Folkways

Contemporary Troupes Found in Onna-bugeisha Personalities Onna-bugeisha, especially in the earlier periods, possessed an unwavering spirit and the ability to thrive in leadership positions. To be managers and heads of household, they needed to be level headed when navigating socio-economic nuances of the time. Steadfast dedication to their lord and husband was demanded of samurai women. Conversely, contemporary archetypes and character troupes are littered through each anime looked at thus far…

Have you ever been judge based on your identity? We all define our identity differently. Identity is the distinguishing character or personality of an individual. Your identity can affect how you are treated. These can be positive and negative effects based on someone’s opinion. This may also play a part on how others view you as an individual. Being a native of New Orleans plays a major role in my identity, because the way the media display the city. Despite the fact that there are positive and…

As human beings we establish groups for socialization. These groups consistently enforce conformity similar to a high school ‘click.’ For example, being members of the jocks you are urged to wear certain shoes, designer clothing, play on the football or soccer team and other forms of conformity. Enforcing conformity is formal and informal or positive and negative. This behavior can be on a small scale such as a group of friends or on a large scale such as a city or country. While there are…

Robert Frost is a much appreciated poet of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries to whom today’s commonly seen techniques are attributed. Many authors’ goal is to provide a contribution to society and influence the literature field in which they primarily work. To some, leaving a recognized impression is one of the highest rewards in literature. For authors similar to Robert Frost, a poet in the 19th and 20th centuries, they accomplished this goal with, what seems like, little effort or…

Samantha Dorushkin Mrs. Scherer AP US History- Period 6 September 11th, 2014 Unit #1/A.S #4 Chapter 4: American Life in the Seventeenth Century The Unhealthy Chesapeake Life in the American wilderness was brutal for the earliest Chesapeake settlers. Diseases such as Malaria, dysentery, and typhoid took 10 years of the life expectancy of the newcomers from England. Half the people born in early Virginia and Maryland did not survive twenty years. Due to disease, women were so scarce in numbers…

When assessing a country there are precautions a business must take. Country risk has been traditionally viewed in terms of political, economic and legal risks. Political risks are often assessed in terms of country stability and sometimes measured by the level of confidence in a government. Economic risks are reflected in levels of national growth, inflation, unemployment, balance of trade and taxes. Legal risks are traditionally viewed in terms of common law, civil law, and theocratic law. How…

The Sociology of The Green Mile The Green Mile, directed and produced by Frank Darabont in December 1999 was a movie based on the novel written by Stephen King. The movie starts off in a Louisiana prison taking place on death row. The main character Paul Edgecombe performed by Tom Hanks described how they referred to the death row of this specific prison as the Green Mile because of the faded lime colored floor. Paul talks about how he has encountered many prisoners on death row for various…

In sociology we come across several different theories that pertain to our lives. Making connection between those theories and ones every day life can be difficult. Through this paper I will discuss a real life story about a young male who went through some traumatic experiences during his life that lead him to become deviant. I will relate his story to theories we have learned through this course. This is relevant to todays society because it is something that happens more often than not,…

Both Sumner (1959), and Durkheim (1915/1968) share similar view. Sumner states, that because of the difference in purposes between spirituality and business, they have never been successfully associated. Durkheim (1968) stated, “the sacred and the profane cannot co-exist in the same place” (pp. 344-349). A more graphic representation was by Metcalfe (2008), referring to the relationship as a fearful prospect if spirituality sets up tent with businesses; which he terms as irrational, manipulative…

time went on, I finally learned what it meant to be gay, but with that I heard many different ideas about it. I hear that it was a sin, I heard that it wasn’t real, that it was a phase, and that it was wrong and disgusting. It was in a sense a folkway to be and act straight, because if you acted or dressed flamboyantly as a man, people would negatively sanction you. It was seen as strange and weird. In 2008, the California proposition to deny same-sex couples the right to marry known as…