before the development of theories that focused on a lack of civil order in communities, law enforcement agencies tended to focus more on serious crimes. The police force, for example, would attend to those crimes which were considered to be more severe and consequential for...

Thomas Hobbes and Jean-Jacques Rousseau were 17th and 18th century scholars with comparable yet differing hypotheses about human nature. Rousseau’s theory is based on man living in a state of harmony with nature while Hobbes theory assumes that human nature is naturally violent and competitive....

Hobbes has been influenced by the state of nature. He is most known for being a modern philosopher as well as his book Leviathan. The social contract of Hobbes states that everyone agrees to create a government in which they are working towards one goal...

Social contract theory allows people to cohabitate in society, on the bases of a mutual agreement that limits rational persons to moral and political standards. Some philosophers, like Hobbs, and Rawls’ believe that we live morally according to these social contracts chosen by society, rather...

Abortion is a procedure to end a pregnancy so that it does not result in the birth of a child. In order to have an abortion, women take the abortion pill or have a surgical abortion to remove the emyo or fetus and placenta from...