Category: Sociology

Table of Contents Family Values, Family Ties and Social Network Cultural Differences among Haves and Have-nots Consequences of Urban Environment Use of Alleys and other Neighborhood Conditions Slum Environment Conclusion References Cities are not just about structures such as streets, buildings, and stores but they are also about people (Clayton, 2000). Cities are made up…

Table of Contents Positive Arguments about Pokemon The Proliferation of Pokemon Negative Arguments about Pokemon Conclusion Pocket Monster (Pokemon), started modestly as a boy’s game in Japan but soon after it became the most popular kid game in the global market place. The spread of the Pokemon phenomenon had such a great impact on children…

Table of Contents Methods Results Analysis and conclusion Living in the modern world, we got used to follow specific norms. Some norms are so natural, that we even cannot imagine that we may violate them. For example, attending public restrooms, men and women always go the ones which are identified for their gender. It is…

Table of Contents Conflict on Modes of Interaction Changes in Culture References This reaction paper talks the social codes that guide how women and men interact in exercise and cyber clubs. The author discusses the detachment between Fassi women in Fes. Some Fassi women identify more with conservative practices while others identify more with liberal…

Emigration can be defined as the act of leaving one’s country of origin and settling somewhere else, preferably in another country. There are many international factors for migration flows. The most powerful factors are economic pressures, social networks and connections between migrants sending and receiving countries, immigrant admissions and immigration control policies, cultural perceptions of…

Migration is the movement of people from one region to another in search of better social and economic services. It involves the crossing of administrative or political boundaries. Migration mainly results from social and economic developments in a certain region. International migration involves the crossing of international frontiers separating different states. In other words, international…

Many states in Europe have reviewed their policies to suit the changing trend of immigration. France and Netherlands are such states that have moved strongly to oppose the post-war immigration policies. Scholars observe that governments have been forced to come up with strategies aiming at weakening national uniqueness. Integration policies are preferred in solving immigration…

Women equality is something that has not been fully recognized around the world, and it might never be achieved, especially in terms of household responsibilities. It is a good idea to push for women equality especially in regards to human rights such as the right to own property, right to life and right to be…

The article Racist Love written Frank Chin and Jeffery Chan raises a very important question related to the identity of Asian-Americans. Their main argument is that the popular image of Chinese-Americans was artificially constructed by those people who could misunderstand the culture of immigrants or maybe even were prejudiced against them. This paper will argue…

In these chapters, John Crammer examines the consumption patterns existing in Japan. His main argument is that by studying them, researchers can better understand the social life of a country, the formation of people’s identities and values, or micro-economics of households (Clammer, 2008, p. 1). In the author’s opinion, the discussion of consumption patterns is…