Essays on Sociology

Do you comply with your social status? Social mobility is the shifting of social status, It is a change of social status relative to one’s current social location within a particular society. Pitirim Sorokin shared this concept of social mobility with his book “Social and...

As the market and money economies came to replace the predominant agricultural society, social mobility began to develop within Tokugawa Japan. Those from social classes lower than the samurais as peasants, artisans, and merchants, who were formerly restricted by the class tradition, were now opened...

In The Hand of Ethelberta and Mary Barton, the strong relationship between parentage and social mobility is evident, particularly the maternal relationship and effect on the female protagonists, with the latter being dictated and restricted by the former. As such, Gaskell and Hardy present the...

Social mobility is “movement up or down the social class leader” (Henslin, 2017, p. 279). There are three types of social mobility. One type is intergenerational mobility, it consists of upward social mobility (moving up the social class ladder) and downward social mobility (moving down...

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...

Recently, I have watched a documentary about whether polygamy can be a solution for single parenthood, and singles in general, or not. So, it caught my attention and made me curious to know more. For me, one thing was certain: in all societies, polygamy is...

Polygamy has been around for as long as we have known. Its origins cannot be traced back to a specific point in time but it is shown in the bible that polygamy was practiced by the Ancient Hebrews. A study conducted by Anthropologist Berkowitz concluded...

Ever since the Reynold versus United States case of 1879 that forbade all forms of polygamy practices on the grounds of religion, some American religious groups continue to practice this illegal practice. In 2008, the state of Texas rescued over 400 girls in Eldorado from...

The American government is arguably more unpopular with its citizens than ever before. Gallup Polls reveal data record low 36% (Gallup.Inc Presidential) approval rating for President Trump and a 20% approval rating for Congress (Gallup.Inc Congress). A large part of this could be attributed to...

The Hispanic community in the Houston has been suffering from an anomie since the beginning of Donald Trump’s presidency. Not only is it affected the Hispanic community in Houston but all over the United States. Since the beginning of Donald trump’s presidency, he has stated...

Do people already assume you speak Spanish because you are of Hispanic descent? Do they judge when they find out you don’t? If you don’t understand your culture would that make you any less of a member to your ethnic group. Members of a Hispanic...

Every culture has events unique to its people, which are then passed down through each generation. In the Spanish culture, there is a distinct coming of age celebration for young women. This festivity, a Quinceañera, is not only a religious event but a rite of...

Culture is a system of values of truth, the attitudes, habits, beliefs, norms, behaviors, customs, rituals, styles, artifacts, standards, and goals that people agree with in the process of interaction and creative activities. It is preserved and transformed for subsequent generations. The role of cultural...

We are living in a global diversity where different cultures, religions, traditions, and spiritual beliefs play important parts in making our lives. As in the United States, the growing diversity has been seen for decades and continues to widen; however, the same cannot be applied...

Since I was very young, I have been taught through lessons at school that “travel forms a young man” or travel broadens the mind. Now it comes as passion for travelling to me that I have a plan to set my foot over the country...

Feminism, as a basis, is the advocacy of having equality of the sexes. It ranges from political movements to different ideologies in order to achieve equality in all of the different aspects. This includes fighting gender stereotypes and seeking to establish educational and professional opportunities...

One of the most interesting cultural concepts is that of altruism. For our purposes, altruism refers to our willingness to give away financial resources, even when it’s to our own detriment. Historically, Eastern cultures have been known to be more altruistic than their Western counterparts....

Introduction Altruism is defined as the voluntary manner intended to benefit a person(s) without expecting external rewards. Altruism in the simplest form can be explained as an action or behaviour that is aimed at benefiting another person .Its origin comes from the French word “ altruisme...