Category: Sociology

  • Educational Trends That Impact Workforce Diversity

    Kelli, López, Wysocki, and Kepner (2012) defines diversity as acknowledging, accepting, valuing, understanding and celebrating the differences amongst persons of different races, tribes, ages, class, sexual orientation, religion, and any other demographic classes that can be used to classify people. The world is increasingly being globalized. Different people from different backgrounds are interacting within this…

  • “My Son Looks like a Girl. So What?” by Catherine Newman

    Table of Contents Overview Argument Presented by the Author Concepts and Theories Presented in the Article References Overview This paper shall focus on the article titled, ‘My Son Looks like a Girl. So What?’ (Newman, 2012). Catherine Newman, a blogger who talks about several issues, wrote this article. One of the main topics that Newman…

  • The Dagongmei Labor Movement

    Introduction Dagongmei refers to a new labor movement, in China, that strives to promote labor reforms (Ngai 4). The movement is commonly associated with women workers from rural China. This paper finds out the historical conditions of its emergence and existing divisions in the movement. Similarly, it explores the possibility of forming a class-for-itself, based…

  • Understanding of language and materiality

    Table of Contents Introduction Karl Marx Max Weber Judith Butler Conclusion References Introduction For a long time, sociologists have had different opinions about what dimensions of social experience most shape our collective reality. This paper seeks to compare how Karl Marx, Max Weber and Judith Butler provide different ways of understanding the relation between ideas,…

  • Disenfranchisement of Ex-Felons Correcting

    Table of Contents Introduction Statement of the Problem Objective: Make State Legislation Abolish Disenfranchisement Laws Strategic Objectives to Meet the Objective Conclusion References Introduction In the United States, ex-felons face significant limitations of their civil rights, including the right to vote. To correct this situation, a serious advocating effort is needed. The main goal if…

  • Sex Roles among Men

    Gender roles and sex roles can be discussed as interconnected notions which can influence each other significantly. If the connection and interdependence of gender and sex roles in the context of heterosexual relations are rather obvious, the connection and the impact of the notions on each other from the perspective of homosexual or bisexual relations…

  • Korean Identity and Its Historical Expression

    Table of Contents Expressions of identity Korean Identity History as an expression of identity Works Cited Expressions of identity The Legitimacy of the Three Han by Yi Ik and Parhae in Korean history by Yu Tukkong provide expressions of Korean identity based on their chronological history and the traditional cultures. The two writings focus on…

  • Workplace Violence: Causes, Impacts and Prevention

    Table of Contents Introduction Impacts and Causes of Workplace Violence Types and Statistics Prevention of Workplace Violence Conclusion References Introduction Thesis Statement Workplace violence, which encompasses verbal attack, physical attack, and in severe instances, death, has been a rising significant safety and health concern in the workplace, thus compelling the Occupational Safety and Health Administration…

  • The Bottom Billion

    Table of Contents Introduction Elements Solutions Elements That Do Not Match With Liberalism Realism Constructivism Works Cited Introduction The Bottom Billion was authored by Paul Collier and was published in two 2007. In his book, Collier explores the reasons behind persistent poverty in developing countries. The citizens of these countries continue to live in abject…

  • Why English-Speaking Latinos Are Criticized by Other Latinos?

    Table of Contents Introduction Latinos who speak English are criticized by other Latinos Conclusion References Introduction According to Torres, Driscoll, and Voell (2012), Latinos constitute one of the largest minority groups in the United States. Moreover, the racial group has been recorded to grow at a very high rate over the years. These authors also…