Category: Sociology

  • The Ice Bucket Challenge Case Study

    Table of Contents The ALS Foundation Ice Bucket Challenge: Creation of Awareness The Ice Bucket Challenge’s Uniqueness Impact on the ALS Association Creating Viral Nonprofit Campaigns Conclusion References The ALS Association is credited with making one of the most successful viral campaigns to promote Lou Gehrig’s disease. The organization promises to find a cure for…

  • Treatment of Domestic Violence Victims

    The COVID-19 pandemic increased the rate of domestic violence due to increased stress levels, emotional and financial strain. Telehealth services are essential in providing services for people unable to come out and seek healthcare. This study will use a case study to provide telehealth services to a victim of suspected domestic violence who has red…

  • Enslaved Women in the United States

    Enslaved women in the United States performed heavy physical work, burdened by housework, regular childbearing, and sexual relations with masters, but in many cases, they managed to resist oppression by preserving their identity and faith. Slavery was challenging for both men and women, but females experienced more hardship connected with sexual exploitation and separation from…

  • “The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life”: Summary

    Representing oneself in everyday life results from a scholarly study of human interaction. One of Goffman’s literary works was devoted to this topic, detailing one probable sociological approach to life examination. He focuses on the essence managed within the transparent material boundaries of a facility in which a specific type of activity regularly occurs. The…

  • Stereotypes About Poverty in the Maid Book by Land

    Poverty is a complicated and varied socio-economic issue that affects millions of people worldwide. A lack of material resources required for a decent level of living can result in hunger, homelessness, and limited access to education, healthcare, and basic needs. This phenomenon has a special place in the literature, and the book Maid by Stephanie…

  • How Bingeing Became the New College Sports by Seaman

    In his article titled How Bingeing Became the New College Sports Barrett Seaman argues that the binge-drinking epidemic on college campuses was caused by the policy of hiking the legal drinking age. His reasoning stems from his own experience of college life as he recalls the absence of such practice during his times. In this…

  • Literate in a Modern Society

    Human history saw many examples when knowledge meant everything for people because the information and ability and opportunity to acquire it was something more than simply data from books, this was independence in terms of thoughts and the ways of expressing one’s ideas. So, people strove for knowledge, for free access to information, and means…

  • Travis Hirschi’s Social Bond Theory

    When approaching human social behavior, scholars have generated several theories that propose specific elements of behavioral influences. One of such theories is the Social Bond Theory introduced by Travis Hirschi. The essence of his theoretical approach is that all people are inherently inclined to engage in delinquent behaviors, and particular social bonds constrain or reinforce…

  • Women and Sexuality in N. Wolf’s Book ‘Promiscuity’

    Table of Contents Abstract Women Sexual selves Traditional Interpretation of Women and sexuality How women view themselves How men view women Specific Arguments of Author and Personal Experience Abstract A woman’s sexuality is a contentious context, which Ms Wolf demystifies through this expose. ‘Promiscuity’ book is a memoir and expose about the confusion surrounding the…

  • “Just Walk on By” (Staples) and “A Theme for English B” (Hughes): Analysis

    Remarkably, Hughes’ work mainly centers on the issue of racial prejudices and the way in which they affect the relationships between African American and white people, which links it directly to Staples’ essay. Namely, Hughes’ plight seems to revolve mainly around the need to bridge the gap between the two races and start a dialogue:…