Authoritarianism

In today’s society, students of all ages illustrate a reflection of how they are raised based on their academic achievement. The specific ways that these students are being raised are categorized into three different parenting styles. The three main qualitative parenting styles include authoritative, authoritarian, and permissive (Glasgow, Dornbusch, Troyer, Steinberg & Ritter, 1997). It is important to know that educational outcomes are not solely based on the efforts of the student. The…

Generally believed by many, international trade advances economic growth and internal political changes. Since the 1980s, China has gradually shifted from a closed society based on planned economy and communist authoritarianism to a semi-open socialist society adapted to Chinese conditions. In order to further develop the country, the central government of China has taken steps to join the World Trade Organization, which arranges trade negotiations, establishes trade agreements, and resolves…

For nearly two and a half centuries, the United States has led the western world as an beacon of democracy, allowing the people to rule themselves as they please. Our concepts of democracy are based on the simple definition of “rule by the people.” There are many definitions of democracy, yet they still center around this basic concept. In James Danziger and Charles Smith’s Understanding the Political World, they set the basic conditions for a democracy: “governance by leaders whose authority…

How does parenting style affect adolescent academic performance? This is important to my life because at this point in time I have realized that a plethora of young girls in my life seem to be performing horribly, especially now that different families are experiencing tough times. Tough times can cause people to react differently to their circumstances, which can possible affect the way parents interact with their children and their styles of parenting. The course of this paper will examine if…

You watch as a little girl sporting a golden star on her jacket sleeve is kicked and spit upon in the street, and listen to the hearty laughs of men and women from the window above you as the horror commences. To them and to her abusers, she is unworthy of mercy—at least, according to the scriptures they are taught to believe. Such actions were once commonplace, as the words of Rabbi Elijah ben Abuya, “There [was] no Law, and there [was] no Justice” in regards to religion in Nazi Germany (qtd.…

commonly accepted conservative worldviews. As a result of this, colleges are no longer institutes of public democracy. They no longer teach students to think and critically analyze the society around them, leading to a lack of democracy and rising authoritarianism. According to Giroux, “academics will have to assume their responsibility as citizen-scholars, take…

The 1960’s was an era defined as an era of change in the United States. The counterculture around emerging throughout the United States had effectively changed the ways Americans were defining social roles. Events like the emergence of bill control pill ,the Vietnam War , and the Civil Rights Movement ignited young citizens and minorities to protest against governmental actions and its systemic injustices . The constant mobilizations by Americans all over the country prompted the emergence of a…

Essentialism Essentialism sees the primary function of the school as the preservation and transmission of the basic elements of human culture. It emphasizes (1) a return to systematic subjects, (2) learning as the mastery of basic skills and knowledge, (3) the teacher as a mature representative of the culture and someone who is competent in both subject matter and instruction, (4) education as preparation for work and citizenship, and (5) the preservation of the school's academic function. Above…

After more than ten years of domination by the left-wing politics (populist and Social Democratic) in South America, the political compass has turned to the Centre-right. The newly elected government in Argentina, Brazil, and Peru have promised to open their domestic markets and implement social and political reforms. It is the beginning of a new era for Latin America’s, however, it does not mean that Latin America will not return to populist promises in the near future. To avoid the return of…

“German” history is a history of a dominant culture stretching back as far as the Franks. By looking at Germany’s historical roots, one can see how the implementation of the Sonderweg presents a theory about how Germany developed from a feudal society to a modern one using a “third way” to achieve its present state. By looking at how historians and scholars understand the Sonderweg thesis, one can make analytical argument that the Sonderweg led to National Socialism as well as did not lead to…