Category: Sociology

Female genital mutilation is often practiced in Northern and sub-Saharan Africa. The opponents of this surgery believe that it is supposed to increase sexual attractiveness of women or young girls. Moreover, there are no medical reasons to perform it. However, one cannot easily draw parallels between female genital mutilation and other procedures that women undertake…

Scholars from the social science discipline have focused on the study of religion. Their interests are geared towards understanding the various aspects related to religion. There exist certain social theories to explain this variant form of organizations, movements, beliefs, and religious ideologies. The sociology of religion seeks to find the concept that underlies the complexities…

A sudden snowstorm surprised the North Dakota area on Monday morning, causing many accidents around the area. One of the accidents had happened at around 9:40 a.m. at Interstate 94. “Two cars and a truck wrecked at about 9:30 a.m. and left motorists stuck on the highway for 70 minutes,” Lieutenant Bob Boone, the Fargo…

Table of Contents Introduction Definition Current Situation Discussion and Recommendation Conclusion Works Cited Introduction Majority of the people in the world embrace two genders; male and female. However, a small group of people in the society have a different opinion with regard to their gender with some believing themselves to be genderless or not belonging…

Table of Contents Research for quantitative research and methodology Differences between research questions and hypotheses Interpretation and conclusion Works Cited Research for quantitative research and methodology Introduction Understanding the factors that lead to increased or decreased birth rates across the world is key to implementing development agenda. Research demonstrates that a country’s birth rate could…

Table of Contents Introduction The Elderly as a Threat to the US Economy Euthanasia as the Way out Conclusion Works Cited Introduction The United States has a large number of elderly people in its population. This group is associated with a number of social and financial problems. Of these elderly people, a large proportion is…

Introduction: The Sociology of Religion as a New Interpretation of Theological Issues Weirdly enough, the idea of studying human race in general and the phenomenon of society in particular is rather recent. Having appeared in the XIX century, however, it has become one of the major fields of social sciences. Indeed, researches on the subject…

Introduction: Sociology as a New Way to Study People’s Behavior People are social animals, and their need to flock in groups that they call societies is an ultimate proof for the given fact. Though there has always been the necessity to research the society and its elements, sociology as a separate type of science appeared…

According to Andriyenko (2010), culture refers to a set of principles, attitudes, and routines that a particular group of people identifies with. Therefore, culture shapes our communication, work, and other interactions (Hammond et al., n.d). The major aspects of one’s culture include language, religion, family customs, traditions, food, and mode of dressing (Hammond et al.,…

The questions of the people’s social interactions are discussed within the context of sociology, and the persons’ religious beliefs and attitudes are the subject matter of the religious studies. Nevertheless, sociologists accentuate the fact that religion can develop only as the social phenomenon that is why it is important to study religions and the people’s…