David Weber

1. Distributive Justice is the question in social philosophy of how resources are to be distributed in society. A sub-portion of this question for example, is “should members of society be forced to contribute to the welfare of others?” 2. Strict Egalitarianism refers to a concept of radical equality of distribution. That all resources are to be evenly distributed amongst the populous; often on the grounds of individuals being morally equal and therefore, should be equal in access to…

Bourdieu’s work focuses a lot of overcoming social dichotomies. For example, Habitus and Field, Body and Mind and Macro and Macro. Habitus and Field are two co-terms which are used to explain the subjective and objective aspects of humanity, (Hardy, 2008, p. 214). We also examine Bourdieu’s three forms of capital. It is important to note that capital is not solely focused on economic capital. We focussed a lot of attention on cultural capital and the three typologies faced within cultural…

T.J. LeBlanc 325171965 IDC4U1-02 December 18, 2018 Sociological Understanding of Religion Religion is a prevalent topic in sociology, with Emile Durkheim and his functionalist theory, Karl Marx and his conflict theory, and Max Weber and his symbolic interactionist theory all having their own opinions and perspectives on the topic. While their views on religion do have quite a few differences when compared with each other, there are some similarities among their views and opinions that point…

Recently, we have seen a shift in literature from the socialization-approach to an institutional perspective when trying to explain the origins of social capital. There is an increasing recognition that the welfare state plays an important role in social capital creation. More precisely, it is argued that the capacity of citizens to establish social trust and their preparedness to engage in cooperative behavior is highly dependent on the efficiency and trustworthiness of bureaucratic…

Social interaction is an essential social behavior of humankind (Richard E & Robert B, 1965), and it is also a serious part of the sociological research. However, the researching must be based on the study of social ties. With the advent of globalization and commercialization, the competitiveness of connection is an increasingly important issue. The research finding reveals that “the money you make in any endeavor is determined only 12.5 percent by knowledge and 87.5 percent by your ability to…

Information technology refers to computer-mediated work where a task is accomplished through the medium of the information system rather than through manual or direct physical contact with the task (Zuboff, 1985). Two basic opposing views exist regarding the impact of information technology on individuals. First, some argue that the computerized workplace is inhumane and workers' jobs are robbed of enriching elements (Attewell & Rule, 1984). These deskilled jobs produce dissatisfaction,…

The concept of utilitarianism gives rise to a question- What do human beings stand to gain from giving autonomous machines the power to make decisions for us? In order to answer this question, we have to firstly, consider the cost-benefit analysis of autonomous machines substituting human beings in the decision making process. “Replace one human worker with a general-purpose artificial intelligence, and the total unemployment of the species is yours for the extrapolating”- Stuart Armstrong From…

Being Socially Imaginative The Sociological Imagination is the concept by C. Wright Mills, and it expands on the notion that sociology has a role in everyday life. Another way of seeing it is expanding one's view from their own lives to a broader spectrum of society. Two of Mills’ methods for cultivating a sociological imagination include thinking historically and thinking across kinds of sources, although Mills recommended avoiding using only one method since it could lead to biased results.…

Why is responsibility such a significant theme in An Inspector Calls? In An Inspector Calls, the central theme is responsibility. Priestley uses the Inspector as a representative to voice his opinions on the main theme and the idea of socialism. Throughout the play, he presents each character with a role of responsibility and tries to make them aware, through the Inspector, that they are all guilty of Eva's death. The Inspector wants The Birlings to share their responsibility; Priestley's focus…

John Steinbeck was a communist during the Great Depression. Communism is the idea that the working class shall rise up, in order to establish a society of all people equal in wealth and power. Steinbeck wrote the book Of Mice and Men. Of Mice and Men takes place in the Salinas River Valley, California. The story follows the journey of two ranch hands during the great depression. Ranch hands are people who move ranch to ranch working during the season to help ranches. In his novel, Of Mice and…