Anthony Giddens

increasing group find themselves lacking direction or the motivation to continue their studies. In her essay, “The Body Piercing Project,” author Josie Appleton discuses the rising statistic in body modifications worldwide. She quotes sociologist Anthony Giddens when attempting to explain this rising trend, “The main ideological framework that provided a system to understand the world…such as class, religion, or work ethic, began to erode.” Many classic factors in personality development have…

This essay will be discussing how the social changes associated with globalisation have altered the experiences of different ethic identities within society. Using sociological theories such as the social imaginary theory of Aruj Appadurai (1990) and recent case studies the essay will discuss how globalisation has played a role in the altered experiences different ethnic identities encounters within society. The essay will begin with identifying the root causes of globalisation and how…

Globalization has a wide role to play worldwide. It has left back its footprints at every sphere of life. Not only in India, but the interchange of world views and ideas have resulted in a major transformation of the lifestyle and living standard of people globally. Indian culture is no bar to this transformation process. Our deep rooted traditions and customs have loosened up their hold with the emergence of globalization. India has a rich cultural background and pride of its culture is famous…